Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-21
GENERAL. NEWS.
FINEST weather ever enjoyed.
PTrSTNFsa fair-too munh races.

CUISINES 1blT-lOO MUM IeCcs
Col GEORGE RooTEs, of New Orleans, ar
rived yesterday.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River SO feet 4
inches-rise inches yesterday.
The John Gilmore and barges passed up
for st. Louis yesterday evening.
The Charley Bowen and bsrges passed up
for St. Louis early yesterday morning.
The City of Providence added lot of
freight and left tor st. Louis yesterday morning.
TIE well-kpown smlle Of Maj. John D.
Adams was recognized at the race track yesterday.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 431 bales of
cotton, AZ bags Of ,eed-sotton, and sSi sacks of
The Charlie Brown, with tow Of coal,
passed south early yesterday morning, destined TO
Few Orleans.
DEPUTY. WHARFLAsTER JIM CARR was
on deck again yesterday-'slightly disfgured, but
still in the ring"
CAPT. J. S. KINMAN is in command of the
Josie Harry, Capt. Ailt Harry being Oh a business
trip up in Indiana.
CAPT. MARSH MILLER left yesterday morn
ing by rail for Paducsh to bring out the Coahoma,
which Will be ready TO leave there to-day.
JOHN DowEEY, diver of st. Louis,
came down by rail, and left for the sunken Brans-
ford on the City OF Providence yesterday.
The Henry Lourey asd bsrgss passed
south yesterday afternoon, adding barge here
loaded with 100 tons of oil cake and meal
erday evening with 30 bales of cotton $50 tons Of
old rail- oaa iron big lot of sundriss, and fair
list of people.
The Arkansas City passed down from
| st. Louis yesterday, several hours behind time.
She discharged here 125 tons, and added about 10
tons of way freight.
PILOT CHARLES PURsELL was married
Thursday evening at Pittsburg, and will be &C
companied by his bride this triP on the Wyoming,
which leaves Cincinnati this evening.
TUE Harry Rrawn which h an been hare
several days repairing, was getting ready to leave
for the Ohio last night She will have In tow the
Katie Hooper, besides her string of empties.
| CAPTAINS mates pilots and engineers hsd
better watch their licenses q little more closely
A failure to renew at the proper time involves a
penalty of SlOo, and quite number are being re-
ported in consequence.
THE Will KYLE passed down for New Or
leans yesterday, disehsrging $50 packages OF freight
and adding 100 tons of ollcake and meal, 100 bar
rels of soap stock, 1855 barrels Of coal tar and %
bales of cotton. She had fair trip of freight and
passengers.
Mr.. NJ. r. L. GRooMs, a we'll. known
steamboat engineer, employed on the transfer
evening TO Mrs. Meade, daughter of Capt. James
| RoundI: The reception took place at the resi-
| dence of Capt. VIM. Maingault.
TIE boys yesterday entertained a WE'LL
! known ex-Arkansas river captain who has been
| visiting fncog We have been furnished with a
diagram of his lunch route, the neanderings of
the city and suburbs far out as the race track.
CAPT. JOHN DARRAGH, with the I, F.
| Eckert, is at the wreck of the Bransford. Five
chains have been made fast to trees on shore and
running TO the cabi1 to keep the boat from turn
ing over. Her cargo is being unlosded to q barge
| and piled on shore. AS soon as the diver arrives
| the work OF pumping will begin.
TIE Will Kyle and John Gilmore, both
armed with internal whistling apparatus, sang
duets together yesterday in trent OF this city,
account of which the crowd at the race track wa
ring to walk to the fair grounds rather than be
tortured to death by the sxcruciating noise.
PITTBURG item, 18th: James Park, jr,
of the Black Diamond Steel Works, and brother
alysis last night, and while still living, there is
but little hope of his recovery. Mr.: Park is one
country. and has a national reputation"
CAIRO dispatch, 10Th: 1.-THE stssmel
Coahoms having been on the ways at Paaucat
the1ast three weeks undergoing thorough repairs
will get away Friday and rs-enter her trade be
tween Memphis and Fri.rs Point. The repair
include new whee house, q thorough repairing anC
a general overh.uliHg of the hull. She drops int
the water looking like q new boat"
WASHINGTON IRVING thus describes shiJ
of other days, the Goede Vrou-; sit was In trutl
a most gallant vessel, of the most approved Dutcl
| tiers of Amsterdam, whs, it is well known Away
model their ships after the fair forms OF thei
s % ord IL hsd 100 -o est
bottom of the stern-post 10 the tsfrail. Like tn
beauteous model, VINO was declared to be tn
1 sIeaIesL Dele IN IL was Iuil III III
bows, with q pair of enormous catheads, cope
Bottom, and withal prodigious poop"
CAPT. KINMAN, in temporary comm and Q
the Josie Harry, states that the accident which %
CURED on board that boat Tuesday, about 19 mile
below Jacksonport on White river, was not ser
. Gus represented. He was off watch at the tint
but was awakened by the alarm of fire, and o
going out on the roof discovered flames issuin
from the cotton on the starboard side. he tmm'
. diately ordered Pilot Ferd Montana to land tn
: boat, which was done in a few moments. In tn
meantime Mate Jim Rice had two streams Of watt
playing on the burning cotton, abolt IS bales
| which were t. rown overheard, which was afie
| ward recovered. Ths flames were then complet
| " subdued, and the boat came on down 10 A
| gusta, where the burned bales were put OF und
| charge of a watchmin and protest entered. III
| boat was in no way injured. Capt Kinaan ss.
| that the origin of the fire is q mystery. The Jos
| Harry arrived late Thursday night, and will T
: | Turn this evening as usual.