The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-21
RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS.


The river is stiI rslng at this point, with
shout 10 feet Ofwater on the shoals.
The wind changed abou. three O'Clock
yesterday morning, and Tho weather soon
became intensely cold.
Business, on account Of the frigid snap,
was not brisk.
The following We clip from exchanges
PALESTINE FoR NAsHvILLE-The r.rular
packet Palestine, Captain Order, will leave
as above from The city wharf al 5 o'clsek
this evening. She s a nice, eommodious
boat aud deserves a liberal patronage.
TEMPEST rOR TENNEssrE RfvER-The
staunch and nicely furnished packet Tenn
pest viii clear Tor Johnsouvilie, Eastport.
aud other points on the Tennessee riysr to-
day, leaving the city wharf at S o'clock p.
m. Give Captain Dan. Pafr a big liff. "a
voT could not bestowed upon G worthier gen
tleman.-L0R. Jour. Of Yesterday.
IwKLvE PILors SusrENuED.-F From the
Memphis Argus We lsarn the result Of the
late trisl Of Frank W.. jenkins, a pilot.
charged with inconps,ency, aud decided
by the local insi ectors. The Argus says.
We learn from parties convcrsant with
the tacts that Mr.. Jenkins on the 4th OF
December, 1858, received his license as
Mississippi and Arkansas river lot be-
tween Memphis aud Little Rock. upoa the
recommendation Of four pilots, two Of whom
Afterwards refuse 30 swear % their recon-
mendat on. On the eth Of the same month
a protest s gned by nine pilots was pre-
ssnted % the locsi inspectors, charging Mr..
Jenkins with inc0mpetency. Three more
pilots subss queutly added their names 10
he protest. But of the twelve, only one
testified His testimony beng very meager.
and upon his being r., allied % the siand.
refused 70 testiiy further. Due time was
given for the prCcursti0n Of testimony, and
Tor TIE compialnanti 20 come up and test y |
AL VIII h they tailsd 20 do. Goose
quenly, the following decision was ran
Tered.
Local AND ISsr. OFFICE, MENrHis, TESN, |
January 18th, 1864.
To John Lcgue. Surveyor q Cust.ms, Memphis.
Teuu.
sIR-The undersigned local inspectorsfr
the plrt Of Memphis, represent that 10 our
up Mon as to the Cafe Of protest against
Frank W. jenkins, pilot, holding license as
plot for she Mississippi and Arkansas riv-
e S, o and G0m Memphis 20 Little Rock,
toe protestant rave failed to sustain raid
protest, in the fact that no evidence, other
than the protest in general terms, has been
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whose testimony has been submitted snd
the parties SO Protesting having failed to
answer and give testimony in any particular
Of the charge OF the said protest due notice
being given each, aud twenty days time be-
ing also givea for their appearances 10 Civ
testimony, without auswer.
We, therefore, regard the charges az very
maicious aud without foundation, in fact
and therefore suspend the license Of the par
ties to the protest FOR the term OF twenty
days from date Of notice Of suspension, to-
wit:
John Myers, James Mckee, A. P. Dumay,
John NJ. Caraly, r G.. Caldwell, James 81.
s simpson, Theron Duvall, Ford Hamilton,
Silas Johnson, ?. S. Haines, James Baylan.
Ed. Houston.
Decided by Us this day, Jan. 10Th. 1896.
LEwls L. WAaorS inspectors.