The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-19
General News.

The Ohio is the Friday packet for Cincin-
natl.
Cart, J. ID, HEGLERs popular steamer the
Guiding STAR leaves here this morning at 10
O'Clock for New Orleans.
THE Jay Gould and barges are reported
aground at Goose Island, above Cairo. AS
sistance has been sent her from St. Louis.
The Grand Jury at Madison Ind, has
found indictments against number of
steamboatrnen for running Sunday excur-
sions.
TnE Buckeye State, from Cincinnati, ar.
rived yesterday afternoon with 700 tons of
freight, and is receiving to return this after.
noon.
The G. b. Monteith, with a tow of produce
boats, is aground at Island 6S and unless
there is rise soon ii is thought that she will
lose portion OF her tow.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer City Of
Providence under command of Capt. Geo
Carroll, leaves from the elevator this after
noon at o'clock for Nicksburg and
Natchez.
THE Chlckasaw came In from White River
late Monday night with 81 bales of cotton,
S52 sacks OF cotton seed and lot of miscel-
lanoous freight. She is receiving TO return
this evening at o'clock.
SECRETARY BRowN, Of the Pilots Associa-
pilots on the Ohio and, in fact, all over the
West with a view 10 getting them TO send in
their photographs TO add to the gallery that
the association is establishing
TnE w. w. 0'Neils tow is in bad shape
at Rosa Lee Landing, below here. The river
is falling and II is thought that she will lose
two more bargcs Capt. John Harpman,
underwriters agent, has gone down to the
scene OF the trouble TO look after the tow.
The great cotton carrier, Annie p. Silver,
under command OF Capt Harry Brolaski,
reached here from New Orleans yesterday at
noon with 456 bales OF cotton, IA sacks Of
seed cotton, 10, ia sacks or cotton seed and
69l packages OF sundries She will 20 back
as soon as she can discharge her cargo.
THE Dacotah, en- route from ST. Louis TO
the Ounchita River passed here yesterday
afternoon, loaded almost 10 the waters edge.
She put of some freight at the elevator and
added fifty tons Of sundries for points be-
tween here and hatcher She could have
got nifty tons more but did not have the
room for IL.
THE steamer Hornet. Of the New Orleans
and Atchafalaya River Line, struck a snag ut
Big Bend Landing, on the Aichafalaya, Fri
day afternoon aud sank In about - feet OF
water Her cargo consisted Of 800 bales Of
cotton, nearly l5D sacks of cotton seed $40
sacks of rice, 10 hogsheads OF sugar and 50
barrels OF molasses, OF which only the cotton
was saved. The Hornet was valued at a., OOO
and insured for $1,000 in Western com.
panies. The passongcrs and crew escaped.
The boat can probably be raised.
TnE fact Is published that A. ID. Suckney,
OF the Chicago, ST. Paul q Kansas City Rail.
road, Is striving 10 purchase and unity
the entire traffic interests of the Missis.
sppi and Ohio railroads and consolidate the
st. Paul & Duluth, Duluth a Iron Range
and Kansas City railroads with the rivers in
one grand system. HIS object is TO control
two great factors in the freight business.
iron ore and coal shipments. The plan i o
take iron ore Ia - Paul from the Lake
Superior mines by rail and then send il 10
Pittsburg by river. On the return trip coal
will be taken from the Pennsylvania mines.
St Paul will become the distributing point
for the Northwest. A dispatch from Pitb-
burg last week stated that a syndicate OF
Pittsburg capitalists was about completed
for the purchase Of Gmy's Iron Line and
had secured controlling interest in the
diamond Joe" Line. simultaneously came
the announcement OF the purchase of the
old Davidson Line or 81. Paul a st. Lmis
Packet Line by syndicate of ~. Paul men.
The cost Of getting ore 10 Pittsburg will be
greatly ltsscnod by utilizing the rivcrs. Thi,
condition alone makes Pitisburg men take
hold OF the new scheme with will. The
river traffic will be thoroughly revived and
put back ON the ilouri,hing basis Of early
days