Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-01

Movements at the Levee.
ARRIVALS.
John A. Scudder, New Orleans; James D.
Parker, Cincinnati; Low Water, Helena.
DEPARTURES.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Frank Forest, James D. Parker, Low Water,
Ruth.
BOATS DUE.
A. ]. White, City of Helena, Capitol City,
Governor Garland, Batesyille.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
VICKSBURG-CIty, of Helena, L. 81. M'Kee
ST. LoUIs-Capitol City, James O'Neil
master, five pm.
CiNCINN ATI-James d. Parker, w. C.
Tichenor master, five pm.
ASHPORT-Frank Forest, o. K. Joplin
master, hve pm.
FRIARs POINT-A. j. White, N. 8. Green
master, five pm.
Receipts Yesterday.
John A. Scudder-45O SKIS salt, 30 bxs tin
plate, pigs crockery and sundries.
James ID. Parker-S50 tons, S56 pkgs furni-
our $50 80 bEs starcS so brs potatoesp IS brs
onions, so bXs starch, IL bales hay, 46 bfls ap-
Piles, % brls whisky, 100 brls lime, 100 brls ce-
ment, IS head hogs, l50 otl-barrels and sun.
dries.
A New White River Bale.
RIVER EDITOR APPEAL send by rail to-
day the first new bale of White river cotton.
Will arrive tomorrow. e. @. POSTAL.
Marine Miracles.
Fine shower yesterday.
Arkansas river has been on a rise at Fort
Smith.
Not single packet left the landing during
the day.
The <. j. White is the regular Friars Point
packet, leaving this evening.
The Low Water came up early in the morn
ing, and will take barge of ice to Helens.
Jhe John A. Scudder passed up before day.
light with fair TRIP she put OF few pack
New Orleans rejoices in having her levee
repaired. We are similarly situated, brother
The Jas. D. Parker came In during the after.
noon with three hundred tons and fair list
OF passengers.
The Anchor line packets leaving to-day are
the city of Helena, for Vicksburg, at tsn am,
and the Capital City, for st. Louis, at five .. m
The wind and rain play havoc yesterday
with Thompson's awning on the bluff, and 1t
will take good many nlekels to repair dam
ages.
The Frank Forest is the regular Osceola
packet, leaving this evening. Captain An
drews is in command, with Min Joplin in the
Office.
eight hours by fog, beside big way business,
did not arrive in t1me to unload and prepare
for the excursion last night, therefore the al
fair had to be postponed.
The James ID. Parker, Captain William E.
Tichenor, in command, leaves this evening
for Cincinnati, giving passengers through
charge Of Mr.. g. B. Russell.
ShIngleduke, of the Vlcksburg Tribune, is
indisposed and has got on sub" who in
V1tes The "regs" to q moonlight on the lake."
We think, from the tone of mis- remarks, that
he has red head, and his front teeth stand
awry.
The remains of Mr.. James M'Cain, who died
at Helena day before yesterday, were brought
up by the Jonn A, Scudder early yesterday
morning MI, MCain had been engineering
He was well known in river circles, and had
been on the st. Francis with Captain Bow
man. ms also on the d. Z. Mutt, transfer boat.
leaves wife and three children, the young
est being born the day before its father died.
Our Annual Review.
THE RIVER.
Notwithstanding the fact that our river
trade OF last year shows vast Increase over
our STEAMBOATS, have not done q prof able bus
iness One of the main causes OF this is the fact
that the past year has been unprecedented for
high water, the river having been nearly
bank full the entire year, and most Of the
time OVERLOOKING the richest and most pro-
ductive districts contiguous TO Memphis.
These overhows have been most disastrous
because they occurred just at u time to most
affect the planting interests, and
bend business, Our IocaI o Oh e1e
which depend mainly on this part |
Of the business, could not approach their usual |
and were neither able 10 re-
cetve or discharge freights, and were COM |
PEELED to run from port to port with light |
loads. Notwithstanding these difficulties, the |
different lines of packets have kept running |
throughout the summer, except some steam. |
srs running in the side-streams, which drew /
OFF during the summer season, and went to /
bank, either for repairs, or to await the open. /
ng OF the fall trade We append the annual |
of the freaks of the tide giving the
nigh and low water each week during the
past year, for which we are indebted TO the |
kindness of Sergeant M Elroy, of this station |
If the signal-servtce bureau. The table also
dives the mean temperature and amount of
ainfaI:
Weekly range OF river, weekly rainfall. and
weekly mean temperature, at Memphis,
Tennessee, from September 8, 1875, to Sen.
TENDER l, 1876.