The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-16
General News.

THE river is full Of heavy drift.
The river is still rising rapidly at this
point
THE Joe Peters departs tomorrow at p m.
Tor Arkansas River
THE Coahoma arrived from Point Pleasant
yesterday morning and returned last even
ing.
THE Time, towing twelve barges of coal,
passed down from the Ohio River to New
Orleans yesterday morning.
THE City OF Cairo, under command of
Capt Shep. Lightener, leaves here tomorrow
ut noon for Vicksburg and Natchez.
The DeSoto arrived from Cincinnati yes
icrday forenoon with about 800 tons Of
freight. She goes back this evening at 8
o'clock.
The towboats Iron Ago Iron Duke and
lronsdes, OF Gray's Iron Line, together with
fleet OF barges, are to be sold ut public sale
next month at Plttsburg.
Tux departure OF the Annie p. Silver for
New Orleans has been deferred for few
days owing TO the Indictment weather and
the bad condition OF the banks.
The Tom Dodsworth, en- route from Pitts
burg TO Louisville, Is reported as having met
with an accident at Petersburg, resulting
In the loss OF eight barges Of coal.
TnE Kate Adams brought in from Arkan-
sas City yesterday morning 1888 bales of cot
ton, loo bags OF seed cotton and 1893 sacks
'oi cotton seed. She returned last evening
with liberal showing Of freight
The survey of the Mississippi River, from
Grand Tower 70 the passes, has been COM
pleted and the survey will be continued from
Grand Tower 70 st. Paul. Capts. q. NJ.
Minchell and Thomas Hockridge, of the
United States Engineer Corps, are superin-
tending the work, They hope 10 complete
their task before tho ice sets in.
The heavy accumulation of drift against the
false work CT the new Illinois Central bridge at
Cairo carried II away Tuesday morning but
II was saved by being bolted together and
held by hawsers. The loss will not impede
work, rs the span was completed and part OF
tho temporary work had been removed. The
rapidly rising river has stopped work on the
last caisson by reason OF the fact that Il
renders the pressure too great on the men.
FOLLOWING is a list OF work done by the
United States snagboat on the Mississippi
River during the week ending November TO-
1883: Removed IL snags at Commercial Point
snags at Goose Island, 3 snags In Cape Cir
ardeau Bend snags at Flora Creek, I snag
at Shineman's field, snags at foot Tower
Island, snag at head Tower Island; total
during week, %. Removed stone barge
sunk by steamer Mlnnetonka In Cape Girar.
deau Bend. She failed 10 take out the wreck
OF the Grand Tower, rs well rs the huge log
which remains alongside tho wreck, offering
the main obstacle TO navigation there. She
got the log raised partly on end, where IL
towers now 10 feet above the water.
A SUIT for Wharfage brought by tho city
Of Cincinnati against the steamer Ohio, Of
the Memphis q Cincinnati Packet Company,
has Just been decided by Judge Sage, OF the
United States Circuit Court in that city.
The amount at issue was only si0.75, but a
question OF some importance 20 steamboat
men was involved, viz: whether the charges
for wharfage shall be made by custom-housc
measurement The actual tonnage Of the
boats Is larger than the custOm.house
measurement indicates, and hence when Il
was proposed 20 increase the wharfage
changes by adopting the actual measurement
rule, the steamboatmen proposed that a
case be brought which would test the
legality OF the charge. Tho court held that
the charge for wharfage could be according
10 actual measurement and gave judgment
for the citv