Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-30
MARINE CHRONICLE.
ms,eororagfeaI aud Aquatic.

meteorological azd Aquatic.
Cloudy and hot, with q shower in the
afternoon, accompanied with brisk
breeZes from the southwest. The
weather observer notes the thermome-
trical elevation at so, and the maximum
reached during the day of 92-1l de-
grees lower than the day previous. At
other points the temperature was as fol-
lows: Cincinnati, So; Galveston, 80;
LeavenwoTth, IS; New Orleans, 81; st.
Louis, So; Vicksburg, %.
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, 40 feet - inches; rise
l inch. Cincinnati, So feet inches;
rise foot 8 inches. KeOkuk, feet
inches; rise inch, Leavenworth, II feet
inches; stationary. Louisville, Is feet
llinches; rise s inches. Memphis, 80 feet
inches; rise inch. New Orleans, 6 feet
9 inches below bench mark rise inches.
Pittsburg, z feet s inches; rise feet
inches. st. Louis, % feet inches rise
feet 4 inches. VIcksburg, IS feet 2
inches; rise inches.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CINCINNATI, july 29.-Noon-River
rising rapidly. Weather cloudy.
VICKsBURG, July 29.-River rose
inches. Weather clear and warm. Up:
Julia. Down: James Howard.
PITTsBURG, July 29.-Noon. River
rising, with feet 2 inches water in the
channel. Weather cloudy and warm.
NEW ORLEANS, July 29.-Weather
clear and warm, with rain this morning.
No arrivals. Departed: Charles Morgan,
Ohio river.
NASHVILLE, July 29.-River falling,
with "a feet ii inches on the shoalF.
Weather showery and mild. No ar
rivals or departures.
LITTLE Rock, July 29.-Westher
clear and pleasant. River falling, with
IL feet inches water in the channel by
the government gauge. No arrivals or
departures.
EVANSVILLE, July 30. - Weather
cloudy, with rain all the forenoon,
River rising, with IS 4-l0. feet water in
the channel by the government gauge.
Port list-Up: Arkansas Belle. None
but local boats down.
CAIRO, July 9-Noon.-Weather
clear and warm, with rain since last
evening. River rising, with 40 feet in
the channel. Arrived: Capital City,
| Vicksburg, 6 am; Robert Mitchell,
New Orleans, noon; Departed: Capital
City, st. Louie, s a.m..".....Night-
Weather warm and clear. Arrived:
| Grand Tower, st. Louis, 8 pm. De-
parted: Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati, l
pm; Grand Tower, Memphis, SPIN.
movements at the LeVee.
ARRIVED.
Frank Forrest, Ashport; Phil Allin,
Frisrs Point; st. Genevieve, st. Louis;
G ity of Helena, Vicksburg; George w.
Cheek, Napoleon.
DEPARTED.
City of Chester, st. Louis; Ste. Gene
We've, Vicksburg.
id. Parker, Phil Allin, Illinois, Ruth,
Frank Forrest, George w. Cheek, City
of Helena.
| BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For CINCINNATI-The J. D. Parker,
Captain Wise, at five pm.
For ST.. LoUIs.-The City of Helena,
| Captain M'Kee, at five pm.
For VICKsBURa-The Illinois, Cap
tain Cheek, at five pm.
For FRIARs POINT-The Phil Allin,
Captain Lee, a. five pm.
For AsHPoRT-The Frank Forrest,
Captain Joplin, at five pm.
Levee Paragraphs.
The Miuneola has laid up at Cincin-
natl for the present.
| The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincinnati
| tomorrow evening for this port.
Captain Joe Dalferes is building q new
boat for the machinery Of the Lizzie
| Hopkins.
Business on the Ievee was somewhat
! more active yesterday than has been
usual the past two months.
Messrs. Andrews, Joplin & Co., have
| contracted at JefTersonvilie for new
| side-wheel steamer for the OsceOla trade.
The Cons Millar, Captain Pepper, will
be IN from Cincinnati next Monday or
Tuesday, to leave OF her return next
Friday.
We regret to learn that Owen Jami-
son, second clerk of the Illinois, is quite
i'll. We hope he will soon recover and
be able to stand his watch again.
The John b. Maude will commence
receiving al st. Louis in few days for
New Orleans, and come here to enter the
Memphis and New Orleans trade,
The James d. Parker gets away for
Cincinnati this evening sure. Travellers
and shippers up the Ohio will take due
notice and be governed accordingly.
The Illinois had good trip Of freight
and passengers night before last, and
leaves this evening on her return trip,
for which she is receiving very literally.
Phil Huer, OF st. Louis, late clerk Of
the Belle of Shreveport, retired from
the river on the first instant, to take a
position in the revenue service at st.
Louis.
What have we done to the weather
| contractor that he should be dishing up
the refuse of whole years weather
| contract for this locality and especially
at this season?
The Vicksburg Herald man gives bis
weather chronicle in broken doses, thus:
"DulI-slso warm-and showery-
and river threstening-with diminish
ing prospects" etc.
II cost Captain Pegram five thousand
dollars TO put the Jones-Psuly patent
cOndensers on the James Howard, and
he expects by their use to reduce his
fuel expenses from twenty-five to thirty
per cent.
Z The heavy shower, which threatened
TO interfere with the excursion on the
, Parker yesterday evening, cooled the at
mosphere down to most comfortable
temperature, making the affair the mos
enjoyable.
: The City Of Helena, for st. Louis
) James d. Parker, for Cincinnati; Hi
) nois, for Vicksburg; Frank Forrest, TO
I Ashport; Phil Allin, for Friars Point
| are the packets leaving port this even
Y il,g--all at five o'clock.
4 Mrs. Speers and son, Of Captain Jot
c SpeeTs, chief clerk OF the Illinois, vii
d be among the lady passengers on th
James d. Parker this evening, en- TOut
n for Wheeling to spend the remainder c
g the heated term with relatives an
: friends.
3 The Illinois, on her idown trip, mad
IS one hundred and twenty-five landing
d And she did big way business on IN
,r round trip. Her officers report no mate
:. :. = IL. :.