The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-08
General News.

'lty ol providence, ~, LOdts City OF Mon
roe, Natchez James Lee, Arkansas City.
General News.
THE river at this point Is stationary, with
% feet on the gauge.
THE City Of Cairo. en- route from Natchez
TO st. Louis should pass here at noon
CATS. w. w. O'NuL and Joseph Walton
have returned to Pittsburg from New Or
leans.
THE Coahoma and Rosa Lee depart this
afternoon at o'clock the former for Friars
Point and the latter for Osceola.
THE elegant Anchor Line steamer City Of
New Orleans passes here this afternoon at .
o'clock, on her way TO Cairo and ST. Louis
THE Commonwealth passed here bound
for New Orleans, "Wednesday night without
stopping. She had all the freight she could
handle.
TnE City Of Monroe passed down from St.
Louis to Natchcz yesterday afternoon. She
discharged here 2, 325 packages OF freight and
added 100 tons for way points.
THE Granite State is advertised to leave
for Cincinnati this afternoon, but having
been detained in the Ohio River by heavy
winds, she will not be ready to clear until
tomorrow.
Tm City Of Providence, en- route from
Natchcz to St. Louis passed here late
"Wednesday night She put of % bales Of
cotton aud added some cotton and misccl-
laneOus freight
THE James Lee brought In from Arkansas
City yesterday morning 2iB bales cotton, 90
bags seed cotton, l,GOs sacks cotton seed, 4
head Of cattle and $50 packages Of sundries.
She returned last night with good trip.
Can. CHARLES MILLS. owner OF the
steamer Fred Nellis. Is candidate for the
Supervising lnspcctorship at Louisville.
Mcssrs. Ncllis aud Allison, thus far. are the
H.. q IA. l..
public, though ~ II known that tOrmida-
bic dark horse is being groomed at Evans
vile.
THE snag boat John n Macomb arrived
nj Cairo last Tuesday and will remain there
for the present She did the following work
between this port and Cairo. Snag, destroyed,
at Paddy's Hen, Ia chute of Island No 10,
i0at Foglcmans, at Island No. %, ! at Island
No. -, > ut Falls Landing. ] at Dnruclls
Point, at Island No. ~, lat Island No %,
az Ruckcrs Point nc Cottonwood Point,
cat Island No. H. , at stewards, 3 at Rilcys
at Peacock Landing, at Island No. TO-
at Donnldson Point aud I nj Lucas bend;
total snags 80. trees cut bl3 IN chute Of
Island No. Co. The Macomb will take out
the snag complained OF by pilots at the
mouth OF the Ohio Immediately upon going
into commits on again.
THE friends of the river and harbor bill
are very much disappointed because no OPP
purtuniiy was presented for Chairman Blau-
Chard TO move 10 suspend the rules ana pu;
the bill ON rs passage. a petition was cir
culated last Friday aud Saturday, aud more
than quorum Of the members Of the House
Joined In the request that The Speaker rccpg-
uze Mr. blanchard 90 submit the motion.
They were all on hand Tuesday aud rcady To
stand by Mr.. Blanchard. This last work
seals the doom oi the river and harbOr bill
for this session, ~ 10 l. hardly probable that
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suspension IT the rules, owing 10 the stub
born opposition to Il Ia various quarter
TnE recent disasters on the Mississippi
have produced serious issue between the
steamboat owners and the insurance compa.
mics, which will result In damage aud loss To
the steamboat property II not countcmctcd
Some ~ the Insurance companies have with
dmwu hull risks and the Board Of Under
writers have limited the number ol cotton
bales a. be- carried by certain boats. The
steamboat men claim that they have 30 Fay
high rate u Insurance, 10 cXUrhitant that
no one iusurrs q boat for her actual value,
and that even then they have 30 carry a
third oi the risk. For instance. q boat cost
ing $50 900 is valued ut eiAOlu aud Insured
OF $1,000. The valuation Of the boat u
fixed at $4,000 because the owner cannot
afford a. pay Insurance on higher yalua.
ton Then the shippers oi cotton set o
rebate. bat the owner do p0L-Ncr lOrk
Murine Journal
A CMEo special 10 the S. Louis Gl1b.
UrnsSf1i of the 9th Instant ayE "Ihc high
winds which prevailed last night were Toe
hardest experienced boz this section Tor many
years and IL il not improbable That bad rc-
ports will be- received from the shipping In
icrcs,s The Commonwealth was obliged 10
go 90 the bank nt lnducnh, where she has
been wind bound since daylight The waves
ran so high today in The reach between Pa
ducah aud Metropolis that panic was Gre
ntcd among the passengers ON the Gus
Fowler the heavy seas pounding the little
steamer with terrific force, the boat being
deserted by the frightened passengers upon
reaching Metropolis A few IN route 20
Cairo came through by rail from there AZ
2o'clo,k this morning the City OF Nashville
started across the river from East Cairo.
aud getting iu the trough II the waves
nearly sVamprd. the waves rushing over hci
guards aud into the dCck-roum. She wealth
cred tlr winds however. and remained hero
until o'clock am, when comparative quiet
raigucd Cairo hatbor. from The mouth Of
the Cache Ia the Mississippi River was O
boiling Ciuldrun Of secthing water, the
white caps chasing one another with alarm
ing pruiision. A. Tar as can be- nsccitnincd
no damage was done 10 the large coal fonu
moorcd iu various portions Of The uyci
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