The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-17
Gcueral Nevx.


bo'clock pm. for Cincinnati.
Tue Commonwealth en- route from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, is looked for today.
TnE Guiding STAR fully laden, passed here
= yesterday afternoon bound for New Orleans.
THE Mississippi River between Cape Girar-
dcau and Cairo is in bad shape. The water
is drawing of rapidly. There is rock heap
IN the channel at Jacket Pattern.
TIE Anchor Line steamers Arkansas City,
Tor Natchcz and the City of Baton Rouge
Tor New Orleans, are announced to pass here
at noon ON their way from 81. Louis
TIN Ruth came in from New Madrid yes
torday with lG3 bales OF cotton 1872 sacks Of
seed cotton, sos sacks OF cotton seed Is head
cattle and 10 head hogs. She went back last
evening.
Pnors report "a feet scant from Cairo to
ST. Louis, bargcs drawing az feet rubbed
several places. Should the decline in the
nNer continue few days longer there will
be troublesome places below the former
place.
REcARDrNG the work OF dil,ing the two
chains between Cairo and Paducah, which
has progressed 50 slowly the past several
years, high Government authority asserts
that IL positively must be finished this year,
II not upon the plan under adoption upon
some other which will facilitate It's compile
ton In the time specified. The building OF
dams at Cumberland Island aud another at
Mound city, h contingent upon further np.
populations, but will eventually be con
structcd.
TUT new dam to be built at Cascyvllc, on
the Ohio River, by the Government for the
Improvement Of the shoal water there. will
begin about 1000 feet above Battery Rock,
on the Illinois shore. describing a scmicircle
down the river $50 feet, the object being Ia
throw the current into the Kentucky shore.
thereby icttying the bar aud giving good
navigation the year around. Mr. William
Kirk, Of Madison. Ind, who has been
awarded the contract, will begin work rs
Boon a. the river falls sufficiently.
TIN New Orleans Tmcs- Democrat Of Fri.
day says.
"Ihe annual meeting Of the Supervising
Inspectors in Washington, which closed its
session on the 9TH instant considered and
acted upon about 80 communications, re-
ports aud resolutions. Great pressure was
brought to bear by the steel manufacturers
of the country 90 Induce the board tochnugc
iis form OF sample test Of steel. but In view
Of the great number 81 Interests such change
would alcct, particularly that Of Western
river steamboat owner the board declined /
to make amy change until Il could have
longer opportunity o. examine into all the
phases ct the subject Tho board, however
60 partly meet the wants Of the munuiartur-
En-, changed their requirements IN rrgarl to
steel plate 10 the extent 81 reducing from o
60 90 pCr cent. the reduction II area Of steel |
plate thrcc-fourihs inch and upward In
thickness.
Tho board also adopted rule requiring |
test pieces from each and every plate Of iron /
or steel used in the shells aud other parts u /
boilers subject 10 tensile strain whereas |
formerly only one or two pieces were tested |
from the whole lot ~ pilates used In o boiler. |
and u the sample pieces were found de. |
fcicnt the whole lot Of plates were rejected. |
under the new rule only the patei actually |
found deficient are to De- rejected.
Important changes were also made in Ic. |
gard o. the spacing distance between stays Of i
boiler IN fiat surfaces. The board refused 20 |
adopt %, requested % proposition 10 have |
tests ui The material made Ht the works Of |
the manufacturer where such pilates were b. \
be used in boilers. outside the local inspec- /
ton districts. in which the plate manuiact. |
tories arr located.
"A rule wa, adopted. requiring that the |
actual thickness ~ plate in boilers ten year, |
old aud upward slnll be a,ccrtaincd by |
actual measurements 90 each annual inspcc- |
ton and allowing uuly steam pressure frum |
such u.cyriaiucd thickness 81 plate, prDyId. |
INK thc boilers arc not otherwise in good con- |
diion.
paragraph IN Section g. Rule l. requiring |
Inspectors iD send certificate ~ boiler plate |
o. Supervising Inspectors was repealed. A |
resolution was adopted adv sing towing |
steamer. on Western rycr a. carry two /
white lights. one nhuNU thc other thrre feet /
part aud fifteen feet above the hurricane |
deck when towing
IAN amendment o. Section T. Bulo p |
Plates " shells OF boilers 90 be- rolled 90 |
form with The grain ul the material.
Amendment ~ section -, rule Sex |
cmpi steamers uf thirty net tons or lul from |
carrying station hIll.
amendment. to section ., II rule !. |
changing urcls ~ test pieces OF plate 8. 90 |
thick and lees 81 one inch wide 90 narrow /
part of test piece, over 30 thick a. have an |
aggregate arra a. be- broken npprnKimaiIur /
$40 ul nn inch, and 90 De- not over ij-lUU or /
les than ?i.lOl AREA.
sections aud giving diagram n test |
piece, and inch area 81 varying thickness |
81 plato repealed.
Amendment section 3, rule ., bring. On. |
rinccn OF awmills aud pile driver boats
under Same regulations as engineers 81 ferry.
boats nnyimtcd outside ~ ports 81 entry. |
Amendment to section 80, rule 2-Rc- |
ouitinr that fiupClcks between check valves |
aud boilon shall bc made oilmss or bronze. |
Creating a now section no. 90 to rule ~ |
the general rules and regulations. after |
April 4. 1859. that Oh stcfn.whcrl steamers !
over twenty tons burden, navigating The |
Mississippi River above s. Louis shall have |
their bell wins, OF ropes. so arranged in the |
pilot house that wins leading 90 The stop |
ping aud go ahead bell shall come up on the |
tmrhonrd side Of the pilot house, and thence /
acru,s overhead to the lurhOari. nr port Fidc |
81 the pilot house with a ring or handle at. /
tnchcd' io the backing bell 10 be- arranged !
the reverse way-thc whistle 10 be used by a
trcndlc sinrbuad side. opposite the pilot
wheel. This rule was adopted upon The mo.
ton ~ Mcssrs. Ashury. nuean aud Hays |
supervising Inspector, u Western rivers,
''fhc Board refused & rvsCind or modify
The rule adopted ata previous session. which !
requires service ns mate or pilot before re-
Coiyiug o. masters license