The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08
GcneraI NcMs,

RAIN.
BUSINESS fair.
MEAN weather
FouR boats leave today.
RIVER rising slowly.
SEVERAL steamboats, overdue.
The Gayoso leaves tomorrow for Upton
vile.
Thu Golden Rule should pass here tonight
on her way 10 Cincinnati.
TnE Kate Adams is the packet tomorrow
evening for Arkansas City.
THE Thomas Sherlock, en- route TO New Or
leans, will be due down tomorrow.
The w. W. 0Neill, with tow of empty
coal barges, passed TO the Ohio river yester-
day morning.
The Anchor line steamer City Of st. Louis
= announced TO leave here at noon today for
New Orleans.
The 81. Paul and Hudson, now laid up at
Fort Pickering point, will be taken to st.
Louis in few days.
TIE Joe Peters arrived from Arkansas
river with 1914 bales OF cotton and 2, 40 sacks
OF cotton seed. She returned last night with
good trip.
The James Lee, Capt Claggctt. leaves this
evening for Helena aud Friars Point VIM
Ashford, Will Darragh and Gus Cummins
! are her clerks.
The officers OF the steamer Ohio report
heavy ice IN the Mississippi below Cairo. II
is from the Birds point gorge, and none OF
IL will reach here.
HALLIDAY Bios, of Cairo, CONCLUDED few
| days ago o purchase of 1000, 900 bushels Of
Pittsburg coal, TO be delivered between Feb
ruary and July |.
TnE Chickasaw arrived yesterday from
White river with 1852 bales OF cotton and Ss9
sacks of cotton seed. She returns TO White
river this evening.
| TnE Rosa Lee, Capt Henry Cooper, leaves
this afternoon for Osccola aud way points on
the upper coast. Vim. Smither Sid Wheeler
aud Charley Leftwich are her clerks.s
Carr. T.. q. POSTAL, superintendent Of the
Memphis and White River Pa cket company
requests oil persons havingC q. d. or othei
claims against the burned steamer Alberta
No. 10 file the same with Agent II. c. Lowe
at once,
TnE lighthouse tender Joseph Henry
which left here n week ago. established the
following new light stations | G wecn Mem
phis and Grecnvlle: At Hackers. foot o.
~. Francis island; Trotter's landing, foot o
Old Town bend D head Of Island Js; below
l.nconia; Opposite Island "a; Island 10, Ellen
ton landing, Caulk's points. Chicot City an,
| NastoTEs INC llght NJ EllcntOn lanullll
has been dis, on tinucd.
TnE Ohio arrived yesterday morning from
Cincinnati with bales Of cotton. 1872 sack
Of seed cotton, 9O1 bales OF hay, 20 barrels o
onions. 10 barrels Of apples, IS barrels o
Hour, 515 barrels Of potatoes, 10 barrels o
whisky, ~ barrels Of vinegar, 1000 barrel
Of salt, 1000 empty oil barrels, 600 bundle
OF spokcs, Is bundles Of hams, q package
81 stoves, 81 packages Of rakcs, 100 package
Qf rope o plows, 20 packages Of papers 40
packages OF iulnitarc, sSi;is. She returne,
TO Cincinnati during the night.
Fur w. W. o'Ncil made remarkable tril
from Pittsburg 10 New Orleans having han
died ~ pieces In ALL She left Pittsburg tire
days after all the rest had started, and wa
the second boat TO reach New Orleans. Sh
left Pittsburg with q pieces, landel7 a
Cincinnati, at Madison aud , at Louisville
From Louisville she started with 30 pieces
left I at Cairo, : at Memphis; took thrc
other boats at Memphis, left at Helena 2 q
White river. nj Wilson's Point, Fat NLtshc,
nj BATON Rouge; took II Others Ia her to,
at Baton Rouge and went into New Orlcan
with - pieces.