The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-20
GENERAL NEWS.

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FINE weather.
BUsINEss good.
Two steamers in port.
SEVERAL steamers overdue.
LIVELY on the levee yesterday.
Six arrivals and FIVE departures yes.
terday.
THREE boats announced to leave
today.
THE Joe Peters will put in a new
shaft next trip.
THE Cumberland river continues to
fall at Nashville.
ARKANSAS river 10 at a very low
stage aud falling.
THE Tennessee river is rising rap.
iy at Chattanooga.
THE II. w. Cole was in and out yes-
terday with a good trip.
THE Desoto will leave Cincinnati
this evening for this port.
THE river ia still rising here, with 3
feet and Q tenths on the gauge.
The d. r. Powell is expected down
at moo to-day IN her way to Vicks-
burg.
Thu tug N. NJ. Jones is still on the
docks in Wolf river. She will be let
of in about ten days.
The Ohio river is still rising rapidly
at P~ittsburg ana a great doal OF coal is
being eont out on this water.
A DISPATCH r oeived yesterday even.
ing by Capt. Ad Storm states that the
steamer Hudson will pass here Mon
day on her way to ST. Louis.
THE Gayoso, In command OF Capt.
A. l. Cummings, leaves this evening
for Concordia aud all the regular way
landings, Lew Price is her clerk.
THE City OF Vicksburg, from Vicks-
burg, pes ed 10 st. Lonis yesterday at
noon, after adding 400 bales of COM
pressed cotton for reshipment Bast at
CAIRO.
THE Ed Foster went down TO the
Point yesterday TO make some rs-
pairs. She will be at the wharf this
morning, and leaves for the upper
coast this evening.
The towboat Future City passed To
ST. Louis at 4 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing. She added here a barge contain.
tanning $500 bales of cotton, which
will be reshipped at Cairo.
A LETTER received yesterday states
that the steamer Chickasaw will ar
rive here tomorrow and leave Tuesday
evening for White river. Any other
information will be furnished by Capt.
II. O. Lowe.
CART. GRANT MARSH left Thursday
night by rail for PIttsburg to take
charge OF the towboat r. A. Speed and
bring her to this port. The Speed will
bring q number Of boats Of coal for
Brown 4 Jones and will remain at
this port to do harbor service.
The Joe Peters got in yesterday
morning from Arkansas river with
900 bales OF cotton and q fair lot Of
seed and sundries. She reshipped at
Terrene 2l0 bales OF cotton for New
Orleans. The Peters returned to Ar
kansas river last night with a fair trip.
The tug w. A. williams when oppo-
site Hope6eld yesterday morning
broke her shaft. She doated down
the river and was caught near the
mouth of Wolf river by the tug James
O'Oonnor and lowed ashore. The
Williams Is owned by Capt. Lucas, but
during the past two weeks has been
doing service for MeEsrs. Brown d
Jones.
The City OF New Orleans, now on
her seventh day out from New Or
leans, was expected TO pass here last
eight on her way o 81. Louis. When
near Port Anderson, below Arkansas
City, Wednesday, the Orleans en-
countered a heavy gale, and 1t came
up 80 sudden that both her chimneys
blown overheard. So far az
known no other damage resulted.
The City OF NstcheS, from st. Louis,
passed to New Orleans yesterday after
noon, towing a barge aud having in
all about 100 tons Of freight, includ-
ing 200 bales OF cotton added at Full
ON aud 1000 bags Of corn which she
got in Madrid Bend. The Natchex
put of here 500 barrels Of -four and
added 700 empty barrels, 20 tons OF
sundries, IS head OF stock, and a band
about 20 gypsies.
The great iron steamer Charles ?.
Chouteau, in command of Capt. W.
II. Thorwegen, arrived at 2 O'Clock
asst night from New Orleans. with S42
OF molatses, $50 empty barrels,
I'll sacks Of cotton seed, go rolls OF
oagpipg, 1892 barrels Of sug ar, l99 bales
cotton aud about 200 packages OF
,undries. She is dischsrgipg her cargo
the elevator, and will leave at an
,srly hour this morning for New Or
cans, stopping at all prominent way
an1ipps,