The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-02
GENERAL NEWS.

A1NGANA1o AuiAs
WEATHER clear and growing colder.
The rivers are frozen over at 0maha,
La Crosse and st. Paul.
The Gayoso will be here tomorrow,
and returns to Concordia Saturday
evening.
DURING the "a hours ending yester-
day at noon the river here rose foot
6 tenths.
The James Lee for Friars Point,
and Ooshoms for 0seeols, lett with
good trips.
A. NEW pair Of ohimneys are being
made by Messrs. Shea 4 Mccarthy for
the James Lee.
The City OF Providence will sdd
here eco bales OF compressed cotton
for reshipment at Cairo.
THEE Z. w. Cole should DO here to-
morrow, and she will return to Ar
kansas river Saturday evening.
A STERN dock was placed under the
tug James 0'Connor yesterday, and
repairs were made to her wheel.
THE Hornet, s. Z. Wood ard Silas
p. Coe, with toWs of coal for New Or
leans, are coming down the OhiS.
The Chesapeake, Capt Hall, will
leave this evening for OsCeols, Upton
vile aud ell way points on the upper
coast. Mr.. j. d, Fuller is her clerk.
AT last accounts the City Of Cairo
was tightening over the bar at Apple
Creek, above Cairo. II ia expected
that she will be here tomorrow morn
ing.
The Ohio, Capt. M. M. Deem, was
expected to arrive last night from the
Ohio river, and che is announced to
leave here tomorrow evening for Gin
Cinnati and way points.
THR City of Providence, Capt Geo,
CaTvelle ,is announced toleave,heIe this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis. She
is an Anchor Line packet and will
leave from the elevator.
THR Coahoma, which left yesterday
evening for 0sceols, had as freight q
large lot OF ecrspers, lumber, ETC.,
which will be used in the construction
Of the levee at Ashport. Tenn.
The City of Matches is expected to
arrive this morning from New Or
leans. She will add here 900 bales Of
compressed cotton for reshipment
East at Cairo, and she will lay up at
the latter place.
OAPr. Ed POSTAL, OF the ChiokAsaw,
ia doing double duty this trip, being
In command aud having charge of the
office OF that boat The latter duty
devolved upon him because brother
"Charley" stopped of up White river
to catch fish.
The Kate Adams, Capt. Mark Cheek,
Is the Adams United States mail
packet leaving this evening for Hell
ena, Concordia, Terrene, Arkansas
City and way landings. Messrs. VIVA
Banker, Morris Cans and Amos Day
are her clerks.
THE necessary papers giving Capt
B. w. Marston authority to change
the name of the steamer Henry A.
Tyler to that OF G.. W. Sontell were
received from Washington yesterday
forenoon, and when the bells tolle1
the hour OF noon the steamer backed
out and headed dowo stream bearing
the name OF G. w. Ssntell. As stated
in Yesterdays APPEAL, the Sentel vii
run in the New Orleans and Red rlvci
trade.
PRIVATE advices received from st
Louis gives the information that nAvi'
CATION south from that city to Cairo II
temporarily suspended, the cause o
! the suspension being low water an'
4 also Ice which Ia expected TO pass 81
Louis today. All up bound Ancho
Line steamers have been ordered u
lay up at Cairo. The Arkansas OFT,
is laid up at that point, and has paid
of her crew. The City OF st. Loui
i will lay up at 81. Louis, and If thu
weather 10 at all favorable the Wy
oming will be sent out from that city
to New Orleans In the Anchor Lin
! Saturday,