The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-23
RECEIPTS YESTERDAY.
GENERAL NEWS.
LIGHT rains. q
WEATHER cloudy and cool

WEATHER cloudy and cool.
The cold wave failed TO arrive.
The river here continues TO rise
| tlowly.
IT was very ioggy on the river yes
terday.
BueINEss was pretty fair on the leveo
yesterday.
THs river at St. Louis rose / inch
! yesterday,
SEVERAL broadhorns passed south
| yesterday.
THE Tennessee river is rising slowly
at Chattanooga.
1HI Cumbsrland river Is rising
Sapidly at Nashville,
The Paris Q, Brown Is due up today
on her way TO Cincinnati.
The towboat Pat Mclaughlin isstill
lying at the island above the city.
1T will require feet df water to lot
the Rene Maeresdy out OF st. Francis river.
THIS Thomas Sherlock ia the next
o. Line steamer due down for New Orleans
THE Ccahoma. for Osceole, and the
Chtckasaw, for White river, lelt with good
trips.
DURING the "a hours ending at noon
Yesterday the river at this point rose
The City OF Cairo will leave here on
Saturday evening for Vicksburg. Capt. Ad.
Storm will give all information.
THE little towboat Chenille came
up from Jones's Lending yesterday after
noon with some cotton and seed.
CAPT. w. j. ASHFORD, of the snag-
boat q, d. Reese, came over rom LiItle Re ,k
yesterday to spend the holidays.
THERE is an immenes quantity OF
corn, cotton and other freight on tho banks
between here and Caro awaiting tonnage. &.
THE towboat Henry Logan, towing
a barge loaded with tile and friedrich, ar
rived from tho Ohio river yesterday evening.
THE d ok Clyde returned here yes.
terday morning on account Of n broken rud-
der. bhe made repairs and left yesterday
evening for Old river.
THE Chesapeake, Capt. W. P. Hall,
is the packet this evening for Tptonville
and all way landings on the upper coast
MIR. John Fuller il her clerk.
The CHIcKAsAw brought out of
White river 1l09 bales Of cotton. She re-
shipped 20 bales ut Terrouo, put off bales
at Helena and brought tho balance here.
THE Kate Adams, Capt. Mark Cheek,
is the regular mail packet leaving this eve
ming Tor Helena, Terrene, Arkansas City
and sll way landings. MIR. VIM. Banker is
A TELEGRAM received yesterday from
Soto passed Evansville yesterday morning
and that she would be hero in time to leave
Saturday for Cincinnati.
THE ID. K. Powell, from st. Louis,
passed TO New Orleans last night with 100
tons Of freight, Including 500 sacks sf corn,
which she added In the bends above horO.
She put off here 1870 ppols0g es Of freight and
added about 20 tons Of sundries.
LOCAL INePSoToRs DARBAoH and
Brace will today inspect the steamers r. l..
Cobb and Sentinel, and will leave this even
ing by rail for Arkansas City, where they
will inspect tho transfer steamer Marian.
They will also 20 to Helena, whero they are
to ipspect the steamer q. Il. Teel ana n new
tug built for Mai. Tappan.
THE James Lee arrived late yester-
day afternoon, having been detained by bad
weather and heavy business. She broughJ n
big trip OF freight and about 800 paBBen gers,
nearly all Of whom were on deck. The Lee
leaves again today at noon for Helena, Ffiars
Point and way landings. Capt. Ulaggott
commands, with William Ashford in tho
Office.
JHE H. IL. Cobb, Capt Ed Nowland,
arrived yo terd4y afternoon from Arkansas
river with q coed trip. She brought out Of
tho river ola ba'es of cotton, and reshipped
1863 bales at Terreno for New Orleans, The
Cobb is receiving at tho foot of Monroe
street, and leaves at o'clock this evening
for Pine Bluff and all way landings on Ar
kansas river. Messrs. James N. Thompson
and win Nowland are her clerks.
THR Granite State, Capt. A. j. Lind
say, arrived last night from Cincinnati with
go barrels of -four, 100 barrels Of npplef, 1875
kegs of nails, 6lb sacks Of corn, 1898 sacks Of
cotton seed and 70 packages of sundrios.
She transacted an immense amount Of BUSH
ness below Cairo and this was tho cause Of
her delay. The Granite tate is receiving at
tho elevator and will leave today for Cairo,
Evansville, Louisville. Cincinnati and all
way landings on the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers. Mr.. Don Mars has charge Of tho
Office and he is ably assisted by Bob nondriek-
son.