The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-19
GEN ERAL NEWS.

WEATHER clear, cool and very pleas
ant.
skVRRAL broadhorns passed South
yesterday.
The Gaycso left for CorcoIdia with
ag'od trip,
The Cumberland river rose / foot
yesterday at Nashville.
THK Ono river rose 2 feet and 6
tsnths 70 'teTday nj insinnAti.
DURING the "a hours ending at noon
yesterday tho river here fell inch.
The Civ # New Orleans is laid up
at the city after which she was named.
TaE He.rv Lour v, due down, will
aid here barge containing llC0 tons Of oil
cake
THR Ohio loft yesterday for Cincin-
matt with 500 bales Of cotton and l5e barrels
of soap stock.
lHE heavy fog which prevailed on
the river Friday kept several steamer be
hind time.
THE AlNertq No. 5, for White river,
and he I'd Foster, for 81. Francis river, loft
with good trips.
rHs Il -'atd steamer J. NJ. White
had 10 boilers Her cylinder were Is inohss
in diameter, with II feet stroke.
The husinsss transacted on the levee
yesterday was Of a rather light character,
but at the Elevator things were very lively.
No NEws was received yesterday
from The David X. Powell, but IL 10 prob
able hat'sle will be along tomorrow on her
way t. vi ksburE.
Tux Future Oitv is overdue on her
way to 81. Louis. She will add here barge
eOntliy Ing 2300 bales Of cotton for reship.
msnt Elet at Cairo
THE Granite state will be due here
tomorrow and leaves aga n on Tuesday
evening or Cincinnati an all way landings e..
Capt. c. b. Russell is her agent.
STEAMERS navigating the upper Oh o
have been eomuellSd 10 go to bank, owing to
heavy | Q, which is coming out Of the Ale
gheny and MonongahelA Rivera.
AT LeIiugtel %, Ky, on Wednesday
last, Capt. sam Brown, the coal king, par
chased several blooded horsss, for one o.
which he is said to have paid $1,000.
The Annie p, SiIv IL TO take the
place OF the burned Cha', Morgan in the
Cincinnati and New Orleans trade. Capt.
Ws,h Thompson will command her.
tbs Chesapeake. Capt W. p. Hall,
10 the regular paskst tomorrow evening for
Upton willie and all way oints On the upper
coast. J. d Full or 10 In her onlce,
CART BAIRD. OF the Louisville
Board Of underwriters, SAYS that the burned
steamer j, NJ. White was insured $50, 600,
Of which $1,000 10 held by oOmPaA Oh in
LsuisVills.
Tx Klto Adams, In command OF
paoke, leaving tomorrow evening for Hell
sna, Terrsne, Arkansas City and al way
landings. WIN BlAnksr is her clerk.
tbs James Lee, CaDt. +. 7. Olag-
Eett, 10 the regular pack u leaving tomorrsw
evening fer Helen , Friars Point and all
way landings. Messrs VIM. Ashford, VIM.
DarrAGh and Oh 'rles Burr are her clerks.
The Ooshoms la the Lee Line racket
leaVinE tomorrow evening for Gold Dust,
Osceola and AL way landings on the upper
coat. Capt. Henry Cooper commands, wi h
Messrs, VIM. Smither and Sid Wheeler In
the Office.
THE itv Of Osiro left last night for
vi ksburg with bout 900 tons of .misoella-
Friday next, and, as Saturday Is Christmas,
The will not return to Vlcksburg until Sun
day morning. am
CAPT. PERKINS he's cont acted with
the Towards, Of JefersonVills, for q new
boat TO take the place Of the st La Ma
cotto N the So, Louis and Cape Girsrdeau
trade. Tn new boat is /, be q side wheeler,
$50 leot loug, and vii be very last.
The New Mary Houston. with
about 500 tons Of freight, y inclpally sugar
and molgsses, passed b Cincinnau at .
o o'clock yesterday morning, Sho put off
about 5l packages OF iscel laheOus freight,
and refused a lot Of cotton tina was hero for
her.
THK big Helena wss still In por' ut a
lata hour las night, and tho will probably
not leave for Nav Or sans until noon today.
She gets ore $500 sioasof Ill sake, 10 bales
Of cotton, and ab ~ 800 tons of misco lane
Gus rel. h.. She has engagements below
sullicient T. AL her out.
OHTFF CLERK JoHN d. FULLER,
Fosse Fields, of the upper ,oast packet
nre three as clever and oh lying
gentlemen as ever gracsd tho Office OF
steamb at, Once you n AXE trip with
them you will mover iall to mako another.
MIRA. A. l.. CUMMrSs the accom-
p'ishod wife OF Capt. A. l. Cumming, of the
steamer GayosO, Ia lying very i'll at her resi-
donce on Poplar street. Tho ArrEAL hopes
that her il inesw will DO Of very short dura-
on, an that she will soon DO able to meet
her many friends.
Mr.. T.. FARRELL, a young gentleman
who was horn and reared In this city and
" o Is now learning the river on the tow
boat Lioness, lie in the city renewing Ro-
Quaintancss that he made en- he wai only
= bit Of a bye" The writer and ed"
Eddie has already y good knowledge of the
river, and ere onG he viii BIO doing circular
work on one Of our many boats.
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