Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-17
Maximum thermometer, 30 deg.
Minimum Thermometer, 81 deg.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
PORT EADs, May 16.-Sailed: Steamships
City of New York, Vera Cruz; Algiers, New
York; Commander, Liverpool.
LITTLE Rock, May 16.-River falling
slowly, with feet by the gauge. Weather
clear. Due: Hattie Rowland, Memphis.
PrTTsBURG, May 16-Noon.-River 5 feet,
and stationary. Weather clear and cool.
Night-River feet inch, and rising slowly.
Weather cloudy and cool.
EVANSVILLE, May 16. - Weather cloudy
and cool. Thermometer 81 to- deg. River
IL 40 feet on the gauge, and falling. Down:
Andy Baum, Memphis, am.
CINCINNATI, May 16- Noon - Weather
rainy. River falling slowly. 49,. Night
Weather, rain since 3 pm. Departed: Cons
Millar, Memphis.
VIcKsBURe, May 16.-Weather clear and
warm. Thermometer 79deg. River station
airy. Up: Mary Ann, 10 am; Robert Mitch
ell, z pm; John B. Maude. II am. Arrived:
Illinois, pm; Capitol City, l pm.
ST.. LOUIS, May l6.-River fallen 3 inches,
and is now Is feet 6 inches above low-water
mark. Weather clear and warm. Arrived:
| Alton, New Orleans; Colorado, Vicksburg.
NEW ORLEANS, May 16.-Weather clear
and pleasant. Thermometer rs deg. Arrived
E. o. Stanard, st. Louis, last night; James
| Howard, St. Louis; Simpson Horner and tow,
Pittsburg. Departed: Golden Crown, Cinein-
natir Simpson Horner and tow, Pittsburg.
CAIRO, May 16-Noon.-Weather cool and
cloudy. Arrived: Grand Tower, st. Louis,
am; City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg. am;
| Golden City, Cincinnati, 5 am. Departed:
City of Vicksburg, st. Louis, am; Grand
Tower, Vicksburg, AIN; Golden City, New
| Orleans, II AM. .Night-River q feet 10
inches, and falling. Weather clear. Their.
mometer SO deg.
Movements at the Levee.
ARRIVALS.
John q. Scudder, c. B. Church, New Or
| leans.
DEPARTURES.
John A. Scudder, St. Louis; G. B. Church,
Cincinnati; West Wind, johnson Landing.
IN PORT.
James w. Gaff.
BOATS DUE.
| Doton-Grand Tower, Golden City.
Up-City of Helena, George w. Cheek,
Ruth, Belle of Texas, J. B. M. Kehlor.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
| NEW ORLEANs-Golden City, J. D. Heg-
| Ter, master, ten am.
| VICKsBURG-Grand Tower, George Len
nox, master, ten am.
| C1NCINNATI-James w. Calf, James D..
| Moore, master, hve pm.
ST. LoUIs-City of Helena, 1. H. M'Kee,
master. five pm.
FR1ARs PoINT-Geo. W. Cheek, Mark R.
Cheek, master, five pm.
| RECEIPTS.
| CD. Churchill barrels molasses, 10 bar
rels potatoes.
John A. scudder-3OO barrels cement, rs
cases lye, 50 cases mineral water, lot sun
| dries.
| Levee Paragraphs.
| The Golden City is due down for New Or
leans to-day.
The Ruth, for White river, and the Katie
| Hooper, for Arkansas river, are the lower
| side-stream packets leaving tomorrow.
The towboat John Porter is coming out of
the Ohio with four barges loaded with cotton
| ties for Memphis. She is due this morning.
| The Grand Tower, for Vicksburg at ten
this morning, and the City of Helena, for ST.
| Lsuis at five this evening, are the Anchor
| liners to-day.
end of the New Orleans Picayu,se, or else all
the old stereotyPed paragraphs have been
| Knocked into ''pi.
| The Alice Brown, which arrived from be-
low yesterday. is making up tow which
will include the Warmers barges, and will
| leave for up the river to-day.
! Jim Kelso and Clay, his pard at the wheel
of the c. B. Church. had a little istibout, on
| this trip up, which did not result seriously,
and we hope will end in an amicable ad-
| justment.
We feel bound for to say that the Cairo
Bulletin, in its new wardrobe, is one of the
neatest and ablest conducted dailies now
| coming to our table. OF course, Colonel John
H. Oberly, is its genius.
| All the boats in port wore bunting at half
| mast yesterday In respect to the memory of
the late Captain William Wise, the father of
Captains Robert w. and James S. Wise,
who died in Cincinnati Tuesday morning,
and whose funeral took place in that city yes
terday.
Captain Oscar Postal purchased, at New
port, Arkansas. Wednesday, at the United
States marshai's sale, the little steamer
Trader, for Mr.. Charles Postal, chief clerk of
the Hard Cash. Captain Oscar Postal will
take charge of her and run her in the Cache
river trade, tributary of White river.
Barge No. 81. OF the Mississippi valley
transp srtation feet, loaded with %, 45O bush.