Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-21
NEWS.
NENEnNL NEW :
BUSINESS fair.
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business lalr.
WEATHER threatening.
CAPT. JAMES REEFS is in the city.
The water in Red river is now lower than
it has been since 1869.
THE John Gilmore and barges passed up
yesterday noon.
MAJ. JOHN d. ADAMS came over from Lit
tie Rock yesterday.
The City OF Helena pissed up for ST. Louis
on time Sunday morning.
THE Mark Twain called for Hales Point
with a good showing yesterday.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 80 bales Of
cotton and 425 sacks of cottor-seed.
The Coahoma went out for Friais Point
with a good TIP yesterday evening.
The City of ST. Louis, down for New Or
leans late Sunday night, added 40 tons here.
The City Of Cairo passed down for Vicks-
burg, putting off 300 packages aud adding
20 tons.
THE big Ezell cam up yesterday 10 get
a TOW # e&l for Tsrrene and Arkansas City.
She will 90 back in a day or Two.
ARTHUR Brown, formerly in. the James
Lees office, who has been away a couple of
months or 90, has returned, looking hale and
hearty.
The Virgie Lee, recently purchased up the
Ohio by lower river parties, passed down for
New Orleans yesterday morning, where che
will enter some of the short trades.
THE Future City, with her barges and the
steamer De Smet in tow, arrived from be-
low yesterday, and was lying a. Fort Picker
ing cleaning out at dark last night.
CAPT. BILLY HODGE had his tug A. B.
Stafford out on trial Sunday. She has been
in the repair shop here. She works well, and
is now ready for business in this harbor.
The Billy Kilby, from Tipionville with
the hull of the Phil Allin and two shells
loaded with slaves, arrived early yesterday
morning, and passed on down tor New Or
leans in The afternoon.
CAPT. HALLS new boat, built at Wheeling,
leaves that place Thursday for Cincinnati,
where she will load up for Memphis. Our
merchants should make q note Of 1t and give
her a good start from there.
THE John A. Scudder, on her fifth day out
from New Orleans, arrived early yesterday
morning, dis,harging 900 packa es, adding
nothing, cleaned boilers, aud passed on up
for ST.. Louis with about 800 tons in the al
eTnoon.
The popul r Kaie Adams, in and out, had
good trips both ways, having a number OF
passengers yesterday evening. Excursionis,s
speak in highest praise of the Ka,e's accom-
mo ialions and of the ubiquitous attentions
OF the officers.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River IL eet )
inches-decline 4 inches y steriay. R-porii
at olher points sbow,d a general decline, ex-
csptiug a quiet rise at Leavepworlb. The
OHIO has but l foot 6 inches above low water
at PIttsburg, 4 feet 10 inches at Cincinnati,
and 4 feet 6 at Louisville.
The Constr uctiou Committee OF the Mi
sissippi River Commission are coming South
10 make an inspection of the government
works at Plum Poiut and Wilson's Point
The committee is composed of the following
members Of the commission: Gen. q. A. Gill
more, Gen. c. B. Comstock, and Maj. e. K
Suter, of the United States Engineer Corps
and Maj. B. M. Harrod and Gen. S. w. Fer
guson. They will go as far South as Vicks
burg, returning home By rail from that city
VIcKsBURG Herald, Sunday: A inpres
sion seems TO have gotten abroad that tn
dredgipg operations 10 our harbor are a fail
ure, OWING to the difficulties which some tim
ago beset the deepening of the west pace, o
the upper inlet TO the lake. Such Is not IN
case. The digging out Of that end OF ID
lake was only resorted to as a Temporal
measure TO admit the entrance OF boa 8 lnt
NhC ienS ~ a { R1ooASO ~
front OF the city curing the present. low waite
season. These latter operations were not IN
cluded in the scope Of harbor improvements
The hsrbor lid Improvements proper have bee
a decided success in every particular. In
dredging of the basin has been done ACCORD
Jog 10 the original plans and specification
and the stipulated depth Of water accom-
pitched, and the work has 20 far retaine
every characteristic CT remaining permanen
When the contemplated canal to deep waite
through the lower END of the lake will hav
been dug land there are money and facilitI'
sufficient for is accomplishment it is Ii
opinion of all competent judges that the d.
! sired result Of keeping our river front in goo
. boatable condition will nave been attaine
from Que years end to the other. The tai
about The hasbor improvement being q tsl
, ure Is idle, and calculated to do injury
, the city's inleres:s."