The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-16
GENERAL NEWS
Com snd dlsagreeable on the

Tram rAhNsLhh 10 pilOl on tub H.
A, Speed.
Tbs BIG Helena is overdue from
New Orleans.
THE U. P. SGheuck is the next so"
Lire steamer due down.
THR Ohio river roe four feet five
tenths yesterday at Pittsburg.
The i've Peters is coming slowly
from Arkansas river, and will arrive to-
night,
gHs James Lee for the over, and
the Coahoma for the upper coasts left with
good TIPS.
'HR Chickasaw, for White river,
aud the Il. l.. Cobb, for Arkansas river, had
good trips out.
The ccli Nind from the northwest
made thinss rather uncomfortable on tho
leVee yesJerdaT.
THE Groite State for this port and
the Thos. Sherlock for New Orleans left Gin
cinnad yesterday,
THE K A Speed left yesterday
morning with one boat of coal for O. u.
Bryan u Co. at Terrene.
JOHN DRkFFRR, the we'll known
steward, is in charge Of the cabins Of the
Thomas Sherlock this season.
THE "a gss Jap aud Meta, with 49,.
900 barrels Of salt, are lyi- below the ele-
vator, where they viii DO unlOaded.
The Ohio, Cspt VI. NJ. Deem, is an
nounced to leave here tomorrow evening for
Cincinnati. Capt. O, B. Russell is her agent.
DURING the twenty.four hourp, end
ing at neon yesterday, the river at this port
remained stationary, the guago reading 10,
A NUMBsR of seamb3at men attend
ed the funeral Of Pilot JAKE Faux. who die
Tuesday night and was buried yesterday at
ternoon,
THERE were five arrivals and as
many departures Of steamers yesterday, and
business at the river was quite lively during
the afternoon.
TIE wives of Clpt. II ]. Vinton
and Chief Clerk George W. Hendriekson, Of
the Buckeye State, are making the round
trip on that steamer.
THE bill pending in Congress for the
past three years for government lights on
the Kanawha river has been passed and the
lights arc now fixed TACT.
TIE City OF Cairo ia the Anchor
Line packet leaving Saturday for Vicks-
burg. Capt AID storm, on the elevator, will
give all information.
The Ii tie 'owboat Glenvllle, towing
a barge loaded with cotton and seed, ar
rived from below yesterday evening, and
Is dtscharglng her cargo at the foot of Jefer-
son street.
THOUGH there we're Heveral steamers
in port yesterday, the only one that had its
hag at half mast for the brave and heroic
Wash Floyd was Capt. Ed PostaPs steamer
thickasaw.
The pretty sidewheel steamer Chesa
peake, Capt. W. p. Hall. Is tho regular
packet, leaving this evening for Tiptonyille
and ull way points on The upper 0 asst. Mr..
j. ID Fuller is her clerk.
THE toWboat Mclaughlin. with
large tow Of produce boats, arrived from the
Ohio river yasterl lay afternoon and landed
her tow above the mouth of Wolf river. She
will drop several boats here.
THE ranat improvements at Louis-
Vile are to be gut extensive and will have
the effect Of greatly improving the harbor,
The canal is to be greatly widened at the
head and this work will cost about S250,0OO.
THE tug James O'Connor will be
compelled to lay UP 10 order to have two
new sheeiR put in her boiler. II is probable
that the tug W. A. Williams will do harbOr
service while repairs are being made TO the
OCOnnOr.
THE hs,t and elegant sidewhoel
steamer Kate Adams, in command Of the
veteran Capt. Mark II Cheek, leaves at 5
o CLOCK tnlH evening LOT nelenh, l0rrono,
Arkansas City and all way landings. MIR.
VIM. Dlanker is her clerk.
The Ed Foster did not leave last
night, but laid over until today to await the
arrival Of the Rene Macroady. The latter
boat il expected in this morning, and her
crew will be tram ferred to the Foster. The
Foster will leave tnis evening for Mariana,
the Cutoff and all way landings on St.
Francii River.
THE Buckeye S ate landed at Hope
field at 3 o'clock yesterday morning and put
of Ut the. whariboat there 700 barrels Of salt
and 100 barrels Of cement. She arrived here
We terday at noon, discharged 1865 packages
of freight, added $50 bales OF cotton, 10 bales
of rags, 100 barrels Of oil, so barrels of iron,
and left at an early hour this morning for
Cincinnati. She had COED list Of people.
A PRODUCE heat owned by Capt q.
H. Varian sunk at o'clock vest. rday
morning at the wharf be low the foot of Union
street. The boat, which was about 80 feet
long. will prove total loss. Her cargo CON
sisted of II 900 head Of cabbage and 800 jugs
o cider All tho cabbage will be saved, but
about 300 jugs of cider will BIO lost. Capt.
Varian, who is q pleasant gentleman, says
the sinking was due to the high wind that
prev lied during the night. Several boats
were ly ng outside his boat, and tho wind
blowing hard on shore showed the other
boats against bis and crushed in her sides.
@ pit Varian, who is from Le'ard Falls, Va,
estimates the loss at about $3.50, and is unin-
sured.