The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-15

THE City Of Cairo was still in port last
night making repairs.
THE DeSoto brought in from Cincinnati
yesterday morning $50 tons of freight. She
went back at midnight with good trip.
THE tug Pearl arrived from Cairo last even
ing with three barges, which will be used in
connection with the work on the bridge.
BoATs from st. Louis report the river above
Cairo as becoming very close again; at Kin
ney Point there is but scant feet of water
THE United States steamer Success with
barges, is at Cairo, taking on 10000 bushels
of coal preparatory to proceeding TO Vicks-
burg, where she will be employed in dredg
ing sand from the harbor.
The City OF st. Louis en- route from st.
Louis TO New Orleans, passed here yesterday
morning. She discharged bales OF cotton,
1856 barrels of -four and added 400 bales Of
cotton for New Orleans.
The City of Monroe passed here yesterday
afternoon hound for Natchez. She put of
here 50 bales of cotton 5000 sacks of cotton
seed and Il lot Of miscellaneous freight. She
took on l40 tons Of way freight
TnE weak point in Paducah's location as
an ice harbor is the chain of rocks in the
OHIO below that place, which catches the
floating ice from above, forms barrier there
which soon in freezing temperature makes
From Cairo South there is uninterrupted
navigation the year round.
Tue Mississippi River appropriations arc
divided as follows: From Minneapolis to
Des Moines rapids, $4,000; from D,s
Moines Rapids to the mouth OF the Illinois,
500, 600; from the Illinois River to the mouth
of the Ohio River $4,000; from C0iro to
the head of the passes, Sl,OOO,OOG survey OF
Mississippi River from head Of passes to
IN M i'll
KY, $4,000; GreenYille, Miss, $1,000
New Orleans harbor, $1,000
The towboat men are complaining about
the high rate of wharfage charged at Mem
phis. IL very often occurs that the towboats
passing up and down at this point have TO
land TO receive their orders, kilograms aud
letters. doing no other business whatever
when the first man TO step aboard is the
Wharfmaster with bill for Wharfage. The
towboat Time, on her up trip, landed here
10 receive her mail, which cost her $3.50
A towboat man remarked n few days ago
that they did not mind paying for wharfage
when the boats had business TO do, but when
they land aud do no business they ought
not to be charged for wharf privileges. In
fact, Memphis is the only port that charges
the towbOats for landing they being charged
according TO their tonnage.
ADMIRAL HENRY GBINNELI. son OF Henry
Grinncll, the founder OF several arctic oxpc-
di,ions, is about TO bring suit against the
town OF Westport, Mass for false imprison-
ment. Something over year ago Admiral
Grinnel took up his residence at Wostport
lIarhor and this year be was taxed for $4,000
on his personal estate. On his refusal 10
pay the tax he was placed in the jail in New
Bedford about two weeks ago, whore he re-
manned for two days, At the end Of that
time lac took the poor debtors oath and was
released The Admiral claimed he was
taxed on trust funds, from which he received
no income He will bring q suit against the
rank In the Peruvian navy. He has also
held tie rank OF commodore IN the United
States navy.