Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-18
GENERAL NEWS.
BUSINESS good.

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WILL DARRAGH arrived from Louisville
by rail yesterday evening.
The Joe Peters is billed to leave for Ar
kansas river this evening.
THE Tiger, in place of the Winnie. left
for st. Francis river yesterday evening.
The Enquirer had another good load in
yesterday, and returned in the afternoon.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, $50 bales of
cotton, 128 bags of seed cotton, and 9074
sacks of cotton-seed.
THE City of Vicksburg pissed to Vicks-
burg at noon, discharging 20 tons and adj
ding Is tons way freight.
The Belle Memphis discha' ged los
bales cotton, SO bags seduction, and
passed to st. Louis at noon
The Ohio left for Cincinnati last evening
with 1000 bales of cttton, 1900 sacks of OIL
meal and 100 barrels of oil.
MISS CoRINNE E. DYE, sister Of Eugene
p. Dye, pilot on the Ohio, is visiting airs.
U. F. C~avanaugh, on McLemore avenue,
near Elmwood Cemetery.
THE Rene Macready went out for st.
Francis river in place of the Ed Foster.
The latter brought in a good lot of cotton
and seed yesterday morning.
The big Helena arrived from New Or
leans before day yesterday morning with
a fair showing of sugar, mo'asses and cot
ton. She returned in the aft srnoon.
VIcKsBURG Herald, yesterday: "The
Thomas Sherlock; going down Friday
night, struck the bar under the foot of
Coffee Point, about go miles below here,
but fl dated off, doing no damage"
tbs Joe Pc ers arrived last night from
Arkansas river with 334 bales of cotton, 81
bags of seduction, 1851 sacks OF seed and
a lot of sundries, and returns to Arkansas
river this evening.
Two negro roustabouts sued the big
Helena yesterday for q hall days work,
amounting to rs cents each, and costs;
whole amount each, s. q. The case was
tried before Justice Pope, who gave ju6g-
ment against the boat. Capt. All. Grissom
asked for a continuance of the case until
witness in defense could be secured, but
was refused.
EVANSVILLE Journal, Morday: "Mr.
Henry Holloway, after n trip in the Of
fee of the Granite State, in the Memphis
trade, found the work too exactipg t II his
he 4lth and resigned his position. He is
succeeded by Mr.. Dan Mars, who succeed
ed MIR. Holloway as second clerk on the
Bostona when he was promoted to the
charge of the Office of the Granite State"
PADUoAH Eagle, Monday: "Capt. Jim
Lee wilt take the Dean Adams out to-
morrow morning for Memphis and in
better fix than when she first came out.
Her work is about all com pleted except
that the painting is not yet finished. Capt.
Lee has spent probably $4,000 on the
Adams here, and we understand is very
much pleased with the work that has been
done to her."
PADUcAH Standard, Monday "The Dear
| Adams made q trial trip yesterday after
noon, her repairs being about completed
She went up the Tennessee, and came
back by the wharf at a speed of 20 miles
per hour, and was much admired by
large crowd c~ongregated on the bank. Shit
leaves for Memphis this morning in goot
condition. Capt. Lee spent about $l2, 0O(
on her here, and Is well pleased with thu
work"
NEW ORLEANS Times Democrat, MONDAY
There appeared a local in yesterday
Times Democrat regarding suits in ad
miraly for wages, which concluded a
follows: The rules of court, as modi
fed, allowed the libellant to sue an
seizs the boat without bond Comment
ing on this q steamboatmen said: THERE'S
lies the whole OF the evil. An indulgen
law allows a seaman las it is pleased to re
gard a roustabout or deckhand on tn
river to enter suit. plead pro forma pau
peris, dispensing thereby with a deposi
for costs, or the formality of q bond, an,
provided under that same law with al a
lowsnce CT 500 for lawyers fees, no matte
Row trivial the moun involved, he ca
caused to be seized without due investigs
ton of the business OF his claim a steam
boat, and exact in return q bond for hi
claim and the costs Said this captain
There is no intent IN our part to avoi
payment of just debts, particularly to OF
employees, but to have the law champion
the one side and treat the other, be b
ever so responsible, as if he were one nc
to he trusted, is a harsh application, to ga
the least"