The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-17
THE RIVERS.
Steamboats, Leaving
TUESDAY.


THE City Of Vicksburg from Natchez is
announced to pass here this morning at 10
o clock on her way to st. Louis.
The Rosa Lee brought in from Osceola yes
terday morning 125 bales of cotton 20 sacks
OF seduction and $40 sacks of cotton seed.
ADvIcEs from below report the w. w.
O'Neil as having got of twelve of her
grounded coal boats, with a fair prospect of
getting the rest Off soon.
THE beautiful passenger steamer Guiding
Star, under command of Capt. j. ID, Hegler,
is announced to leave here tomorrow ut 8
O'Clock pm. for New Orleans.
+ The Dacotah will pass here at noon ON her
way TO the 0uaohita River. She will take
passengers and freight for Natchez and other
points in the Anchor Line trade.
THE latest reports from water above gives
6.5 feet at Caseyville aud rs feet at Cotton-
wood, in the Ohio, feet of steamboat water
TO 81. Louis, and feet TO Memphis (baTge
waterl
The steamers announced 10 leave here to-
morrow are the Buckeye State for Cincin-
natl, Ruth for Tptonville Eugene for Ar
kansas River and the Guiding Star for New
Orleans.
TmE Kate Adams arrived yesterday morn
ing from Arkansas City with 40 bales of
cotton, 2G2 sacks of seed cotton and 1888
goes out again this evening nj 5-o'clock for
Helena Friars Point, Coneordia, Terrene
and Arkansas City.
THE James Lee came In from Frlars Point
yesterday morning with the following items
of freight 700 bales OF cotton, 80 sacks Of
seed cotton and 3s01 sacks of cotton seed.
She leaves again this evening mt o'clock,
taking passengers and freight for all points
on the lower coast rs far as Friars Point
A PERSON often hears strange expressions
used among rivermen. II one asks them
how matters ore on the river, he is often
told that everything Is quiet on the
Potomac" To the uninitiatcd this sounds
somewhat queer, because the Potomac was
neither asked about, nor even thought of.
And the impression dawns upon him that
he is being guyed. But II soon becomes
familiar, aud is no more thought OF.
AT n meeting OF the directors Of the South
cru Transportation Line held at Cincinnati,
the following program was adopted and
the dates fixed for the departure OF boats
from that port for New Orleans; Golden
Rule, Tuesday, December Is Paris G.. Brown.
Saturday, December p; L. Il. Schenck,
Thursday, December q: Commonwealth,
Tuesday, January /; Mary Houston, Satur-
day, January 8, Thomas Sherlock, Thursday,
January TO- Guiding Star, Tuesday, Janu-
AIRY 10.
THE steamer +. Barksdalc, OF the Pariset
Line running In the Nicksburg and Yazoo
City trade, caught fire Saturday morning at
@ o'clock while lying at Hendricks Landing.
100 mile above Iazoo City, and, together
with her cargo, was totally destroyed.
The cargo consisted OF ISL bales Of cotton and
1900 sacks OF seed. The Barksdalc was built
In 1884 by Barmore & son In September
last she was locked aud thoroughly repaired
ut Paducah at a cost OF about 5000. She
was l6j feet long and IS feet over all. She
had two steel boilers p feet long by ~ inches
In diameter She was q complete boat with
eighteen state rooms, steam capsian and fire
pumps She was valued at $1,000, and in
hured for $1,000 In the agency Of Carroll 4
Powell OF 81. Louis. The Cargo was valued
$4,000 and was insured.
Az exchange says Judging from the
manner In which the Roberts boiler sep
nraios aud discharges dirt and grease from
the water In New York hnrbor IL should
work well In the muddy water Of the West
orn rivers. Ono Of these boilers Is In o
steamer belonging 20 Capt. AsE. Clarke, Of
chicago, has never been cleaned In the nine
year. Of a. existence, except when laid mp
for the wintcrand vet has needed no repairs,
aud steams as freely rs when first built. The
water has a natural circulation upward
through the stcam-making tubes. and then,
after giving up IT, steam Ia the drum, travels
downward through standplpcs arranged for
that purpose, and actually fires all sediments
into The mud pockets. by opening the mud
cocks IN an instant all the sediment u
blown out IN scmiliquid mass, without
dschnrging any 81 the heated water, thus
saving much fuel ~