The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-09

THE Granite State will be found in port
receiving to leave this afternoon for Cincin-
natl.
THE Ruth came in from New Madrid last
evening with a fair trip. She returns this
afternoon at o'clock.
TnE Rosa Lee brought in from Osccola
400 bales Of cotton, fifty bags of seed cotton
and 1900 sacks of cotton-sccd. She went
back last night with a moderate trip.
THE City Of New Orleans passed here at an
early hour yesterday morning, en- route from
New Orleans TO st. Louis. She put oil ut
the elevate $40 packages Of miscellaneous
freight
; THE Diamond Joe Line steamers have been
put In thorough repair at their winter quaI.
tiers on the Ohio River, preparatory to the
opening Of spring business on the upper
Missouri River.
THE Coahoma brought In from Friars
Point 1872 bales Of cotton. four bags OF seed
cotton and iG sacks Of cotton.secd. She re-
turned last night with liberal showing OF
both freight and people.
THE w. W. O'Ncil arrived from New Or.
leans yesterday morning with tow OF
empty coal barges. She landed at point
near the mouth Of Wolf River, where she
remained during the night cleaning out her
boilers. She Will proceed 10 the Ohio River
this morning
-. Cart. S. ). CRuMP, OF Pittsbutg has pur.
chased all the floating stock OF the late j. C.
FISHER. Capt Crump was partner In th,
firm of FISHER a Co, and lac will continue
the coal business. The purchase include,
the towboats Smoky City, Tom Dodswurth
J. c. FISHER and Monterey.
TnE Golden Rule on her last up-trip added
572 bales Of cotton at Bayou sara, La, direct
for Liverpool, Eng, via Cincinnati This &.
the first shipment Of a lot Of 600 bales sold
by J. Fryhan & Co. The balance will b,
taken by the next Cincinnati steamer The
water route was selected on account OF
cheaper rates.
Carr. RossELL, United States engineer In
charge Of the harbOr improvements AT
Nicksburg, was little suspicious at the bid.
made for dredging the canal. There wcr,
three bids one had 80 many conditions not
made IN accordance with the specifications
that IL could not be considered The Other
two were In the same handwriting, aud
looked very iishy. II is now supposed thai
the lowest bid, which was made under th,
name Of BlakcmOorc, will, when investigated
have the greater accent on the Moore.
Capt i,ossol has referred the matter 10 the
Secretary u War for investigation.
TnE following l. a list u disasters ant
other causes Tor the demolition u Western
river crafts during the past year The Bol
Henry, exploded; Burnside, dIsmantlcd
Bamtnria sunk; Centennial. dismnntlcd
Dexter. dismanilcd. Deliver, sunk. ~ Foster
sunk. Edward J. Gray, burned III Richard
son, dismanticd. Flying Eagle sunk. Fash
ion, sunk; Fred Stone, burned I. llark.dnlc
burned. Fulton. exploded. Gen. u. II Ruck
or, burned; Gen. Terry. sunk Gen. Meade
sunk; Hornet, sunk. Ivy sunk. Julian 4
Omccy. dismantl,d. John pippold. dis
mnntlci. Judith. sunk. John Gilbert. sunk
Hanna. burned. Kate Adams. burned. Kco
kuk wrecked. Ice Howell. sunk Laura
sunk. Maggie T.. dismantlcd Nellie V.
sunk. Matte BELLE sunk. Maud " Fish
Phil 4 Chappcll, sunk. riasa, wrecked
Phil Armour sunk. Robert T. larson. sunk
Sam T.. Jones, di-mantlcd; sallic. burned
william Porter, burned. viii S. HAYS, sunk
W. q. Little, sunk.