Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-21
MARINE CHRONICLE.
He.eorOIogicaI and Aquatic


Partly clear and cloudy, with threat
ening clouds late in the day. At night
heavy storm-clouds lay in the north
west, and prospects are fair for blusteTy
and damp visitation before morning. The
weather observer notes the thermome-
trical elevation at SO, and the maximum
reached during the day of S9-3 de-
gTees lower than the day previous. AT
other points the temperature was as
follows: Cincinnati, so; Galveston, 80;
Louis, 81; Vicksburg, 81. Also that rain
occurred at Cincinnati, Pittsburg and
and Shreveport.
The following Is 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
9 inches; Cincinnati, "a feet inches
fall feet inches. Keokuk, feet Z
inches; fall inches. LeayenwOrth, Is
feet inches: fall 4 inches. Louisville,
10 feet; fail inches. Memphis, 80 feet
4 inches; rise 5 inches. New Orleans,
7 feet inches below bench mark; sUa-
tiOnary. Pittsburg, 4 feet inches; rise
3 inches.St. Louis, Is feet 10 inches; fall
, inches, Vicksburg, 50 feet inches;
Use l foot 2 inches.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2O.-Weather
cloudy ami warm. Departed: Bee and
bsrges, st. Louis. No arrivals.
CINCINNATI, July 20-Noon.-River
falling steadily. Light rain and warm.
No arrivals or departures.
PITTsBURG, July 20-Noon. River
rising, with 1 feet % inches in the chan
mel. Weather cloudy, with heavy rain
this morning.
NICKsBURG, July 20.-River rose 10
inches. Weather clear and warm. Up.
Bismarck and Ste. Genevieve. Down {:
John A. Scudder.
NASHVILLE, July 2O.-River falling,
with 26 feet on the shoals. Weather
warm, with prospects OF rain. No az
rivals or departures.
LOUISVILLE, July 20 River falling,
with II feet inches in the canal ana y
feet inches in the Indiana chute.
Weather clear and pleasant. Arrived:
Shannon, New Orleans. Departed:
shannon, Cincinnati.
EVANSVILLE, July 20. - Weather
cloudy, with rain all night and up to
noon; mercury, 73 to So. River falling,
with 80 and 40 feet water in the chan
rel by the government gauge. Port list
Up: Arkansas Belle, 3 am. None but
local boats down. Business very light.
Movements aIIhe Levee.
ARRIVED.
Julia, Vicksbufg; Phil AlIin, Frisrs
Point.
DEPARTED.
George w. Cheek, Napoleon.
IN PORT.
julia, Cons Millar, Phil AlIin, Osceola.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For CINCINNATI-The Cons Millar,
Captain Pepper, at five Pm.
For FRIARs PoINT.-The Phil Allin,
Captain Lee, at five pm.
For ST. LOUIs.-The Julia, Captain
Blake, at ten am.
LeVee Paragraphs.
Moderately warm yesterday.
The Kittie Hegler is choking hitch
ing-pOst at Cincinnati.
Captain James s. Wise, OF Cincin-
nau, is a candidate for county treasurer.
Tbs Charles Morgan is coming Jut of
the Ohio with an immense load Of
plOAs.
The George w. Cheek had matters all
her own way yesterday down the river,
being the only one leaving this port.
ga continuous sheet ofllghtning played
IN the west during the early part Of last
night, indicating heavy storms in that
direction.
The Cons Millsr sails for the Ohio
promptly at five o'clock this evening.
Travellers and shippers will take due no.
tiCe and be governed accordingly.
The Fort Smith Herald, of Saturday,
says the Arkansas and POteau rivers
were both swelling steadily Thursday,
and there were prospects Of big river.
Look out for the brass band Of the
/ liuOis as she comes into port tonight.
She will be in about nine o'clock. Prom
eusde concerts are the feature OF the
Illinois.
A remarkable thinness is Observable
in the marine departments Of the Gin
Clnnati press. Those excursions-seeing
the boys off-has something to do with
il, perhaps.
The Arch P. Green, says the st. Louis
Republican, has been chartered by the
government to work on Cumberland
river improvements. Charter price,
thirty seven dollars per day.
FL Crowell, the clerk Of the Quick
step, lets yesterday with Tracy for the
Mammoth Cave on n pleasure excur-