Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-12
Levee Paragraphs.

Business dull.
Are you going to the .boat-race to-dayP
The John Gilmore and barges passed up
yesterday evening for st. Louis.
The Golden Crown passed down Friday
night loaded fat for New Orleans.
The James B. Williams and John A. Wood
passed down yesterday with large lows of
coal.
The Ruth, in and out yesterday, had fair
White river trips both ways. Captain Mit
Harry is In command.
The Belle of Texas. going out for Arkansas
river in place of the Katie Hooper last night,
had fair trip of freight and passengers.
The Colorado is the five o'clock st. Louis
Anchor-Liner this afternoon. She arrived
yesterday evening, aud will be found at the
elevator.
The E. o. Stanard discharged big lot of
freight and added 1000 sacks oil-cake. and
left tor New Orleans some time last night
with a good load on.
We will make or break on the result of the
rowing contest to-day, but we are not going
to tell where we laid our pile for fear some
body will put up job on US.
The Riversides and Eagles will amuse
their friends and admirers of the diamond
afternoon. A close game Is promised.
The Charles Morgan, on her way to Gin
cinnatI, and the A. G. Donnally, on her way
to New Orleans, were both looked for last
night, and may have passed this port.
The Katie Hooper, with her crippled busi-
encouragement, arrived yesterday, and re-
pairs will be made during the week so that
she will resume her place next Saturday.
The James Howard arrived yesterday from
st. Louis with 400 tons of freight, and added
here bales cotton, IL hogsheads sugar IL
tons meat, and 1900 sacks oil-cake. She
leaves at ten o'clock this morning for New
Orleans.
Captain Lightburn is in receipt of dis
patch from Captain Russell, stating that the
ever-reliable James D. Parker would arrive
in port this morning, and of course she must
have good return trip when she leaves to-
morrow evening.
The John b. Maude is the ten o'clock
Vicksburg Anchor Liner this morning. She
will be found at the elevator this morning in
w. II. Blake, and w. Il. Gobel, the famous
marine scribe, in charge of the business de-
partment.
An Alleged Damage suit.
The Cincinnati Times, of the tenth, is au.
thorlty for the following interesting item:
Commodore Kountz lin the name of the w.
Moore transportation company, asks twenty
thousand dollars damages for a couple of
items published in the Globe Democrat, about
the J. b. NJ. Kehlor One item was a clip
ping from the Vicksburg Commercial, and
was as follows: The mammoth floating
warehouse, ]. B. NJ. C. P. B. steamer KehIor.
passed up at eleven o'clock this morning.
without landing. Probably she thought if it
took In proportion the same length of tine
for the sound of her whistle to reach the city |
as it did for her to get in full sight after 6ret
making her appearance In the chute, that |
some other packet would get all the freight. |
THIS floating monthly arrangement left New
Orleans last Friday. and has been four and |
one fourth days and FIVE nights getting to |
this point. The Colorado, now lying at the |
elevator, has discharged three trips at this |
point since the generic failure In naval |
architt cture commenced loading for ST. |
Louis, on the eleventh of March, and the |
Hay she is going now, the Colorado VIII 7ef
10 st. Louis and be on her way down b. sofes I
the Kehlor gets TO Cairo. This is the ace of |
failures and rapid transit. +" By reason Of tslis
plaintiff says he is damaged In |
The sunn a zen thousand dollars. For fifr-