Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-06
GENERAL NEWS
WEATHER hot.
BUSINESS quiet,

RECIPES by river yesterday, II bales of
cotton, bags OF seduction, and "a sacks of cot
toH-seed.
The Tiger, with barge in Tow, left for
slaves. Va
The City Of Providence got In from Vicks-
burg yesterday afternoon. she leaves for ST Iouis
at the usual hour this morning.
EVERY time heavy fall of dew occurs.
sensational dispatch writers commence bowling
ABOUT apprehensions of a disastrous overflow.
Col. JIMMY McMEEN. the handsome
young bill clerk of the City of Providence, was
around shaking hands with old chums last night
The Vint Shiukle arrived from Cincin.
natl early yesterday morning with 32l7 packages
of freight sha is receiving to return this evening
at the usual hour.
The john Gilmore snd bargss passed
Gown Tor New Orleans yesterday evening dropping
a barge OF railroad iron for the Mississippi aud
TenneSse railway.
CAPT. ALT GRIssoM OF the steamer Henry
Frank, has gone TO Greensboro, Ky, called thither
by the death OF his father, which occurred there
sday morning.
IHE Joseph b. Williams, which has been
here several days repairing machinery, finished
up yesterday and left for the Ohio, resIming her
tow OF empty 6arges left at Cheeks Island.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River % feet 8
inches-rise footS inches yesterday. rapid de-
cline has set in at Chattanooga and Cincinnati
while the Use at Nashville amounted to but few
inches.
The Will Kyle passed up from New Or
leans yesterday evening, discharging here lot OF
sugar and molasses and adding 20 bales of cotton
and lot of oil. She passed on up for Cincinnati
last night.
The John A. Wood, without tow, ar
rived from below yesterday morning. cleaned
boilers here and passed up Tor the Ohio. She
wants to tackle another tow of coal before the
Ohio gets too low.
ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat Wednesday:
"Some months ago there was n UGH talk of the Ed
Richardson, tue Centennial. two or more Ohio
river boats and the Henry Frank forming a line
between ST. Louis and New Orleans in opposition
to the Anchor Line. No attention was paid the
rumor at the tim >, but since then the Centennial
has made number of independent trips TO New
Oreans and now comes the Henry Frank wsntiny
hnger IN the PIE. The Frank leaves tomorrow,
anu WINE sue IS not as ne or as fast as the aver
age hoT-Line boat she is wonder nj carrier,
and can cause any line considerable trouble as a
compe'ifor. what the future will bring in the
shape OF OUTSIDE craft caanot be guessed ut even."
NEW ORLEANS Picdyuaf: ''At 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon serious accident, which
caused considerable damage, occurred on the Al
gieIs side of the river: The Good Intent dry dock
mad been submerged in order to allow the steam
boat Silver City to float in. The latter vessel had
been drawn in and the pumps had just been start
bow chains, by which the dock had been IN oored
to the bank, parted, and the DOCK with the Silver
City inside, started 10 diff down tho river Alarm
whistles were sounded. ana the tugboats Harry
Wright, Aspinwal and Lau ell were soon steaming
down the RIVER in rapid pursuit. The dock drifted
against the steamboat Belle, damaging that vessel
to the extent OF $780, and then struck the Second
district Terry poptoon which was DAMAGED to the
extent OF Si00. The drifting dock then
| sheered off from shore and continued down as
far as the bird District ferry landing when the
tugboats overlook the dock and made fast their
| tow-liues The silver City was lowed out from
| the dangerous quarters 50 lately occupied and
| landed by the tugboat Mamie Coyle, which had
Also steamed down the river. The dock also
| towed to the bank and INSIDE secure. The Silver
City sustained damages to the extent of $780,
maSing the total damage $1,000 The accident was
| caused by the imperiectious of the chains which
were Old, rusty and worn, and not calculated to
Withstand the heavy strain on them"
EINER ANN