The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-05

TuE Gayoso left last evening for Upton
vile.
TINS Granite State left Cincinnati for this
port yesterday.
TlIE James Lee leaves tomorrow at o'clock
pm Tor Helena and Friar Point
TnE CoahOma upon her arrival from Ar
kansas City today will 20 to bank for the
present.
TuE Belle Memphis, Of the Anchor line, is
announced To leave here today At noon for
Cairo and St. Louis
Tux Ohio will be the Tuesday packet for
Cincinnati She offers special inducements
To round trip passengers.
THE Rosa Lee, in command Of Capt Henry
| Cooper clears tomorw evening at o'clock
Tor Osccola and the upper bends,
rnr elegant Anchor Line steamer City of
| Providence leaves here thi, morning at 10
o'clock for Nicksburg and Natchcz,
Tur II. NJ. Hoxic, Of the barge line, is en-
route from ST. Louis to New Orleans towing
1 hNrgcS Nos, -, Il, Il, o. aud 9S laden with
I 10000 bushels nf corn, 1000 bushels Of
wheat and 1000 tons of merchandise,
Tug Kate Adams, thoroughly oycrhaulcd
| and repaired aud In rs good condition ~ OH
| the day she left the ship yards ut pittshurg.
| will resume her trips To Arkansas city To.
/ morrow, leaving nj d o'clock pm. Capt.
Mark X. Check commands. with Capt VIM.
| Banker IN charge Of the office.
4 LETTER has been received from Engineer
| J. II. Reid Of Detroit, Mich, saying that hc
had received u letter from Washington n
gapling bill for tho rciunding of the back
| license fees collected from licensed officers,
and that Randall aud Holman opposed the
said bill on the plea that II would set bad
| precedent, Mr. Reid wrote in reply that
| "tho licensed officers claimed that the money
was unjustly taken from them, aud that Il
WIS not establishing precedent any Nose
| than Oi the collector ni customs forcing u
| man Ia pay on goods more than hC was en-,
titled To collect, This hats been paid back 10y
the treasury time aud again after IL was paid
| into the treasury. our claim il Just, for ",
were forced Ia pay our license Or We could
not follow our occupation Thi, surplus l.
nov IN the Treasury and should be returned
To ~, A senator said In regard Ia thi, hill
that lac believed II was Just one aud II the
governments paid the Just debts there would
not he such u surplus in the treasury Ia
keep Congress lighting In order Ia reduce IT,
The only earthly hope We can see, Is tor the
engineers aud the pilots associations u
combine aud make grand rally, and II uui
| congressman will not ruuCcdo Ia what h
right and just let them u,c their influence
ut the ballot hoN-NrW io,k Maritime Rs
porter
carr IIENRy G. ItNAWsrIcE, president q
the Mississippi Valley Transportation com
pnuy, Ia an interview with reporter ot th
81 Louis Globe iIrmUrruf the other dny, e.
lated some very interesting point, about th
past, present aud future uf the Mississippi
river ~ "a highway ~ commerce. capt
llalr,tick Said' THE condition NJ the rive
thi, year is very good. There was u pcriu,
nl four or five months oi nn excellent stag
] 4 A. a. a 4.
barge CDmpiny's bushes, WI. very poor, 4
short corn crop In this country means no
alone small export, IN that Ccral but ais,
small business iu general for the barge com
/ RAINY, hctausC thrvc.iuurihs uf our busiuv,
l I, export business when there isn shur
corn crop iu thi, country other cuuntrir
compete with ~ in Europe. uudcr.cll ~,
and IT course, this has the effect IT dccpns
/ inc our experts one IT the countries thai
have IN mind that hl,iutyricrcd very murl
with ~ In Europe ~ nuruu, Ayrrs II vN
ported last year upWardut tWn UDhushrl
ui rurn. SiN years al,n they did not cNuur
that many hundred thousand bushels
That very tact shows tho urCcI
sty 10 gruWcrs of the cereals
| this country ~ having continued chcn
transportation ~ tide water. aud this u ~
~ the most important reasons why the 10
! eminent should ~ on aud improve u
channel II the river without an improve
channel the absolute cost uf tnnspDfiatio
! frum 81 Louis Ia New orleans un cereal
during the month. ~ August, Supicmhrl
October aud November !, iu0 per rrnI
greater than during the spring months d
during such time. iy We have q good dept
of water IN thc channel hence a. New ~
lean. W. have, iuf instance, already hc"
compelled o. send two boats from st. luui
~ Cairo with au averaged sized tow that d
g,,ud water one huat Nill take. aud WHEN IA
water in thr channel gets still lower ~ ~
frequently compelled Ia had lo,, than ha
The quantity Ut grain IN our barge, that "
would were the channel improved, aud Il vi
! take tNirr n long ~ make tnp WI
hnrtc' loaded a. unc.hali the capacity IN
channel ~ mentioned that u would II v
had 40 improved river.