The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-15


TmE Chickasaw is the Wednesday packet
for White river.
THE Eugene leaves tomorrow at o'clock
pm. for Arkansas river going through to
Pine Bluff.
The venerable Cant. James Lee, ST., is
spending a few days aboard the steamer
Rosa Lee, the guest of Capt. Henry Cooper.
THE Coahoma will be found in port this
morning receiving to leave this evening at
o'clock for Tptonyille and the upper land
ings.
The City Of Vicksburg is due here on her
way from st. Louis to Natchcz. Low water
and foggy weather are the causes Of her
delay
TIE large and commodious steamer Annie
r. Silver is announced to leave here this
morning at 10 o'clock for New Orleans and
intermediate points.
CART. NEFF, Of the steamer Rob Roy, was
In the city yesterday and reports his boat
still stuck on bar in 81, Francis river, but
hopes to be able 20 get her off today
TIE repairs to the. Anchor line steamer
City Of Providence were completed yesterday
morning, and she pulled for St. Louis last
night after adding forty tons of freight here.
PILors HEDGE and Burton, of the Kate
Adams, report Falls Landing the shoalcst
y
found about eight feet Of water at that
point.
THE snag boat, John N. Macomb, is at
Buffalo Island d ing yeoman service in TAX.
ing ont snags. After cleaning the channel
there she will work her way south, going as
far as Nicksburg,
THE glorious news reached here yesterday
that the Ohio river had risen several inches
at Cincinnati, thus giving boats fair stage
of water. Now for a rise OF the Mississippi,
then all will be serene.
TnE Guiding Star, which has been aground
at SCanlan's Landing for the past three days
was pulled of yesterday morning at III
o'clock by the hurbor tug Napoleon and
sent on her way to New Orleans rejoicing.
TnE rittsburg towboat pilots have called
for a conference to settle the wages question.
| IL is thought that they will be satisfied with
| they will not aud cannot stand an increase.
TmRE Is talk II making Capt Paris c.
| Brown superintendent OF the Newport KY,
| police force II the position is rendered
| Capt. Brown and lac accepts, the people OF
| that city will have every reason to be proud
Uf the appointments
TnE W. II. Chcrry's damage will come in
| side oi the insurance average ui 10 per cent
and the insurance companies will have nc
| loss 90 pay, all the expenses Of repairs, etc,
| falling upon her owners She will be ready
To continue her trip tomorrow evening"
/ PddUcIh Standard, Oct. l3.
PuoTs report eight feet o. water at Arsenal
/ Island, xix feet at Perry's lowhcad, five an,
half feet at Blocks, live and half at Kin
ncy Point In new channel, nine feet al
channel. The channel is changing ut Green
| leafs Bend, and is full of Jumps.
GAIT G.. Is, RUSSELL received Telegram las
night from Capt. NJ. NJ. Deem, dated at Cairo
| which stated that the steamer DcSoto passed
Cairo at o'clock, pm, and would arrlv,
here this morning. She has big trip q
both freight aud passengers She will re
turn TO Cincinnati tomorrow evening at
| o'clock.
TnE II. NJ. Hoxie succeeded yesterday II
| pulling the Henry Lourcy oil OF the bar u
the foot OF Presidents island. The LOurcy
was busy all OF yesterday afternoon getting
her bargcs In shape preparatory 90 making
| a new start for New orleans. Tho lIOXi,
will pass here today on her way st Louis
with several baigcs loaded with miscolla
ncous freight
t-InE Rosa Ice, loaded 10 the waters edge
came IN from Osccola yesterday afternoon
| Her officers report heavy fog about o'clOcl
yesterday morning, but she proved equal {,
the emergency aud passed through IL will
very little trouble. Her cargo consisted o
Osl bales Of cotton. 1888 sacks Of oottol
seed, fourteen snakes and eight packages O
sundrics. She returns this evening at
o'clock.
TnE palatal steamer Kate Adams arrive,
from Arkansas City last evening with S
bales Of cotton, iu2 sacks Of seed cotton
i,sOl sacks Of cotton seed aud % packages o
sundries. She lost several hours ON accoun
OF fog. She leaves again this evening at
o'clock for Helena, Friau Point Tcrrcn
aud Arkansas City. Capt Mark Cheek com
mands with Capt w. G. Banker in chang
Of the office.
THE James Lee arrived from Friars Poln
yesterday afternoon with $50 bales Of cotton
~ sacks OF seed cotton aud =. 2tJ sacks q
cotton seed. She encountered heavy H.
about O'Clock yesterday morning aud wa
compelled To lay NJ ut Commerce. where Vi
remained eight hours Her officers rrpOr
the channel at Scnnlan's improving, Their
now being about eight feet scnnt at tina
point. She leaves again this evening at
o'clock for Helena aud frian Point.
L,sr Thursday night the steamer Robcr
II. Carson struck n suag IN the Ohio river
four miles below Evansville, aud sank Il
thirty feet of water. At the time OF the nc
cidcnt she had on board hfly head II cattle
| louf hnihta unu Tot OF lffiEni All OF NuitI
was lost The crew reached the shorr Il
safety. The total loss will amount a. nbou
$1,000. The boat was owned hy Hickman
4 Carson, II Henderson, Nv. This Is IN
thirl boat that has sunk In the upper river,
caused by low water, aud this nl-1 confirm
the belief Of supcr.titious rvcrmcn tia
when ono disaster occurs two more wal
surely follow
JunGE DittoN yesterday ovcrrulcd
demurrer 10 the petition IN the 5000 dam
ugv suit Of Annie aud Norman SiCbUthcin ",
Chas. T. l.ichkc, former owner II IN,
steamer Charley Bowen. ays the ~ Luui
Globe HrHDrruf u Tuesday. Tho plaintiff
are the children u the late Norman SIC
bothcin former engineer II the boat nn,
who was killed by tic explosion VI steam
pipe on April I, isS7 They sued for dam
ag,s on account IT the death u their father
whom they changed was Killed by the nrrli
gcncc II the steamboats, owner IN
demurrer set NJ the defense that the en-
g.nCcr was himself guilty of negligence II
not having the steam pipe IN good condition
that the accident happened on the KENTUCKY
side II tho Mississippi river aud hence ~,