Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-11

kle, Cincinnati; Grey hound, Ohio river
City o. Helena, VlCksturg.
DEPARTURES.
Greyhound, Ohio river.
IN PORT.
Vint Shinkle, Frank Forrest, All Ste
yens.
BOATS DUE.
Capitol City, City of Helena, a. J.
White, G. w. Cheek, Robert Mitchell.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
VIcKsBURG-Capitel City, James
O'Neii, master, ten am.
ST. LOUIs-City Of Helena, J. Fl.
M'Kee, master, five pm.
CINCINNATI-Vint Shinkle, James
Remission, master, five pm.
AsHPORT-Ffank Forrest, o. X,
Joplin, master, five pm
FRIARs PoINT-A. J. White, Nat
s. Green, master, five pm.
New ORLEANs-Robert Mitchell, Jas.
Paul, master, five pm.
Receipts Yesterday.
Frank Forrest bales cotton, 200 SKIS
cotton seed, and head cattle.
Vint Sainkle $50 tons; l49 pigs fur
niture, 10 brls WHISKY, 275 bis cement,
IS iris apples, % boxes bacon, IS slls
oats, 2g2 SKIS corn, SO pigs butter, 10
brls Il sur, 100 LCxe5 soap, $50 rolls bag
ging, 297 cook stoves, 100 empty oil
barrels, 6 bales cotton, and sundries.
City OF Helena-4G0 sis cotton. seed,
lot of cotton.
Marine Miracles.
Rsio, rain, rain.
VIII the clerk of the weather ever
give us q change?
The A. J. White takes her departure
for Friars Point this evening.
1t has been raining steadily for nine
days. and yet no one is happy.
The Frank Forrest is the regular Os.
ceola and Ashport packet leaving this
evening.
The Robert Mitchell will pass down
this afternoon on her way to the Ores.
cent City.
The All. Stevens finished Unloading
yesterday, but conciu led to remain in
port for couple Of days.
The Batesville, from White river, and
the Governor Garland, from Arkansas
river, are both due to-day. They return
again tomorrow.
The Fannie Tatum is to ply between
New Orleans and White river this sea.
son, in charge Of Captain William J.
Ashford, of this city.
A dispatch from Cairo last night says
that William Perkins, engineer OF the
steamer Robert L. Lee, was married
there yesterday to Mrs. Stewart, Of that
city.
The Greyhound, with six bsrges of
coal, came in yesterday morning. She
left part of her tow here, taking the re-
maiT dr. to the mouth Of st. Francis
river.
The Anchor line packets leaving to-
day are the Capitol City, for Vicksburg,
at ten O'Clock this morning, and the
City of Helena, for ST. Louis, at five
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Charles Morgan's new CT FLINDERS
will be twenty. eight inches in diameter,
with eight feet stroke. Her present ones
are twenty five inches in diameter, with
eight feet stroke.
Csptsin Tiff. Strider's new steamer,
David Linton, arrived at Cincinnati on
Tues lay. She is steTDwheeler, with
capacity Of two hundred tons or eight
hu ldred bales o; cotton, and draws less
than ten inches OF water.
Quite a commotion was created at the
levee yesterday evening, caused by the
cavirg in Of q part of the landing where
the Vint Shinkle and Frank Forrest
were lying. Many thought it an earth
quake, as the boats reeled to and fro as
if in a storm.
A small party of ladies and gentlemen
left last evening on the Carl SchurZ for
a point on Pes dents island, about four
miles below the city. They took string
band with them for the purpose Of trip
ping the light fantss ic until the boat
called Tor them this morning.
The popular passenger packet Vint
Shinkle, Captain James KennistOn in
command, is the regular Cincinnati
packet leaving this evening. Those
wishing to so to the Centennial, or any
point east, csn get through tickets by
This boat at greatly reduced rates. Billy
M'IntyCe is her puTser.
The City Of Helena, from Vicksburg,
en- route to st. Louis. arrived last night.
She lays over until this evening at five
O'Clock. She has on board q new bale
of cotton from Ursino plantation, raised
by W. T. Montgomery; consigned to G.
& q. Flanagan, 81. Louis. The same
party also sent new bale Of cotton to
New Orleans by the steamer RDbt. E.
Lee.
The Bismarck Tribune, Of the second
instant, notices the arrival OF q steamer
from Fort Benton, Montana, as follows:
"The C.. w. Mead brought down an i'm.
mense amount of freight, consisting of
ass bales of buffalo robes, 126 bales Of
miscellaneous furs, 1857 sacks of silver
ore, 2247 dry hides, AZ horses, 10 wagons.
So boxes Of merchandise, and, after land
ing about 100 passengers, proceeded on
her way to Sioux City. The Mead left
on W. dnesday, July 18th; lost IS hours
and As minutes at HOle-in-the-Wall
Sunday, July 23d, saw Immense herds
OF buffalo; met steamer Benton at
Round Butte; Monday, July oath, the
Key West passed us, while we ware
aground on q sand-bar; Wednesday,
JuIv 26th met Western at ScCtt's wood.