Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-19

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ST. LOUIS, August 1S.-The river ,has
| risen inches. Weather clear and very
hot. Arrived: City Of Vicksburg, Vicks-
burg Bee and barges, New Orleans.
CAIRO, August lS.-Noon.-Weather
cloudy and warm. No arrivals. De.
parted: Southern Belle, New Orleans,
10 p.m...... NIght-River Is feet and
falling Weather fair. Mercury, S60
Arrived: Ste GeneVieve, st. Louis,
pm.
E3 Movements at the LeVee,
ARRIVALS.
Capitol City, Vicksburg; City OF Hell
ena, ST. Louis; A. J. White, Napoleon ;
B2tesville, White river; Frank Forrest,
Ashport; T. F. Eckert, below; Governor
Garland, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES.
City of Helena, Vicksburg; Capitol
City, st. Louie; A. J. White, Frisrs
Point; Frank Forrest, Ashport; James
D. Parker, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
Bstesville, T. F. Eokert, Governor
Garland.
BOATS DUE.
Phil AlliD, Southern Belle, John B.
Msuie.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
GREENvILLE-Phil Allin, Stack Lee,
master, five pm.
WHITE RIVER - Batesvllle, w. J..
Ashford, master, five pm.
ARKANSAS RIvER-Governor Gar.
land, Ed Rowland, master, five pm.
Receipts Yesterday.
Capitol City-1O bales cotton, 300 SKIS
seed, 20 brls oil, 100 kgs beer.
City of Helena-777 brls -four, Sc bxs
bacon, so sks rye, IS bales hay, 81 crates
cabbage, Is bales cotton, aud sundries.
Batesville-6 bales cotton, 56 SKIS cot
ton-seed, 246 sks corn, "a pigs butter, IS
pkgs sundries.
A. J. White-8 bales cetton, 495 SKIS
cotton-seed, 81 pkgs sundries.
Frank Forrest-2 bales cotton, l08 SKIS
cotton-seed, lot sundries.
Governor Garland-87 bales cotton,
1921 sacks cottOn-seed, bales rags, so
sacks cotton seed meal.
Marine Miracles.
Yesterday the sun was fierce enough
to kill an ordinary man.
The thermometer on the leyee yester-
day reached go in the shade.
Bob Wise's fine new steamer, James
Gaff, leaves Cincinnati to-day for this
port.
There was more stir at the levee yes.
terday than usual, all the packets leav-
log with fair trips.
The City of Helena, en- route to Vicks.
burg, added here, at the elevator, twen-
ty.f1ve tons miscellaneous freight.
The Batesvillle, now running in the
place of the Ruth, is the regular Sstur-
day packet, leaving this evening for
White river.
The James D. Parker left late last
night with SOL bales of cotton, $50 bar
rels oil, 20 bales rags, 20 tons scrap iron,
and 80 cabin passengers.
The Capitol City, en- route, to st.
Louis, Sdded, at the elevator, one hun
dred and thirty-seven sacks of wheat
and one hundred and igty empty boxes.
John s RoZell, msil.sgent Of the Gov.
ernor Garland, left Little Rock on Tues
day last on visit to relatives in WASH
ingtOn. He will also take in the Gen.
tenniaI.
The Phil AIlin, Captain Stacker Lee
in command, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Greenville ard
all way landings. Jimmy Thompson
has charge Of the office.
The Helena Mail, OF the fifteenth,
says: "The work on Mr.. George Porter's
st. Francis river packet is rapidly pro-
crossing, and we shall soon see a pretty
little craft descend the big old river from
our own dock"
The Governor Garland will be found
In port this morning, and leaves this
evening for ell points on Arkansas river,
through to Little Rock. Ed Rowland is
in command, and Walker Outlaw holds
forth in the office.
Mr.. John n. Mullen, formerly clerk
of the steamer Pat Rogers, in the Mem
phls and Cincinnati trade, now the
steamer United States, of the Louisville
and Cincinnati mail line, passed through
the city yesterday, en- route to Hot
Springs, Arksnsas.
The New Orleans Bulletin and the
Vicksburg Tribune river reporters are
unable to ascer ain who is commanding
the Natchez. II they are this bad off
in "fy time" they will be unable to find
out The steamers name by Christmas.
Ice-cold lemonade might be substituted.
The L. +. Eckert came up last even
ing, having in tow the Grand Lakes
sunken barge. She saved about $50
tons Of -four, oats, corn and hay in good
condition. Ab5ut 400 bales hay, lot of
oats and some other stuff had to be
thrown overheard, being completely
ruined. When the barge sunk she had
about one thousand tons.
New Orleans Bulletin: REV, Dr.. Pal
mer was visitor on the Lee Monday.
After being shown over the boat, and
bis admiration Ct her beauty had been
expressed, q blessing was invoked upon
the boat bearing the name of his illus
trious friend, whose death none lament
ed more than he, and upon her officers
that the hand Of Providence might rus.
tain them and guide them safely through
the paths of life. The event was an i'm
promptu one, but was none the less i'm
pressive."
The New Orleans Times of Thursday
says: "Tbe holders of wharf bonds and
the lessees Of the wharves, with their
attorneys, were in consultation Wednes.
day morning about the wharf-lease
question. 1t was rumOred that propo-
sition had been agreed npon between
these two parties, and that it would be
submitted to the city administrators,
who would meet in committee Of the
whole for the purpose Of considering it,
at twelve O'Clock Wednesday. The
terms of the proposition, it is said, are
about as follows: The present lessees to
remain in possession of the-contract; the
city to extend the time of the contract
one year and remit the thirty thousand
dollars per annum, which the lessees are
now required to pay for police purposes,
On the other hand, the bondhOlders
agree to accept seventy-five cents on the
dollar for their bonds. When this prop.
osition Is presented to the administra-
tors it will remain for them to accept or
reject it. or course they will act in the
matter as may seem to them to be for
the best interest OF the nitvO