The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-22
General News.

BUSINESS good.
TIE Eugene Is the Saturday packet for
Arkansas river.
The Rob Roy goes to Walnut Bend this
evening at o'clock.
The Ohio returned TO Cincinnati last night
with fair freight list.
The little tow-boat Crescent, from New
Orleans, passed up to the Ohio river yester-
day afternoon.
The Arkansas City telegraphs from Cairo
that she will pass here this morning ON her
way TO Vicksburg.
TnE Commonwealth passed down from
Cincinnati TO New Orleans last night with q
full load. She did nothing here.
THE Rosa Lee will be found in port this
morning receiving 10 leave this evening at
o'clock for Osccola and the upper bends.
THE Oakland, towing three model barges
loaded with package freight passed down
from st. Louis 20 New Orleans yesterday
morning
THE James Lee, Capt Thomas Clagett,
leaves this day at o'clock p. m. for Helena,
Friars Point and all intermediate landings.
Mr.. William Ashford is her chief clerk.
TIE Chickasaw Is receiving 10 leave this
| evening ut o o'clock for all points on White
river as far as Newport. Capt. II. q. Postal
| commands, with Mr.. Charles NJ. Postal in
| the office.
THE Kate Adams, In command of Capt.
Mark II. Cheek, is the United States mail
packet leaving here tomorrow evening at
o'clock for Helena, Friars Point, Concordia,
Terrene and all way landings TO Arkansas
City.
The Guiding Star with good freight list
and full OF passengers, passed here last
night on her way from New Orleans TO Gin
einnau. She discharged at the elevator ! ,240
bundles OF shingles, 40 bales Of cotton, and
40 barrels Of molasscs. She added lot Of
way freight.
IT has Just leaked out that Capt Geo. Ep-
| pie, OF the l.. III. Sargent, was recently mar
ried 20 Mrs. William Sargent, OF Mason City.
She Is the owner Of the boat, and will be re-
membered for her heroic conduct at the
time OF the explosion Of the Ike Bonham,
near Vicksburg, where she saved several
lives. The boat has been laid up at Pom
eroy since last fall, but will leave there In a
few days 10 take her old place in the Vicks-
burg and Iazoo river trade Cincinnati COM
merciai Gazette
s. Louis capitalists who propose 10 revo-
lutionize passenger and freight business on
the upper Mississippi have filed an order
with the Iowa Iron company OF Dubuque,
for the construction of steel steamboat the
| first ever built for use on the upper Missis-
nppls luz DOut Will DC ~ ltct long, ol-
foot beam, and 6IS-foot hold, and will cost
$4,000. All It's appointments will DO first
class, and II Is proposed TO make the trip
from 81. Louis 10 81. Paul In half tho time
consumed by the slow packet wooden steam
en. Tho cabin II 20 be rs fine as can be
built and will contain twenty-eight rooms
on the boiler deck. with fine large Texas
above. Tho skylight Is 10 run the entire
length OF the roof, 40 ns 20 be Of use In hot
weather 10 vcntilntc the boiler deck forward
the cabin. Her frame 4 steel plate i0xiI,
with reverse bar, top and bottom. The
bottom, from stern 10 a point aft nj the
midship, Is 10 be two-thirds thick plate steel.
Her deck Is 10 be white pine, laid In the
usual way, and secured 10 the deck frame
by lay screws from the under side. Her bits
arc 10 be oak, put In In the usual manner.
Her machinery and boilers are the usual
type used ON Western rivers. Engines, l7x7
feet stroke; the wheel Ii 10 10 % feet In d.
ametcr and 2i-foot bucket. Boilers, three
In number, 20 inches In diameter aud 20
feet long with two ii-inch Qucs Work on
the new boat will be commenced nj once.