Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-03

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Maximum thermometer, Si0.
Minimum thermometer, So.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
VICKsBURG, August 2.-The weather
is clear and warm. River fell 10 inches.
No boats up or down.
LITTLE ROCK, August 2-The weather
is clear and pleasant. River falling, with
8 feet Z inches Oh the gauge.
NEW ORLEANS, August 2-Weather
clear and warm. No arrivals. Depart
ed: Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
PTrrsBURa, August 2.-Noon.-River
8 feet IL inches and falling. Weather
cloudy and warm ..... Night-River feet
inches, and falling. Weather cloudy
and rainy.
CINCINNATI August -Night-River
7 feet inches, and falling. Weather
cloudy and cool. Departed: Cons Mill
lar, Memphis; Robert Mitchell, New
Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, August 2.-Westher clear
and warm. River stationary, with
feet 2 inches in the canal. Arrived:
Vint ShinkIe, Memphis. Departed:
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
EVANSVILLE, August 2.-Tne weather
was clear till afternoon, with fine
shower after o. N. and heavy rain to
the nsrth. Mercury 70o to so. River
falling, with lilo feet on the gauge.
CAIRO, August 2.-Noon.-Weather
clear and warm. Arrived: James ID.
Parker, Cincinnati, 10 p.m.; Chas. Nor
gan, New Orleans, l am; Liberty No.
3, Memphis, 2 am e. o. Stanard,
New Orleans, 10 am. Departed: Jas.
D. Parker, Memphis, midnight; Chas.
Morgan and Liberty No. 3, Cincinnati,
l q. IN. Night-River 19 feet inches,
and falling. Weather cloudy. Mercury
so. Arrived: Mary Miller, Cincinnati,
and City of Helena, St. Louis, s pm.
Departed: E o. Standard, st. Louis, 8
pm: Mary Miller, ST. Louis, pm.
Movements at the LeVee,
ARRIVALS.
Rosa Miller, Arkansas river; A. J.
White, Friars Point; Phil Allin, Green
vile; Frank Forest, Ashport; Bee and
bsrges, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Rosa Miller, Arkansas river; A. J.
White, Friars Point; Phil Allin, Ar
kansas river; Osceols, st. Francis river;
Bee and barges, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Frank Forest.
BOATS DUE.
James D. Parker, Shannon, Common
wealth.
Receipts Yesterday.
Rosa Miller-32 bales cotton, 49S SKIS
cotten-seed, 49 empty beer kegs and
sundrfes.
A. J. Whites bales cotton, 1913 SKIS
cotton-seed.
Phil AIlin-45 bales cotton, go SKIS
cotton seed.
Frank Ferest-10 head cattle.
Marine Miracles.
Rain yesterday.
Business on the levee was little bet
ter yesterday than usual.
The Belle of Shreveport is getting a
new Jacket of paint at st. Louis.
Wharfmaster Kallaher's collections
for the past month Amounted to SI346 70.
The Shannon, from Cincinnati, Is due
down to-day on her way to New Or
leans.
The James D. Parker, from the Ohio
river, will be found In port this morning.
She returns to the Ohio tomorrow even
ing.
The Rosa Miller, for Arkansas river,
the A. J. White, for Friars Point, and
the Phil Allin, for Arkansas City, left
with fair trips.
Not a single packet ia advertised TO
leave THE port to-day, and our excellent
whsrfmas ;er, Captain Kellaher, will
give himself rest.
Captain Ed Thomas, Of the famous
IdIeWild, was in town yesterday. He
left last evening on the Phil Allin to
look after the business in the bends.
A dispatch from Evansville last night
saws that the James Gilmore is laid up
at Henderson, and the Shannon Is at
Henderson unable to get over the bar.
Arkansas river, after going down to as
low IS four feet on bars, made sudden
Jump yesterday, and there is now plenty
of water for all boats navigating that
| stream.
Charles Musselman, clerk Of the Maui
melle, came over by rail night before
last. He went out last night on the
Rosa Miller to assist Mr.. Butler in the
| Office, Wash Floyd remaining over on
account Of sickness.
Fellow-mariners, you have plenty of
| time to do glorious work at the polls to.
dav. Remember that every Democratic
vote polled to-day will be nail in the
coffin of the Radical party, who would
| infIict upon us such leaders as Wheeler,
whose record has ever been against the
western river interests.
The Allegheny Mail makes the state
ment that steamboats, were Paid early
this season three hundred and fifty dol
lars per day on the upper Missouri by
the government, when just as good boats
could be had for one hundred and fifty
| to two hundred and fifty dollars, and 1t
adds, "there is not the ghost of chance
for any other steamboat owner getting
contracts other than Coulson, Evans
| AID Burleigh."
Cairo Bulletin, Tuesday: "Mr. Hiram
| Hill, the well known diver OF this city,
went to work raising the wreck OF the
steamer Shippers' Own, which boat
was sunk above the stone depot same
two months ago by the Anchor line
| boat Grand Tower. Mr.. Hill has agreed
to have the machinery up In ten days,
when 1t is to be taken to Louisville and
| put into a new boat for Captain Tom
Ryman, of Nashville"
Messrs. Halliday Bros, OF Cairo, have
| purchased an iron steam yacht, and had
| it fitted up for pleasure excursions. The
| Bulletin gays OF it: "This yacht is GER
taiDly one of the finest pieces Of work
in the way OF steamer that has ever
been seen in these waters. She is a per-
feet beauty and very powerful, and as
she glided up and down the hsrbor she
was the observed Of all observers. On
an invitation from Major Halliday, a
party of ladies and gentlemen went
aboard the Arisdne about five O'Clock
last evening. and enjoyed most de-
lightful trip to Mound City and return. u