Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-20
GENERAL NEWS

BUSINESS very good considering the ugly
weather conditions.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 1146 bales
of cotton, ~ bags Of cotton-seed, and Dab sacks
of cotton-seed.
THE following stations OF the Signal
Service report frozen rivers; Lacrosse, Daven-
port, Dubuque, st. Paul and Iankton,
THE whariboat at Vicksburg had to be
removed bacbd to Kleinston yesterday on ac-
count Of the rapid decline of the river.
ThB James Lee, in from Ffiars Point
yesterday morning, had a good load of cotton, and
returned in the evening full of freight and pas
sengers.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 10 feet l
inch-statiOnary yesterday. The only rise re-
ported above was 4 inches in the Cumberland at
Nashville.
THE Centennial, up from New Orleans
yesterday morning, discharged $50 T~achakes
with 500 tons.
FROZEN sidewalks and a biting atmos-
phere greeted the searcher after the early worm
yesterday morning. Many abandoned the worm
THE Charles Morgan will pass down for
New Orleans at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
according to a telegram received from Cairo by
her agent, Capt. Henry Lowe, yesterday morning,
The Chickasaw brought 1898 bales OF
cotton and nearly 1900 sacks of cotton-seed out of
white river, arriving early yesterday morning,
She returned last night with Il fine trip of freight
aud several passengers.
THE Ida Darragh arrived from Arkansas
river early yesterday morning, bringing 755 bales
of cotton and 1923 sacks of cotton-seed out of that
stream. She went back in the afternoon with O
good showing of freight.
The City of Baton Rouge, lust 4 DAYS
out from New Orleans, arrived yesterday evening
with over 400 packages, principally sugar and
molasses, and 600 tons for st. Louis. She cleaned
boilers and passed to st. Louis at midnight.
ANOTHER opportunity is afforded to Drac,
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head of navigation on the Mississippi river. From
St. Louis up steamboats, were Withdrawn nearly
s5sq quite @ a t month ago 5o and from St; Louis to Cairo
THE Charles p. Chouteau arrived from
New Orleans at an early hour yesterday morning
with 1887 packages amounting to SO tons FOL
Memphis, Owing to the difficulty in Procurins
ferred till 10 O'Clock this morning.
THE towboat r. A. Speed. which left
here yesterday morning bound for New orleans
with a tow of slaves, met with a disabling acct.
dent at the foot of Presidents Island. Her tow
struck a reef. which caused the Speed to swine
around, and in attempting to get out Of the diff
Guilty backed into the bank, breaking her wheel
The City of Baton Rouge happened to be coming
up at the time and landed her tow at the mair
shore.
IT was dangerous for man and beast or
the wharf yesterday. A wagon and team barely
escaped a plunge into the river early in the day
The animals lost their foothold at the summit OF
grade On Jefferson street and slid down the in
cline of the street until checked by the railway
tracks at the foot. Beyond that the grade be.
comes sleeper, and it would have been impossible
to check their Roadway. The driver stood like q
statue (of black marble) on the wagon, apparently
paralyEed with fear, excepting his under jaw
which haPRed up and down like a piece of india
coal, but an expression of supreme happiness wa,
manifested when he realized he had escaped tn;
table.
EVANSVILLE Journal, Tuesday: "The figh'
between the big 0.-Line and the st. Louis Barg,
Line has hardly opened yet, although the Barg,
Line is making preparations for the fight il
earnest. The O.-Line has not yet 'awakeueC
from its lethargy. A Cairo special to the Globe
DEMOCRAT says: Private adyices from New 0rlean
note the engagement of 5000 tons of sugar ant
molasses there for all Ohio river points to Pitts
burg by the Mississippi Valley TransportatioI
new Ohio River Barge Line. Thus it would ap
pear that the fight is opened with a general fusil
is made that two boats from Cincinnati will T.
placed between st. Louis and New Orleans, Civ
ing the st. Louis shippers a chance at low rate
out to be all talk and no cider remains to b
than two boats for the fight"
THE Woodson Transportation Compan,
organized in Little Rock Monday morning by tn
election of Mr.. j. A. Woodson, president; Mr.
IL. GOD, general manager; Mr.. Ii. Il. Allis, aud
ltor, and Mr.. A. V. Stafford, secretary and treas
urer. The company proposes to run a line o
steamboats, on the Arkansas river in connectiol
with, the Valley Route railroad. One of its prin
opal objects will be to aid the Little Rock an
Fort Smith railway in the greater development O
the land grant on the south side Of the river. Tn
line Will be run in harmony with the railroad
composing the valley route, and it will be tn
constant aim of the company to increase the CT
5bcisncy q the river service. The Maumclle al,
X: Il. Cobb have been purchased, tho former 70
SigoO from Capt. I. j. Darragh, and the latter 70
$4,000 from Messrs. Henry Hcnncgin and X. L
Cobb The steamer Woodson has been in the con
troll of the railroads, and will be run in the inter
est of the company. The Cobb will run in tn
upper river between Little Rock and Ozark, Will
the Woodson will run between Little Rock an
Pine Bluff The capital stock of the compan
was increased to $4,000. The rates for transpor
tation will not be raised, but the schedule unde
the new organization Is not yet perfected. Opera
tons under tho new regime will begin imme
diately.