Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-28
MARINE CHRONICLE.
meteorological and Aquatic.


There was much complaint Of hot
weather yesterday, but the weather eb-
| servers report does not indicate very
high stage of the mercury-ninety-two
being the highest reached during the
day. Other points show equal modera.
ton in the movements of theTmOme-
ters. Rains were pretty general, how
ever, the same report noting showers at
Cairo, Cincinnati, Davenport, Calves
ton, KeOkuk, Leavenworth, Louisville,
Nashville, Shreveport and Dubuque.
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 inch; fall
inches; Cincinnati, SO feet; fall / foot
inches. Keokuk, feet 7 inches; fall
5 inches. Lesvenworth, u feet; fall
inches. Louisville, no report. Men,
phis, 80 feet inches; stationary. New
Orleans, feet inches below bench
mark; stationary. Pittsburg, feet
inches; fall foot inches. st. Louis, q
feet inch; fall Is inches. Vicksburg,
81 feet 10 inches ;trise inches.
BY TELEGRAPH.
PTTTsBURG, July 27.-River 5 feet
and falling. Weather cloudy and hot.
NEW ORLEANS, July 27.-NO arrivals
or departures. Weather clear and hot.
VICKsBURa, July 27.-Up: City Of
Helena. Down: Grand Lake. Weather
warm ana clear. The river has risen 3
inches.
LITTLE Rock, July 27.-Westher
clear and pleasant; thermometer So.
The river has risen feet since last
night; it is now IL feet inches and ris-
ing slowly. 1t is reported falling above
and raining.
CINCINNATI, July 27.-River falling.
Weather rainy .Night-River So feet
l inch and falling. 1t is raining. Ar.
rived: Vint Shinkle, from New Orleans;
Cons Millar, from Memphis. Departed:
Hudson and Wheeling passed down,
Kanawha No. and tow, from Middle
port to st. Louis.
Movements at the keVee.
ARRIVED.
James Howard, st. Louis; Capitol
City, VicSsburg; Robert Mitchell, New
Orleans; Phil Allin, Friars Point.
DEPARTED.
James Howard, New Orleans; Capitol
City, 81. Louis; Robert Mitchell, Gin
cinnatii Geo. w. Cheek, Napoleon.
IN PORT.
Phil AIiiu, Osceola, Ruth.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For FRIARs PoINT-The Phil Allin,
Captain Lee, 1t five pm.
For NEW ORLEANs-The Indiana,
Captain Rusk, at five pm.
Levee Paragraphs.
Very little driftwood appeared on the
river opposite this port yesterday.
The George w. Cheek got away for
Napoleon yesterday with light trip.
The weather observers report notes a
general decline in the rivers everywhere.
A big rise was reported yesterday
coming down from the headwaters of
the Arkansas.
The Anchor-Line is giving through
bills OF lading to all points on Haz0O
river as far up as Greenwood.
The Capitol City took on a good lot CT
Me nphis-packed apples, snd a few
sacks of wheat at the elevator yesterday.
James Rees, jr., Of the Exporter, was
a passenger up on the Robert Mitchell
yesterday, and will remain in the city
few days.
FIeights for White river by the Ruth
next Saturday will be received on
Glenn's wharfboat until the hour of the
Ruth's departure.
When the water begins to fall again,
we will go down to the levee with the
boys to see the banks cave in, and hear
the chunks of levee go in, ker-chug!
A large amount of oil and oil-cake is
stored on Glenn's wbarfboat awaiting
the arrival OF the Indiana, which is
billed n leave for New Orleans this
evening.
The James Howard passed down ye,-
teTdsy evening with twenty-five hun
bred tons. She left nothing here, but
took on about sixty tons at Glenn's
wharfbOat.
Close observers say the river began
declining here yesterday, although the
weather observer only says stationary.
1t is sufficient, however, to know that
no further rise will occur at present.
The Ruth was mOored at the foot of
Washington street, where her repairs
and refurnishing will be completed in
tine for her to drop down to Glenn's
wharfbOst and take on her load for
White river Saturday.
The arrival and departure Of the
steamer Illinois is becoming one of
the features Of Memphis eDjoyments.
Her splendid band attracts crowds OF
people to the bluffs. She comes in to-
night about nine O'Clock, and we will
all be there to hear the band play.
The gold panic yesterday had a very
depressing Influence in marine circles.
Every body was down in the mouth. AS
is the rule, those grieve most, and in
dulge in the loudest lamentations who