The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-21

THE high winds OF yesterday afternoon and
last night made 1t very disagreeable on the
levoe.
Mn. W, A. Cooper, Grcenville, Miss, cor.
respondent of The APPEAL. is spending a
few days in the city.
GAIT. L. {. PosrAL's popular steamer, the
Chlckasaw, goes out Wednesday at o'clock
p M Tor White River.
THE elegant steamer City of Vicksburc of
the Anchor Line, leaves today at noon for
Nicksburg and Natchez.
IhE city of Baton Rouge passed here yes.
terday morning, en- route from st. Louis to
Now Orleans. She discharged considerable
freight here.
TIM magnificent passenger steamer Guild.
ing star, under command of Capt. ]. d..
Hegler, is hourly expected TO pass here
bound for New Orleans.
THE Coahoma arrived from Friars Point
yesterday morning, and returns this evening
at o'clock, taking passengers and freight 10
all landings as far as Friars Point.
The owners of the steamer Cherokee are
so well pleased at her success IN the St.
Louis and Memphis trade that they have
decided to run her between the two points
all summer.
TOMORROW evening at o'clock the steamer
Ruth, under command Of Capt W. T. Hall,
will leave Tor Tiptonvillc and way landings
en- route. Messrs. Joseph Postal and Geo
johnson are her clerks.
THtE is more coal now harbored at the
Tunkin Patch above Louisville, than ever
before known at this season OF the year, and
IN day or two an additional fleet will ar
rive. Nearly 100 men are employed at
the point attending 10 rIe boats and
bargos.
IHE Cherokee tolegraphs TO arrive from
~. Louis early this morning and will be
ready To go back at II o'clock. Besides being
fast vessel her accommodations for both
passengers and freight are equal to those Of
any boat on the river and her rates low as
any. She will leave from the elevator.
TN Rosa Lee brought in from Osceola
yesterday l1S bales Of cotton, a sacks Of
seed cotton, AIS sacks Of cotton seed and
~ packages of sundries. She leaves again
this afternoon at o'clock for Osceola and
the upper bends. Capt Henry Cooper COM
mands with Mr.. William Smither In charge
Of the office.
TliE large mattress anchored at Vcksburg
washed away "Wednesday. The wire cables
parted, owing 10 the heavy strain upon them
by the rising river IL llOated down against
the fleet of stone barges sinking one OF the
neet There were six men on the mattress
nj the time Of its breaking loose, but they all
got 10 shore safely.
Cart. J. O. McPHrErERs, OF the towboat
Ark, has been in command Of her for twelve
years. In 1857 he piloted a pair Of coalboats
Heating from Pittsburg 10 New Orleans AID
took thom through In thirty-hve days The
Ark ON her present tripto New Orleans with
her tow was just iifty.onc days on the way.
including a fourteen days wait for water
above Memphis.
AT the awarding Of the contract for the
building Of the fifty barges for the Missis.
slppi River improvement, at 81. Louis last
Thursday, the Madison marine way carried
of the larger part Of the work. being awarded
the contract for building twenty Govern
ment stone bargos for the Mississippi River
Commission. Howard, OF Jacksonville. the
Cincinnati marine ways aud Ripley, o., were
awarded ten bargcs each.
THE James Lee came ~ from Arkansas
City yesterday with 5j5 bales Ut cotton. is2
sacks Of seed cotton 3N socks Of cotton
seed md ~ packages OF sundrics. Under
command oi Capt Mark u. Check she goes
out again this evening nt o'clock for
Helena, friar Point Conc1rlia. Tcrrcnc
and Arkansas City. Capt William Banker
has charge Uf her Office. assisted by Harry
Best and William Donahouc.