Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-07
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Maximum thermometer, ~ deg.
Minimum thermometer, as deg.
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BY TELEGRAPH.


w. MELRoY, Sig. Serg't. U. S. A.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NASHVILLE, August 6.-River falling, with 20
inches on the shoals.
LOUISVILLE, August 6.-Weather clear and
warm. River rising, with feet inches in the
canal.
PORT EADS, August 8.-Arved: Steamship City
of Mexico, Vera Cruz. Sailed Bark Twelfth June,
LITTLE ROCK. August driver falling, with 8
feet inches by the gauge. Departed Marlin Speed,
VICKSBURG, August 8.-Weather clear. Their
mometer 9S deg. River risen inch. Up; City Of
Helena, noon
River falling -. Night-Ryer ID feet inches, and
falling Weather clear and warm.
NEW ORLEANS, August 6.-Arrived Grand
Lake and barges, St Louis Departed: Grand Lake
and barges, st. Louis. Weather clear. Thermome-
ter IS deg.
falling Weather cloudy and rainy. Night-River
stationary, with feet 5 inches. Weather cloudy
with heavy rains during the afternoon.
CAIRO August 6.-Arriyed: John Gilmore, New
Orleans, am. Colorado. Vicksburg. am. De
parted: John Gilmore; st; Louis, | am; Colorado,
NIght~River Is feet / inches and falling. Weather
clear Maximum thermometer 81 deg.
EVANSVILLE, August 9 Weather clear and
hot Mercury IS to 81 deg River ITO feet, and
stationary. Up: Vint Shinkle, a.m.; Golden
Crown, 10 am Down: Cons Millar .Night-Nice
rain this afternOOn cloudy tonight. Maximum
thermometer 81 deg. River rising, with $40 feet
on the gauge.
ARRIVALS
Belle Memphis, st. Louis; Haumelle Arkansas
City City. D''''' 81 oO-O .-.'- ''' al '>'-''''
Belle Memphis, yIcksburg Katie Hooper, Cncin-
natl; Maumelle, Arkansas river Mark Twain, st.
Francis river
Al. White.
BOATS DUE.
DO1U7-West Wind.
Up-Coahoma, John A. Scudder.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
FRIARs POINT-Coahoma, Stack Lee, master, five
pm.
JOHNSON LANDING-west Wind, ]. G. Andrews,
ARKANSAS CITY-A. j. White, N. s. Green, master,
five pm.
Dyersburg-36 SKIS corn, 1850 SKIS ear corn.
Maumelie-72 bales cotton, 81 pkgs sundries.
Belle Mempbis-1777 bbls flour and meal, 393
SKIS corn, 200 SKIS bran, SO SKIS rye. $50 SKIS malt,
paper, 300 pkgs merchandise.
Levee Paragraphs.
Business dull
Weather continues hot.
The Paris G. Brown is due up tomorrow en- route
to Cincinnati
The John A. Scudder is due up this evening, on
her way to St. Louis
The new steamer J. NJ. White leaves Cairo to-day,
and will arrive here tomorrow.
The West Wind, Captain j. G. Andrews, is the
packet this evening, at i've O'Clock, for johnson
Landing and all way points Cyrus Fay Is her atten-
tive clerk
The Anchorlne packet Belle Memphis passed
down yesterday evening with good trip. She put
off here 5000 packages freight and added ten tons
for points below here.
The A. J. White, Captain n. S. Green the roof,
is the packet this evening, at five o'clock, for Arkan
sas City. John Gwathmey assisted by Joseph Boyd,
are the Whites clerks.
The Coahoma, Captain Stack Lee in command, is
the regular packet this evening, at five o'clock for
Helena, Friars Point and all way landings. Ed
Thomas is her clerk, and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Billy Smithers.
The J. NJ White which will arrive from Cairo to-
morrow, is not only the finest boat ever built on
western waters, but also has the most powerful ma
chineIy She carries battery of ten steel boilers,
and her cylinders are 43 inches in diameter. with
about l IL feet stroke. She has wheel that Just
lifts up section of the river and sets 1t down in
another place. She Is a Screamer to I'M, and will
make Rarus blush for his hOnors won in that 21314
score.
The Katie Hooper left for the Ohio yesterday even
ing with 2S7 bales cotton 100 barrels OIL 2S bales
paper-stOck, big lot way freight, 20 deck passen-
gers, and so In the cabin, Among the latter we
mention the following: Mrs. Willis, Miss Annie
Horne, c. NJ James, Mr.. Morrison, wife and two
children; R. S. Luczey Mrs, Storey, Mr. E. Hempe,
Miss Hemple. MI. Werr wife and child; Mr.. Thomas
and wife; Mr.. Amberg, Miss Amberg, p. T. Molla-
ham, Mrs. Blake, Mr.. PinkertOn, wife and two chill
dren; VIM. Hook, d. Sutton and wife; Mr. NJ Lana
ham, S. MaItindall, Mr.. Patten. E. A. GarlOck, Mr..
Walton and daughter; Mrs. Beecher, Miss Cr0well,
John W. Graham, Mrs. Ed Nowlan. Miss Hattie
Rowland, Miss Mamie NOwland, Ed and Willie
Rowland, Mrs Humber, Miss Lila Humber g. Wash
Floyd, James Kinman. Y. Derr.