Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-30
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OBSERVATIONS YESTERDAY.
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Maximum thermometer, s9o.
| Minimum thermometer, So.
W. MELROY, Serg't Gig. Ser. U. 8. A.
BY TELEGRAPH.
VIoKsBURG, August 20 Weather
warm and fair. Up: Capitol City.
LOUISVILLE, August 29.-Wea!her
clesr and pleasant. River falling, with
5 feet inches in the canal.
! New ORLEANS, August, 29.-Weather
clear and warm. No departures. Ar
rived: G olden Rule, Cincinnati.
LITTLE Rock, August 29.-The river
| Is on a stand, with feet l inch in the
rsnnel. DEPARTED: Governor Garland,
M mphis.
PrTTsBURa, August 29.-Noon-River
10 inches and falling. The weather
| is clear and .Night-Rtve
10 inchss and about stationary Wealth
er clear.
CINCINNATI, August 29.-Noon-
River falling. Weather clesr............
Night--River feet inches and rising.
Weather clear and pleasant. Arrived:
Robert Mitchell, New Orlesns. De-
parted: John L. Rhodes, New Orleans.
CAIRO, August 29.-Noon-Weather
clear and pleasant. Arrived: Ste. Gene
veive, Vicksburg, IL p M; James Gil
more, st. Louis, am; Arlington, New
Orleans, l pm. Departed: Arlington,
Cincinnati, 2 q NJ; Ste. Genevieve, st.
Louis, a.m......Ni9ht-Rtv feet 3
iuches and rising. Weather clear. Mer-
curry So.
Movements at the Levee,
ARRIVALS.
Ella, White river; City OF Vicksturg,
VIcksburg; Grand Tower, St. Louis;
Fleta, Arkansas river; Thos. Sherlock,
Cincinnati.
DEPARTURES.
Grand Tower, Vicksburg; City of
VIcksburg, st. Louis; Ella, White riv.
err; Thos. Sherlock, New Orleans; Iili-
noIs, Vicksburg; Andy Baum, Cincin-
natl; Osceola, S.. Francis river.
IN PORT.
Rosa Miller, Fleta.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
ARKANSAS RIvER-Rosa Miller, T. ].
DLrragh, master, five pm.
FRIARs PoIET-A. J. White, Nat
| s. Green, master, five pm.
Receipts Yesterday.
Ella bales cotton, IS SKIS cotton
seed, 81 SKIS corn, 5 head cattle.
| City of Vicksbu.g-1 bale cotton,
| 1900 SKIS ,tton.seed.
| I1rIa Nd
four, 16I SKIS corn and oats, go bales hay,
26 cks bacon, 1l79 pigs sundrits.
Marine Miracles.
| Warm weather again.
The Ella, for White river, left with q
fair showing.
The A. ]. White is the regular Friars
Point packet, leaving this evening.
The Illinois departed for Vicksburg
with fine trip Of both freight and pas
sengers.
Tne Geo. w. Cheek will resume her
trips in the FriaIs Point trade on Mon
day next.
The Andy Baum departed for the Ohio
cabin passengers.
TheECity of Vicksburg added 800 bales
cotton and rs SKIS wheat, and left in the
evening for ST. Louis.
Toe Flets came in night before last
from Arkansas river, aud laid up at the
foot OF Washington street to wait until
business opens in that stream.
The Rosa Miller, in command OF
Captain Thos. J. Darragh, is the reg ular
Arkansas river packet leaving this even
ing. Billy Butler attends to the affairs
of the office.
Commodore George w. Cheek arrived
home yesterday from q tour through
Georgia and other of the Atlantic States
in search of health. We are glad to no.
tice marked improved condition.
The Thomas Sherlock arrived in the
afternoon, with a barge in tow 10 help
her out of the OHIO. She had 1400 tons
and fair list of passengers. She put of
few packages here, and took on good
lot of freight.
We rammed hole plum through our
only hat yesterday when we heard the
news that Our Riversides had added an.
other laurel to their already glorious
wreath. They licked the Empiree, of st.
Louis, on their own mud-pile, - to
three. They started for home Iass uIgnt
| Turn out the yards. .r
Mr.. Watkins, of 3l7 Main street, is
msking quite q fsature OF marine and
camp align flags. The much admired
silk and bunting eolors of the FrauB
Jones are beautiful specimens of Mem
phts manufacture, and do credit to his
taste and Skill. IL yefitting, our steG "a
boat friends will 20 well to call upon
him for anything they may need-bur.
gees, cornettes, pennants, a-d by !
means, Blue Peter.
We announce with pleasure that the
city council has at last ordered the levee
improvements to be begun, accor ling tc
plans and specifications presented by
City Engineer Meies. The work will be
commenced at the foot Of Jefferson
street, thence down toward the elevator.
We hope and confidently believe the
work will be pushed forward until the
much-needed levee room will be ample
for the big business promised steamboat
men this fall and winter.
The st. Louis Democrat, Of Monday,
in giving a history OF the contest be-
tween the Rivelsides, Of Memphis, and
Haymakers of that city Sunday, has the
following to cay about Captain James
Car, the champion one-armed pitcher
aud catcher OF the wond: "Shortly
after two o'clock, the Haymsker5 put
| in appearance, and soon after the River
eide lads came on the fl Id. Every one
began to look for Jimmy Carr, the one.
armed pitcher, and when he showed
himself general Shaping Of hands be-
gan. While the teams were practicipg,
previous to the game, Carr went out in
the field and caught every fly that was
sent to him, one of them being very
difficult to take. At every catch made
by him the people applauded."
The Hard Cash.
Captain f. Postal received the follow
ing letter yesterday, which gives very
fiattering report Of his new boat. We
are permitted to print it:
PITTsBURG, August "a, 1876.
E. G. Post al:
The steamer Hard Cash was launched
on the eighteenth instant, and is now
lying at the PIttsburg wharf. Her boil
| era are nm. engines onlb ard. cabin frame