Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-15
Above low
water.
STATIONS.
Maximum thermometer, 50 deg.
Minimum thermometer, 20 deg.
W. M'ELROY, Sig. Serg't. L. !


W. MELROY, Sig. Serg't. L. S A.
BY TELEGRAPH.
LITTLE Rock, August 14.-River falling.
Weather clear and warm.
PORT EADs. August 14.-Sailed: Steam
ship Hudson, New York.
LOUISVILLE, August I4-River falling,
with feet 10 inches in the canal.
PrTTsBURG, August Night.-River 2
feet inches. Weather fair and warm.
VICKsBURG, August 14-Weather clear
Thermometer 95 deg. River fallen 6 inches.
Arrived: Colorado, 8 am.
NEW ORLEANS. August IA Weather
partly cloudy and showery. Thermometer
IS deg. No arrivals or departures.
EVANSVILLE, August 14-River 710 feet
on the gauge, and falling. Weather clear
and hot to-day; rain and cloudy tonight.
Maximum thermometer 80 deg.
CINCINNATI, August 14-Noon.-River fall
ing. Weather clear and warm. Night
River 8 feet 10 inches, and falling Weather
partly cloudy and cooler. Departed: Vint
Shlnkle, Memphis.
CAIRO, August 14-Noon.-Weather clear
and warm. Arrived: James w. Calf, Gin
cinnati 6 am; Keokuk, Memphis, 10 am.
Departed: James w. Gait, Memphis, 10 am.
-. .Night-River II feet, and falling.
Weather clear and warm. Thermometer 80
deg.
Movements at the LeVee.
ARRIVALS.
Coahoma, Friars Point; West Wind, John
son Landing.
DEPARTURES.
West Wind, johnson landing; Coahoma,
Friars Point Phil Allin, Arkansas Landing.
BOATS DUE.
DOWn-James w. Gaff.
Up-Centennial, Golden Rule.
RECEIPTS.
Coahoma-25 bales cotton, As pkgs sun
dries.
dries.
Business dull.
Not packet in port at dark last evening.
The Grand Tower is due up tonight, en-
route to st. Louis.
The West Wind departed last evening for
Johnson Landing with fair trip.
The City of Helena, Captain J. H. M 'Kee,
is the Friday packet for Vicksburg.
The Centennial and Golden Rule, both due
up last night, passed up early this morning.
The Coahoma, for Friars Point, and the
Phil Allin, for Arkansas City. left last even
ing with fair cargoes of freight and good
passenger trips.
Belle of Shreveport lying a short distance
above Delta, Mississippi, with broken shaft.
She has full list Of passengers, including
Spanish circus. The Centennial is due up,
and will take the Shreveport's st. Louis pas
sengers through.
The James w. Gatf, Captain Robert Wise
in command, is due to-day, and returns to-
morrow evening at FIVE o'clock for all points on
the Ohio river as far as Cincinnati, giving the
cheapest rates to all eastern and northern
cities. Colonel Jos. b. Moore is the attentive
clerk.
A large number of steamboatmen attended
the funeral of Mr.. NJ. w. kenney yesterday
morning. Requiem mass was held over his
remains at st. Peters church, of which he
was q member. The packets in port yester-
day had their flags at half mast in respect to
his memory.
Captain Gus Fowler, who died at Paducah
on Saturday, was long connected with river
interests, having commanded the steamers
Silver Star, Dunbar. Idlewild and Robert
Mitchell, and was interested In the Evans
vile and Tennessee river packet com pany,
and had an interest in the James Fisk, il.
Pat Cotfey, Waterman on the Phil Allin, in
an alteration with one of the colored fire.
men, George Jones, Monday night, when
near Island 81, shot and killed him. The
killing was done in self-defense, the fireman
attacking Coffee with an iron poker used at
the fire doors. Coffee is regarded as quiet,
inotfensive man, and has been on the Illinois
and Phil Allin. alternately, for over year,
always proving himself efficient and kindly
| disposed to all coming in contact with him.
Captain Green had Jones buried in a good
wooden coffin and his grave marked, at
Island 81. Coffey left the boat after the
| shooting to avoid arrest and trouble.