The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-24
General News.

TnE Annie r. Silver is announced 10 leave
New Orleans today for this port.
Tar sunkcn John Gilbert is being wrecked.
and her machinery is being taken 10 ~
Louis.
OwlY0 10 heavy business the Coahoma did
not get away for Point Pleasant until yes
terday.
TINS Golden Rule was still aground at
Rosa Lee landing yesterday, but expects 20
get OF today.
PILoTs report 5 4 feet OF water between 81.
Louis and Cairo aud feet between Cairo
and this place.
THE City Of Providence passed here
this morning NJ 10 o'clock on her way 10
Nioksburg and Natchez
TuE Ohio, In command Of Capt John 9.
Patterson, leaves Friday evening at o'clock
for Cairo, Evansville, Louisville and Cincin-
natl.
TuE Kate Adams got away for Arkansas
CITY yesterday at noon with a nice freight
trip and d number OF passengers. She will
bc back 10 leave again Friday evening at 8
o'clock.
TINS Joe Peters makes her initial trip IN
the Memphis aud Arksnsas river trade to-
day, leaving NJ O'Clock y. IN. Capt I'D
Nowland commands, with Capt. John 5.
Jones In charge OF the Office.
Local. Inspectors Darmgh and Huls yes
trrday Issued masters license 60 Capt
David Hukill, an old-time steamboatman,
and the captain assumed command Of the
steamer Gayoso Immediately aflerward.
IN Is currently reported In river circles
that the iron steamer Cherokee, which has
been running In the ~. Louis and Illinois
dvcr trade. will ontcr the trade between this
point and 81. Louis shortly as an independ-
ent packet
IL view Of the fact that the river Is rising.
and fair STACY Of water Is expected tho
balance Of the season the Anchor Line com.
pany yesterday reduced rates on all freight
from ~ Louis TO this point The reduction
j. nov la effect
TnE city Of BATON Rouge passed hose ycs-
tcrdsy on her way FROM New Orleans 20 81.
Louis with about half load. She put OF
at the elevator ~ bales Of Cotton, o bags Of
seed cotton, 2525 "a X Of cotton seed and a
LOT u sundncs.
Tvs Gay0so bruur hi IN from Tipionvllle
yesterday morning l.. bales OF cotton, .r
bags " sgd cotton and D. ~, sacks ~ cotton
.sc'l. hhc returned last evening under com
inand 81 Capt David Hukill, Capt Hall
having stopped Oh 10 81 10 raducah. whcrr
BIZ new boai i being contributed. Capt
Hall thinks the new steamer will be ready
fOf business IN about three weeks
HNN#ANfaNAtH ANN NNANI HANANE NfNuhlN
pifh uioir deck crews Monday the ruusiers
struck Tor t93 pcf mouth, an Increase Of ti5.
The demand was promptly refused, aud the
byais left with short crcws The government
should remedy this evil by passing q law
making " n peBalty Tor an employe Of n
vessel 10 quit work without hflt giving his
employer sufficient notice " iili tho yacancy
car. Toa kYaAs. prominent Cumbcr.
baud river sicamboaiman. gave sl.0oO toward
purchasing the bruad street Amusement hall
ID Nashville. 20 H. used Coz religious me.i-
ings. Sam Jones was tie speaker al the
meeting Last sunday afternoon IN that city,
aud raisel tl5.DpD toward tho purchase.
Capt william Littrell also gave II 600. and
q number VI other steanibOatmcn gave small.
~ amounts. 40 night he raised over 5000
more, the stcambOalinon giving literally.
stage ef the Rivers.
OFrtrr tfasAL arHytcr q. A Al
Arsruis. Tenn. OF n. issA /
The folloeing obsrfy atiBns an taken al an sta.
unnl nnmri Ia The 10Th mfflilan time, which l.