Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09
Levee Paragraphs.

bacon, Halls safe, 142 brls -four, 94l brls
meal, So brls onions, 135 SKIS oats, 400 rolls
bagging, 756 pkgs sundries.
Levee Paragraphs.
Business was quiet.
The weather is emphatically red hot.
Rain interfered with business at the levee
yesterday.
Everything going out yesterday had fair
trips for the bend people.
Captains John w. Cannon and Frank Hicks
were registered at the Peabody yesterday.
Local packets are arriving with summer
trips, but they keep a stiff upper-lp all the
same.
A series of showers yesterday failed to
lower the temperature below the boiling
point.
The Mark Twain, Captain j. D. Randall,
leaves for st. Francis river at five o'clock this
evening, as usual.
The Robert Mitchell discharged good lot
of stuff at the levee Sunday night, and passed
on up for the Ohio with a fair trip.
The Commonwealth, passing up from New
Orleans to st. Louis, lay here twelve hours
cleaning out her boilers. She left at one
o'clock yesterday afternoon
The Belle Memphis, which takes the place
Of the Capitol City, leaves for Vicksburg at
ten O'Clock this morning, in command of
Captain James A. Yore, with o. Hewitt in
the office.
The Hattie Rowland arrived from Arkan-
sas river yesterday, and is receiving for her
return at the usual hour this evening, Cap.
tam James Rees, jr., in command, with Alex
Mcconnell in the office.
The elegant passenger packet New Mary
Houston, Captain Charles Miller in command,
passes down at ten o'clock this morning for
New Orleans. Elliott Miller will be found
in charge of her Office.
The new steamer Paris G. Brown passed up
no 10 dow ha ho1
light trip. She got $50 walnut logs at
Council Bend, and at this goint $50 sacks OIL
meal and 81 barrels apples.
The City Of VIcksburg arrived last evening
with a good trip of passengers. She lays
here until five o'clock, when she sails for St.
Louis. Captain Robert K. Riley commands,
with Chris Sharp in the office.
The Hard Cash will be found in port early
this morning, receiving for her return to
White river Wednesday evening. Captain
Ed Postal commands, while Charley Postal
does the smiles behind the desk.
Shelbville (Tenn.) Commercial, Friday:
''Mr. Will J. johnson left last Monday morn
ing for ST. Louis to resume his duties as clerk
on one OF the Anchor-lne steamers plying
between Memphis and st. Louis
The John Means, en- route from New Or
leans to st. Louis, arrived Sunday evening.
She burnt her boilers coming up, and left her
tow of barges at the mouth of White river
the foot of Market street having new sheets
put in her boilers.
A flying trip up the river Friday confirmed
the reports of excellent crops all along the
line. Farmers are happy and steamboatmen
are laying for them. The prospect was
never better for steamboats, having plenty to
carry next season.
The action of our merchants Yesterday in
reference to the rebuilding of the elevator,
we hope, will influence the Anchor line COM
pany to reconstruct that valuable auxiliary to
Memphis river commerce at the earliest pos
sible moment. A full report of the meeting
at the cotton exchange will be found printed
elsewhere.
Messrs. Mattingly, Fioweree & Co., of
the stem band OF the Inflated Mary Belle,
weighing two thousand FIVE hundred and fifty
POUNDS, which he will use for his new boat
The band was shipped to Cincinnati on the
Robert Mitchell.
The mail steamer r. G. Jackson, near Chat
tanooga few days ago, blew the packing
out OF the safety valve. She had about fifty
passengers aboard who became panic stricken,
and when the boat reached the shore against
bluff one hundred feet high, all jumped off
and began general scramble up that bluff.
No serious accident occurred
Augusta (Ark.) Bulletin, Saturday: "Mrs.
and Mr.. Henry Simon and two children left
OiA eliO A1alO Oaou Odtuludy' MIS- OlLuOu
goes to Louisville to spend the summer, but
Mr.. Simon returns home from Memphis.
Miss Georgia Hamblet left on the Hard Cash
last week for PIttsburg to spend the summer
months with her sister, Mrs. Milt Harry.
The opinion pretty generally prevails that
the burning of the Capitol City and elevator
was the dlabolical work of incendiaries, and
we feel sure that the police authorities will
heartily respond to the urgent demands ex-
pressed by the merchants that the villains be
detected, arrested and punished with the
severest penalties of the law. Give 'em rope.
On ARRIVAL of the James D. Parker at GIN
cianati last trip, on board of which there were
many Memphians, series of resolutions
quite complimentary tc Captain Charley Rus
sell and the officers of the Parker were unani-
mously adopted. Among the signers, were
the following from Memphis; Miss Rosa B.
VIckers, Miss Anna Hughes, Miss May Hell
mick, Julius S. Schloss, Daniel Schloss, Mrs.
Sarah Schloss, Mrs. Margaret Briggs, Mrs.
Alice Il. Risk, S. A. Pool, M D., Frank Gray,
Miss Lena Fuchs and Miss Katie Park.
The James D. Parker arrived from Cincin-
natl yesterday with about 400 tons freight,
registering II cabin passengers and 81 deck
ers on the down trip. She is receiving to de-
part at the usual hour this evening" and con-
tinues to offer seductive inducements to those
contemplating a trip eastward at reduced
rates. Captain Charley B. Russell, who is
fast winning fame as a steamboat comman-
der, is on the roof, while Captain G. Wash
Thompson, the genial gentleman and expert