Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-15

experimentation GdS Orks.
Thsweather is very hot and close, and
business is duh, eve for the duh season.
l BY TELEGRAPH.
CARO-. July H-Passed Henry Ames,
from New Orleans 70 st. Louis, IL pm.
Ajax, from New Orleans to Louisville, :
am: st. Joseph. from Memphis to st.
Louis, 7 am; Silver Spray, from Cincin-
matt to New Orleans, / pm; Grand Tow
err, from st. Louis TO Memphis, . pm.
The river rose 4 inches. Heavy storm
last night. Weather ciear. Mercury BOZ
NEW ORLEANS, July I4-Arriyed: Lo-
rena, P~ittsburg. Departed: Natchez, ST.
Louis. ala1
NAsHvILLE,JuIy I4-Riyer rising, with
Az fees on Harpeth Shoals Weather
hot. Violent wind and rain storm be-
tween twelve and one O'Clock pm. De-
parted: lobe Hurt, for Evansville.
LOUISVILLE, July I4-Arrived: Robert
Burns, from Memphis, and departed for
Cincinnati. The Edfnburg, from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, is due tonight.
The river is falling slowly, with 5 feet 3
inches in thec canal and 3 feet 5 inches IN
the chute. There was a violent storm this
morning about one O'Clock, attended with
heavy wind and rain. Tonight it is clear
and warm-
ST. LOUIS, July I4-Arrivsd: Mary
Alice ard barges, from New Orleans.
Departed: Utah, for Arkansas river Susie
Silver, for New Orleans; Colorado, for
Vicksbulg. The river is falling. Very
warm.
P~ITrsBURG, July H-Thermometer so.
Weather clear. MonOngahela 4 feet 8
inches, and stationary. The new Red
river packet, Tidal Wave, viii depart
next week.
C1yCrNyAT1. July H.-The river has
fallen 10 inches, with IL feet 4 inches in
/ The an2ur1aH and falling VNaafhar aIonffu
Thermometer 50. Heavy showers last
night.
VIcKsBURG, July l4-Up: Pargoud, 3
pm. Olive Branch, 3 pm. Down: Grand
Lake and barges, 3 pm. River falling.
Weather clear and warm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain Pat Wheat will command the
Osage batween DeyalPs Bluff and Clar-
endOn. She leaves in a few days for
White river.
The Rubicon Will pass down tomorrow
for E~icksburg and the bends. 5
The Sam j. Hale gets way tomorrow
for Cairo and Cincinnati. Captain Walker
is master.
The S. C. Day leaves on Saturday for St.
Francis river. She is the regular Satur-
day packet.
am. for NicksbuFg and tine bends. She is
the regular mail packet. Al. Garter is
master and Viii. 7. Powers clerk. M
The elegant Mary Boyd. Capt. lin Rube
Haynes, leaves to-day at 5 PPM, in place
of the Celeste, for Little Rock and all
way landings on the Arkansas. She con-
meets with the packets for Fort Smith,
and carries the United States n Iail. E..
w. Outlaw aud BobShields are he Z clerks.
The City of Alton, Captain Al. Carter,
with Jas. ii. Yore and has. Pa sons in
the Office, leaves to-day at 8 pm. for
Cairo, and st. Louis. She makes ali rail-
road connections. -l
Major John ID. Adams return 81 home
yesterday. He left his new b pat, Pat.
CIeburne, at Louisville, and Is much
pleased with her, h viii be here to
leave on Monday for the Arkansas u
The Jacob Braun who bought mother
mans wife a few days ago for SIS, and
who now wants to go back on the trade
because there was no stamp on the fnstru-
ment, is not Jacob Braun formerly of the
steamer Commercial.
The Silver Spray, Captain Patterson.
VIII pass down to-day at 5 pm. for Nicks-
burg and New Orleans. She makes all
way landings.
The r. P. Walt, Captain Ashford, leaves
Tomorrow for ali landings on White
river. She connects with the Little Rock
train. Butler and Waddeu are her clerks.
There is to be a boat racs at PiJtsburg
on the 10th, in which the contestants viii
be three ladies-Miss Lottie McAlice,
Miss Maggie Lue and Mary Whalen.
The first named lady is described by the
Pittsburg Commercial as an orphan,
''about fifteen years o fags, good looking,
and weighs one hundred and nine
pounds. On he day of the race she viii
wear a red jacket and q white dress. She
will row in an elegant cedar 'ooat.v It is
said of Mary Whsien that size "has been
familiar with skiffs since sh was a little
girl. She Is about.eighteen years of age;
black hair and eyes, and good looking.
Her weight is one hundred add nineteen
pounds. Her boat is cedar, thirty-two
feet long and twelve and osae-half inches
wide; weight thirty-seven pounds. She
will wear a light buff dress, and does not
propose to cucumber herself with a
Jacket" The Commercial describes Miss
Maggie Luesas ia fine looking, auburn
haired girl, about sixteen years old. She
has a fine cedar boat, and handles il with
no small degree of skill. She has q adj
vantage q her opponents in one rs-
spect, and that she weighs on Q hundred
and thirty pounds. She win we ar q white
and blue Jacket" ~