The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-15
General Nexys

ci me uuiuiiiS star Is on her way from
Cincinnati to New Orleans
The Coahoma goes ont this evening, at
O'Clock, Tor Point Pleasant and the upper
bends
THE Henry Debus, bound for New Orlean.
win y oarges OF coal, is expected to pass
here this morning.
THE James Lee, for Friars Point, and the
Rosa Lee, for 0sccola, both departed last
evening with fair trips.
The U. 7, Schenck passed up from New
Orleans to Cincinnati late Tuesday night,
doing nothing Of Interest here
CAPT. NJ. NJ. DEEMs popular steamer.
Ohio, is announced to leave here tomorrow
at O'Clock pm. for Cincinnati.
eIIIE Rosa Lee arrived from Osceola yester.
DAY morning with $40 bales OF cotton, n
bags OF seed cotton and ., 100 sacks of cotton
seed.
IL the coming rise OF the Ohio River meets
expectations it is estimated that over 500 .
900 bushels OF coal will DO sent south from
PIttsburg.
THE City of Baton Rouge, from New Or.
leans, passed up to st. Louis yesterday
afternoon with big trip. She putt off con.
siderable freight here.
The cargo of the steamer James Lee
sisted of $50 bales of cotton "a bars Of seed
cotton and /, 100 sacks of cotton seed.
THE Chickasaw brought in from Whitc
River yesterday morning, 50i bales of col.
ton, a sacks Of seed cotton, 1889 sacks Of
cotton seed and II packages Of sundrics.
The City Of Monroe, en- route from Nat.
chez to 81. Louis, passed here late Tuesday
night She discharged here ll2 bales OF col.
ton and 80 sacks of cotton seed She took
on considerable freight also.
The large and commodious sidewheel
steamer, Kate Adams, under command Of
the veteran Capt. Mark T. Cheek, leaves this
evening at S o'clock for Helena, Friars
Point Concordia Tcrreno and Arkansas
1Iity. Her office Is in charge Of Capt WIN.
Banker.
TIE Annie T.. Silver arrived from Now
orleans yesterday morning with $50 bales OF
cotton, 8 bags OF seed cotton, 2I4s sacks Of
cotton seed, 20 hogshoad OF sugar, $40 barrels
oil molasses and rs packages of sundries. In
command OF Capt Harry Brolaski she leaves
again thls evening az o'clock, taking
freight and passengers for all points on the
lower coast as far as New Orleans.
A SnAwsEETowS, ILL.,. special 10 the 81.
Louis Globe Democrat, dated November ~.
says; Tho rise in the Ohio River has over
flowed about 800 acres OF corn in tho low
bottoms IL is expected that there will be
'H'aN NhANiF Nllliu Will put Z,DNl
acres under. The crop is very heavy and
has been slow In getting in condition 10
musk. the season being so warm aud wet.
Every field has large force Of men and
wagons literally running race with the
rising wators, and In this way n good nor.
ton OF the grain will be saved"
THE steamer Dacotah, which has been in
retirement at ST. Louis for several months.
has been sold by Commodore T. l.. Manion 10 !
Capt, Henry Mcpherson and Others, who |
will form the Dacotah Transportation Com.
pany. Tho consideration Is Understood IN |
DC sloOO. She will make few trim. from |
CT Louis TO the Tennessee River, after which |
she Will load at St. Louis for the Ouachita /
River. Capt. Henry Mcpherson. one OF her |
owners, will command. There Is talk OF |
running the Dacotah In the New Orleans |
ana Ouachita River trade during the winter. |
THE river mon do not seem pleased over
Tie prospective rise. Southern markots arc
already oyerstockod, and coal Is selling AZ
q price no higher than the cost II getting h |
10 market This being the case. there 4 |
nothing To encourage the shipping Of the
black dimond. II there was a trust among
The coal men probably no coal would be
sent out and no attention would be paid 10
the rise. But as IL is some one would send
out n shipment and the Others arr compelled
10 do likewise 20 protect themselves. Shin.
pcrs would much rather see low water for a
month or 70. by that time the supply of
coal would be considerably losscnod and the
demand possibly greater. - ufsLifrg Pat MA |