The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-06


| CLOUDY.
BUSINESS dull.
| GROWING colder.
QUIET on the levcc.
RIVER falling slowly.
| FoUR boats leave today.
THE Tennessee and Cumberland rivers are
rising.
Tm Ohio Is rising at Pittsburg and other
points below.
TIE Chickasaw is the Wednesday packet
for White river.
THE Arkansas river continues to rise at
| Fort Smith and Little Rock.
dunno the twenty-four hours ending at
noon yesterday, the river here fell two
| inches
THE Joe Peters should arrive today, and
she Is the regular packet leaving tomorrow
evening Tor Arkansas river.
TnE Ohio is announced TO leave here to-
morrow evening for Cincinnati and all way
points. Capt. q. u. Russell Is agent.
IT Is said the big shipyard at Paducah will
be set in motion in the early spring, and you
won't be able TO see the boats and barges
building there for the chips and saw dust in
the air.
TnE Gayoso, Capt. W. p. Hall, Is the regu-
far packet leaving this evening for Upton
Vile and all way landings on the upper
coast. Is. o. Michel and Il. A. Menzics are
her clerks.
TIE officers Of the Anchor Line company
think that they will be able TO save the
steam r VIII s. Hays. She is said 10 be in
better position now than she was the first
day after the break up.
THE elegant sidcwheel steamer Kate
Adams, Can't Mark Cheek, Is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Helena, Terrenc,
Concordia Arkansas City, and all way
points. Capt WIN. Banker Is chief clerk,
and is assisted In the Office by Messrs. Lew
Price and Harry Best.
The Rosa Ice, Capt. Henry Cooper, ar
rived yesterday from the upper coast with
10 bales of cotton, 81 bags OF seed cotton and
100 sacks OF cotton seed. She leaves again
this evening for 0sceola and all way points.
William Smthcr Sid Wheeler and Charley
Leftwich are her clerks
TnE James Lee, Capt Claggctt, arrived yes
terday from Friars Point with 1874 bales Of
cotton, 30 bags OF seed cotton and 037 sacks
Of cotton seed. She leaves again this even
ing for Helena, Rriars Point and all way
landings. William Ashford, Will Darrugh
and Gus Cummins are her clerks.
The City OF Cairo arrived from Vicksburg
and brought 5ii bales OF cotton, 0,770 sacks
Of cotton and two levcc outfits, including ~
! head OF stock which she got at Gaines and
Point ChicOt She II receiving ut the ele-
yalor, and leaves again this evening for
vicksburg. Capt. A. s. Lightncr commands
IT Is understood that the supervising in.
spectors of steam vessels, who met in Wash
, ington last week, were TO discuss the ques-
ton rs TO the legality Of vessels running
under ferry licenses, when not plying directly
IN ap air line m near ~ practicable FROM
one shore TO anothcr. II tbs question should
be decided in the negative nearly, II not all,
Of the ferry and railroad transfer boats be
low Cincinnati will have 20 take ont regular
passenger lie ,nscs, ns most Of them arc
obliged 10 run up and down the river from
} six TO twelve miles TO make their landings
although nj the same time they are engaged
strictly IN ferry traffic. The ferry licens,
, does not compel the boat 10 carry the sirlct
complement Of licensed officers, and allow
: some other dcyiations Of a minor character.