The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-24
GENERAL NEWS

PARTLY cloudy.
RIVER still rising.
BUSINESS moderate.
PACKETS all on time.
FoUR boats leaving today.
The Mississippi is rising slowly at
St. Louis.
The rain did good sanitary work on
the levee.
Four arrivals and FIVE departures
yesterday.
THE Gayoso from Concordia and re.
Turn had fair trips.
THE little steamer l.. Teal left yes
terday for st. Francis river.
THE Ohio river rose 8 feet and l
tenth yesterday at Cincinnati.
Seven feet OF water is reported be-
tween this port and Vicksburg.
THE Arkansas river Is stationary at
Fort Smith, but rising at Little Rock,
THE old, dlsmantled steamer, Virgie
Lee, sunk Sunday night at Augusta,
Ky.
THE Belle Memphis left Cairo yes.
terday at noon and will pass here
sometime today.
THE Cumberland river is booming.
A rise of over 8 feet was reported last
night at Nashville.
john SHAY, well known in this city,
will have charge of the storerCom on
the Paris O. Brown this season.
THE banks both above and below
here are high and muddy, and are Civ
ing steamboat men no little trouble.
THE Desoto will be here tomorrow
and goes back Friday evening to Gin
cinnati. Capt. o. B. Russell is her
age MT,
THE Ed Foster went to st. Francis
river yesterday in place OF the Rene
Macready, the latter boat going to the
bank.
THE repairs to the Coahoma will be
completed tomorro W, and she will re.
sumo her trips to Osceola Friday
evening.
THE City Of Cairo passed to st.
Louis yesterday afternoon. She pat
off some cotton and seed, but added
nothing,
THE James Lee for the lower and
the Il w. Cole for the upper coast are
the Lee Line packets leaving this
evening.
DUBINo the "a hours ending at noon
yesterday the river at this point rose
5 tenths OF foot, with 6.3 on the
gauge.
AT Pittsburg last Friday Capt. A. l..
Hudson purchased at United States
Marshal's sale the towboat Ben Wood
for $500 cash.
The Golden Rule leaves Cincinnati
today for New Orleans. She will be
followed on Saturday by the new
Mary Houston.
THE Chickasaw left for White river
with good showing Of both freight
and people. She will 10 through to
Newport this trip, the first time in a
month.
The towboat K. A. Speed, in COM
mand OF Capt. Grant Marsh, Is on her
way from Pittsburg, with tow Of
coal for this port. She passed Wheel
ing Monday in good shape.
THR coal feet is coming down the
Ohio in pretty good shape. Goal is
getting very scarce at this point ane a
boat with a tow OF coal would be a
welcome sight 10 dealers here.
AS the steamer Hudson was back
Jog out from the compress yesterday
evening she showed little tug called
the Collier against the bank and
crushed q hole in her hull above the
water line. The damage will be
slight.
The City OF ST. Louis, en- route from
New Orleans to the city after which
she is named, passed Vicksburg Mon
day night, and advices received by
Capt. Ed Storm state that she will ar
rive here tomorrow morning with 400
tons OF sugar and molasses for this
city. The ST. Louis is drawing s leet,
towing a barge, and is coming up the
river IN fine shape.
The Hudson arrived from Vicks-
burg yesterday morning, discharged a
lot Of cotton and seed, added GA bales
of compressed cotton and left at dark
for st. Louis. She had aboard in all
about 1000 bales Of cotton, which will
be reshipped at Cairo. Capt. Ellison
SAYS the Hudson will probably not
come South sgain but will enter the
iradc-St. Louis TO Evansyille-ior
which she was built.
The r. L. Cobb arrived yesterday
morning from Arkansas river with q
good trip. Her cargo will all be al
today and she will go 10 the bank, The