The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-28
GeaeraI News.

Work on the west pier Of the Memphis
bridge will begin In few days
TnE Joe Peters will enter the Memphis
and Arkansas river trade in few days.
TnE Rosa Ice clears this afternoon at s
o'clock for Osccola and the upper coast.
Tnr City Of Cairo Is announced to leave
here today at noon for Cairo and St. Louis.
A rLoArrR was picked out OF the river at
the foot of Beale street yesterday morning.
TnR Gayoso leaves tomorrow at 8 o'clock
pm. for riptonyille and points on the upper
coast.
TnE Anchor line steamer, City OF Monroe,
will be mere 60 leave this morning at 10
o'clock for Vicksburg and Natchez.
THE tow boat Gus Gcnin was sold at mar
shals sale at Pomcroy, on Wednesday last
to Eberback, Shacfier q Co. for 5000.
Cart. J. ID. HEGLER has reltted and re-
furnished his popular boat, the Guiding
Star and she will leave Cincinnati tomorrow
for New Orleans.
TnE James Lee In command Of Capt.
Thomas Clagctt, departs this evening at 8
O'Clock for Helena aud Friars Point Mr..
William Ashford has charge Of her office.
TnE coal firm Of W. O. Jute 4 Co, which
has been shipping coal south in opposition
Ia the southern coal trust, has Joined that
to about sixty boats year.
THR Chicknsaw did not leave for White
River until yesterday morning, owing TO a
demand by the rousicrs for higher wages.
They were not successful. however, as the
boat shipped new deck crew.
TnE Kate Adams brought In from Arkan-
sas City yesterday morning 100 bales II cot
ton, 81 bags of seed cotton, 90 sacks Of cot
ton seed and several cabin passengers. She
went back last evening with fair trip.
Ma JAMES HAMiLroS. Of Hannibal. Mo-,
who was among the passenger from ST.
Louis ON the Anchor line steamer, City Of
Nicksburg, desires 10 return his thanks
through the river column OF THE ATRIAL 10
the officers 81 the boat for courtosies shown
him ON the voyage.
THE DcSoto arrived from Cincinnati last
Wednesday night with a nice cargo and a
fair list Of passengers, mostly Memphians
returning from summer resorts. She leaves
again this evening at s o'clock, for Cairo,
Evansville. Louisville aud Cincinnati. Capt
Charles H. Russell, office In basement OF Cot
ton exchange building, is her agent.
A Camo special 10 the GioJe-Democraf OF
the oath instant says: Some amusement
was created about II o'clock last night by
the Granite State, up from Memphis. She
had several hundred people on board, refu.
gees from the south, and her officers were
afraid she would not be allowed 90 land
here. She determined 20 steal q march on
the quarantine officers here. They screened
all the lights on the boat or put them out
aud came into port quietly without sound.
ing her whistle. Her passengers were all In
the best Of spirits and had much fun at the
expense Of the quarantine officers at the
wharf"
A ma coal acci reached Louisville, KY.
the other day, aud the newspapers gave the
names 1T tho bargcs and the number oi
bushels each carried. A barge bumper saw
the article aud read II carefully a. bcfltted
one who knew the subject wen. When he
reached the point where the words Grand
total. 100000 bushels" occurred, he threw
the paper down In great disgust aud said:
well, these newspapers aru getting 90 be
bigger liars every day. never heard ~ the
Grand Total bcforc, but I u bet my pile agin'
n bucket a. beer that she can't carry nor tow
no 7.OcO, 90 bushels Of coal, aud my talk
gocs. There Amt no boa, ON the river can
half do it."-NsW iOrl SHn.