Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-24
Above low Chng's Their.


Minimum thermometer, 74o.
W. MELROY, Serg't sig. Ser. U. s. A.
BY TELEGRAPH.
LITTLE Rock, August 23.-Weather
warm. River, 3 feet inches.
NASHVILLE, August 23.-River on a
stand with SO inches on the shoals.
VICKsBUBG, August 23.-The weather
Is warm and cloudy. No boats up or
down.
PTTTsBURG, August 23.-Noon-River
2 feet l iGch and falling. Weather
cloudy and cool.
LOUISVILLE, August 23.-Weather
bright and hot. River falling, with Z
feet inches in the canal.
ST. LOUIS, August 23.-The river has
risen 4 inches. Weather clear and
irightfully hot. Arrived: City Of Alton,
New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, August 23.-Weather
clear and hot. Mercury 720 to 800. River
II feet scant and falling. Ul: James
D. Parker, 11:30 pm.
New ORLEANS, August 23.-Weather
clear. Mercury, $50. Arrived: S7uth-
6rn Belle, Louisville; Arlington, U. P.
Sohenck, Cincinnati; Atlantic and
barges, st. Louis.
CINCItJNATI, August 23.-Noon-
River falling. The weather is very
warm. .Night-River II feet and
falling. Weather fair and warm. De
parted: Andy Baum, Memphis.
CAIRO, August 23.-Noon.-Weather
clear ana hot. Arrived: James w. Gaff,
Cincinnati, noon. Night. River-16
feet inches and rising. Weather clear.
Mercury, $50. Departed: Shannon, New
Orleans, pm; Capitol City, ST. Louis,
Z. Departed: Gaf, Memphis, 2 pm. !;
Shannon, Cincinnati, 7.
Movements at the Levee.
ARRIVALS.
A. J. White, Friars Point; City OF
Augusta, Arkansas City; Bee and
barges, ST. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
A. J. White, Friars Point; City of
Augusta, Arkansas City; Rosa Miller,
Arkansas river; Bee and bsrges, New
Orleans.
BOATS DUE.
Robert Mitchell, Frank Forrest, James
w. Gaff.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
NEW ORLEANs-Golden Rale, o. P.
Shinkle, master, four pm.
Receipts Yesterday,
A. J. White-7 bales cotton, SAL skc
cotton-seed.
City of Augusts-34 bales cotton, 54G
SKIS cottOn-seed.
The J. w. GaR Coming.
CAIRO, August %.
RIVER EDITOR APPEAL-The Gaff will
arrive at Memphis Thursday at two
o'clock In the afternoon.
R.w. WISE, Master.
Marine Miracles.
Very hot yesterday.
Not much doing at the landing yes
terdsy.
The Carl Schurz and bsrges was out
on a starlight excursion last night.
Coptain Symmes, of the towboat Bee,
on account of sickness, got off his boar
here and returned to st. Louis by rail.
Mr.. Alex. Moses, OF the New Orleans
board Underwriters, is in the city, stop.
ping at the Peabody.
Parties wishing pleasant trip to the
Centennial, and on fine packet, should
read the card of the ]. w. Gaff priated
elsewhere.
Captain John w. Cannon, of the r.
E. Lee, has left his boat and gone to his
home in Frankfort Kentucky, to recu.
perate his heslth.
The A. }. White, for Friars Point; the
City Of Augusta, for Arkansas City, and
the Rosa Miller, for Arkansas river, had
only moderate trips,
The Liberty No. spent the whole
day in trying to raise the old broken
telegraph cable which crosses the rivel
at the lower end of town.
Captain James Good, OF the Miss
sippi Valley transportation company,
who has been here several DAYS on bust,
ness fer his company, leaves for st
Louis by rail this morning.
Let's all go Gown and see the new
Memphis and Cincinnati, packet ]. w
CAT come into port at two O'Clock thi