The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17


The Annie p. Silver will probably gel
away this afternoon for New Orleans.
THE City of Cairo, for Match ez, Is al.
nounced to leave here this morning at IL
o'clock.
THE towboat Gus Genin is on the docks al
Pomeroy, o.. receiving new smokestacks and
new wheel.
The Guiding Star, from Cincinnati, with n
q full load, passed here yesterday morning,
bound for New o rleans, without landing.
The amount of coal thus far shipped from
Pittsburg has reached nearly 1900 0O0
bushels, most OF which has been brought
south.
Mr.. JOHN G. RoGERs, formerly clerk of
the Southern Transportation Line, has been
appointed Memphis agent OF the steamer
Cherokee.
The new boat being built at Paducah for
Capt. w. p. Hall will be named Bluff City.
She will be completed and ready for business
in about fifteen days.
The Rosa Lee brought in from 0sceola
yesterday morning 275 bales Of cotton, bags
of seed cotton and 1901 sacks Of cotton seed.
Lhe returned last evening.
THE upper rivers are rapidly creeping up
their banks, and people who live in low
places are preparing 70 move 10 the hills
should II become necessary.
The fast and popular steamer Gayoso,
under command of Capt. David Hukill
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock for Upton
willie. Mr. Joseph Q. Postal Is her chief
clerk.
The James Lee arrived from Friars Point
yesterday morning with 800 bales OF cotton
S6 sacks OF seed cotton and 1850 sacks OF
cotton seed. She pulled out for Friars Point
again last evening with fair trip.
Southern steamboatman, but more recently
engaged In farming in West Virginia has
accepted the position Of pilot ON one OF the
Cincinnati and New Orleans steamboats,
THE Joe Peters goes out this evening at
O'Clock for Helena, Friars Point and all
points on tho Arkansas River a. far as Pine
Blun. Capt. Ed Rowland commands, with
Mr.. John G. Jones in charge of her Office.
TnE Union Pacific Railroad Company has
paid the damages claimed by the Benton
Transportation Company for the loss OF the
steamer Gen. Terry, which was sunk by q
collision with pier OF the company's bridge
at Omaha last spring. Suit had been filed by
the transportation company some time ago,
but the railroad company did not let IL come
20 trial. II Is claimed that the bridge is not
constructed In accordance with the Govern
ment regulations, and an investigation has
been ordered.
FOLLOWING Is full list Of produce
that will be shipped South from the
vicinity Of Pomoroy, o.; also the names OF
the owners: Nathan Parr, of Willow Grove,
$500 barrels Of potatoes; Wick Hayman, Of
Willow Grove, 800 barrels OF potatoes; Pc
Ter BENT, Of Antiquity, and Wick Hayman.
1,SoO barrels OF potatoes Charles Roberts, OF
Apple Grove and Wick Ilaynian, 1900 bar
rels OF apples; Thomas Alexander & Son, OF
Ietart Falls, $500 barrels Of potatoes; Al
fred Douglas, Of Willow Grove. 1900 barrels
OF potatoes and 405 barrels Of apples; Capt
George McClintock and Elijan Bibhee, Of
Apple Grove, 5000 cabbage; Jacob Mccoy,
Of Goose Island, 1000 cabbage: George
Powell aud Peter Bcntzc, Of Antiquity. 1000
barrels OF apples; 5. ID. Pickcns, Of Racine
loo barrels Of potatoes, apples and cabbage.
j. T.. Pickens & Sons Of Racine, 1000 cab
bage and 1000 barrels Of potatoes Z. l..
Roush, Of Graham Station, s1O barrels OF
apples and $40 barrels Of potatoes; Capt
Phil Elliott, Of Racine, and w. n. McCay,
Of Willow Grove, 1000 barrels OF potatoes
The fleet will leave Pomeroy about the 18th
instant