Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-14
Above low
water.
Maximum thermometer, 80 deg.
Minimum thermometer, ~ deg.

Minimum thermometer, ~ deg.
W. MELROY, Sig. serg't. u S A.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CINCINNATI, August 13.-Weather cloudy and
warm. River falling.
LITTLE ROCK, August 13-River falling. De-
parted: Marlin Speed, Memphis.
LOUISVILLE, August l3.-Weathcr clear and
pleasant. River falling with feet in the canal.
PITTsBURG. August 13-River2 feet Inches,an
rising slowly. Weather cloudy Nght-Riyer 2
feet inches. and rising. Weather partly cloudy.
EVANSVILLE, August 13 Weather clear and
warm. Thermometer SO to 81 deg. River 2 40
feet the gauge, and falling. Down: James W.
Cali. midnight.
NEW ORLEANS. August l3.-Weather clear and
partly cloudy, with light rain all day. Thermometer
81 deg Arrived: rOr Eads and barges, st. Louis.
Departed: Port Eads and barges, ST. Louis.
CAIRO, August 13.-W ather clear and warm. Ar
rived: John i. Maude, Vicksburg, am. Departed:
John B. Maude, St LOUIS a m. Nght-Riye IL
feet inches, and falling. Weather clear. Maxi
mum thermometer 81 deg Arrived: Grand Lake,
New Orleans, PIN.
MOvementssat theI Levee.
ARRIVALS.
Maamelle:; Arkansas river; Belle Memphis; vIeks-
burg; City of VlcksbuTg, St Louis; James ID. Parker
Cincinnati; Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
DEPARTURES.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis; City of VicksburP,
Vicksburg; James D; Parker, Cincinnati; Maumele,
Arkana as river; Mark Twain, St. Francis river.
IN PORT.
Phil Allln.
BOATS DUE.
Do,gn-west Wind
Up-CoahOma, Centennial, Golden Rule.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
JOHNSON LANDING-West Wind, ]. G. Andrews,
five pm.
FRIARs PoINT-Coahoma, Stack Lee master, five
pm.
ARKANSAS CITY-PhiI AIIin, N. S. Green, master,
five pm.
RECEIPTS
Maumelle-2O bales cotton, 8 head stock, 81 pkgs
sundries.
phil Ailin-22 bales cotton, bale new cotton, IA
City Of Heiena.2564 6fs soar and meal, 1928
sacks corn, oats and bran $50 pkgs lard % crates
cabbage, $3.50 pkgS SundrieS.
James D. Parker-1379 brls meal. 977 sacks oats,
S51 sacks bran an 30 sacks corn 2S1 bales hay 555
tierces hams, % brs whisky, 1870 pkgs sundrtes.
Levee Paragraphs.
Business moderate.
The Golden Rule is due up this evening route to
The Centennial is due up this evening on her way
to st. Louis.
The Belle Memphis passed up yesterday morning
for St Louis.
The Mark Twain. for St. Francis river, and the
Maumele, departed with fair trips.
Inspectors RalSton and GronaueT left by rail for
Cairo Yesterday morning to inspect new boat at
The James "; Gan, Captain Robert ". Wise, is
the Friday packet for all points on the Ohio river as
The flags of the steamers in port yesterday were
displayed at halfmast In respect to the memory of
The Phil Allin, Captain N. S. Green, is the Ar
kansas City packet this evening at five O'Clock. John
Gwathmey is her clerk.
The CITY of Vicksburg passed down yesterday for
Vicksburg She put on here 1870 packages of
freight and added 20 tons for points below here.
The West Wind, Captain j. q. Andrews in conf
mand. is the packet this evening at five O'Clock for
johnson landing and all way points. Cyrus Fay is
her attentive clerk.
The Coahoma. Ca"tain Stack Lee on the roof, is
the packet this evening at five O'Clock for Helena.
Friars Point and all way landings. Ed Thomas is
her clerk, assisted by Plat Rhodes and Billy
Smither.
The Phil Aln arrived last evening from Arkansas
City, bringing the first bale of cotton by the river
this season. 1t is from the plantation of Pollock IL
Meyer, back of EaStn landing, Bolivar county. Mis-
sissippi 1t was shipped to ThoS II. Allen Il Co. of
this city.
The James d. Parker arrived early yesterday morn
ing with $50 tons freight. She registered IS cabin
passengers and % on deck on her trip down. She
departed last evening for Cincinnati with rs bales
cotton, 275 bundles green hides, 275 sacks Oil
meal, 10000 feet walnut lumber, 30 cabin passen-
gers and | 3 on deck
1t is with deep regret we chronicle the sudden
death OF Mr.. Nj. ": Kenney. the tarpaulin and skid
man, who was we'll and favOrably known in river
circles. The deceased was taken sick Friday night
with congestion of the BRAIN and died early yeSter
day morning, surrounded by his family and several
personal friends Mr.. Kenney had ALMOST OF friends,
who will learn of his death with SOrroT. To his
family we offer our heartfelt sympathy in this their
sad bereavement His funeral will take place this
morning at half-past ten O'Clock, from St. Peters
church