The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-13
General News.


Cart. w. p. HALL has gone to Paducah to
bring out the Ruth.
The City of Cairo leaves here this morning
ut 10 clock for Cairo and st. Louis
THE City OF 81. Louis will pass here this
morning at 10 o'clock on her way 10 New
Orleans.
THE City of Monroe, of the Anchor Line,
is expected 10 pass here today at noon,
bound for Natchez.
A coNvESTIoN will be held at Knoxville,
Tenn, January 20, TO consider the improve
ment of the Tennessee River.
THE Rosa Lee brought In from 0sceola YES.
terday morning BOB bales of cotton, l45 sacks
OF seed cotton and 9, 70l sacks Of cotton seed.
The Gayoso entered the Peters Landing
trade yesterday in opposition TO the Rob
Roy. The light promises 10 be very warm
before the season is over.
The George Shiras having in tow three
boats loaded with produce, arrived from the
Ohio River yesterday afternoon and landed
at the foot Of Jefferson street.
MRs. T. L. MARR and Miss Belle Mari,
mother and sister of Capt Dan A. MARI, and
Miss Lillian Gobel, all OF Catlettsburg, KY,
are making the round trip ON the steamer
Granite State.
THE Chickasaw, for White River; James
Lee, for Friars Point; Gayoso, for Peters
landing Rosa Lee, for. Osceola, and the
Granite State, for Cincinnati all went out
last evening with nice trips.
The magnificent passenger steamer Kate
Adams departs this afternoon at b o'clock
for Helena Friars Point Concordia, Tcrrene
and Arkansas City. Capt. Mark r. Cheol,
commands, with Capt. William Banker in
charge Of the Office.
The Gayoso came in from Tiptonyile yes.
terday morning and left last evening for
Peters Landing under the auspices of the
Lee Line. She brought in 1856 bales of cot
ton, 202 sacks Of seed cotton aud 1859 sacks
OF cotton seed. The Ruth will be here Sat.
urday to take the Gayoso's place in the Tip
tonylle trade.
THE United States snngboat u. A. Wood.
run, Capt. w. ii. Christian commanding
has removed what was known us the Tower
wreck snag at Goose Island and has scrapcd
oil the deck and top sides of the sunken iron
barge, making a channel between COO aud
200 feet wide, extending from the sand reef
20 the engine frames OF the Tower wreck,
with six feet In the shollest place over the
barge wreck. Three snags were also removed
from the upper channel at Goose Island
WE were shown photographs Of the lake
steamer Helena, which was launched at sho
boygan, Wis, July - last, says the Paducah
Standard. The peculiar interest in this Il
Paducahans is that the greater portion o
the hull is made OF Paducah oak. Tho
steamer is owned by the Milwaukee Tug
boat Line. She is of propeller pattern, 33
feet long, As feet beam, and cost $4,000
She las n capacity for 1900 tons Of wheat
and on a test at Milwaukee was loaded in al
hour aud half. She Is used for carrying
grain from Milwaukee 10 BuilalO aud otbci
Eastern lake ports and returning with Goa
and iron ore. Two other boats OF smallci
dimensions are under course Of conHtructio
at the docks Of Riobolt q Woltcrs. and thcy
are so well pleased with the Paducah Jumbo
that they have placed their order for a larg,
quantity for use in them. Tho eompan,
owning the Helena have In view the cxpcri
ment OF building boats that will make la
passage from the lakes through the canals &
the Mississippi River and thence here will
iron ORE, and returning with lumber. The.
think tie scheme feasible, and will attcmp
10 build boat that will stand the lake trip
and yet he OF sufficiently light draft to max
the river passage.