Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-01
MARINE CHRONICLE.
EeieOroIoEIeaI aad Aquatic.

| worth. Louisville, Memphis, Nashville
New Orleans, Pittsburg, and st. Louis
The following Is 3 summary OF In
signal officers reports OF the condition O
rivers at all points up TO six O'clOci
last night: Cairo, Al feet inches: ris
! foot , inches. Cincinnati, 35 feet
| inches; stationary. Keokuk, 5 feet
inches rise 8 inches Leavenworth, !.
feet inches; stationary. Louisville
/ Il fee; inches; fall inches. Memphis
81 feet 6 inches; stationary. New Orleans
8 feet inches below bench mark; rise
inches. Pittsburg, 10 feet inches; fall
feet. st. Louis, % feet; fall l foot
Vlcksburg, 80 feet inches; rise incats
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW ORLEANS, July 3l.-Weathel
rainy and hot. No arrivals or Gepsr
lures.
PITTsBURG, July 31.-Night-Rivel
rising, with II feet 10 inches water in
the channel. Weather cloudy.
VICKsBUBG, July 31.-River rose 8
inches. Weather cloudy and warm. No
boats up. Down: Indiana, st. Gene
We've.
NASHVILLE, July 3l.-RiveT falling,
with Is feet inchGs water on the sh 1als.
Weather cloudy and warm. Arrived
+ idyville, and departed for Cairo.
LITTLE Rock, July 3I.-Weather
cloudy and rainy. River falling, with 9
feet l0inches in the channel by the gov
eminent gauge. Departed: Maumelie,
above.
PITTsBURG, July 31.-NOOn. River
falling, with 10 feet 6 inches in the chan
mel. Weather cloudy aud rainy. At
Brownsville the river is rising, 4 inches
per hour.
CINCINNATI July 3l.-Night-River
rising, with 30 feet inches water in
the channel. Weather shUwiry and
mild. Arrived: Ashland, Pittsburg.
Departed: Vint ShinkIe, Memphis;
Shannon, New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, July 81. - Weather
cloudy, with heavy rain since noon,
snd prospects are for more tonight.
River stationary, with 81 2.10 feet in
the channel by the government gauge.
Down: Gilmore ana T. y. Phillips, 8
IN; Alexander Swift, 1890 PM; Liz
1ness No. 2 ard Alice Brown, Z q. M, all
with lows. Up: Grey Eagle, Arkan-
.ss Belle, Z am. George Roberts, noon
Dick Johnston, 4 pm, with moderate
rips. Little business.
CAIRO, July 3l-Noon.-Weather
cloudy and warm, with signs of rain. |
River rising. Arrived: City OF Chester, |
Memphis, 4 am; Cons Millar, Cincin- !
lati, IL am; Idlewild, Evansville, |
noon. Departed: City of Chester, St |
LOUIE, ...Night-Arrived: Belle |
Memphis, st. Louis, pm; Raven, st. |
louis, pm; City of Helena, Vicks-
'urg, pm. Departed: Cons Millar,
demphis, II No.; IdlewiId, Evansville, |
pm; Belle Memphis, Memphis, Z |
IN. River al feet inches and rising.
Weather cloudy; no rain to-day.
Movements at the keVee.
ARRIVED.
City of Vicksburg, st. Louis; Julia,
Phil Allin, Friars Point.
DEPARTED.
Grspd Tower, st. Louis; CsIty " TTiUk,-
urg, Nicksburg; FUru Gibson, Arkansas
Iver; Ruth, White river; George w.
heck, Napoleon.
IN PORT.
Julia, Phil AlIin.
BOATS LEAVING SUNDAY.
For VICKsBURG-The Julia, Captain
lake, at ten am.
BOATS LEAVING MONDAY.
For CINCINNATI-The Charles Nor
an, Captain Stein, at seven am.
For AsHPoRT-The Frank Forrest,
aptain Joplin, at five pm.
For FRIARs POINT-The Phil Allin,
sptain Lee, at five pm.
For ST. LoUIs.-The Belle Memphis,
aptain Crane, at five pm.
COrrespsndeEcs.
MEMPHIS, July 81, 1875
RIVER EDITOR APPEAL-Tbe organ
alton known as the Pilots association
ound up its affairs and sold out Fri
ny. Every fellow is for himself now.
WILBUR.
Levee Paragraphs.
A cool breeze yesterday.
An elegant shower moistened this To-
lily yesterday evening.
Yesterday as a Saturday business-day
dn't pan out worth copper.
The Ruth dropped down TO Glenn's
larfboat yesterday morning, and took
fair TIP of freight for White river.
Captain Hardin, of the Arkansas river
cket line, received a dispatch yester-
y to the effect that decline had set
from Fort Smith out.
The City of Vicksburg arrived at an
rly hour yesterday afternoon with q
int triP, but took on good lot Of bust
IS for the bends below.
While we in the valley are deplorirg
e high water, the coal-shippers on the
1per Ohio are rejoicing at the opportu-
~ afforded them Of getting out with
yeral millions of bushels Of coal Tor II
Il ket. y
Messrs. J. 7. Washington end r, NJ.
adlord agents Of the Thompson Dean, 7
We an important Especial notice. to ~
Inters, shippers and pleasure-seekers, m
lOng the steamboat cards in this 4,
,rDing's issue. e
Biologists cay that the decline of the -
er here will take away what little Ie- IA
Iins OF the leVee. We will deplore the
g OF the levee, but Will rejoice that -
)se two yawning holes, the relics Of /
, waterwOrks Of ancient times, will
appear with it.
As soon as the news was received in
8 city yesterday morning of the
sth Of Senator Andrew johnson, the
Its in port placed their colOTs at half
ST. Captain Nat. Green paying par
liar respect to the sad event by dra-
z the q. w. Cheek in mourning. *
he weather observer has seen moth
yet in the working OF his machinery
icating an early cessation of the
Waite sports. On the contrary the u
nense amount Of evaporation going
leads to the conclusion that the rainy
son will continue for sometime to az
ne, but perhaps more gradual than
the past six weeks. .
is soon as the Quickstep's repairs are n
nple.ed, she will take the place Of the
u Allin, the latter going to bank 10
got ready for business this season. bv I
ng thoroughly overhauled, refitted |
TefOrli5hed. The Allin and the I
ckstep will make the Memphis aud |
airs Point trade one Of the most i'm |
tant features OF the marine com 4
rec OF Memphis. e
he repairs TO the Quickstep are rapid
and she looks like a q
wbank under the magic touches Of =
painter. She will likely take the =
e Of the Ailin next Friday, under =
lmand Of Captain Stack Lee. His
is not yet completed, but we learn
John Edison Will go out on her SIS
e, and Mr.. Vsndsventor as chief en- IN.
Ger. Joe Flynn, long time one Of cur
It efficient fire-laddies, has purchased
bar privileges, while Julius Scale,
lful professor OF the srt cuisine, will FIJI
he commlssary department, always
rving seats at the table for regular