Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-23
Heats in Port.



Capt. Joe Elliott, OF the Dean Line Of packets,
returned % the city, yesterday, after a brief
trip % NIcksburE. lie is looking well.
Tie steamer Sweden, a small craft plying in
the Hstchie river trade, was recently sunk IN
that stream. The boat is considered a totalloss.
The steamer Rath. OF the Atlantic and Mis-
sssippi steamship line, passed up yesterday, on
her way TO -. Louis, literally crowded with
passengers.
The LumInary, OF the same line, passed up
last night with an immense trip. We are in
debted 70 the officers for late papers.
The steamers J. d. Perry, G. W. Graham and
Marble city, OF the Memphis and ST. Louis
Packet Co, were at our landing yesterday, dis
charging immense cargoes OF freight. They
came clear through from -. Louis.
The magnificent Bart Able, Capt. $. II. Drou-
Hard in command, with p. NJ. Chotcau and
Rod. CLarkson, clerks, arrived from New Or
leans early yesterdaymornlng, with an excel
lent trip. The success Of the Bart Able since
her entrance into the Memphis and New Or
leans trade, canuot be otherwise than crafty
Ing to her experienced and gentlemanly OIL
GERS, whose Immense popularity, 10 deserving
ana lust, grows with the hours and days Of their
existence. shippers aud travellers rarely, If
ever. fail to recoxnize the courtesies and civli-
tlt-. men Cost 80 nue. bub YET nave sANh a
powerful influence, in steamboating as well as
Ga business OF any kind whatever.
The officers OF the splendid packet Guidon
have our thanks, Tor 1ayors rendered on the
last trip down. Those wishing to travel or ship
on aneat and exceiIently conducted packet, in
the Arkansas river trade. viii ind Just such
an one IN the GuldOn.
THE Rivers Abeys-
Our latest dates from points above are to
the twentieth.
The Cincinnati Commercial. Of the twentieth,
says.
The weather was mild and cloudy yesterday
with The mercury Al slxty-eight degrees above
zero last night At Pittsburg, there was nNe
and one-half feet and falling last night out 81
the Monongaheia. Here It has recedBd twelve
Inches during the twenty-fOur hours ending
last night, with twenty feet hence 20 Louisville
There are seven feet over the Falls, and twelve
feet on the shoaiest bars along the lower Ohio.
There are nine feet and rising IN the Cumber-
land.
The following communication have been
handed Us by Mr.. ByinEtons for publication
ACARD-My attention having been called te
a very graphic account OF a race between one
Of the boats OF the Memphis and - louis
Packet company and a boat OF some
other Nne-and as the account = re-
ceiving circulation in Qnlte a number 0l
papers, and may possibly 1nJure the well
known standing OF our line. 1 beg leave ocoI-
rect the impression, and hope all the papers
that have published the account viii do US the
Justice 20 publish this card. To those who know
as The idea is simply ridlculous-Our boats DO
not rs-ce-connecilug a. both ends with ran
i road. We have GUY regular schedule OF arrr1-
val and departure. VI attend 20 all way bust
ness, make all landings and answer all halls
and our boats are looked for by way passenger
with as much certainty ON time as q railroad
train passing a station. We make time through
] including all gtOppages, "a quick as any Othel
line, and In order to do SO we have put in the
line the finest and fastest boats ever modelled
and with due regard not only 10 the
a.H aHHH Of nar hM=n 80 kmH Hhn nRnn.
erty and lives Of oar passengers, We
take no outside risks such as racing
Outside boats that come AGING along with ours
need nos tAlpk We are racing Win thei4i pa
attending 70 our regular business, and should
they pas as while doing so, they need not pub
lSh accounts OF a great race. Ne DO not race
We have only further 20 add that should such
boats still persist 10 claiming thatthey can beai
us, We Simply refer them 70 The time OF th'
/ City OF Alton and the horns that are on bel
roof, a. the disposal Of any boat that can beat 10
r. b BYLNGTON,
Gent Southern Agent,
Memphis and st. Louis Packet Co.
CAIRO. Jan. 3, 1865.
Mr. Editor UeHQc0Gt. In you Issue OF this datl
your rver report does an injustice TO th'
steamer CITY Of Cairo, in Its account OF the race
between that craft and the steamer Morn.
Ing star. Being a passenger upon tbs
star, ami an old river man." aud something
OF an observer OF steamboat races, ! deem it nc
more than inst 20 Capt. Riley and his boat &
slate the facts which Vhl do a. briefly as pcs
Both boats left Memphis al about five oselooR
PM, on Monday, the nust inst, the Cairo lead
inz az tho start by about four or i've lengths
When at the head OF Island Thlrty-niue tn,
star ran mp 10 and tapped the Cairo, where Sd,
remained until we reached Fort Pillow, a
which place the Cairo took the lead again
and maintained IL 10 the foot OF Islant
Thirty. Here the Star took The shuts
and al the head OF Island, both beats founC
I themselves again nearly together. but soor
after the CairO took the lead again ana kept 4
20 Cairo, RrFtN ing heTeiust about as aheal
as she was on lraving Memphis. The Sta
probably cut on a t11e at tbe chute. bat
think, taking all thing into consideration. 4
WAS about as near "a dead heat a. ever wa
run, and that neither boat has any thing 10 ora,
or houns truly, 4 PASSENGER
A Gard
Jao. League, Surveyor or Customs, Memphis
Tonn.t
Sir Your petitioners Woulq respectfully rep
resent that by a decision Of the Local Inspel
tors az this port. on the Sixteenth inst, tweiyi
! pIiotg we're suspended fOF the term Of tWentl
davs, which decision We ask you 10 set aside
/ or Mold in allegiance anti information Is Ia.
from the Secretary OF the Treasury, for IN
] following reasons
l. a pilot when once licensed according 4
the act of CONGRESS. passed August thirtfetb
eighteen hundred u hmy-tWS, a sHspen
son can only he ar cQpgistioA before ~
4 inspectors. o. sther authorized onicers OF tn
tinted states, OF nsgligenes or misconduct II