Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-18
nat; Cons Millir, Memphis; Golden
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morements n, the Levee.

James HowirI, New Orleans; Robert
Mitchell. New Orleans; u. 5 Turner,
New Orleans; Future City and barges,
New Orleans: janis D Parker, Cincin-
rati; city Of Chester, st. Louis; Msry
II -uston. Cincinnati: A. ]. White, Ma
poleon; Bism arck, St. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
James Howard, S.. Louis; City Of
Chester. st. Louis; II. =. Turner, Cir
eisnati; Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati;
lanes D Parker, Cincinnati; Future
CITY and bjrEes, st. Louis; a }. White,
Napoleon; Mary Houston, New Orleans;
Thompson Dean, New Orleans; Biz
marcB, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Phil Allip, Oscsols Be lie, Id!ewiid.
BOATS DUE.
Geo. w. Cheek, Ruth, Legal Tender,
Belle st. LOUiT, Colorado.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE FRIDAY.
ST.. LOUIS c dorado, Ed. Gray, mas
ter, ten am.
FR1ARs PoINT-Phil AlliD, James
Lee, sr., master, five pm.
HELENA-1. w. Cheek, n. S. Green,
msster, five p M.
AsHPoRT-Osceola Belle, o. K. Jop-
lin, master, five pm.
Receipts Yesterday.
Al. White-349 bslss cotton, bags
seed-cotoa, III sacks cotton-seec, and
large lot OF sundries. 900
C,tv of Chtst.r-9S bales cotton, 1000
b7ls flour, 800 pals lard, 100 Kegs laId,
I37 axis corn, 100 SKIS bran, 800 SKIS oats,
I6 hhds tobacco, 35 brls pork, 10 tics lard,
81 tcs hams, 600 pkgs sIndrie5, IL coops
chickens and turkeys.
James D. Parker-lS4 vet barrels, 1918
dry barrels, 700 pks sundries, 2O0 blIes
bay, 200 pkgs furniture, 200 kegs nails,
1920 pcs hollOw-ware.
River Paragraphs.
Busiuess was encouraging yesterday.
Major John D. Adams, OF Little HOck,
The Future City and barges passed
NJ at dark yesterday evening.
The Sc. Genevieve is making Things
howl between Chicot City and Vicks-
burg. AM. ,o
been com leted, and che leaves Tor De-
low on time this evening.
The jetty builders at the mouth OF the
Mississippi are blasting rock IN the
neighborhood OF NIcRssurS.,
Advices from Fort Smith as late az
Tuesday report twelve-lnch rise anu
more coming in upper Arkansas.
WRisinp q little,n is Whist was the
matter with the historical Arkansas
river at Little Rock Wednesday.
A far as we can learn, and we are in
constant telegraphic communication
| with all of them, the packets due t0-dsy
will arrive on time.
The peninsular opposite Vicks burg is
disappearing into the river, like our levee
will be here when the river begins to de-
cline rapidly. r.
stThe new Pine Bluff, just built at Lit
tie Rock, was to have mede trial TIP
Wednesday evening. The AsJcc az d
Press agent. of that city fails to notice
the fact.
A lady named Mics Moore, a
Messenger on the Rosa Miller, from Pine
Bluff, felIoverboard thirty. five miles be-
low Little Rock, Monday, and was
dIowned.
CAPTAIN II. Verhoeff, jr largo owner
| In the steamers Thompson Dean and
Mary Houston, is in the city looking
! after his marine I'M erests. Heis sci ourn-
ing at the Peabody.
Helena Mail: "rhe Little Hatcbie,
Captain George E. Porter, is up the st.
| Francis river after timber. Her com
mander said. on leaving, he would be
back about five O'Clock next weeA."
Bsrge No. 10 was taken in tow by the
Bee from the elevator yesterday. One
thousand bales of cotton, and two hun
dred and seventy tons of Oil-cake COM
posed her load, destined to New Or
leans. ~
We learn that Helena, Little Rock
and several other provincial towns nave
given up the idea of celebrating Marc
(Iras, and will come to Memphis to see
the thing done right. Sensible In the
extreme!
A little dinkey with a single boilel
and engine, prCp3liiug a tWo-oy.Ioul
flutter-wheel At her hind END, IS maSlhe
paving trips between this city and Pfes
ident's island. We did not learn thf
name Of her owners.
The Thomson Dean took the Ancho
Line mails yesterday, besides getting IL
hOgshesds Of tobacco and 800 barrels o
meal at the elevator. The City OF Ches
Ter got aWsY with 1l55 bales OF cOttor
Yesterday, for reshipment at Cairo To-
eastern markets.
The Thompson Dean got away fol
New Orleans yesterday evening with
fine load for the nucleus OF an immense
trip. She had among other items, rs
bales cotton. 200 sacks oil.cake, 5Ol
barrels meal, 400 sacks corn, $50 ton
su ldries, is hOgsheAos tobacco, aud B.
cabin passengers.
The Parker, notwithstanding the shor
time to do it in, got out for Cincinnati
Yesterday evening with pretty fai
trip. She had as principal items, 43
bales cotton, $50 barrels oil, I'll empty
beer. kegs, 81 bales rags, II hOgshead
scrap iron, 200 boxes cheese, big lot @
way freight, snd so cabin passengers.
The Vicksburg Herald reports tina
the high water is playing lie very d
euce with the levees, and many break
are reported already, but none of them
as yet, are very serious. A good deal
Mississippi water is running through
Sunhower river, but the banks are hig
enough to hold it, and no damage hs
resulted, go far as that historian la
learned.
The Idlewild took advantage OF th
time required to repair her shaft, an
helped herself to a new coat OF paiu
from the summit Of her smokestacB
down to her water lines, and she nO'
looks almost as handsome as her capital
and chiet.clerk. Stack Lee thinks sh
|, is more so. Joe Flynn, the man an ia
in the arts of liquid sting the IdleHIld
patrons, has a!sU touched up his depart
ment so that it now looks "a thing {
beauty and 8 Joy forever" to the thirsty