The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-14
RECEIPTS YESTERDAY.
GENERAL NEWS.
yRArHSR clear and pleasant

WRATHSR clear and pleasant.
THE river continues to fall slowly.
BUHN4ss was coed on the landing
yesterday.
HE Dick ely returned to Fulton
las; night.
THE packets were well patron sed
both in nd out
THE KITE Adams had a good trip
for Arkansas City.
The Chesapeake left for Tiptoaville
with very good trip.
lHR ALICE Brown, with a tow of
o. pties, arrived from below at dark.
lHR 0sklaud, towing six barges,
passed to ST. Louis all O'Clock yesterday
morning.
DumNG the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon yesterday the river here fell 8
tenths of foot.
CIT W. G. TICHENoR came down
from Ashpott Sunday, and will remain in
the city several days.
FRANK BRENNAN went ont mate of
the james Lee yesterday, in place Of George
Clinton, who resigned.
A LARGE willow mattress ia being
sunk at the foot of Court street. II will
probably be out Of sight tomorrow.
TIE Desuto left Sunday night FOR
Cincinna with 500 bales of cotton, 800 bar
rels OF oil and 100 barrels OF soap stock.
The James Lee for the lower, and
the CoahOma for the upper coasts had good
trips out They will be back tomorrow,
SEVERAL car loads of freight from
st. Louis are being unloAded at the elevator.
Tho most Of 1t will probably 90 South on the
biR Helena.
Cart. JOE JOHN, of Che wrecking
boat 7. +. Ecker, leaves bonight for 81
Louis. Capt J5b n is one of the most clever
men on the river, and ono who fully undor-
stands his business.
THE Joe Peers, Capt L. B, Smith,
10 expected to arrive today from ArkAnsAS
river, and she will return TO that stream to-
morrow evening" Mr.. Chas. MUssellman Is
her clerk.
CAPT CRoNIN, OF Tiptonville, was in
the city yesterday, and left for home last
the steamer Enquirer, but the price asked
was too much for him.
The Gayoso, Capt. A. L. Cummings,
Is the regular packet leaving this evening at
5 o'cl, OK for COncordia and all way landings
on the lower coast Metsrs. Low Price and
Gus Cummings are her clerks.
A DISPATCH received yesterday
evening from Helena states that the Golden
Rule lad left there and would arrive here ut
an oarly hour this morning, She is on hor
way TO Cincinnati, and is July loaded.
ALI the L. gorges in the Mis- issippi
below st. Louis have let go and there is now
a clear channel from st Louis south. Still
only light draught boats can navigate, as
there is very little water in the channel.
,nE Ed Foster was tnwed no to the
wharf ,osterday and she will lenyo this even
ing in place of the Rene Macroldv for Mari
anna, tho Cutoff and al way landings on
the ST. Francis and L'Anguillo rivers. The
crew Of tho Maoready will 80 on the Foster.
THE towboat Lioues', which passed
here Saturday with a tow Of GOAL for Now
Orleans, sunk one of her boats at a point
about Eve miles below this city. The boat
contained about 10000 bushels OF coal, and
was probably the property of MaImet 4 CO.,
of Pittsburg.
THE En-, keya State will arrive this
morning from Cincinnati with . full cargo Of
this evening for Cairo, Evansville, Louis
Vile, Cincinnati and all way points on the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Mr.. Geo. W,
Hendrickson is her clerk.
A DISPATCH received yesterday from
Cant. Ed. @. Postal states that the Chioka-
saw passed Devalls Bluff Sunday night
with over $50 bales of cotton consigned TO
merchants here. The Chickasaw should mr.
rive here today, and will return TO White
river tomorrow evening.
The w. w. O'Neill arrived Sunday
from Louisville with seventeen boats and
one barge, containing 10000 bushels of
Pittsbura coal for Messrs. O. b. Bryan
Co. The 0'Neill is making up tow, and
will leave here at daylight this morning
with eighteen empties for the Ohio river.