The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-25
General News.

THE Ohio leaves Friday at o'clock PM
for Cincinnati.
THE James Lee leaves for Helena and
Friars Point today at noon.
The City of Vicksburg should pass here
this morning at 10 O'Clock on her way from
st. Louis TO Natchez.
THE U. p. Schenck, en- route from Cincin-
natl to New Orleans, is expected to pass here
this afternoon. She will add considerable
cotton at Helena
TUE Memphis & White River Packet COM
pany has indefinitely postponed the depart
ure Of the steamer Gen. Tompkins owing 10
the inelement weather.
BY typographical error yesterday morn.
ing the steamer Kate Adams was announced
20 leave Tor Arkansas City Friday at o'clock
instead of . o'clock pm.
THE Joe Peters did not leave for Arkansas
river last evening. Capt. Nowiand con-
cluded TO await more favorable news from
that stream, which ut present is very low
The Anchor line steamer City OF Provi-
dcnce arrived here late yesterday afternoon
and was preparing 10 leave at midnight Tor
Natchcz She discharged considerable
freight and added a lot OF sundries.
The City of New Orleans, loaded almost to
the waters edge, passed here yesterday
morning on her way from 81. Louis TO New
Orleans. She did nothing at this point.
Capt. Car,cr's wife is making the round triT
ON the boat.
TnE Rosa Lee brought in from 0sceola
yesterday morning siXty-seven bales of cot
ton, iifty-one bags Of seed cotton and ADJ
sacks OF cotton seed. She went back last
night literally patronized by both pas
sengcrs and shippers.
Forty years ago as many as forty iatboati
would be loaded at Rising sun for the soutl
in a single season. This season there are bu
two. Verify, the day of the "broadhorn'
hath departed. The bulk Of all produce I
now transported south by steamers.
smPPERs should bear in mind that TN
palalial steamer Kate Adams will be her,
In time TO leave Friday evening at o'clocI
for Helena, Friafs Point, ConcUrdia, Tcrrcu,
and Arkansas City. 4. Walworih. lac
agent, will furnish information regarding
rates etc.
TUE following towboats are laid up al Pitts
burg undergoing repairs: Joe u. Williams
Raymond llorncr, John w. Wood, Boaz, Goa
City, Charley Brown and Diamond. Til
Coal Valley, Tonnes, Dave Wood, William
Kraft Iron Duke and lronsidcs are laid al
there doing nothing.
TmE latest reports Of water above here mr.
rs follows Kinney Point, 5ls feet; Liberty
5H feet. Buffalo Island, o feet-all with th
stick. In the Ohio river, feet at Noun
City and on the chain, with feet iron
Paducah to Evansville, and "A rising rivel
Pilots say that the river now 90 ST. Louis
in better condition than at any time tai
fall, the channels all being plainly detei
mined, but In the main very crooked. A
Fort Charities the channel has made rad
zeal change, developing q feet.
The United States lighthouse tender lii
has made the following changes In bcaco
lights on the Mississippi river between Cair
aud ~. Louis: Calico island, out 10 bal
Cornico island, down 30 yards; Cornic
bluff, down 800 yards; nurlco's, down NJ
ynplx head Rush island, out 10 bar; Rus
Tower bend, up 300 yards foot Rush ISLAM,
down 30 yards; wreck Glendale, new ligl
float: Ste. Genevicvc bend out 90 bar; foo
Ste Gencyiovc bend, up 90 yards kaskl,
kia cutoff. out To rock pile; Water landing
MP 80 yards. wreck OF Gilbert, new ligh
Scvcnty-six landing. up 400 yards. Brmini
ham. down 20 yards Noely's, up 20 Yard
nainbridgc, up 900 yards head p,yil
island, discontinued foot Devils island. di
continued: Belle Golden towlcad, me-
light; Mmton Point, new light below Car
Glmrlcnu. down so yards; Cape Gimrdea
bend. down 2uO yards. Athcrtons, down 3.
Yards opposite wreck Of Grand Tower, ne
lirht; Commercial Point up 30 yard
Prices landing, mp b. Daniels Point Bun
10 Landing island. up Ia E.kus landinI
head Missouri Sister, down 300 yards, Ant
lopc Field, down LOO yards.