The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-28
GEN ERAL NEWS.

CLOUDY and cold.
RIVER rising steadily.
LIVELY on the levse yesterday.
THE Ice n packets had good trips out.
ARKANSAS and White rivers are fall
ing.
lHE Chas. p. Chouteau is still over
due from Now Orleans.
THE r. l.. Cobb is the mex boat
leaving here for Arkansas river.
The Ohio river is falling st Pitts.
burg, but rising slowly at points below.
TINS John A Wood, with n big tow
day.
The Alberta No, 3, now in port, will
not leave for White river until Saturday
next.
THE Chickasaw ia duo today from
White river. Sc will return to that stream
tomorrow.
DURING the tweny-four hours end
ing at noon yesterday the river here rose
foot inches
TIE Buckeve S "a ia expected here
tomorrow, and shs will leave Thursday even
ing Tor Cincinnati.
PILOT JoHS TAYLOR arrived Sunday
fr IN Louisville and resumed his duties at
the wheel ofthe Lioness.
THE Tennessee river is rising slowly
at Oh ttanooga, while the Cumberland river
10 falling at Nashville.
THE Ell Foster lesvss this evening
for Mariana, tho cut of and all way landings
and L'Anguillo rivers,
Mr.. JERRY JOHNSON, the well known
leyes watohman.. has gone to CovinSton,
KY. to spend the holidays with his family.
THE Wyoming did not leave Cairo
until Sunday afternoon and is expected to
pass here this morning on her way to New
Orleans.
PILoTS W. @. SGipp and J. O,
Dohertv, of the Alberta, left Sunday, by
rail, for their homes on White river to tpcnd
the holidays.
THE Joe Peters got in Sunday from
Arkansas river with good trip. She
brought out of the river 661 bales of cotton
and reshipped 80 bales at Terrene for New
Orleans.
THE Kate Adams for Arkansas City,
| James Lee for Friars Point. Coahoma for 0s-
| o,ola, Chesapeake for TiptOnvi,ls aud Joe
Peters for Arkansas river left last night will
good trips.
THE Gsyoso il receiving and will
leave this evening for. Helena, Ooncordia
| and all way landing. CAPT. A. Il. Cum mint
| commands, with Mrssrs. Lew Price and uuI
| Uummins in tho office.
THE Wyoming picked M 200 barrels
Of flour between st. Louis and Cairo. and had
| 700 tons when she arrived n the latter place
| Her officers report ~ feet of water at Apple
Creek and ieot at Commercial Point.
The Dpsotr left late last night foI
| Cincinu natl With 800 bales Of cotton, 100 bar
rels Of oil, 80 bales Of RAGS, $40 sacks of cot
| ton seed meal, 60 tons Of railroad iron and Z
go. d lot of miscellaneous freight for way
| points.
CAPT. JOHN B. MoCUNE, "Uncle
| Johnny" one of the oldest, nest known anC
most careful pilots in these waters. Is max
| inV the round trip on the City Of Cairo
| po'ting himself on the changes In the chan
mel OF the river.
PmoT john GoDFREY. Engineer Jas
Kerr ard Steward Tim Thornton, of thu
| towbout LiOness, were pafs6ngers yesterday
! on tho james Lee for Bluos Point, wher'
| they will iain their boat. Mr.. Nd Farrell
| Memphis boy, who is learning tho river, &C
oOmpanied thom.
YESTERDAY morning while seveta
mon we're engaged in raising the south leg a
| the Elevator, one of the chairs broke, pre
| cipitating the log and two Ofthe mon into th'
river. The men were rescued with SOM
| diGcuty, while the leg was so,n raised Il
| its original position.
Local INsPKCroRs BRAzEE and Oar
rsgh yesterday inspected the Memphis anC
| Cincinnati Packet Conpauy's steamer Do
poto and found her in splendid condition
| The Inspectors left last night for Arsnnsa
| City, where they will inspect the traAste
steamer Marion.
The towbnat Linnes,s which has fol
tho pa t two weeks been lying with her TOW
| AT Bluo's Point, forty miles from here, cam
up Yesterday, took on lot Of supplieN, nnt
| lott In tho afternoon for Blues Point. She
will leave there with her tow this morninI
| Tor New Orleans. Her tow comprises L
boats and 4 bargos ofPittsburg coal.