The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-09


The S, l.. Wood will probably pass her,
today with tow of coal for New Orleans
THE Joe Peters went out on time last
evening for Arkansas River with full trip
THE government steamer Mississippi is du,
here from New Orleans. bound for st. Louis
THE Cherokee will arrive from ST. Loui.
tomorrow morning and return in the after.
noon.
THE Granite State is the next boat out for
Cincinnati. She loavss here Tuesday at &
O'Clock pm.
THE City Of Baton Rouge leaves from the
elevator this morning at 10 o'clock for Cairo
and St. Louis.
THE finely appointed passenger steamer
Clty OF Nicksburg passes here this morning
at ~ o'clock on her way TO Natchez.
THE W. w. O'Neil and Raymond Horncr
WIN heavy tows of coal, passed South yes
Wrday afternoon. The O'Neil dropped n
portion Of her tow here
The United States Government snapbnat
Gen. Mcigs will be dropped of the docks az
~, Louis tomorrow and leave for Yazoo
River, where she will work this winter. She
has an entire steel hull built for her
InE Giyoso arrived from Tiptonville YES
terday morning with POS bales Of cotton, 9lj
sacks OF seed cotton, 1856 sacks of cotton
seed, % head of hogs and 40 sacks of corn.
che ieft for the upper coast again last even
ing.
Tue immense steamer Grand Republic
carried into New Orleans last Thursday G.ii2
nales OF cotton, the largest cargo OF cotton
that has been discharged at that port by any
boat since the days of the iron steamer,
Charles T.. Choutcau.
TnE United States steamer Success. with
i've bargcs Is due here from Quincy. III.
en- route 10 Nicksburr where She will be
employed in dredging sand from the harbnr.
The Success is the only steamer on the Mis-.
sissippi that Is equipped with steam sand
pump, and IL has been used with much adj.
vantage IN removing reefs aud slndbars in
THIS section Of the river. The fleet will be
employed at Nicksburg all winter. under
the command Of Capt Alonzo G.. Amos
DURiNG the week ending Saturday. Do
cember J. the United States snlgbOat =. \.
Mhromh. Capt Il. Il. Birch commanding. re-
moved IL snags In the lower M,,,is.ippi
river, as follows. Seventeen snag, at Rnl. |
ney Ferry Landing, at Biller's / nt Gold. |
man Landing . at Coles Greek Landing. u /
al fairchild.s Island, 90 Qbitinln Point I |
~ OoWpcn Point ! ai Waterproof Landing. /
Eat Bucna Vista, at Goldl o,tum. ] nj Wax.
ball, at Grand Gulf Tow Head. ! ~ Hard /
Times Landing, making total Of % ,naas /
removed during the week. Cut - trees lad i
Coles trcck Landing. $50 at Fuirchillfs |
Island, 20 at tUict's Point
TnE New Orlean. Time D,moerli Of Fri.
day says The new Board uf lIlrburmnsfcr.
have Issued q series Of orlCr. a. steam craft
arriving ut this port that will be- OF consider
able use u ObCycd 10 the letter, ON, uf which,
aud most important j.: That nl ships of
war shall be anchored az Slaughtrr.housc
Point, and other vessels anchuuus la this |
port are required TO do ~ near tic west
bank, or Alacrs side 81 the river. 80 o. not
90 obst'uct navigation" II such nu order
a. the above had been issued several wear,
ago several accidents, which occurred by
waships anchoring IA the channel mieht
lave been avoided, and the United State.
Government not been called upon TO nay
for damages caused by their warships aueL.r- |
ing IN the channel Of the river nnl render.
ing Il unsafe Tor boats arriving at the city
wharf.
Amour twenty-five years ago packet bust.
ness was 10 is height says the Pittslurg |
I'od OF the an. At that time ns many as
hiiy or sixty packets would leave pitt.burs /
IN single day Many Of them oven ran |
through 10 New Orleans. Il mly DO im1siurt I
That when so many boat, lcii competition
would hc lively. Aud 10 was indeed. Every
additional PASSENGER rCCuful would De- 10
much more money IN the pockets Of the
When competition was 90 .
lively the method, pursued hy the river
men 90 catch ~ many passenger, as possible
Ncrc extremely ludiCruus. The boats would
Dc lying quietly at the wharf after having q
Iakcn ON all The freight to be shipped. wait.
INK for more passengers When one up.
pcarcd thc engineers would commence in
rc up the captains would riur the signal
10 cast OF, aud Preparations would De-
male t9 haul IN the gang plank. The uu. .
.u.peci'ug passenger wuuld,ul course. hurry |
10 buy his ticket, fearing be might mi.s tie
BOAT but after hr hal gotten on board and /
zone up t0 bis cabin, ull the excitement sud.
ienly ceased. The rtug plank was again q
oNcrcd ihc deck hands once more bounced .
bout TIE boat and ~ would became quiet g.
= before. by this time 10 would dawn upon /
he ucwly-arriyod passenger that hc had been =
oolcd But ull ihc growing in the world 4
oult not make the boat cO; sp thr traveller :
Iad 10 wall, sometimes a. long ai three days