Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-19
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LOCAL OBSERVATIONS YESTERDAY.
Time. Bar rner Wind F RsIn weather.
8 8$S e. e. s. s. G Gs s. 5 81;
Maximum thermOmeter, 80 deg.
Minimum thermometer 80 deg.
BY Telegraph.
NASHVILLE, June Ia.-River rising, with
feet inches on the shoals.
PTTTsBURG, June 18.-River l foot 4
inches, and stationary. Weather-fair and
cool.
VICKsBURG, June I9.-River stationary.
Weather-clear; thermometer, 80 deg. Up:
City of VicksburG, IL am.
New ORLEANS, June Weather-clear;
thermometer, 81 deg. Arrived: Guiding
Star, Cincinnati. Departed: Robert Mitchell,
Cincinnati; Belle of Shreveport, st, Louis.
ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-River has risen 2
inches, with Is feet 5 inches by the gauge.
Weather-cloudy and cool. Departed: City
OF Greenville, Vlcksburg; James Howard,
New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, June 18.-River falling, with
6 feet 2 inches by the gauge. Weather
clear and cool. Arrived: James d. Parker,
am; Golden City, 3 pm. Departed: Jas.
y. Parker, Cincinnati, II am; Golden City,
Cincinnati, II p.ln.
CAIRO, June 18-Noon.- Weather-c'eer
and pleasant. Arrived: City of Helena, st.
Louis, IL pm; Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati, 5
am; Colorado, Vlcksburg, 6 am. Departed
st. Louis Wet Shinkle, Memphis, II am.
Night-River l6 feet 9 inches and falling.
Weather--clear; thermometer. 70 deg. Ar
rived: Paris g. Brown, Cincinnati, pm.
Departed: Grand Lake, New Orleans, pm.
NOyeaenJs at EHe Levee.
ARRIVALS.
Coahoma, Rriars Point; Thomas Sherlock,
New Orleans; John A. Scudder, New Or
leansi Grand Tower, YIcksburg; Centennial,
st. Louis.
Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati; Andy Baum,
| Cincinnati; Coahoms, Friars Point; Osceola
Belle, Osceola; John A. Scudder, st. Louis;
Centennial, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Grand Tower;
BOATs DUE.
Down-City of Helena.
Up-Ilinois.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Arkansas CITY-IIlinols, Mark R. Cheek
master, pm.
VIcKsBURa-City of Helena, l. 81. M Kee
master, 10 am.
ST. LoUIs-Grand Tower, George Lenox
master, 10 am.
Receipts Yesterday.
Grand Tower bales cotton, los sundries.
Gentennlal-150O sacks corn, 357 sacks
oats.
Coahoma-22 bales cotton, 80 sacks cotton
seed, SO brls oil, So brls potatoes, 8 pkGs sun
dries.
Levee Paragraphs.
Dull
Receipts slim.
Packets departed on time.
The Marlin Speed Is the Saturday packet
for Arkansas river.
The MiIt Harry will be the Saturday packet
for all points on Whit, river.
The Vrnt Shinkle, captain sterling Nj In
tyre is the Saturday packet for Cincinnati.
The Thomas Sherlock passed up yesterday
morning for the Ohio river with fair trip.
We understand that the G.. w. Cheek trade
is off, and that she will be brought pack t.
this part.
The Centennial passed down late Tuesda,
night with good trip. She added here Isl
tons miscellaneous freight.
The Andy Baum departed last evening fol-
Cincinnati with so bales cotton, 100 barrel.
oil, 10 tons scrap iron, $50 packages sundries
and so passengers.
The City of Helena, Captain ]. n. NJ 'Kee
is the anchor line packet this morning at ter
O'Clock, for Vicksburg and the bends. JOIN
| Walton Is her clerk.
Hereafter the Vicksburg and St. Isoui
Anchor-hners will leave here at ten O'Clock IL
the morning, instead of FIVE o'clock in tn
afternoon, until further orders.
The Grand Tower, Captain George Lenox
is the anchor line packet this morning at ter
o'clock, for Cairo and st. Louis. Thoma
White and John Crane are her clerks.
49,. 1t Eala ihg
the Mollie Moore will leave st. Louis thi
afternoon on her first trip in the Memphi
and st. Louis independent packet trade.
The Illinois, Captain Mark r. Cheek OF
} deck, is the United States mail packet thi
r evening at FIVE o'clock, for Arkansas city an
all way landings. A. L. Cummings Is he
clerk.
} The Andy Baum, on her next trip to Mem
( phis, will make specially of Fourth of Jul
excursion trip to Memphis, She will arriv
b, here OF the third and leave on the fifth, al
3 fJrding an elegant opportunity to up-ri. ell
ties to witness the splendid display promised
: Vlcksburg Herald, Monday: Captain E
r Thomas, commander of the Katydid, wi
soon bring her IN and take her to some 'plaC
Oh the Ohio river, where he can find som
! place suitable for her." Say, Jimmie, VIVA
!, has become of Captain Ell Crowell, who, al
}. cording to our information, Is blg-bell tickle
q on that packetP
Z Captain George Lenox, of the Grand Towe
J. has nearly completed a life-size plctul
v in oil of his niece. The portrait Is a
GuI-door summer scene. six feet thrt
inches by four feet eight inches, and is beal
- titully executed. The likeness is taken frol
!, e. photograph, and is true to the origira
y When completed It will compare favorab
3 with the work of the best artists.
: Vicksburg Herald, Mondau: 1.-The tu
/" VandabJrEh has been chartered to do Il
= work on the jetties, and will arrive fro
Z Memphis some time too day, and will beg
- to move the floating ways and other thin
Z across the river tomorrow. We are glad
:. state that the work is progressing finely, an
: we hope soon to see what good they will d
A large number of men were put to work Il
1t day and we are informed that they will sol
= want several hundred OF them. Success 81
a. We to the lethes,"
t. Cincinnati Times, Monday: "At tv
g o'clock this afternoon, Captain Charlie Nj
&c Ter, the genial commander of the New Ma
j; Houston, was called up into the boats cabi
I. where the whole crew was assembled, and
TX a very neatly wcrded speech presented wi
y, an elegant gold watch and chain ct the nan
e. of Mr., Janas Fell, the pilot. Captain Mill
&c looked the picture of amazement, the ali
f. having been so adroitly managed that n
q the slightest inkling of what vas going
had reached him: The watch and the chs
4; were both made to order by Duhme & q
4; and comprise a most beautiful gift. The e
% tire boats crew participated IN the event, til
rn testifying to the great admiration and frlen
Ic sblo which they bear toward their super
5; officer. Having recovered from his surpri
e. Captain Miller acquitted himself on ~
e, ] easion in manly manner, '-''