Des Arc citizen., 1859-09-07
RIVER NEWS, &o.


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 RISE IN WHITE RIvER.-Our river com menced rising on Saturday, and up to las evening had raised near five feet This give ten feet in the channel from Jacksonport t the mouth.
 G5Y~ The U. S. Mail packet Sam Hale, Capt Wm. F. Young, is due Friday morning, bound for Jac1sonport. She will be down on Mon day, bound for Napoleon. w. F. Briscoe her clark, furnishes us with files of lat papers.
 G5g" The U. S. Mail packet Fortune, Capt David B. Price, passed up yesterday at noon She was detained repairing her rudders.- The Fortune will be down tomorrow, bound for Napoleon. B. Coles, her clerk, furnished us with full files of late papers.
 G15@ The Win. H. Langley, Capt. Riley Kinman, from Memphis, passed up Friday evening, and returned on Sunday night, bound for Memphis. Robt. H. Powers, her clerk, fur nished us with late newspapers. The Lang ley is due again from Memphis, on Friday. | Ggsg The Memphis, White and Little Red river packet Tennessee Belle, Capt. s. Little field, passed up yesterday morning, and is due to-day, bound for Memphis Capt. Jas. P. Booker, her clerk, supplied us with full files of late newspapers.
 f1zr The Memphis and White river packet E. M. Ryland, Capt. Ben Johnson, is due here to morrow.
 THE ADMIRAL. By private letter from Capt. Baird, we learn that the Admiral has been completely and substantially repaired, and that she will take her place. in the Mem phis and White river trade immediately.
 Q The Mary Patterson, Capt. Morg. Bateman, from Memphis, passed up yesterday morning, and returned last night, bound for Memphis. Thanks to her officers for late papers.
 G5-T The Gen. Pike, Capt. Riley Jones, is being repaired and put in "apple-pie order" at Louisville, and will be placed in the Mem phis and White river trade Immediately.
 K11LrD.-Thomas J. Wood, formerly of the Steamer Admiral and Oakland, on White riv- CT, was killed by John w Caldwell, at Co., lumbus, Ky, few days since Caldwell has been arrested and committed to jail.
  Orleans and Memphis packet Messenger, Capt. Langhorne, was burned near Bayou Sara on the 1st inst, on her down. ward trip. It is thought the boat took fire from the spontaneous combustion of some lime. She had but light freight. Boat and cargo total loss No lives lost.
 CONVENTION OF PIEors HELD AT LoUrs- 2rrrr 0.,tr flrIJ Convention was called to order by MT. T J., Steward, whereupon Mir. LA. Stevenson, of New Orleans. was elected President, and w.. J. Kribben, of St. Louis, Secretary.
 During the session of the Convention, the following synopsis of resolutions were adop- ted
 1. That this Convention memorialize Con gress to pass law licensing all steamboat Captains and none but such as are considered competent and experienced boatmen, for the better security of lives and property, in order to prevent incompetent men from dscharglng the responsible duties, as has been the case in so many instances heretofore. ?. To establish rule among the different pilots on the Western waters, that when two boats meet, one wishing any Information Of change of the river, it shall be the duty of such pilot applied to to stop his boat and give all the necessary information in his power
  establish law for the government of the local board relating to licensing pilots.
 f. To petition the Supervising Inspectors to establish rule or law compelling all boats to have two signal lights, one on each chimney, eight feet below their tops.
 5. That the Supervising Board of Inspectors pass law prohibiting all descending boats from running any chutes except islands 24, 10, 93, 110, or Big Black.
 6. That members of the different Associa- tions act in concert with the Local Board of Inspectors, and pledge themselves to report all pilots for any violation of the steamboat law of 1S52-members or not members. T. To petition the Supervising Inspectors to pass a law to prevent steamboats from leav- ing port too deeply laden, thereby becoming unmanageable and unsafe s. To petition the Supervising Inspectors to pass law or rule, for the government Of the Local Board of Inspectors, not to receive the recommendation of any person as to the qualifications of a person to be pilot, unless the person recommending holds an United States license, and is a competent pilot in good standing.
 g. That the members of the different associa- tons, do agree, in case of sickness or disabli- | ity of any member, to furnish him all assis- | tance in their power.
 1 10. It shall be the duty of all members on ascending and descending boats to furnish written statements of the conditioned the river, all changes, Instructions, etc., to be left at different points on the river. l II, That this Convention has adopted an uniformity of wages in all grades represented On motion, the Convention adjourned to meet on the second Monday in August, lSo0 at St. Louis, Mo.
 JOHN A. STEVENSON, President. | WM. J. KRIBBEN, Secretary. l @.
 RECEIPTS DURING PAST WEEK.