The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14
Generai News.

TuE Rosa Lee leaves at o'clock pm. for
the upper coast.
tbs james Lee goes out this evening at 5
o'clock for Helena, Triars Point and all way
landings en- route.
THE George Shiras departed yesterday
morning for New Orleans, having in tow
several produce barges
The City of Monroe-en route from st.
Louis to Natchez, and the City of st. Louis,
EN- route from st. Louis to New Orleans, are
both due here.
The Kate Adams, from Arkansas City, ar
rived yesterday morning with AS bales of
cotton, l07 sacks Of cotton seed and 800
sacks of seed cotton.
The DeSoto clears this evening at o'clock
for Cairo Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati
and all the principal way landings on the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers,
THE steamer Ruth, just completed at Pa
ducah, will arrive tomorrow and enter the
Tiptonville trade Tuesday. The crew of the
Gayoso will continue on the new boat
CAPT. JAMES A. SnoTEs, Of the cabin build
ing firm of Slack & Shotes, of Pittsburg.
died last Tuesday after lingering illness.
Deceased was well known in river circles.
THE Raymond Homer 5. l.. Wood and
Harry Brown, all with immense tows of
coal, bound for New Orleans, are moored at
the island above here waiting Tor the river
90 rise.
AT latest accounts the w. w. o'Neil and
barges were still in trouble 1T Losa Lee
Landing below here. The tug Napoleon
and W, A. Williams are at the scene OF trou'
bic assisting the fleet.
THE owners of the steamer Cumberland
have settled with their creditors and tho
boat has been released by the United State
Marshal The boat will be taken 10 Paddcal
i'm a few days to undergo repairs, after which
she will return to Vicksburg and re-entei
the Bends trade.
TnE City Of Cairo, from Naichez arrived
yesterday morning in disabled condition
When near Helena she broke her shaft anC
was compelled TO make her way TO this por
on one wheel She Is now making repairs
and will be ready TO proceed TO ST. LOU
this morning. She brought In considerable
cotton and seed.
ON May IS, 1850, the steamer Charlie
Rodgers left keokuk, Ia, for Fort Dodge
Ia, on the Dies Moines River, and sho wa
the first and only boat that has ever navi
gated that stream TO Fort Dodge up to tn
present time and IL is partly upon the &C
complishment Of that memorable trip tina
the Dcs Moines River Improvement Com
pany claimed the title 10 the lands fron
which the settlers have been driven in I'll
last weeks.
In the River and Harbor Bill $4,000 wa
appropriated for the improvement of th
falls OF the Ohio. The estimate made for Oh
o. improvement will be considerably over Ga
appropriated amount but the engineer !
charge hopes TO have the next Congress {
appropriate enough TO complete the wor
now mapped out The plans are for bias
ing out the Indiana chute to width sun
cient TO make the channel as wide as ia
bridge piers. Also renewing the top (
wave rock below the bridge, and buildiu
dams so that IL will be possible TO take COS
boats drawing eight feet. and five at a tim
over the falls when there Is from nine 10 &c
feet on the gauge.
FoILowING Is a summary Of work done
the United States snagboat i. A. Woodruff
on the Mississippi river between Cairo on
St Louis, during the week ending Saiurda
December b One snag at Wilkinson's,
snags ut Goose Island, 3 snngs at Buila
Island, snag In Cape Girardcau Bend; . {
tai during the week. Iron barge sunk
Goose Island; dragged OF iron with white
the sunkcn barge was loaded; also deck ~
upper part OF sides. leaving o feet over Il
highest place. Gauge: ST. Louis, . fee
Cairo, lOIcet inches. Steamer GRIND TowS
sunk nj Goose Island December :. ISIS, To-
out - feet Of each Of lic long cylinder On
bcrs. leaving them ns low as the decks IN .
vicinity Of the ash pan, which Is Just abo
water.