Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-29

WHITE RIvER-City Of Augusta, Milt
! Harry, master, five pm.
! ARKANSAS RIvER-Belle OF Texas, J.
J. DArAgh, master, five p.m.
AsHPORT-Osceola Belle, o. *. Jop.
lin, master, five pm.
CINCINNATI - AnCy Baum, II. J.
VintoD, master, five pm.
receipts Yesterday.
A. J. Wnite-242 bales cotton, 81 bags
seed-cotton, 6S2 SKIS cotton-seed, 70 pkgs
ssundlies, head of stock.
The City Of Augusta brought ont Of
| White river 6l3 bales cotton, 10 head OF
cattle, u hogs, and q lot of sundries.
| Ijlewild-lS9 bales cotton, 293 SKIS cot
ton-seed, 49 pkgs suudries.
Illinois-262 bales cotton, bags seed
cotton, IL SKIS cotton seed, 1896 registered
passengers.
Thompson Dean-33 bales cotton, 70
hbds sugar, ZIG brls molssses, lis pks
sundries.
Phil AIIin-269 bales cotton, 8 bags
seduction, ga sacks cottol-seed, pkgs
sundres.
The Belle Ct Texas brought out Of Ar
kaness S75 bales cotton, So bags seed
crtton, q mules, wagons, 80 pkgs SUM-
dries, 2l6 cabin passengers.
Osceola Belle-169 bales cotton, IL
bags seed-et ton, 237 bags corn, 662 sacks
cot ,n-seed, hh1s tobacco, 8 deer.
Ella-brOught out OF st. Francis river
3S3 bales cotton, $40 sacks cotton-seed,
SIS head cattle, 4467 feet Lumbar, 4 bales,
large lot suadries.
Andy Baum-29 bales cotton, 112 head
cattle and hogs, 1914 head sheep horses,
2 mules, COW aud calf, 701 bales hay, 1900
bbls apples and potatoes, so coups poul-
try, 25O0 pigs sundries, l26 cabin pas
sergers'
Belle Memphis-176 tons miscellane-
GUS freight.
Levee Paragraphs.
Honor5 to the King!
Snpps, mamma, just look at the
folks!
Thermometers went up to seventy
three degrees Sunday.
The King expressed himself highly
delighted with OUT marine display.
The City Of Augusta brought most of
the OSceols's passengers to the city.
BarOmeteTs came to stand on Sun
day, therefore the beautiful weather of
yesterday.
The Andy Baum arrived about four
O'Clock with splendid trip of freight
and full of passengers.
The levee was too much crowded with
the performances of King MOmus t) adj
NIT of any business whatever.
The Mississippi has been on stand
here the past four or five days, but COM
menced declining slowly yesterday.
The City Of Augusta brought in fine
trip OF passengers from White river.
She leaves again tomorrow evening.
Old Neptune was in his happiest mood
yesterday, and gave US weather and
water su table for the grand occasion.
Captain ]. f. Noel, of 81. Fra" CD
river, is in the city in search OF q bCs .
take the place Of the Ida st 1ckton in ILa5
stream.
We ere under obligation to Mr.. John
Brown, one Of the pilots OF the City OF
Angus a, for particulars about the sink
ing of the Osceola.
The Ella coming along soon after the
disaster to the O5ceola, was signalled
and went to her relief, taking off all the
cotton that could be got at.
Captain William Ezell, fgsnt OF
Browa & Jones, coal dealer, at Ter.
rene, was passenger up on the Thomp-
son Dean, and will celebrate Msrdi Grls
with us.
Al, the packets in port yesterday dis
played their bunting at the masthead,
too! ed whistles, fired cannon and other
wise honored the advent of the King
into the city.
Among our visitors yesterday we met
Mr.. Len j. Noel, son of Captain J. F.
Noel, and formerly one of the clerks of
the John B. Maude, but now merchant
at Csrson's landing.
In the case of Watson Us. steamer
Eliza Fox, Judge Brown, United States
district judge, confirmed the report OF
the clerk, and ordered q distribution Of
the funds az reported.
There was display OF magnanimity
truly commemorate yesterday among
the marines. There were not bands
enough to go around, and one borrowed
from the other until all were supplied
with music.
Disasters are somewhat like fish; they
come in schools. In another column
will be found the particulars Of the burn
ing of the beautiful and majestic Mary
Bell, at Vicksburg, and of the sinking
of the st. Francis river packet OsceOla,
Just below Greenfield's.
William (Pat) Morrison, now of Lit
IiC NUM- OuI Vi LAAO 6ANoAAo
Arkansas river packet line, has come
over to enjoy the day we celebrate.
Little Rock could not scare up enough
fun for Pat on Mardi Grss day, and he
wisely came to Memphis, where the
thing is done right.
Captain J. r. Edwards, an Old-time
Memphis mate-whO figured here in
the days of the old Ben Franklin and
here associates in Big Muddy navi
cation before the warts in the city
taking in all of Mardi Gras. The old
salt is sdrift, but will tackle on to some
thing substantial before many ebbs and
flows OF the tide.
Among the distinguished visitors to
the city we have met Mr.. John w.
Clark, proprietor of the Chester Driving
Park at Cincinnati. Mr. Clark has cre-
dentials, duly signed and sealed by the
King OF the Carnival at Cincinnati,
commissioning him Knight of the Turf.
Mr.. Clark was enjoying himself among
old friends yesterday.
The pretty little Nettie Jones cut q
fantastic figure when the royal flagship
A J. White came into port. The Nettie
had fowling-piece aboard, which was
fred at regular intervals of one minute,
giving forth sounds like young thunder,
which were echoed and Te-echoed from
bank to bank, as the little tug gracefully
described a circle around the White.
Her capers aroused deafening enthu-
sissm.
The Illinois was the royal convoy to
his msjes;y's flagship yesterday, and
was crowded with ladies and gentlemen,
WHO were one voice in praise Of the pals-
tial steamer and her gallant officers.
Commodore Gsorge w. Cheek was in
command OF the roof, while Captain
Joe spears had charge of the cabin.
Dancing ruled the hour, going and COM
ing. The King may ri oice that such
an elegant company did him the honor