The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29
General News.

THE river at this point is still rising.
TBE Eugene clears tomorrow at O'Clock
pm. for Arkansas river points.
The Lee line packet Coahama will arrive
this morning and leave this evening ut 9
O'Clock for Point Pleasant.
The Alice Brown, with tow of coal,
passed down for Helena yesterday. She
dropped several barges Of coal here.
The City Of St. Louis Of the Anchor line,
is announced TO leave from the elevator this
afternoon, at o'clock, for New Orleans.
CAPT. BRoLAsKI's mammoth steamer, An
ME 7. Silver is announced 10 leave here
Wednesday at noon for New Orleans and
way points.
The Anchor line steamer City OF Cairo, in
command OF Shep Lightener, will pass here
at noon today on her way to Nicksburg and
Natchcz.
Tux Guiding Star Is expected here tomor-
row on her way from New Orleans to Gin
cinnati; She has barge in tow, which will
be left here.
TnE big Joseph d. Williams is on her way
south from Pittsburg with an immense tow
of coal She is robed in her fall suit, aud
looks as pretty as picture
The Granite State clears tomorrow at 8
o'clock J. M for Cairo, Evansville Louis
vile, Cincinnati and all way landings on
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
THE Rene Macready brought in from below
yesterday 223 bales Of cotton, bags Of seed
cotton and / IFS sacks Of cotton seed. She
goes out again this evening at 3 o'clock.
TnE Rosa Lee, from Osceola yesterday, had
327 bales Of cotton, "a bags OF seed cotton
and 1926 sacks OF cotton seed. She leaves
for Osceola again this afternoon at o O'clock
The OHIO arrived from Cincinnati yester-
day morning with 500 tons of freight and
thirty cabin passengers, She returns early
this morning with about 200 tons Of misccl-
laneous freight.
The Kate Adams Is a little behind time,
but will probably be here 20 leave this after
noon at O'Clock for Helena, Friars Point,
Concordia, Terrene and Arkansas City. Capt
Mark H. Check commands. and Capt. VIM.
Banker has charge Of her Office.
The James Lee came in from Frars Point
last night with ll2 bales of cotton, 30 bags Of
seed cotton and 2,023 sacks Of cotton seed.
In command of Capt Thomas Claggct she
leaves again this evening at o'clock for
Helena, Friars Point aud intermediate land
ings.
Tue Pittsburg iowboat pilots couldn't give
Capt. John A. Wood any tally" about tow
boats not coming on account OF pilots, says
the Louisville C0nicr,jOu:Hdi OF Saturday.
The :. l.. Wood aud tow came down with
Monsieur Rodcrico leo Reno at the wheel.
Monsieur Reno Is direct from Paris, France,
and. although Frrnchman by education,
circulation and observation, he was born In
County Donegal, Ireland. and speaks the
'bfoguc' as ilucntly ~ he does French. lie
is fine pilot, all the same.
PiIors say the government lights between
Cairo aud ST. Louis ART better placed now
than nj any time previous In the lighthouse
history Of the river AZ no time is boat
out Of sight II two 'nofu lights and 10 l.
possible 20 navigate the river on dark nights
now with more safety than In daylight. Tho
lights are No numerous that they mark not
only the direction 10 run Ia make the various
orussings, but they also mark, by opening to
view at the right time, when to make turns,
etc, 70 that pilot can move with great con
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