Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-26
NEWS.

BUSINESS was dull yesterday.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive from the
Ohio river to-day.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, Is bales of
cotton and "a sacks Of c~otton-seed.
The City Of Baton Rouge left for St.
Louis yesterday morning, taking on a lot of
sundries.
The only departures yesterday were the
Dean Adams, for Osceola, and the Coahoma,
for Friars Point.
Point, was in the city yesterday, but returned
on the Dean Adams last night.
STEAMBoATMEN are complaining greatly
Of the exorbitant rates charged by ship
carpenters and caulkers at New Orleans.
They claim that it costa twice as much to
have a boat repaired at New Orleans as it
does up West.
THE wind handled the Rene Mscready
pretty rough Tuesday night, but she wss all
right last night. The Halliday also lost
her jackstaf and electric light, but both
were recovered and replaced. Damages of
little consequence.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 20 feet 10
inches-decline 6 inches yesterday. The
changes elsewhere indicate falling watera,
excepting 8 inches rise at Pittsburg, and less
IMAM a Ioot at all points on the upper Mis-
sissippi above st. Lcuis-a decline of IL
inches being reported at the latter point.
THE high-headed bride of the wave, Kate
Adams, will be in port this morning, from
Arkansas City, and ready to return in the
evening. Persons desiring a Eheri rest from
the wrestle with dull times and excitement
consequent from the confagration and storm,
have an excellent opportunity in a round
trip on the Kate. Clever officers, square
meals, and a safe bost ''both ways"
ST.. LOUIS Republican: "Capt. Evans SAYS
| 81. Louis is the hottest and also the coolest
+, place he ever visited. The present weather
is the warmest be has experienced, and DUR
l ing the war he was commanding u boat
| which lay at the wharf here about the time
so many steamboats, were being destroyed by
IRE. One night, when the thermometer re ad
229 below gro, the provost marshal ordered
that no fire be lighted on any boat in the
hafbor, and Capt. Evans says, as he had 10
obsy that order, he and his crew nearly froze
, to DEATH"
CHATTANOOGA Democrat, Tuesday: "The
delay in organizing the steamboat company
to carry on the lower river trade has been
caused by the illness OF Mr.. Van Dyke, VINO
YVES chosen to draw up the charter. The
committee have determined to employ other
counsel, and the charter will be applied for
at once, 30 as to be ready Tor the autumn
trade. The anxiety of our merchants for
such a boat increases daily. As soon ss the
charter is registered the stockholders will
come together aud organize as The 'Chatis-
nooga and Decatur Packet Company by the
election Of the proper officers"
CAIRO Argus, Monday: "The Property
Trustees find a very expensive job on their
hands in stopping the undermining of the
river bank back of town, where the new and
old levees join, but they perform it without
a murmur. They have sunk nearly IA, 900
bsgs of sand in the hole made by the boring
Of the wate-, and now are making rapid
progress in preparing TO put in mattress
work. Capt. Cole, a man who has large ex-
perience in this kind Of work and river
Improvement work generally, has been Sc
cured, with his fleet of boats, to do the job
He lie the contractor who has been doing the
government work on Grand Chain, in the
Ohio. The mattress work will be applied
whenever needed below the point where the
government work ends"
RIVER AND WEATHER..
OFFICE SIGNAL SERVICE, q. s. A., |
MEMPHIS. TENN. July 25, 1888. I
The following observations are taken at tn;
same moment of time Il :0S p.H.) at all the stations
named: