The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-16
GENERAL. NEWS.

BUSINESS fair.
WEATHER clear.
IcE running yesterday.
THE Lee Line packets we're in aud
out yesterday with lair tips.
RIVER here stao6s % feet on the
gauge, a rise Of 3 let and 2 tenths IN
the lat "a hoas,
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 9Sl
bales Of cotton, 81 bags Of seed-cottOn
and 3G06 sacks oil seed.
THE river is now open b 81. Louis
The City OF V%icksburg will leave
there to-day Tor Ncksburg.
THE Coahomn arrived Sunday with
424 bales OF cotton, Y bags Of seed.cct-
ton, 800 saCku Of seed and POI sacks Of
corn.
THE Kate Adams arrived Sunday
from ArkansaI City with 352 bales of
cotton, 6 bags oi seed-cottoD, $50 eacke
of seed and 70 packages OF suOdries,
and returned last evening with a 2old
trip.
The Gayoso, from the upper bends,
brought in 100 bales Of cotton, 3hh
facks o. seed, 1877 sacks of corU, p
head Of stock and lays over on &c
connt OF tho zee. she will doubtless
20 out to-day.
THE Joe Petere arrived early yester-
day morning hon hrkansas river with
l54 bales OF cotton, 1912 sacks of seej,
aud will have her repairs completed
in time TO leave ;his evening Tor her
return 10 Arkansas river.
AN exchange ssys: There is 2
strong movement Bmong the 81 Louis
Wholesale merchants 10 establish an
independent barge line IN opposition
t. the Anchor Line. BY a pooling ar
rangement vito the OH barge line 10
is claimed the anchor Line tariff ia
too high to enntle merchants 10 COM
pete with Cincinnati If the new
barge line il sta't3d il will have good
backing, and ii 10 ssid will be a for
midable competitor 10 the Anchor
Line"
THE steamer Joe Peters, while lying
at the landing yesterday, wac struck
by a heavy block Of floating ice and
torn from her moorjngs, forcing her to
drift against the DeEnAdams with sucn
force that she broke the latt9I's ick.
staff AID knocked over her own cnim-
neys, which foil TO the hurricane roof
aud broke through. The damage is
eight and viii be repaired in time to
permit OF her departure for Pine BlulI
thh 8 O'Clock Pro.
Cart. ED HARF of this city ca ms
TO be in possession OF a new fuel-5sy
ing appliance, which he has placed IN
operation OH board the steamer Sonn-
ma. IL is now on exhibition a, Gin
%cinnaii, whe'e u has been highly
commended by steamboatmen. The
Cincinnati EaqlUrer thus describe
the process: Tine fire-doore and ash.
pit ARE briGksd up, and no fire is visi.
Bile only through the 'peep.ho ee
The sir is heated by the waste pro
duets OF Conbultjon, and adm tied
through valves ia due proportion Il
produce perfect combustion. There
are peculiar and novel features about
the design and cons ruCtion of the
boiler iurnncee, SIS well rs the gas ap-
paratus, which cannot be described
without showing them by drawings.
A remarkable feature in this process
is the fact tbat there is abou. the
same deg, ee OF heat maintained the
entire length Of any battery OF boilers,
however great the length, aud ia
the fl les heht is maintained at q
higher degree than the heat In
side the boilers when carrying q
full pressure OF steam, the value OF
when all intelligent engineers viii
fully appreciate. The character of the
fame is a dszziing 6iuish white, and
the heat can be iDcrt ased from 500 "a
any degree desire in a moments time
and as quickly entirely shut of. The
cost OF the gas fuel plant is laid to be
comparatively inexpensive, while the