The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-18

The amcs Lee leaves tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock for Helena and Friars Point.
THE Cumberland will probably enter the
Memphis and Australia trade tomorrow.
The Joe Peters backed out for the Arkan-
sas River yesterday afternoon fairly well
laden.
THE Rosa Lee for Osceoa and the Goa
homa for Point Pleasant leave tomorrow at
a O'Clock pm.
THE City of Cairo, en- route from St. Louis
to Natchez, had not put in an appearance at
dark last evening.
Bon JAMESON is making trip on the
steamer Gayoso in place of Second Clerk Ed
Hall, who stopped off on account of sick
ness.
THERE will be no Tuesday boat for Cncin-
natl. The next boat for that point will be
the Ohio, which will leave Friday at
O'Clock pm.
A pozEN or more broadhorns are between
Evansville and Cairo, loaded with produce.
floating quietly toward Memphis and other
Southern markets.
HuGE piles OF drift, accompanied by dan
gerous looking sawycrs, continue To hoat
past here toward the Gulf growing daily
more frequent as the river rises.
THE elegant steamer Kate Adams will ar
rive from Arkansas City this morning and
will return tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock.
20 all way business.
THE Annie r. Silver got away for New
Orleans yesterday afternoon with fair
cargo including some cotton. She has en-
gagements at Helena and other points below
for considerable cotton and seed.
THE IL. NJ Hoxie with number Of
barges, including seven belonging TO the
United States River Commission, passed up
from New Orleans TO st. Louis early yester-
IA. ont has, NIL
be left at ST. Louis
Oven loo, 900 bushels Of corn will be lost
between Evansville and the mouth Of Green
River Below Evansville, on the Ohio and
on the Wabash, the damage Is greater.
Much Of the corn was knocked down by the
heavy rains and winds Of the last month
and Is ruined; had il been standing the in
jury would not have been so great.
TnE Pittsburg Knights OF Labor pilots
will not get any better pay. There are $40
towboat pilots running 10 the lower rivers,
and but ll0 Of this number are members OF
the knights Of Labor, and most Of them are
hired by the year. On this rise nearly all
the yearly pilots went out, and those who
are hired by the single trip stayed at home.
THE Cairo bridge, for the passage OF the
Illinois Central trains, is the property Of the
Kentucky & Tennessee Railroad Company
n transfer organization consisting Of the Chi
hnois Central Companies II will be two
miles long, less 23i feet, and will contain
five spai :, including the approaches the
largest being 500 feet, the shortest $50, the
latter located on the approaches.
THE Steamboatmcn's Protective Associa.
ton, n once great organization OF the river
men, Is now on the decrease, and the menu
bership is steadily declining Three years
agO nearly every Tiycrmnn at Pittsburg be-
. longcd 10 It, and Il was one Of the best and
strongest associations ever formed by steam.
boatmCn. From the steamboat owner 10 the
deckhand were all members In 1883 there
were 400 members enrolled In the odd but
interest among the members has been on
the decline sincc then, and now there are
but 100 members mi The organization was
gotten up to preserve the social standing
among the riyermcn, and also Ia provide Tor
the families OF any members who died
when the organization was at the hight ol
success $50 was given to the family at The
death of any member who was In good
standing IN the order. In four years SiIuV
was raid out In this manner. Now upon
the death OF a member each fellow member
has TO contribute e. TO the deccascd's family
A. Evansville.
Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
Evansville. Ind. Nov l7-Tho u. P
schcncl passed here light rs cork At noon
today. An we'll. She put oil twenty bale
OF cotton and added a little Louisville
freight. The Granite State will pass up az
O'Clock IN the morning. The Flank sicif
broke her shaft Yesterday evening in Fht %
Canueion on her up trip She will b.
brought here for repairs. The Golden Ruiz
arrived al u. m, added fifty tons aud pro
cccds during the night tomorrow being sun
day, IL would hardly be proiiabi,
o. lay over with the expectation Of rciiinl
any traffic. Capt Carter OF The schenck
reports light traffic al all pOints below. lh
Excel brought up grand tow aud rctume'
with smpups, after exchanging her vi
stream TOW with the Robert PEBBLES at ih
mouth Of Green River, among which va
Hiram Hills wrcck.nghoaL en- rput'
60 the wreck of the sunkCn steamer Fashion
Can't. lin proceeded on the u. Y schcne
90 oy,riakc thc PEBBLES. The Golden Rul
got OF ior New Orleans at o o'clock 81
afternoon. wanting 500 tons. AMI will hav
ample tonnage Tor Cairo aud Mcnph's shiI
pcrs. Size added quito q number oi people
among them bridal party Tor New Oriean.
Special ubpitoh 10 The Appeal
EyAugttLF Ind. nov. 1.-THE Grant,
Slate Inat shawnceiown this evening ni a.
O'Clock in r0oi shape, and will leave here
7o'cioCk t3morrow morning.
A. Cincinnati
gpcclai Dlluieh 60 The Appeal
CiNcivN,fi. o.. Nov. i7-Thc river
rising with eg fcct Inches ON The gauge la
evening Weather cloudy and cool. II
pomcroy packet Louis s. Shirley came
with broken shaft and Tie Bunlnu wci
out IN her place. Tic Ohio arrived nt
o'clock pm and viii leave Tor Mcmlhia
the morning.
40 orernyiiic.
sfeAl Dispatch 10 the Appeal
Gnrrsyntr. Miss. Nov i7.-N0 holu o
rived TODAY. The ending Star from Ci
einnetf. and the City 81 fruii ifncr. lrH
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