Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-02

General Items-HlRho,t Daro TO-, o. 10,
lowest barometer, 29.o74; rang .2S9 highest
temperature, $40; low st. temperature. 81 y.
range, 30. Prevailing direction of wInd,
northeast; q estest velocity of wipd, Is miles
an hour; total number OF miles, 2769. Number
of clear days, 7; number of clouoy days s;
number of days on which rain fell IA. Com
paTative emperatures-August, l.72, 80; Au.
gust. 1873, 7so august, 1874 g %; August, 1873,
gust, 1875, 239. WIN. MELEOY,
Sergeant Signal service U. s. a,
BY TELEGRAPH.
PITTsBURG, September L. Noon
Rivers inches and falling. Weather cloudy
and rainy.
VIcKsBURG, September Weather
warm a I'd fair. River fell inches. Down :
Sherlock. Up: Illinois.
LITTLE Rock, September 1.-River
rising, with feet 10 inches in the channel.
Weather warm aud rainy.
NEW ORLEANS. September 1.-The
weather is clear and warm. Arrived: Belle
Shreveport, st. LOUIS. No departures.
EVANSVILLE, September Weather
warm and showery. River falling, with 6
Baum, Memphis; Cons Millsr, Cincinnati;
Schenck, New Orleans.
CINCINNATI, September 1.-Noon-
River falling; Weather cloudy ......-..N Night
River feet7 inches and falling. Weather
Arlington, New Orleans.
CAIRO, September L. Noon The
weather is cloudy and warm. Arrived: John
A. scudder, New Orleans, IL pm. Departed
John A. Scudder, st. Louis: Night-Hiyer IA
feet inches, and falling. Weather cloudy
and cool.
Movements at the Levee,
ARRIVALS
] Capitol City. vicksburg; City of Helena, at.
Louis; A. ]. White, Friars Point; Governor
Garland, Arkansas river; City of Augusta,
Greenville.
DEPARTURES.
Capitol City, st. Louis: City of Helene,
Vicksburg; A. J. White, Frisrs Point; James
D. Parker, Cincinnati; Frank Forrest, Ash.
port.
Ruth, City OF Augusta, Governor Garland.
BOATS DUE.
Phil Allin, John B. Maude.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
GREENvILLE-Phu Allin, Stack Lee, mas
ter, five p m.
: WHITE RIvER-Ruth, MIlt Harry, master,
hSe pm.
AEKANsAs RIvER-Governor Garland, Ed
NowIaud, master, i've pm.
RECEIPTS YESTERDAY.
Al WHITE-l3 bales cotton, 1877 sacks cot
ton seed and % packages sundries.
GovERkoR GARLAND brought out of Ar
eansas river IS bales cotton, SO sacks cotton
seed, IL packages sun tries.
CITY OF HELEHA-3"0 tons miscellaneous
freight.
CAPITOL. CITY-lOOO sacks cotton-seed.
ClTY OF AUGUSTA IS bales cotton, 2S4 sacks
cotton-seet, packages sundries.
Levee Items.
The Frank Forrest, Ca1tain Joplin, left for
the upper bends yesterday with a fair show.
ing of freight.
Business on the Ievee yesterday was pretty
fair, considering the hot 1oreL DON and the
A refreshing shower took all the afternoon
yesterday to dispense Its blessings on the Just
and the uni Just OF these bluffs.
The new Ruth was the observed at the levee
yesterday, and Milt Harry, her genial COM
mRnder, was the hsppiest man alive.
The City of Augusta, Captain Elliott,
brought a new bale T. ON Concordia, Missis.
sippi, consigned to W. B. Galbreath & Co.
len Gales OF new crop cotton were rec sived
by steamers ye yterday, which rather renders
the term "new bale" ausgespeu for this sea
son.
ors over st. Louis clubs, arrived home yester-
day, and received the congratulations OF
The Governor Garland, Captain Ed Now
land. slips her cable for Arkansas river at The
usual hour tn afternoon. The genial Walk
er Outlaw is the Faoer puntsher.
The A ]. White, CAPTAIN Green, brought IN
We terday five ball S of new crop-cOtton, from
p. Humans plantation, near austin, Missi =
slppI, consigned TO Estes, fizer & Co.
IA our report OF the Lee line OF Packets yes
ttrday, we Internationally omit to S a g
that Captain ]. L. Washington, of 800 Front
{ eet, upstairs was the agent the line.
The A. J. White, Captain Green, departed
for He ena and Friars Point yesterday after.
D"or, with splendid trip OF freight and pas
sen Zers-the be t showing for many day.
rne heavy rain yesterday afternoon play ed
havoc with the business OF departing packets,
but the skid and tarpauliu men were as happy
as ducks in deep water. Its an Ill wind, etc.
The James d. Parker, Captain TIchenor,
lett for Cincinnati at dark last night with 500
barrels oil, As bales cotton, 40 bales paper
stock, q lot of sundries aud a fair trip of peo-
pie.
returned to the city Thursday. The connie
dore was out on the street yesterday, looking
much improved In health, though not yet en-
tirely recovered.
In our report of the future movements CT
the boats in the Cheek line yesterday morn
ing, we should have stated that the A. J.Whife
and G. w. Cheek will form a regular daily
line bel ween Memphis and FTiarE Point
We take pleasure in noting the rapid in
crease in the circulation OF the APPEAL on
the river. Yet 1t Is not yet entirely satisiac-
tory to us, and we will continue TO strive to
make IL sought after by our planting friends.
While City Engineer Meigs Is looking after
levee repairs 1T would be good move, requir-
Ing a small outlay, 70 repair the plank road
leading from the elevator TO the levee. This
would be a good jon for wharfmaster Kalla-
her TO look after.
The Governor GIrland, Captain Ed Now
laud, brought in three new bales of colt n
from the BOatwright place on Arkansas riV er,
raised by e. Dodson, and consigned TO Gage
& Ftsher, She also brought one from Concor.