The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-09
RECEIPTS YESTERDAY.
GEN NERAL NEWS.

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here for Cincinnati.
SEVERAL hrOadhoTns, the advance of
the Ohio river aeet, passed here yes
terday.
THH D. g. Fogel, with her tow Of
produce boats, passed " New Orleans
yesterday.
TIVE James Lse for the lower and
the Coahoma for the upper coasts had
good trips.
YESTERDAY was towboat day, sB five
OF that class of steamboats, passed here
during the day.
THE Joe Peters, for Arkansas river,
and the Ohickasaw, Cor White river,
had good trips oat.
DJRINa the "a hoUSs ending at noon
yesterday the river here declined /
foot and 4 tenthg.
The City OF Cairo win DO here to-
day, and leaves Sa Urday evening for
VCksburg. Capt. Ad Storm Is her
agent
The repairs to che Il. w. Cole will
be completed today, aud she will prob
ably leave on Saturday for Arkansas
river.
TIE towboats Hornet and Gus Jen-
nings, with tows Of coal and produce,
passed 70 New Orleans yesterday fore,
noon,
The City OF Baton Rouge 10 expect
cd 10 pas hers today on her way 10
Cairo. She will add here CO.. bales OF
compressed cotton.
~ was very muddy on the lovee
yesterday, but notwithstanding this
fact there were large number of
people passing TO end fro.
The 8. l. Wood, tswing twenty
three boats and barges loaded with
coal, passed to New 0rleans yesterday.
She left her fuel boat here.
THH Chesapeake, Oapt. W. p. Hall,
is the regular packet eaving this even
ing for Hptonvills and all way land
inga on the upper coast Mr.. j. ID.
Fuller is her clerk.
The Kate Adams, Capt. Mark
Cheek, leaves at 8 O'Clock this evening
for Helena, Terrene, Arkansas City
and all way landings. Mr.. William
Banker lie her clerk.
The towbnat Hilss P. Ooe, with n
large tow OF produce from the Ohio
river, passed south yesterday. She
dropped here twp bots loaded with
cabbage and other stuff.
OAPr. PETER VANDEvoosT, x.Unit-
ed States hull inspector for st. L. uis,
died on Saturday lagt, aged 70 years.
He was in she service for seventeen
years and resigned b June, 1888
THE Paris O. Brown, from CinCin-
natl. passed to New 0rleans yesterday
forenoon with about 1000 tons OF
freight, including some 5000 sacks of
corn which she gos IA, AAs bends below
Cairo.
The Memphis and Clnclnnan
Packet Company has sold the steamer
James w. GaH to Mr.. John De Camp
for $500. The boat will be wr cked
aud her hill will be ussd for wharf
boat purposes.
THR Granite State leit at q late hour
last night for Cincinnati with 900
bales Of cotton, 700 barrels Of oil, 400
bundles OF green bides, 26 hogsheaIs
of sugar, 40 barrels OF molasses and
aboAt 20 tons Of miscellaneous.
The Alice Brown arrived from the
Ohio river at dark with 20 boats ot
Pittsburg coal for Messrs. Brown &
Jones. The Brown may take few
barges from here to repleniBh the sup
ply at Helena, While river and Arkan-
sas City.
PARTIES Ia this city have received
kilograms from officers Oft Sou hern
Transportation Line in reierer CO to
the steamer Will 3. Hsys, they wish
ing to feCute her to take tho place Of
the burned CHARLES Morgan in the
Cincinnati and New Orleans trade. 1t
Is said that tho Hays can be bought
for $4,000, and that che cannot be
The river having reoedad suffi
ciently " allow thu work TO be con-
tinued, the government people have
again gone 10 work linking willow
in the hEEbor. A large
number of men were engaged yetteI-
day In the construction Of a mattress
which will be sunk at the foot OF T.
ieTson street. Il will be about 800
feet Ia length.
The great iron steamer Chas. p.
ChouteGu, In command Of Capt. W.
II. Thorwegtn, arrived yestsr 'sy fore
noon with II $40 pso,sRes Of freight,
including 10, $50 ssekB OF cot on seed.
She Is ditchGgng her cargo, and will
leave today for Helena, TeIrene, Vicks-
burg and all prominent way points
through to New Orleans The Chou
tesu, besides being large carrier, has
excellent accommodation for psssen-
gers, aud is in charge Of Rentlemanly
and experienced ofiieeB. Mr.. George