Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-02
Maximum thermometer, A6 deg.
Minimum fnnrmnmefer q deg


W. MELROY, Sig. Serg't. u 5 A.
BY TELEGRAPH.
| EVANSVILLE, August River rising; 33 inches
on the shoals.
CINCINNATI, August I.-River feet 10 inches
and risiug. Weather stoTming and warm.
LITTLE ROCK. August 1.-The thermometer
reached s6 deg to-day though the heat was not OF
pIessiye. River falling.
LOUISVILLE. August WEATHER cloudy and
warm Departed: Jas. d. Parker. Cincinnati. River
falling, with feet 4 inches in the cansl.
PORT EADS, August 1.-AIrved: Ship Andrew
Jackson, Bath Maine; Ste. Genevieve, Bordeaux
Sailed: steamship New York, New York.
NEW ORLEANS August 1.-Arrived: Paris C.
Brown Cincinnati. No departures. weather clear.
Thermometer 80 deg. light shower fell this even
ing.
VICKSBURG, August Weather cloudy; heavy
rain this evening. Thermometer 81 deg. River
fallen inches. Up: Colorado noon. Arrived: City
of VickSburg, 3 pm
and rising. Weathe. clear and warm. Night -
River feet inches and ABOUT stationary. Weather
ST. LOUIS, August 1.-Departed: Maude, Vicks-
burg The river mas risen | inch, and is 20 feet
inches above low water Weather alternately clear
and warm again. Mercury marking % deg. Ia the
shade at pm.
EVANSVILLE, August Weather chiefly clear
and very hot Mercury rs to % deg. There was
pleasant breeze from the moth this morning. from
the east I'm the afternoon, and from the south this
Business moderate.
CAIRO. August 1.-AuiTed: Belle Memphis. Vicks-
burg l am; James W Gaf. Memphis, l. 4 m
of Helena Vicksburg, midnight; Belle Memphis, st.
Louis, 4 am; James w. Gaff, Cincinnati, noon
Mercury, ~ deg. .Night-John Porter. St Louis
4 pm River II feet Ii inches and rising Weather
clear. Maximum thermometer, 93 deg.
Movements at the heveC.
ARRIVALS.
Vint Shinkle Cincinnati; City of Alton, New Or
DEPARTURES.
City of Alton, st. Louis
IN PORT
Marlin speed, vint Shinkle.
BOATS DUE.
Do,Dn.-Clty of Helena Golden Rule
Up.-CoahOma, Grand Tower, Golden Crown Ruth,
Katie Hooper.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
FRIARs PoINT-Coahoma, Stack Lee, master, five
vICKsBURG-CIly of Helena, l. H. M'Kee, master.
ten ain.
C1NcINNAT1-vint shinkle, Sterling MIntyre,
RECEIPTS.
Vint 5hinkle-1292 sacks corn, 80 pkgs furniture
81 brs meal 1876 brls whisky, 81 brls oil, Al casks
bacon 100 buckets lard 35 ties lard 147 bags oats,
438 rolls bagging, 400 bundles paper, 300 stoves
and castings, 70 tons pig iron, 100 tubs butter 10
wagons complete, 43S pks' Ill sceaneouS.
Levee FEraGrauns.
We have met the enemy, and we are hs'n.
The Ruth is the Saturday packet for White river,
as usual.
The Golden Rule. out of the Ohio en- route to New
We have been making preparation for summer
excursion, and have accepted free pass up salt
The new steamer Marlin Speed, Captain Ell Now
land in command. sails for Arkansas river to-mor-
evening".
The City OF Helena is advertised for Vicksburg at
ten O'Clock this morning. Captain !. ii. Nj kee com
mandS, with George Walton chief clerk.
The Coahoma sails for EriarS Point as usual this
evening Captain Lee commands, with Ed Thomas
in the Office, assisted by tlatt Rhodes and Billy
SmitheTs.
The City of Alton, which passed up from New Or
leans for ST. Louis, yesterday was not permitted 10
land at this port. she made landing at Hopefield
and Ct aned out her boilers
A dispatch from New Orleans yesterday, tells OF
an accident which occurred there: The steamboat
Henry Tate, lying at the WharfbOat foot of Custom
house street. explode its donkey boiler at two pm,
blowing off her chimney, and shat eriUg her upper
works and the forward part OF her cabin The DAM
age is estimated at three thousand dollars.
The Vint Shinkie arrived from the Ohio river yes
terday with five hundred tons of freight and good
trip of passengers She returns at the usual hour this
evening" affOrdtng those who would enjoy pleasant
excursion up the Ohio their eastern tours excel
lent facilities in comfortable Staterooms and spen-
did fare to Cincinnati, special through rates
'cheaper than ever to all points east. Captain
Sterling M'Intyre commands, with Captain j. A.
Lindsay In the Office
The Golden Crown was due up last night, but
probably detained at quarantine. We have heard
nothing about her, except that Captain Glenn her
agent in this city received dispatch from her COM
mander captain VIM. z. Walker, at Helena, but
careful not to report its contents to the river
porter of the APPEAL. We learn, however, that the
dispatch did not confirm the following telegram
printed in the Ledger yesterday afternoon, dated at
Helena, August ISL 1.-The steamer Golden Crown
lOw-fever is reported on board. DR.. Mundigs party
Is well -