Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-30
GENERAL NEWS.
BUSINESS quIeI.
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GooG-BYE, evercoat.
RECEIPTS By river yesterday, III bales Of
cotton.
THE Storm No. passed down yesterday
with u tow of slaves for New Orleans.
siBUr for old Boreas yesterday old Pluv.
would have put in the inaugural April shower.
The Mississippi and Success, dashed to-
gether, and Sbarges in tow, passed up for Cairo
yesterday evening late.
TIE Arkansas City, in from Vicksburg
yesterday evening passes on up for st. Louis this
morning at the usual hour.
The Henry Frank, with rousing trip for
st. Louis passed up yesterday msrning, discharg-
ing good lot OF freight here.
CAPT. JAMES EvINs, a well-known old
time Arkansas river steamboatman, arrived by
rail yesterday from Dardanelle. --s~s
H.SIeNAL SERVICE report: River 10 feet 3
inches-decline inch yesterday. 2-inehes rise
is reported at Cairo, and feet inches at Nash
vile.
The Thomas Sherlock, days and %
hours out from New Orleans, arrived at o'clock
yesterday morning. After discharging $50 pack
ages sne passed on up for Cincinnati with 300 tons
OF freight and good TIP of passengers.
IKE Oakland, which passed up Wednes-
day afternoon with tow of barges, cracked a
boiler when 10 or 50 miles above here that even
ing, aad had to moor her tow TO a saplng and re-
turn here for repairs. She may get away this
evening.
HOBBS, Of the st. Louis Globe Democrat,
personalities the skipper OF the Helena as Capt
Cram. He used to respond Cheerfully, Don't care
T do" when some one would remark Capt.
Crane will you Join us?'' Old John Is got to ren-
der account OF his offcnse against Hobbs when
we see MIN again
ST. LOUIS Republican, Wednesday: "a
feet OF barges loaded with bulk grain and pack
age freight will be sent out from here at 8
Louis and Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
pany. From Cairo these barges VIII be taken for
ward by the powerful Port Eads.'
CAPT REEs, OF the government works
above Hopefeld accompanied by friend, was out
some distance from the works Wednesday evening,
when couple of savage looking dogs stood them
at bay with such determination as to cause them
them until some men passing IN q skiH near by
came to their relief. Two votes won Tor effee-
tive dog exterminaung law in Arkansas.
The Rene Macready, in making her last
Madison, met with an accident near Languille
| on her way up 81. Francis river Wednesday even
make the remainder of the voyage on the other.
She broke wrist-pin ana blew out the aft-head of
afternoon on one Wheel. Capt. Randall says she
will be repaired in time her regular trade
in st. Francis rIver Tuesday evening.
The New Mary Houston will STRIVE from
| Cincinnati to-day with a good passenger list.
Amorg her passengers Mrs. Withers, the
| moth r, aud Mrs Halsey. sister of Col. Withers,
OF the CINCINNATI COmn.srciai Gazette, 6. C. Castle
KY, making the round trip, ana Capt. Lew Davis,
VINO ran the Doane in the Evansville and Padueah
| trade in 1857. and the General Anderson in the
Evansville and Cairo trade, later. Capt. Charles
Miller, A. Elliott Miller and Frank Miller are the
| popular chiefs of the Houston.
TIE Rene Macready added another
laurel to her wreath OF fame on her last trip to
| Madison as a railway transfer rteamer for the
| Memphis and Little Rock railway. The eastern.
| bound train from Little Rock yesterday had a
number of passengers who, arrival at AGdi. on
| learned that traios would be resumed to Memphis
yesterday morning. seeing the boat in crippled
| condition, caused by her mishap below Languille,
| mentioned elsewhere, they concluded to wait for
| the train. The MGcready took on her freight and
| the few passengers who acted upon the principle
that bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,
and lett on her return to Memphis, on one wheel.
She arrived here yesterday afternoon safely, and
several hours ahead of the train on which were
the other passengers What's the use of two wheels
/ on boat that can compete with a railroad,
especially when distance is greatly in favor OF the
| latter?