The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-07
RECEIPTS YRTERDAY.
GEN ERAL NEWS

THE towbost Pat Mclaughlin Is on
her way to this port with u tow of pro,
duOe boats.
Duane the "a hours ending at nom
yesterday the river at this point de.
Clined / foot.
THE John A. Wood, with a big tow
OF coal, passed to New 0heans yester.
day morning.
The Onickssaw, Capt. Ed Postal, Is
the regular packet leaving tomorrow
evening for White river.
THB Alice Brown Ia due from the
Ohio river with a tow Of Pittsburg coal
for Messrs. Blown 4 Jones.
TEE Mary Houston from Cincinnati
passed to New Orleans sunday. She
transacted no business here.
THR City Of Vicksburs added 200
bales OF cotton aud left at moor for
Cairo, where she will lay up.
DIVINE to the bad weather and a
scarcity OF labor seVsfRl OF the local
packets did not leave Saturday even.
ing.
THE rivers are frozen We at
Davenport, DUbuquo, Keokuk, La
Crosse, LeavenWorth, Omaha and st.
Paul.
The little steamer Robert Monkey
passed 10 Poplar Bluf, on Back river,
where zoe will be engaged in towing
slaves.
THE Alberta No. 8 being unable to
get out Saturday has laid up until
Saturday, her regular day, when she
Will leave for White river.
The Kate Adams and James Lee
for the lower and the Ooahoma and
Chesapeake for the upper coasts left
yesterday evening with good trips.
TIE O. W. Anderson, recently pur.
chased by Capt Finnegan from Ohio
river partieA, nsesed 10 Mobile yester-
day without landing. She had a full
load.
The Granite State, Capt. A. J. Lind
say, is announced 10 leave here at 8
O'Clock this evening for Cairo, Evaus-
vile, Louisville, Cincinnati and all
way landings.
TIN r. A Speed arrived yesterday
from Pittsburg and will hereafter do
harbor service here. She brought to
port q barge Of coal and a barge
With produce.
The City of New Orleans, which
left Cairo Friday evening, had not ar
rived up to a lae hour last night. She
ls probably detained taking on corn in
bends above here.
Thu Ohas. P. Ohouteau should ar
rive here today, and she 8 announced
10 leave tomorrow evening for New
Orleans and all way landings. Capt.
ii. O. Lowe is her agent.
The Rens Macready, Capt. o. X.
leaves here this evening for
Msrianns, the Cutoff and all way
andings on the st. Francis river.
Lee Cummins Is her clerk.
TBe Joe Peters 10 due from Arkan-
1915 river, and should she arrive in
lime to be unloaded, she will return
o Arkansas river this evening. Capt.
q Lowe 10 her agent.
THE Gayoso, Capt. A. l. Cummings,
8 the regular packet leaving this even
ng for OonOoTdia and all way land
ngs. MessrS Lew Price and Gus
are her clerks.
The City Of Cairo, now in the lower
liver will, during the low water season
n the M~issia5ippi above Cairo, run in
he Memphis ard Vicksburg trade.
Ia due here Thursday and will
probably leave here on Saturday aud
.0ntinue on that day until the liver
Ibove Ia again open. She is an Anchor
inc boat and she will handle all
sent here by rail from 81. Louis
IS well as that shipped by Memphis
merchants.
The Joseph Henry passed to Vicks-
,urg yesteidiy. She reports the fol-
owing changes in United States bea.
on lights between this port and
Newsom's, discontinued
dsdrid Bend, moved opposite wreck
4 Roe Dan Watsnn's, new light;
Field, down 100 yards; Point
'leasaut, up 100 yards; Ruey's, up 10
ground; Stewards, down 200
q ds Island 10, discontinued; Island
new light; MItche rs, down 100
below Cheeks Island, up 400
aids.
TEE E. W. Cole, en- route to this
oint, from Arkansas river, with
bout 600 bales OF cotton and 700 sacks
I cot on seed, landed at Commerce. SO
lilies below here, Friday night, with
burnt boiler. Capt. Rowland, Chief
Jerk James Thompson and others Of
he crew came mp Cd the Lee Sunday
ight. The towboat r. A. Speed, hsV-
on board Engineers Eli Samuels
nd Jim Smith, went down the river
esterday to bring the Cole to this
ort. She should be here today, and
er repairs will be completed HAtur-