The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-13
General NcMs.

THE Rosa Lee pulls out this evening at 5
O'Clock for Osceola.
The City of New Orleans, from st. Louis,
passed down to New Orleans yesterday.
The Belle Memphis, en- route from st.
Louis To Natchez, passed here yesterday.
The City of Providence passed here yes
terday on her way from Natchez TO st. Louis.
The beacon lights along the river banks, it
is said by pilots, were never in better shape
than at present.
THE Gayoso will leave tomorrow evening
Mt o'clock for Tiptonyille and points on
the upper coast.
THE Coahoma is the Lee line steamer
leaving this evening at 3 o'clock for Helena
and Friars Point.
TuE Granite State has been placed on the
docks at Cincinnati to be repaired, reprinted
and put in first class order.
TnE Future City is here from Cairo patch.
ing her boilers. She left her tow at point
about ten miles above the city.
A BRIDGE company has been organized at
Evansville, Ind, to build bridge across the
Ohio river at Evansville. When completed
it will be used by the Ohio Valley railway.
THE elegant passenger steamer Kate
Adams in command of Capt. Mark r.
Check, clears this afternoon at , o'clock for
Helena, Friars Point, Concordia, Terreno
and Arkansas City. Capt. W. Z. Blanker
prCsidos ia her office.
THE new channel found at Twin Hollow n
[ few days ago has been abandoned and the
| old way l. used. rs th" former went through
/ the guycruw mt works and could not be-
| come permanent. s understood that the
| gap through ti' W..~ vii be closed.
EDITOR Comm,.ciE.GI.ogc: find the fol.
! lowing paragraph IN newspaper OF date Of
! April 10, 81: The largest steamer that ever
/ iluatcd the western waters was nc Cincinnati
! last week. She is called the Missouri; her
! length is 233 feet, breadth % feet guards in
| Cludcd. The diameter Of her wheel is 80
feet aud She has II feet stroke To her engine
| aud carries 600 tons She was built at Pitts
burg aud cost $4,000. As you have the rec
or,ls please give us the dimensions OF the
largest steamboat that has ever been bull; ON
the western waters for the purpose Of com
| parisOn. ). i. {.
fThc Grand Republic was the largest car.
ricr ever built on the western waters. She
was $40 feet long, 5G4 feet beam, 10 feet
hold. Her machinery was transferred from
| the Great Republic, which was 3jl feet long,
So feet beam aud 81 feet hold. She car
ricd 100, while the Grand Republic carried
400 tons. The James Howard carried 3, POO
tons. The first Thompson Dean carried into
New Orleans 1000 tons.-Ed. Com. Gas.
| IouHNttIE ana JeilerOnvillc are up IN
arms against the proposed location Of a new
bridge acruss the Ohio between the two
cities, as evidenced 10y the following from
the Cincinnati Enquirer The scheme "a
build new bridge across the Ohio AZ Jcilcr
sonyillc, which Is now being considered by
the Secretary Of War, Is meeting with objec
tions by river men from Pttsburg 10 Cairo
IL is claimed that bridge constructed just
above the foot Of Fifth street, IN Louisville
would seriously impede navigation, aud thai
great injustice would be done them by th,
Secretary of War II his official sanction u
the scheme II given. River men want ia,
bridge aud want IL badly, too, but claim tina
IL should be located further up the river, =,
that navigation may not be incommodcl ant
interrupted. IL II said that IN case the Wal
Department concludes 10 locate the new
bridge near Fifth street, petition Of cnor
nous magnitude will be presented 10 Con
grcss against Il by the Ohio river men.