The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-30
GENERAL NEWH.

| VIM HhsAh NhW6,
BusISrss only fair.
CLoupY and cold.
The packets left with fair trips.
ONLY two boats announced to leave
today.
tbs Gsvoso is the Saturday packet
for Conoordia.
MAJ. john D. ADAMS has returned
70 Little Rock.
TIE Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers continue 10 rise.
THR Chas. p. Ohouteau had not ar
rived up to a late hour last night.
ARKANSAS and White rivers are fall
ms, while 81. Francis river is rising.
In was very slppsry on the levee
yesterday, snd little hauling was done.
The City of Cairo will arrive tomor-
row and leaves Saturday for VicksburG.
CAPr. w, o. TIcHRNoR came down
from Ashport yesterday on the CoahomS,
PIJlTs report rev channel above
the bar at Lucas and found feet Of Watcr.
The James Lse for tho lower and
Osahoma for the upper coosts had fair Lips
| out.
The B0ax, with big tow Of coal,
passed TO New Orleans early yesterday morn
ing.
The JOS. B. Williams, with a tow of
empties, DAsled to the Ohio river late Tues
day night.
Tax r. L Cobb is due from Arkan.
sas river. She will probably return 20 that
stream Saturday.
THE Rene Macready is expected to
nTriva tnmnrrau from, Rron.ts II
she will lay up here.
CAPT. JAMES REFS has returned
from Pittsburg, whero he spent Christmas
with relatives and friends.
THE Cumberland, Capt. J. W. Smith,
will leave at IL o'olock m today for Vicks,
burg and all way landings. Frank StOglo-
man Is her clerk.
The U. p. Schenck will be here to-
morrow morning and 10 announced 10 leave
Ia the evening for Cincinnati. Mr.. John b,
Rogers is her agent.
THE Chesapeake, Capt. W. P. Hall,
9 the regular packet leaving this evening
for Tiptonvilie and way landlp ~ on the up
per coast Mr.. J. ID. Fuller Is hor clerk.
THR Kate Adams is the United
States mail packet leaving at o'clock this
ctg and iT s H sSy landau. Sn0 CA, AE ms
or, Amos Day and Morris Cans In the Sifioe.
The sna2boat o. G. Wagner arrived
q sm st. Louis early yester day morning, and
left at noon for Vicksburg, where Capt
White and the balau co Of tse officers will re-
port to Capt. J H.. willard. Capt. White
was very i'll whom the boat left hCra.
THE Buckeye State was at Hopefeld
last night putting of 1000 barrels Of salt. |
She will be found ut the elevator this morn
ing receiving 70 leave tomorrow evening for
Cincinnati and way landings. Capt. II, ],
yinton Commands, with George Hendrieks0n |
in the once,
The stsrnwheel steamer Cumber-
land from Cincinnati arrived yesterday |
afternoon, and will remain until this NOM |
ing making repairs to her boilers, The |
Cumberlapd was recently purchased by |
Capt. j, W. Smith, and is on her way 10 |
Vicksburg to enter the TRADE between that |
city and Skipwith Landing, making three
Cincinnati, received a new hull, and is in |
fine coalition. Upon her arrival at Vicks-
burg bCrname will DO changed 20 that Of
Albert NJ; Loa Capt. James Nichols, who
boats in the Cincinnati and New Orleans
trad, is, together with his brother Charley,
plotting this boat 10 her destination.
Mr.. JAMES HALL, or ginesr OF the
government toWboat II. NJ. Graham, met
with an accident Tuesday afternoon which
came near costing him his life, The boat
was proceeding up the river, and when near
Fulton Hall walked out on the fantail 10 oil
the cranks. Ho missed his footing and foil,
and was caught between tho cylinder tim
bers. The boat was quickly stopped and no
was released from his perilOus position, not,
however, until no was seriously IL not dan
gorOusly injured. Two OF hiB ribs were
broken, and the flesh on his left arm from tho
shoulder down was taken completely of.
Mr.. Hall was brought TO the city yesterday
morning on tho steamer COahoma and was
sent to the Marine Hospital, where he was
resting easy last night. lie is married, and
his Wilo IL at his bedside.