The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17

THE steamer City OF New Orleans is am
nounccd TO leave here at noon today for New
Orleans and intermediate landings.
The City OF Cairo passed up from hatcher
TO Cairo last night with fine trip. She dis
charged big lot Of freight at the elevator.
The James Lee came In from Friars Point
yesterday morning with 10 bales OF cotton,
- bags Of seed cotton and 2lJ sacks OF cotton
seed.
TnE Rosi Ice arrived from Osceola yester-
day morning with II bales OF cotton, is bags
of seed cotton and 7l3 sacks OF cotton seed.
She went back last night with fair trip.
The City OF Monroe passed here yesterday
morning on her way from ST. Louis 10
Natchcz. She put of here ZOO packages Of
snndries and added 80 tons OF way freight.
THE DcSoto arrived from Cincinnati yestcr-
day morning with l,060 kegs OF nails, 23O
boxes OF shoes, G5 kegs Of staples, 743 barrels
Of Hour, 800 barrels OF salt, 200 barrels OF CO
mont, no barrels OF oil, los boxes OF canned
goods, 81 boxes Of hardware, 40 boxes OF tin
plates, 57l packages Of furniture, 2gG pack
ages Of wagon STUN 1872 packages of glassware,
% packages OF paper, CT packages OF rakes, 30
packages Of castings, 400 empty barrels, SOL
reels OF barbcd wire, 1856 bales OF hay, las
sacks OF corn, % car axles, Us plows, 40 casks
| OF carthcnware. ~ stoves, II skiifs. AZ head
OF hogs, aud is5 packages Of sundrics. She
returned last night with fair trip.
MAJ. l.. 7. ARMSTRONG, OF Nashville, Tenn,
has closed n contract with Capt Ed Howard,
OF Jacksonville, Ind, for the building OF a
fine and large stcrnwheel boat for Cumber-
land river trade, 30 take the place OF the
Vim. Porter, recently destroyed by fire. The
| now packet will be Of the same dimensions
AZ the Porter. II the boiler, machinery and
engine OF the Inflated boat are recovered
aud found TO be uninjurcd, they Will be used
on the new boat However, he Will contract
for an entire new set The boat Will cost
nearly 30000 Capt Howard has also re-
ceiycd contract from Capt. Thos. Ryman,
OF Nashville, 10 build n new hull for the
cabin and machinery OF the steamer Sam
Jones. When finished she will be known as
the New Sam Jones.
NEw YonE Maritime Reporter; A novel craft
has lust been builtat the Pussy a Jones com.
pany's yards for Alexander McDougall, Of
Duluth, MINI. She Is cigarshaped and built
Of steel Her dimensions arc lsI feet long
!, % feet beam and 10 feet depth Of hold, with
a CARRYING capacity 81 go tons. She Is 10 be
used IN carrying copper, iron orc and grain
on Lake Superior aud the other great lakes
Instad of q deck like an ordinary vessel
this craft will have a round top, which viii
be a continuance Of the hull. This top Will
describe an exact scmicircle, with a radius Of
twelve and half feet from point In tho
center 81 what would be the deck OF the ycs
sci II she hal one. This round topgndually
tapcrs at each end, until Il has dwindled Il
, n circle three feet IN diameter. The com
: pletcd vessel will nearly resemble cigar
, pointed at the ends. On the rounded top, a
inycryal-, will he nino sliding matches
0 through which the loading and unload
, ing will be done. When loaded theu
matches are bolted down and made per
lcctly wnter tight. A bulkhcad In cnch ems
Q will prevent her sinking. There u hil
/, oycrhang AZ her stern, and her rudder ]
consequently considerably inside from ih
, end 81 her stern. There will be little or ~
! accommodation for men aboard. littl
open station for the hclmsman VIII be place.
n on the top Of the stern, and tails three fee
apart will extend the length Of the vessel, a
G as 10 prevent those on top from being washc'
!. overheard. When closed the vessel will b
2 thoroughly water tight with the exception
\ OF the hawsc pipes. II Is intended TO loa
!, her down almost 10 the beginning OF he
| turtle back.