Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-15
MARINE CHRONICLE.
METEOROLOGICAL aad Aouasie.

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METEOROLOGICAL Rad Aquatic.
Very hot, and dry as a powder-min.
! Mercury at half-past three o'clock, 90;
Fort SuIly, D. T., 96; Galveston, Texas,
| 92; Leavenw0rth, go; New Orleans,
81; Omaha, 81; Vicksburg, "a. Brisk
| TO fresh southwest and southeast winds
prevailed generally, with a predOmin-
snce of clear weather.
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: Cincinnati, IL feet 6 inches in
the channel; fall i inches. Keokuk, Z
feet inches; stationary. LeavenWorth,
Il feet inches; fall inches. Louis
vile, feet inches; stationary.
Memphis, II feet inches; rise 2
inches. New Orleans, feet 2 inches
below bench mark; fall inches. Pitts
burg, feet s inches; fall inch. st.
Louis, II feet 10 inches; fall 10 inches.
VIcksburg, 26 feet inches; fall s inches.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CINCINNATI, June 14-NOor.-RiVer
falling. Weather cloudy and cool.
NEW ORLEANS, June 14.-Weather
clear and hot. No arrivals or depar-
lures.
NASHVILLE, June J4.-River falling,
with feet warter on Harpeth shoals.
Weather fair and pleasant.
PITTsBUHG, June 4-NOor.-River
falling, with feet 8 inches water in til e
channel. Weather clear and cool.
VICKsBURG, June 14.-Weathe warm
and clear. River fell inches. Up:
Illinois and City of Alton. No boats
down.
LITTLE Rock, June 14.-RiveF falling,
with 5 feet water in the channel by the
government gauge. Weather clear and
warm. No arrivals or departures.
ST. LOUIS, June 14.-Weather clear
this morning, with heavy rains this az
ternoon. River fell inches. Arrived:
Robert Mitchell, st. Paul; Governor
Allen, Ohio river; Capitol City, Vicks.
burg. City of Chester, Memphis.
LOUISVILLE, June 14.-River falling,
with feet inches in the canal and 5
feet inches in the Indiana chute.
Weather clear and pleasant, with rain
this morning. Arrived: Kitty Hegler,
Evansville; Thomas Sherlock, st. Louis.
Departed: Kitty Hegler, Cincinnati;
AhOAdso ChC1lOCh1
EVANSVILLE, June 14.-Weather
cloudy, with heavy rain rain at day
light, showers at noon, and prospects of
more; mercury 64o to 79'. River rising,
with 95 80 feet water in the channel
by the gauge. Port list-Up IdleWild,
3 am; Simpson Horner, 10 am. Down:
Mary Houston, am; Indiana, 6 pm.
Business light.
CAIRO, June 14-NOon.-Riverf falling
slowly with 20 feet 10 inches water in the
channel. Weather fair and warm. Ar
rived: Arlington, Cincinnati, Il am;
Grand Tower, Memphis, 2 am. De-
parted: Arkansas Belle, Evansville, 10
AM; Arlington, Cincinnati, l am;
Grand Tower, st. Louis, am. Charles
Morgan, Cincinnati, 10 a.m.....s.Night.
Weather cloudy, with rain this after
noon; mercury 7S0. Arrived: Cons Mil !
ar, Cincinnati, pm; City of Helena,
st. Louis, 4 pm; Falls Pilot, Ohio river, |
pm. No departures since noon.
Movements at the Leyee.
BelOW We give the arrivals and de-
1artures since last report, boats In port,
md packets leaving to-day:
ARRIVED.
Great Republic, st, Louis; Thompson
Dean, OHIO river; Belle Memphis, st.
Louis; Charles Morgan, New Orleans;
Jity of Helena, Vicksburg; Frank For
est, Ashport; Belle Of Texas, Little
Rock; Phil Allin, Friar's Point; City of
!icksburg, st. Louis; Arlington, Gin
innati.
DEPARTED.
City OF Helena, st. Louis; Thompson
Dean, New Orleans; Great Republic,
Sew Orleans; Cons Millar, Cincinnati;
yharles Morgan, Cincinnati; City of
Vieksburg; Belle Memphis,
It. Louis; Phil Allin, Friars Point;
rank Forrest, Ashport.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For LITTLE ROCK-The Belle of
'exas, Captain Darragh, at five pm.
FOR NAPOLEON-The A. J. White,
'aptain Malone, at five pm.
Levee Reflections.
The marine buffer is of the opinion
nat the awful place for the punishment
the wicked is not very far off from
MS locality just now. The rays of the !
IN yesterday midday were like liquid
re. The nights and mornings, how
yer, are cool and pleasant. The Min
cola and Thomas Sherlock, going I'D,
assed Evansville Sunday afternoon...... s
he Arlington has delayed her departure
n Cincinnati till tomorrow at five
clock afternoon. High water has dis.
lrbed the operations of the coal-Wreck-
rs opposite OsceOla. Harry Stein,
ERIK Of the Charles Morgan, is interest
i three hundred dollars worth in a civil
ghts case in New Orleans. Captain
;. l.. Cummins, the popular and eff
ent clerk of the A. j. White, returned
ONE Saturday evening from Missouri, /
here he has been recuPerating. 4
.e resumes his position as chief clerk ]
the White to-day ......... The
Use Of Captain T. P. Leathers Us. G
lie Salvor wrecking and transportation
'mpany was disposed OF the other {
~ in the circuit court of the United -
tstes for the southern district CT Mis-.
ssippl, Judge Bradley, of the United +
sates bench, presiding. The facts and n
)inion are published in the jackson G
mes, and, being decision OF much c
1pOrtance, we give synopsis Of it The
cts showed Leathers to be the owner Of {;
10 former steamer Natchez-a boat i'm S
essed into the Confederate States ma
Il service in 1858; that she was subse-
ShSNAOChtollJ OuIuSu at rOTt |
on YazoO river; that her
.lue was assessed at two hundred and
'enty-five thousand dollars; that the
aim was paid by the quartermaster's
partment Of the COnfederacy, and a
ceipt given for the same, which took
ownership from Captain Lesthers;
at in 1866 or 1857 the Federal govern
ent made contract with the Missou-
company to recover all that
as possible of the wreck of the
atchez, and did secure the boilers, en- Y
les, ETC., which were sold for two thou. !
nd one hundred and fifty-fve dollars, W
d the amount divided between the al
and the Wrecking company; a
at afterward this wrecking company u
d its boats, including Elbma- B
Le No. IA, to the Salvor wreck. n
: and transportation cOnpsny, taei
d was So owned when attached 81
the libelant; that Captain Leathers PIT
quenty saw the machinery on the &C
}. IA, and has been in st. Louis fire.
emily since, where the boat is owned. az
e court ordered a dismissal Of this "S
owing. A bill of exceptions was W
.nted and signed. Judge Bradley q,
ID that the machinery was removed "
ough q contract with the government al
er the close of the war, and that the til
tchez being in the service of the Con.
eraey when burned, and afterWard -