Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-31

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BY TELEGRAPH.
NASHVILLE, August 30.-The river is
on stand, with 26 inches on the shoals.
VICKsBURG, August 80 Weather
warm and fair. No boats up or down
to-day.
New ORLEANS, August 80 Weather
clear and warm. No departures or ar
rivals.
EVANSVILLE, August 30.-Weather
clear. Mercury, $50 to $50. River, 10
feet and falling. Up: Raven and tow,
l0:30 am; Arl pg0on, 1890 am.
PTTsBURG, August 30.-Noon-River
is cloudy and rainy. ......... Night-River
inches and about stationary Wealth
er cloudy. $40.
CINCINNATI, August 30.-Noon-River
swelling slightly. Weather cloudy.
Night-River s feet Sinches and ia ling.
Weather cloudy and warm. Departed:
Cons Millar, Memphis.
LOUISVILLE, August 30.-Weathtr
rainy. River falling, with 5 feet 8
inches in the canal. Arrived: John L.
Rhodes, Cincinnati. Departed: John
L. Rhodes, New Orleans.
CAIRO, August O.-Noon-Weather
fair and warm. Arrived: James D.
Parker, Cincinnati, 10 am /; Cherokee,
New Orleans, IL am. Departed: J. d.
Parker, Memphis, noon; Cherokee,
Cincinnati, noon......... Night-RiVer-
Is feet 2 inches and falling. Weather
cloudy, with light rain this afternoon.
Mercury 800. Arrived: Schenck, New
Orleans, 8 am. Departed: Schenck,
Cincinnati, 5 pm.
Movements at the Levee,
ARRIVALS
A. J. White, Friars Point; Frank For
rest, Ashport.
DEPARTURES.
A. J. White, Friars Point; R,sa Mil
Ter, Arkansas river.
IN PORT.
Frank Forrest.
BOATS DUE.
Jas. A. Scudder, Jas. d. Parker.
Receipts Yesterday.
A. J. White-12 bs es cotton, 243 SKIS
cotton-seed.
Frank Forrest-100 SKIS corn, and SUM-
dries.
Marine Miracles.
Searching weather.
The Ruth has completed her repairs,
and will leave Saturday for White river.
No boats leaving to-day hut the Carl
The Rosa Miller cleared for Arkansas
river with q fair trip for this season Of
the year.
The A. J. White came up early yester-
day and returned again in the evening
with fair trip.
Besides the White early in the morn
| ing, the Frank Forrest was the only ar
rival during the day.
The JohaTA. Scudder, for st. Louis,
wss looked for at ten o'clock last night,
and no doubt passed up bsfore this.
The James D. Parker is due this morn
ing with fine trip from the Ohio. She
gots on q moonlight excursion tonight
for the benefit of the Hernand0 street
Methodist church.
The Batesville passed Augusta at nine
o'clock yesterday, with one thousand
sacks OF cortland good trip otherwise.
She will arrive tomorrow evening, and
choke stump for q season.
The George w. Cheek has completed
her repairs, and will enter the Friars
Point trade on Monday next, when The
White will rtst awhile and receive a
general overhauling preparatory to the
fall business, which is close at hand.
Cincinnati Times, Friday: Captain
John N. Hardin and E. w. r. Now
land, of Memphis. yesterday brought
suit in the United States court, in this
city, against the Farmers, Merchants
aud Manufacturers company, OF Ham,
ilton, Ohio. The action is brought to
recover two thousand dollars on policy
of insurance on the steamboat Fort Glib
SOD, burned on the Arkansas river. The
same parties slso bring another suit
against the same company, on policy
for two thousand dollars, issued after the
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