Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-18
GENERAL NEWS.
BUSINESS brisk.

MA JOHN ~. ADAMS is IN the city.
CAPT. JAMES REEs arrived from Pitts
burg by rail yesterday.
CAPT. j. H. DUNLAP, of Gray's Iron
Line, of Pittsburg, is in the city.
TOMMY HEFFERNAN went out in charge OF
Of the bar of the Dean Adams yesterday.
THE weather was more temperate yes
terday, but yet cool enough for hot drinks.
THE Raymond Horner and tow of coal
passed to New Orleans yesterday morning.
WALKER OUTLAW went out chief clerk of
the Dean Adams, going up White river, yester-
day.
THE John A. Wood, with two empty
coal barEes, passed up for the Ohio river yesterday
evening.
HEAVY winds the past several DAYS have
annoyed steamers afOat considerably, causing
loss of time.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 1899 bales
of cotton, 156 bags of seed-cotton and 10, s99 sacks
of cotton-seed.
THE H. A. Tyler went up Obion river a
short distance after an engagement of cotton and
got aground, losing "a hours.
THERE will be lively times in river cir
cles now, all of which will rebound to the good Of
Memphis 1t is hoped.
CAPT. J.. l.. S~HALLCRoss, agent OF the
Louisville Board of Underwriters, Is in the city,
settling up the risks on the Josie Harry.
b. II. BRIDGES, who made a trip or so on
the Kate Adams as second clerk, resigned yester-
day to take the elerkship Of the wrecking- boat T.
L. Eckert.
THE H. A. Tyler, Capt. John Z. Mas
sengale. arrived from Pittsburg Sunday morning
with 273S packages of freight, and returned the
same evening.
THE City of Helena passed south at
noon yesterday, 26 hours behinu. She discharged
2s7s packages, and added Is tons for Vicksburg
and the bends.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 10 feet 10
Misunderstanding inches yesterday. The rivers
are declining at all points excepting 2 inches rise
at Chattanooga and . inches at Cincinnati.
MR. A. p. SAUER, OF Vieksburg, general
superintendent of the Cole Memphis and Vicks-
burg Packet Line, is in the city, the guest ofCapt.
Ed Thomas, the Memphis agent Of the line.
T~ELEGRAPHIC advices from the Adams
Line agency at Pine Bluff yesterday were to the
effect that a boat of much larger capacity than the
Ida Lee could get all she could do in that trade.
The +. w. Coles repairs were COM
pleted last night, and she is on berth for yieks-
Thomas will negotiate with shippers and passen-
gers.
CAPT. HENRY LOWE received a telegram
from Capt. Postal yesterday stating that the
and return to that stream tomorrow evening as
usual.
The Kate Adams was detained until
after dark last evening receiving the rush of bust
connections, making a fine trip of both freight
and passengers.
THE Ida Lee left Pine Bluff for Terrene
yesterday with $50 bales of cotton and ample en-
gagements for a full load ont at the mouth. The
Lee will connect with the Kate Adams on her trip
up to Memphis.
THE Dean Adams, Capt. Milt Harry in
command, left for White river last evening with
a good trip of freight and passengers, and will re
day of the Miit Harry line,
GAIT. JOHN +. MAssENGALR desires the
APPEAL to inform the public that the Tyler /. now
permanently established in tho Manphia and pa
ducah trade, and will continue there in future,
making regular weekly trips.
THE river fell 6 inches here Sunday.
Light rises were reported in the Ohio from head
waters down, and in the Tennessee at Chatta
nooga. st. Louis also reported a light rise, but
Cairo was falling. Other streams are declining,
The Will s. Hays arrived yesterday
morning from her second cruise to Eicksburg,
bringing no bales of cotton, 81 bags of seed-cot-
ton and 1853 sacks of cotton-seed, besides a good
lot of sundries. Her officers report having done a
venture.
\ SPECIAL telegram from Little Rock.
printed elsewhere in this mornings APPEAL, an
nounees that a new Arkansas river steamboat line
nas oeen ORGANISED, Commodore John Hardin, Of
tbs city. being one Of the principal stockholders.
Maumelle.
PLAT w. RHODES, the popular chief
clerk OF the James Lee, played a nice practical
riod last Friday. Well, nobody can 6Iams Linn Il
the bride is even half as lovely as represented.
Platt, here's to you, old koyi we've been there,
dreamed a man could be and live.
Mr.. III. II. McCALEB, river reporter OF
the Vicksburg Herald, who is making the round
Wash Floyd, and Mr.. J. j. Doher.S ,ity-and
river editor of the Vicksbgss Asoaisc Post, visited
the, APPEAL river department yesterday morning
and mazda themselves solid-or, TO use the moro
popular vernacular, made a mash" 1t remains
to be developed whether the mash was mutual.
NV ORLEANS Picdyune, Sunday; 'eThe
mammot steamer Henry Frank. so, i'm early
sacks of seed and l4Gs sacks of oil-cake-the best
cotton trip OF the season, and the third best ever
brought into port. On the I'd of April, 1881. she
arrived from Memphis with 9226 bales of cotton
the largest lead Of the kind ever carried on any
steamboat The Frank is not mach of a beauty,
for her owners"