The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-07
General News.

General News.
The Independent packet, Cherokee, zoe.
out this evening at 3 o'clock for Cairo. anC
all way landings TO St Louis.
The Rosa Lee and Coahoma bolh 20 out
this afternoon at o'clock, the former fol-
Osceola and the latter for Friars Point.
The James Lee will arrive in time to de.
part ut ? o'clock for Helena, Friars Point,
concordia, Terrene and Arkansas City.
CAPTAIN STERLING, an old time steam boat
commander in the Memphis and st. Francis
river trade, died at his home in Helena last
Wednesday, aged 65 years.
The Commonwealth when last heard
from was at New Madrid Bend, below
Salro, taking on corn. She should pass
here today ON her way to New Orleuns.
The Golden Rule, from New Orleans. Is
que here, bound for Cincinnati She got
100 bales of cotton at Greenyille for Cincin-
matt She has some freight for this point.
The elegantly appointed steamer, Granite
state, OF the Memphis and Cincinnati Packet
company, leaves tomorrow at pm. for
CAIRO, Evansville, Louisville and Cincinnati.
IHE United States snagboat John n.
Macomh, which has been working around
Hopclield for several days past is taking on
stores and expects 10 leave at noon for Vicks-
burg
hTIIE Anchor Line steamer CITY of 81.
Lonis passed South last night, bound for
New Orleans. She landed at the elevator
and put of go sacks OF cotton seed and 40
tons OF sundries also took ON 40 bales OF
cotton for New Orleans and 20 tons Of
freight for way points.
THE Lee Line packets Coahoma from
Friars Point, and the Rosa Lee from Osceola
arrived yesterday with good trips The
former brought IN PIC bales Of cotton, sew
enty-twO bags Of seed cotton, /, $50 slcks of
cotton seed, and the latter 1853 bales OF cot
ton, uhrty-two bags OF seed cotton and H. 500
sacks OF cotton seed.
The Washington correspondent OF the Chi.
cago Nelrs credits Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Morrison with saying II discoy-
cred while in Cincinnati that there was
mighty httle river transportation anyway
A few boats are still running, carving coal
and iron and other heavy freight, but the
railroads get most Of the business, and will
not be long before they absorb ii all. There
was little piece Of territory on the Ken.
lucky side OF the Ohio River between Gin
cinnati, Ashland and Marysvile that was
still left for the boats when got down there.
hui some people ran n railroad In and stole
their, trade before | eot away" Com
menting on the above. the Cincinnati
Thnos-Nw editorially SAYS: EITHER Mr..
formation or lac Is manifestly a sympa.
thizer with railroad Interests. The truth
OF the matter is that river traffic has steadily
increased since the war. Improved methods
Of transportation have occurred, and last
years business, both In the way OF freight
and PASSENGERS, was greater than ever. known
before The water courses Of the West ex-
tend over reach of moro Than 1900 miles
The steamer Joe Williams is capable of tow.
la al.HNa s.f Il
between Louisville and New Orleans. II Mr..
Morrison Is interested In knowing how many
cars aud locomotives would he required TO
move this tremendous amount Of freight, lac
can figure IL out for himself lie would
DO more than astonished. In his
last annual roport-for the year iSs7-
Col. Sidney ID. Maxwell, superintendent
OF the Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce
and one Who y well posted about river mat.
ters, says While the number Of boats and
the tonnage II below the previous year. there
maniicsily has been no decrease IN the bust. |
noss performed by The towhoats. Indeed, 20
lar as the figures reflect the facts, II shows
an Increase, and 10 i noticeable circum-
stance dat although there seem 10 be a few |
lees boats engaged in the trade than two years
ago the tonnage Is practically us large ~ IL |
was at that time, while both the number of |
boats engaged aud the Tonnage Is greater than |
~ was four years ago. showing that. in this /
particular Held in which very heavy articles |
are To be transported at very low ut,s Of |
freight uio river 4 not only not losing ground |
ont actually making progress Thus, n large |
part Of this freight consists u coal the re- |
ccipls ~ which, by river In the past wear. /
were The largest ever known, having artne. |
aicd 2, iO,G26 tons the equivalent OF "a, . |
OBS carloads Of seventeen tons each a num- /
Der moro thnn double that Of loaded car, |
now being received over one Of the largest |
railways entering This rityfu