Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-19

MN. MELRoY. sgt. Sig. Ser. q. 8. A.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NASHVILLE, May 18.-River rising, with
feet on the shoals.
SHREVEPORT, May Il -Weather-heavy
rain. River fell 3 inches.
PIrTsBURG, May 1S-Noon.-River D feet 8
inches, and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant :. .NightSRiver feet inches, and
falling Weather clear and pleasant.
NEW ORLEANS, May 18.-Arrived: J. B.
Williams and tow, Plttsburg; John Means
and barges, st. Louis. Departed: A. y.
Donnally. Cincinnati; E. O. Stanard, st:
Louis; James Howard, st. Louis.
CAIRO, May 18-Noon.-W Gather clear and
warm. Arrived: Colorado, st. Louis, 10 pm.
Departed: Colorado, Vicksburg, midnight.
80. .Night-River 26 feet 10 inches, and fall
ing. Weather-raining. Thermometer ~
deg.
EVANSVILLE, May Is. = Weather cloudy
and warm. Thermometer So to 81 deg. River
16 lilo feet on the gauge, and falling. Up:
Ben Franklin, ii am; c. b. Church, pm.
Down: Cons Mlllar, 1870 pm; Chas. Bowen
and barges, pm.
Movements at the Levee.
ARRIVALS.
J. B. NJ Kehlor, New Orleans; A. j.
White, Arkansas City; Andy Baum, Cincin-
ell, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
J.B. NJ. Kehlor, st. Louis; A. j. White,
Arkansas City; Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati;
Ruth, White river; Katie Hooper, Arkansas
river.
City of Alton, Andy Baum.
BOATS DUE.
Doson-Colorado, West Wind. New Mary
Up-John B. Maude, Mark Twain, George
w. Cheek, Illinois, Belle of Shreveport, Hat
tie Rowland, Golden Crown.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
VIcKsBURG Colorado, Sam M'Pheeters,
master, ten am.
ST. LoU1s-John B. Maude, W. H. Blake.
master, five pm.
NEW ORLEANs-City of Alton, Il. S. Bixby,
master, ten am.
BOATS LEAVING MONDAY.
JoHNsoN's LANDING-West Wind, j. G.
Andrews, master, five pm.
FRIARs PoINT-Geo. w. Cheek, Mark R.
Cheek, master, five pm.
CINCINHATI-Andy Baum, H. j. Vinton,
master, FIVE pm.
CINCINNATI-Golden Crown, w P. Walker,
master, FIVE pm.
RECEIPTS.
A ]. Whites bales cotton, % pkgs sun
dries.
Andy Baum-25O pkgs miscellaneous
freight.
Levee Paragraphs.
Hot as blazes.
Boats leaving had fair trips out.
Business was nothing to brag about yes
terday.
The Katie Hooper left for Arkansas river
with fine trip last night.
As far as heard from the wind did no dam
age to marine architecture last night.
The A. ]. White left for Arkansas City last
night with good showing of freight.
The Mary Houston is due down out of the
Ohio en- route to New Orleans Monday.
The Ruth got away for White river dur
ing the storm last night, having good trip
aboard.
The gale that blew late yesterday evening
made it lively for boats getting away from
the wharf.
TheLittIe Condor passed down yesterday
with mixed tow of coal and slaves, en- route
to New Orleans.
A Pittsburg telegram says that work on
Captain Milt Harry's new boat is being
pushed forward rapidly.
There was no discount on that rainstorm
last night. 1t didn't blow any to hurt, but
the floods came, you bet.
The ]. B. M Kehlor passed by this port
Friday night. bound for st. Louis, with six
or seven hundred tons of freight.
The Robert Mitchell passed up for the Ohio
yesterday, discharging here lot OF sundrles.
She had good trip on, and was four days
out from New Orleans.
Captain W. Ii. Blake, who has been visit
ing relatives In Ohio, returned to st. Louis
Thursday and resumes command of the John
B. Maude on her arrival at st. Louis.
The veteran Captain Alex Zeigler, formerly
of the City of Chester, has retired from the
river for the present and gone to his farm,
situated twenty seven miles below st. Louis.
The Golden Crown is on the bills for Gin
cinnati Monday evening. She is fine packet,
commanded by Captain w. P. Walker, with
Eugene Shinkle in the Office, two popular
gentlemen.
The government snag-boat De Russey was
at the mouth of st. Francis river yesterday,
working her way up the river, doing valuable
service In removing snags and distractions
from the channel.
Now, that the skating-rink is closed up for
the season, we will have to resume our base
ball training in order that our physical or
ganization may be kept In proper condition
for good health, etc.
The Future City, with tow of barges
loaded with grain and produce, en- route from
st. Louis to New Orleans, sunk barge at
Brunswick Point Friday morning, caused by
the deck giving way.
The marines are lovers of good music as
well as patrons of the drama, and will be af-
forded an elegant entertainment next Thurs
day night, on the occasion of the concert and
hop by the Milan club at Estiyal park.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal, passes
Duvall's Bluff to-day for Memphis, with a
fair list of cotton and other freights, and
will arrive early on Tuesday morning, and
return to White river Wednesday even
ing.
Clarence Hale, the Anchor-line passenger
agent, has enlisted IN the great temperance
reform movement, we learn, and we take
occasion to congratulate the cause in having
secured So able worker In the good move
ment.
4. w. Lightburne, jr., son of Captain R.
w. Lightburne, ST., the wide-awake steam
boat agent, who has been to Cincinnati at
tending the musical festival, returned home
yesterday morning on the Andy Baum, well
pleased with his trip.
The Anchor-lne packet, John B. Maude,
Captain William Blake, leaves the elevator
this evening at five o'clock for Cairo and st.
Louis, attending to all bend business and
connecting with the principal railroads for all
points east and west. Mr.. Gobel presides at
the desk.
Milt Harry, the popular captain of the
Ruth, yesterday put down" for twenty-five
dollars, with the suggestive expression
make it more, if you want it." toward the
Fourth of July display. Look out, fellow
mariners; the old patriotic fires still burn in
the hearts of the fraternity, and so far Cap
tain Harry is In the front rank.
The Colorado, Captain Sam NJ 'Pheeters, 10
the Anchor-line packet leaving the elevator
this morning at ten o'clock for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail, doing all
way business, and connecting at Arkansas
City with the Pine Bluff railroad, and at
Vicksburg with the New Orleans and Yazoo
river packets, giving through bills of lading
and ticketing passengers through.
The City of Alton, Captain Bixby, of the
New Orleans Anchor-line, arrived yesterday
from st. Louis, and leaves this morning at
ten O'Clock for New Orleans, making all prin-
sipal landings. She makes large additions to
her cargo here. Captain Washington, at the
Lee wharf boat, has near three Thousand sacks
of oil-meal for her and lot of freight at
Hopeheld, and Superintendent AID Storm, at
the elevator, has lot of oil-cake and meal
and cotton for her. Mr. Mason is her purser,
who will register those wishing a pleasant