The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-06

9encral news
THE Ohio returned to Cincinnati yester-
day.
THE Joe Peters got away on time last even-
ing for the Arkansas River.
THE elegant Anchor Line steamer City of
St. Louis leaves this morning at 10 O'Clock
for New Orleans
THE Joseph II. Williams left Louisville for
New Orleans Thursday with twenty coal
boats and four fuel boats.
Mn. JoHN w. RnoApEs. n former well
known river clerk has succeeded Mr.. Rich.
ard Alternately as second clerk of the steamer
Rosa Lee.
The City of Cairo brought In from Natchez
yesterday morning 2i3 bales of cotton l2
bags Of seed cotton and 200 sacks of cotton
seed. She departed for Vicksburg last even
ing
In the event Capt. Jas. Todd resigns the
command of the Memphis and ST. Louis
packet, Cherokee, either Capt Geo Keith
or Capt Jas. Davidson will be appointed to
fill the vacancy.
TIIE Anchor Line has again been compelled
TO lay up its boats owing to the low stage OF
the river from St. Louis. The City Of St.
Louis will be the last boat of this line 10 pass
here southwark bound for the present
FUND OF 1878 has been collected by
New Orleans residents for the family OF
James Givens the brave sailor who lost his
life while holding the Inflated John Hanna
TO the bank while the passengers escaped.
TiIE towboat, Boaz started South from
Louisville wednesday with a tow of four
teen boats Owing TO the dense fog she lost
her bearing and drifted down upon the rocks.
One Of the coal boats struck the rocks and
sunk, while another Is hard aground. The
loss to Fawcett Co., the owners, will be
about 5000.
THE Kate Adams is said to be rs complete
wreck as ever seen. The hull hoated few
miles from where she burned, and striking
some obstruction turned bottom side mp,
dumping the boilers and machinery in the
river The hull continued on down the
river until II landed on sand bar where Il
struck and broke in two. An effort will be
made 10 recovery the machinery when the
river falls
Miss TERIrA McCoRD WoIsrAS. Of "a Pos
siblc Case" Company" which opens at the
thcater Monday, Is the daughter OF Capt. ].
T. McCord and granddaughter of Capt. Pat
Gore, both prominent and well known steam
boat captains on the. Mississippi river. The
young lady IL q promising young actress,
and has many friends In Memphis, who will
be pleased to learn OF her progress in her
chosen profession.
Cart j. III. WILLARD United States En-
~
10 inspect the fleet OF snaghoats at that point,
consisting ofthe steamers ". G. Howell, o.
q. WAGNER +. u. Florence, Col. Hooker
and the drcdgc Lone star. They will be
started out ON their snagginR operations as
soon as the stage OF water will Admit going
TO Red. 0uachita and other streams, under
Capt. Wizards charge.
TBE completion Of the canal and locks.
which is to unite the Upper and Lower Ten
nosseo River at Florence. l. likely TO be post
poncd indefinitely. The test Of the first
lock rcccntly--thc only one finished-dc.
velOpcd that IL would not hold water, neccs-
stating thorough ovcrhauling. II not en-
tircly new gates Besides, there Is no APP
preparation thus far 10 admit OF going
further In the work. The canal was com.
mcnced over fifty year ago, and, when work
was resumed few years ago, trees had grown
In the canal two feet In diameter, which had
60 be removed, much 10 the delay Of the L.
Ultimate work IN hand.
T1IE year lsss has been n remarkable one
IN the history Of navigation on the Ohio
River. During every month Of the year there
have bccu shipments Of several millions
bushels Of coal from pittsbur-. The packets
with few exceptions, have bad a very good
time Of n The long continued high stage Of
the river has enabled them 90 run regularly
every month. a thing that has not occurrca
IN many years. Bat while Il has been hcne-
fetal Ia same Il has proven detrimental 10
otleg. The continued shipments Of coal
have, Il j. well known. ovCr.tocked the
Southern markets and reduced prices Of fuel
"a y serious extent. This nccc,sitatcs o shut
down II the mines. and M while some have
benefited by the high wntcr Others have lost
by H.