The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-26

THE Ruth leaves for Tiptonville at o'clock
pm.
THE Mary Houston is due here from New
Orleans
THIS City of Cairo, en- route from Vicks-
burg to st. Louis is overdue.
THE price of coal to steamboats, has declined
to 25 cents per box for nut and slack and 80
cents for Pittsburg lump.
THE Anchor Line is in full blast again, but
business out Of st. Louis is not very CO.
couraging to Southern points at present
JOE MoCoLLoUGH has resigned the posi-
ton of pilot of the Arkansas City, TO take
charge OF the wheel of the City of Monroe
The Rosa Lee arrived from Osceola yestcr-
day morning with PIG bales of cotton, 20
sacks Of seed cotton aud 1850 sacks Of seed.
The Harry Brown, from the Ohio River,
passed TO New Orleans yesterday morning
with tow OF coal She left two barges
here.
THE Arkansas City passed down from St
Louis TO Natchez yesterday morning. She
put OF here |, 200 packages of freight and
added 10 tons Of sundries.
TnE attention Of the river men is called to
the channel OF the Ohio at the long island
near Mingo Furnace. 1t is gradually be-
coming filled up, and, unless the matter is
attended 10 soon, the channel will be COM
pletely INSTRUCTED on both sides of the
island.
PrrrsBuRG special of the the 22d says
'In the United States Court today Judge
Atchson heard the Arguments in the appeal
of the Monongahela Navigation Company
against the condemnation of lock No. !. The
attorney for the Navigation Company
claimed that II the lock was condemned the
plaintiff company should be paid for its
franchise, which was very valuable. United
States District Attorneys Allison and Alcon
represented the government The court re-
served its decision. The case involves sew
cral million dollars, and IL is probable that
the other locks will be condemned and navi-
CATION made free II II Is decided against the
company"
THE all absorbing question among the
Pittsburg coal operators at present Is the
scale OF wages paid 10 miners in the pools.
The operators declare the miners must ac-
ccpt a reduction, so as 10 enable them TO
compete with Kanawha shippers. The
miners. on the otler hand, declare they will
not dig the black diamonds for = cent per
bushel less than what they have been re-
ceiying. SO the ease stands, and no doubt
will stand until the convention OF miners at
indianapolis next month has met and de-
Cidcd whether or not they will accept re-
duction. The miners say any attempt TO
start up the mines at present at reduced
wages would be useless.
TnE Messenger, in 1877 made the run from
pittsburg 10 Cincinnati in twenty-five hUurs
and eighteen minutes. The same boat the
same year went from Pittsbi re- 10 New Or
leans and back inside Of sixteen days. Capt
Iinford was her commander. II we had q
nice side-whccl packet boat now that could
make the round trip every four or five days,
between Piitsburg and Cincinnati, aud not
charge over s. from Pittsburg, 81 from
Wheeling 50 from Marietta, 81 from Pomc-
roy and II from Portsmouth, she would be
full 20 overlooking every time, and make
Rome and the railroads howl Speed, COM
fort and safety arc what the travelling com.
munity demand. -tmcimah Commercial Ga.
F6iic.
TnE ST. Iouis & 81. Paul Packet Company
g. now fhc 81 Louis, ST. Paul 4 Minneapolis
Packet Company. ArticoN Of incorporation
have been filed, with a capital stock Of $780,
OOO. They propose 81 put the steamers Gem
City. War Eagle and s. Paul In thorough
repair, ~ Soll US the ten or twelve wharf
boats and warehouses belonging 20 the com
pany. These repairs will reach into the
thousands. which, together with the SNUG
sum the company paid for the line, will
show the abiding faith In river facilities
for transportation ag against the rail II b
the purpose ~ the company 30 direct ti'
share 81 the -four now ~ transit from Min.
ncnpDlis Ia Chicago. aud thence east via the
great lakes to the Mississippi River points
In order 20 facilitate this enterprise " b
proposed to construct a short canal IN Min
nonIllis around the falls for the rycl
route.