The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-28
General NeMa


TuECity of Providence, for Natchez. Is nm
nounced TO leave here at noon.
OVER l,074, 600 bushels Of coal was shippet
south from Pittsburg last week.
The Eugene pulled out last evening for IN,
Arkansas river with a moderate trip.
THE Chickasaw, now In port goes out this
evening at O'Clock for White River.
THE City Of Baton Rouge will be here TO-
Gay on her way 10 New Orleans aud inferno.
date points.
The Belle Memphis, under command OF
Capt. George Baker, leaves here this morn,
ing at o'clock for Cairo and ST. Louis.
GEORGE JOHNSON, a popular and worthy
young steamboatnan, went out as second
clerk of the steamer Gayoso laat eve ming.
THE Grand Republic was at the elevator
yesterday afternoon, taking on freight. and
expected TO leave at midnight for New Or
leans.
The Diamond, having In tow several
barGes OF coal, passed here yesterday morn.
ing on her way from the Ohio River TO New
Orleans.
Tnr James Lee goes out this evening at 5
O'Clock for Helena and Friars Point. The
hosa Lee OF the same line, leaves for Osceola
at 5p. IN.
TIN Granite State got away last evening
~ N4iNa tiiiatl WIN upOut -bl IONS OF mihCDl-
hneous freight She will be followed by the
DeSoto, leaving here Friday at 3 O'Clock
pm.
TnE Gayoso arrived from Tiptonyille yes.
tcrday morning and went back last evening
She brought IN 81 bales Of cotton, As bags Of
seed cotton, 1iS sacks OF cotton seed and q
head oil hogs.
THE Civil Engineers Club al st. Louis in
connection with the United States Govern.
ment Corps Of Engineers, have movement
on loot 90 erect q monument to the memory
OF the late Capt. James y. Eads OF the Ms
sissippi River jetty fame.
.Tnafollowing additional changes In beacon
lights on uhe Mississippi River between
1airo and s. Louis have been made.
Davis Landing moved down 1850 wards:
Mouckcr, moved down $50 Yards: Kaska.-
kia Ferry moved up opposite point Fort
Chafire Island, moved up 500 yards.
Gray's Iron Lilac To Be sold.
AZ Pitsburs next month al the floating
property belonging 10 the estate Of the lao
Capt H. c. Gray, aud known as "Gmy's
Iron Line" will be sold at public auction.
All the boats and barEcs comprising the line
are in excellent condition, aud the reason
that they are being sold "a that thc estate II
the late Capt. Il. &. Cray may be closed up.
At prescht there are three excellent steam.
boats IN the line, together With hOtW orn
thirty and forty model harsss Ihia line
was organized In 1908 By Capt. r. Z. Clay
and Capt ~ W, BcltzhO0ycr These gcn.
tlCmcn seeing the need OF line Of steam.
boats that would take merchandise aud iron
10 the Southern ports, soon entered into the
project and the SUCCESS with which u met
showed their judgment was correct. Ia the
pnlmy days OF the river trade the boats ala
an enormous business, and even after river
business began 10 decline. this line still
bad an excellent trade Since the
death o. Capt Cray last May, how.
ever there has been practically no bust.
done because the Affairs II the estate dc.
mandcd the sole attention u the present
managers. At the time IT Capt Gray's death
there were four steamboats, and sixty hnugrs
IN The line. Tho names Of the steamers were
lron bake. Iron Age, lruns.d, and Rcsoluic
Last September the Rcs1lutc aud some u
The harEts we're sold 10 The southern Cotton.
seed ull Company, and are being used nov
Ia the new Orleans tudc. The Iron Duke
u i5j feet long. with - foot beam. She has
- Inch cylinder, 8 boilers. Her stroke d
. feet Tho dimensions of tIr Iron Arc ore
tie same s thosC OF the Iron Duke Tho
lruus dc. j. sumcn hat smaller than The 9th. !
en-. Tho harus are oil built of oak. consiruc.
ted after the manner II steamboat hulls. /