Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-05-31
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Maximum thermometer, % deg.
Minimum thermometer. 10 deg.


BY Telegraph.
NASHVILLE, May 30.-Biver falling, with feet
WHEELING Cw.va.), May 3O.-River feet s
CINCINNATI, May 8O.-Riyer 10 feet 2 inches,
| ana falling. Weather-paTtiy cloudy and warm.
| Arrived: Robert Mitchell New Orleans
| EVANSVILLE, May 30-Rlver rising, 2 feet by
the gauge. Weather-clear. Arrived: Nlnt Shinkle,
3 m. Departed: Vint Shinkle, Memphis, 8 pm.
| 6NEW ORLEANS, Nay Neutrality-suspicious.
b4rges, ST. Louis. Departed: Departed: John Dip
pold and barges, st. Louis.
| VICKSBURd, May 30.-W eather-cloudy, heavy
| shower this evening; thermometer, so deg. River
/ has fallen Inches. Up: Gold Dust, pm; Iron
CAIRO, May ~Noon-Weather clear and warm
Arrived: Bale Memphis, 81 Louis. m; John
Gilmore New Orleans, am; John A. scqdder' >
| Maude, Vlcksbnrg. neon; James Howard, 81 Louis,
Guiding Star. Cincinnati, 8 am; John Gilmore and
| John A Scudder, st. Louis, am. NIght-Riyer
II feet l / Inches, anu rising Weather-clear; mer-
Departed: New Mary Houston, New Orleans, 8 pm.
Movements at the Levee.
ARRIVALS.
osceola Belle. OsceoIa; Coahoma FrIars Point;
| Josie Harry, White river.
DEPARTURES.
Osceola Belle, Oscsola; Coahoma Friars Point.
IN PORT.
Andy Baum, Josie Harry.
BOATS DUE.
| A(OWH-adig nOuSloLls JOhu D. MduuCs DollO MILL
Up-Marlin Speed, Batesville, Colorado
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
CNCNNATr-Andy Baum, H. j. vInton master, 8
pm.
vIoKsBURG John B. Maude W. d. Blake, mas
ter, 10 am.
WHITE R1vER-Josie Harry, MIlt B. Harry master,
pm.
master, 5 pm
ST. LoUIs-Colorado, Sam M'Pheeters master, 5
pm.
ST. LoUIs-Belle Memphis, John c. Crane mas
NEW oRLEANs--New Mary Houston, Charles MIL
Ter master, D D m.
ST. FRANCIS RIVKR-B atesyille, j. D. Randall
master, pm.
Receipts Yesterday.
Coahoma-24 bales cotton 1873 sacks cotton-seed,
100 bTls oil. 40 head stock, lot sundries.
Osceo.a Bele-l1g sacks cotton seed, lot sundries.
Josie Harry brought out OF White river 81 bales
cotton 800 sacks cotton seed $500 feet lumber, lot
Sundries.
Levee Paragraphs.
Business dull
Hot day on the landing.
Receipts by river yesterday we're 90 bales cotton
There Will be a general rush for the bluffs when
the announcement comes that a snagboat Is in
sight,
Anehorllne pa ket this evening at five O'Clock Tor
The Colorado, Captain Sam MPheeters, is the An
chorne packet this msTning at tea O'Clock for ST.
Louis Charles QueSnel is her clerk.
The John 3. Maude. Captain ". II. Blake, Is the
Anchor limo packet this morning at ten O'Clock for
ycksburg and the bends. W. c. BIenker is her
The Batssville, Captain ]. d. Randall, will be
found In port tocay and leaves again this evening
at i've O'Clock for all points on ST. Francs river.
Birdie Banning Is her clerk.
The wharfmaster and wharfboat cemmodOres had
plenty OF time their hands yesterday One OF the
latter class mustered up courage enough 10 ascend
the blnfis and go. a view Of the city; ~,
Thursday: pilots say the river Is full of snags,
and they want the government snagboats to get to
work and clean out some of them.'
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt r. Harry on deck,
Is the packet this evening at five O'Clock for all
points on White river, going through 10 JacksonpoH
walker Outlaw is In charge OF her Office.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Ed Rowland. viii be
evening at five o'c ock all points on Arkansas
river. Jimmy Thompson and Amos Day are her
CLERKS.
The Andy Baum, Captain h. j. VInton, is the
regular packet this evening at five O'Clock for all
points on the Ohio river far as Cincinnati The
Baum gives special rates to all points north. MINI
Deem presides in her office.
VlcksbuTg Herald Thursday: 1.-THE work OF build
log floating ways for the construction OF willow mat
tresses TO DO used In the government WORK on the
Dabney will soon be ready to commence sinking the
mattresses again It l. remarkable how Iast the
the surface. There IS perfect lake OF mud front
of the city now. or for that June rise"
A telegram was received In this city yesterday,
nOuneing that the Mary Houston would pass down
Saturday night Her superior passenger accommo-
southern tourist to enjoy most Rleasurabe trip
down the river: Captain Miller, her commander, is
fit Ia the dispensing Of blessings of comfort and
amusement, and then 1t Is cheaper 10 travel on
steamboats, now than 10 stay at home Elliott Miller
does the Chesterneldan hierogyphics In the office,
when you meet a river man and ask him II &c
has anything worth printing the almost invariable
reply is, Don't know er damthing; never saw such
dull times" But get hold of an up-countIy
paper even the Cairo Bulletin. and you find such
items as the following concerning the movements
OF Memphis packets We are told that John n.
Hardin will have the Katie Hooper brought 10 Cairo
soon, 10 have her hull painted aud VIII between the
first and fifteenth OF June start her In the Cairo and
Louisville trade, making regular weekly trips" We
do not mean TO reflect on the BuEys in but we have
to feel little sour toward the frstSrnity here.