Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS good.
CAPT. THOMAS DARRAGH, Of Little Rock,
is in the city.
The Kate Adams ought to be in from
above some time this afternoon.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River feet IL
inches-decline inches yesterday.
RECEIPTS byI river yesterday, 932 bales of
couos, IL bags of seed-cotton and 2724 sacks
of cotton-seed.
The Ida DArragh, for Arkansas river, and
Rene Macready, for st. Francis river, both
lett with good trips yesterday.
The Tiger lost 70 hours aground at the
foot of Council bend, but will be on time for
departure Monday evening for the lower
bends.
TIE Golden Crown and Golden Rule both
got off their sticking places below Presidents
Island without much delay, and are on their
way to New Orleans.
The Charles P. Chouteau got into New
Orleans Thursday with 69l5 bales cotton, 159
sscks cotton-seed and 5000 sacks oil -cake, be-
sides heavy lot sugar and moasses.
THE James W. Gaff left for the Ohio yes
terday evening with 500 bales of cotton, so
bales of rags, 400 barrels of oil, 454 barrels
OF molasses and good lot of suudries.
THE New Mary Houston grounded at Tip
tonville Thursday evening, and was there
hard and fast Friday morning when the Hal-
liday came down. She has a heavy trip for
the Ohio.
The Josie Harry arrived out of White
river yesterday morning with 6l3 bales of
cotton, 1882 sacks of cotton-seed and a big
lot OF sundries. She returned in the after
noon with good load.
THE W. P Halliday arrived from st. Louis
yesterday afternoon with 1900 toms She dis
chaged so bales cotton and added LOO tons.
principally lower-bouud freight. She goi
300 sacks corn below Cairo.
CAPT. w. c. TIcHENos will turn over the
Kate Adams to her owners at Memphis, and
return 10 Pittsbnrg by rail, to look after the
completion of his new and magnificent Gin
cinuati and New Orleans packet, Will S.
Hays.
NEW ORLEANS Tines Democrat. Fri6,v.
"The Charles P. Chouteau, with her big load
was much admired yesterday. She was deep
in the water, as straight as a die, and her
mate, who certainly knows his business, had
her cotton TERED up as even and compact as
brick wall. II was pretty sight,"
CINCINNATI THEMSELVES, Friday: "Tbe
handsome Charles Morgan dropped down 10
the wharfboat yesterday, after spending the
summer IN the dockr, and will load TO leave
for New Orleans Saturday. At meeting of
Oflodns
decided TO run three boats per week here after
10 New Orleans. The Guiding Star goes
Tuesday, the q. P. Schenck, Thursday, and
the Will Kyle Saturday of next week. The
Kate Adams only got as far as Sedamsville
Wednesday night, but continued on her way
to Memphis yesterday"
VIcKsBURG Herald, Friday: ave have
information from g reliable source that Cairo
il crammed with cotton, sent there BY steam
ers TO be re-shippsd East by rail. As Cairo
10 not cotton port, 1t is reasonable TO pre-
sume-in fact, it is stated-that the cotton il
piled in heaps without any protection what
ever from the weather. This is argument in
favor of more transportation fscilities-more
tonnage on the rivers and more railways on
land. We can't see why steamboat line or
a railway company will take engagements il
cannot fulfil, probably diverging freights
from other channels more abunda utly able to
handle them" We hope the Herald will as
sumo liberal share of the "cussing" we got
for writing that paragraph.
LOUISVILLE Courier Journal Friday: "a
clean case of syonder she comes; here she is;
there she goes,' took place in our harbor last
passenger steamer Kate Adams, built by
james Rees & Sons. Pittsburg, for the Mem
phis and Arkansas City trade, passed down
in front of our city like a blue streak of
creased lightning. She had been expected
during the day, and many people were dis
appointed in not getting to see her, and q
great many hoped 10 have the pleasure of
visiting her last night. All were dissp-
pointed, fer she shot by without stopping her
wheels. dived into the canal like a thing of
lie. and is, no doubt, this morning many
miles down the river, going like race-horse
and headed for Memphis. Capt. w. G.
Tichenor was on the roof, Mr.. Will Rees was
in the Office, the passengers were at supper,
and. as Old Ike remarked: 'Gen-tei-men,
dat dsr boat wur gwiue down de ribber 90
da N fss' dat de cap'n wur afraid TO let go de
bell an go in out'n de cold ter VAIN hisse'f'"
So MUCH has been said time and again
about the new Memphis and Arkansas City
packet, Kate Adams, recently built By Maj.
John d. Adams to do his mail, passenger
and freight business in that trade, that there
is little else left TO be said until one gets
look at her to see If she comes up 70 the
standard of perfection inferred in previous
articles. Her promised arrival to-day is
the event in river circles, and to
aid those wishing to make close inspection,
we give her dimsnsions end principailpoints
of attraction. The dimensions are rs fol-
lows: Hull PAS feet long, 81 feet beam, 80
feet floor: floor timbers are by inches;
bottom plank It inches, well fastened in
every particular; has knuckle chains all
through the hold and which branch through
the eide. in addition to sthwartship Chains
asross beams Her guards are IL feet wide,
swseping in forward and att well chained
and fastened and protected by natural knees.
Her height between decks Ii l4feet. Engines