Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-15
MARINE CHRONICLE.
Meteorological and Aquatic.

Alternately cloudy and clear, with
diminutive shower early in the day
yesterday. The weather observer notes
the thermonetrical elevation at 81,
and the maximum reached during the
day of 92-two degrees higher
than the day previous. At
other points the Temperature was
as follows: Cincinnati, So; Galveston, 80;
Leavenworth, SO; New Orleans, 80; st.
Louis, IS; Vicksburg, 80. Also that rain
occurred at Cairo, Memphis, Keokuk,
New Orleans, Louisville and Lacrosse.
The following is a summary of the
signal officers reports of the condition of
rivers at all points up to six o'clock
last night: Cairo, 50 feet 10 inches; rise
l foot inches; Cincinnati, IS feet 4
inches; rise 10 feet a inches. KeOkuk,
ii feet; fall s inches. Leavenworth, Is
feet inches; fall inch. Louisville, s
feet IL inches; rise 3 inches. Memphis,
q feet inches; rise IL inches. New
Orleans, feet inches below bench
mark; rise inch. Pittsburg, 3 feet B
inches; rise inch. st. Louis, 28 feet;
fall inches. Vieksburg, SO feet s inches;
rise inches.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW ORLEANS, July I4.-Weather
warm and clear. No arrivals or depar-
lures.
LITTLE Rock, July 14.-The river
continues to decline. Weather warm
and clear. No arrivals or departures.
PTTTsBURG, July 14-Noon.-River
stationary, with feet 8 inches in the
channel. Weather cloudy and warm.
VICKsBURG, July 14.-Westher warm
aIn > A
City of Helena. No boats up or down.
CINCINNATI, July 14-Noon.-Rive
rising, with % feet inches water in the
channel. Weather partly cloudy, with
light rain.
NASHVILLE, July 14.-River rising,
with II feet 5 inches water on Harpeth
shoals. Weather clear and pleasant.
No arrivals or departures.
EVANSVILLE, July IA. - Weather
clearing up, after deluge of rain last
night; mercury, "A to SIS. River rising,
with q 2-10 feet water in the channel by
the government gauge. Port list-Up:
IdleWild, am; Thomas Sherlock,
am; James D. Parker, noon. None
but local boats down. Business light.
CAIRO, July 14-Noon. - Weather
cloudy and warm; heavy rain last night.
River rising, with IS feet 10 inches water
in the channel. Arrived: MinneOla,
Cincinnati, 10 am; Belle Memphis,
Memphis, IL a.m.S Julia, st. Louis, II
m. Departed: M.uHeola, Memphis, II
am; Belle Memphis, st. Louis, am.
..Night-Weather clear; mercury, 81.
Arrived: Future City, New Orleans, 2
pm. Departed: Julia, Vicksburg, 3
pm; Future City, ST. Louis, pm.
Movements at the Leyee.
ARRIVED.
Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati; Ella
Hughes, Little Rock; MinneOla, Gin
cinnati; Illinois, Vicksburg; City Of
Chester, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Phil Allin, Friars Point; Frank For
rest, Ashport; City of Vicksburg, st.
Louis; Robert Mitchell, New Orleans;
Ella Hughes, Madison.
IN PORT.
MinneoIa, ILLINOIS, City of Chester.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For ST. LOUIs-The City OF Chester,
Captain Zeigler, at five pm.
For VICKsBURG-The Julia, Captain
Blake, at five pm.
tain DeHart, at ten am.
LeVee:Re1ectIOns.
Another warm day was enjoyed yes
terdsy. News from above here in not
OF the most encouraging character. We
hope that the prevailing fears Of dam
aging overflow are without foundation.
Above Fulton the overflow has made
enrOachment upon some farms in the
l.. ITrf fol be
BILE quantity of water now to make q
general overflow. Our local columns
contain particulars of tn trouble above
here...The Mary Houston leaves
Louisville next Tuesday on her grand
excursion trip to st. Paul.. Mr.. John
Streeter, who has been carpenter with
Captain Pepper on the Thompson Dean
and Cons Millar for several years, has
been engaged as carpenter on Captain
Hicks's new steamer Mary Belle, now
building at Metropolis, Illinois.
contract for removal of seventeen wrecks
and other Instructions in the Ohio river
between New Albany and Cairo, will
doubtless be awarded to G. NJ. Cole, OF
Marietta, he being the lowest bidder.
Captain Hutchinson, late Of the John
Kyle, will have fine packet in the st.
Louis aud New Orleans trade this sea-
sOn. Captain A. Schenck has con-
tracted at Cincinnati for new steamer
for the machinery of the Sam ]. Hale.
The dimensions Of the new steamer are
as follows: Length, two shundred and
twenty-five feet, with fOrty-twO feet
beam The river at st. Louis is with
in a few feet Of washing out the stones
on the landing General Tramel, 8
New Orleans pilot, is at present in Lin-