Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-24
RIVER MATTERS.
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Arrivals.
Steamer Ozark, White river.
" Little Rock, White river.
Champion, New Orleans.
Z" Pilgrim, Arkansas river.
Departures.
Steamer Little Rock, st. Louis.
Champion, St Louis.
Z" Marine City, st. Louis.
Cleaner, Arkansas river.
Boat In Port.
Ozark, Guidon, Cleaner, G0ldhnch,
Dan. Able, Rose HambletOn, Pilgrim.
aIsCRLLASEQuRs
The United States mail packet Ozark
will leave to-day for Devalps Bluff snd
Augusta. She Is a swift steamer and is
light NJ draft. John J. Edison Is master.
Jim Mcdonnell and Tom Halliburton
are clerks.
The fine steamer Myrtle, Capt. Bill
Hardwickr will get swsy on Saturday
for all points on the YaZBo, Tsllshstchie
and SunfiOwer rivers.
Capt. Hemiuway will back out the
Adam Jacobs to-day at 5 pm. for Cairo
and St Louis. She is light and safe
packet and will make good time. Mr..
Mason Is the popular chief purser.
The Bertha reshipped her Arkansas
river freight by rail at Dsvalps Bluff,
aud was lying at that place when the
Ozark came out.
The Norman is having q hard time OF
it on White river. If the Louisville
folks don't look sharp, their S25, 900 viii
soon 90 up b smokastaek. We a few
days ago stated that she had to double
trip from Little Island to Des Arc. She
is now double tripping from the latter
place to Jscksonport. Jordan is q hard
road to travel.
The J. d. Perry enters the Memphis
and Vicksburg trade on Saturday next,
in place of the Dan. Able. Morg. Bate
man will command and Billy Fields will
go in the Office
Our young friend, John X. Speed. has
succeeded Ed. Burke & Co. at No. 1
Bradley block, and has on hand = large
stock Of cigars, which he sells at New
York and Baltimore prices. Barkeepers
should try his Maid Queen, Exposition
FavOrite and La Gloria brands. They
are very fine, and sold thirty per cent.
less than regular rates.
A dispatch was received yesterday
from Helena, announcing the death Of
J. w. Sayers, pilot OF the Pilgrim. Mr..
Savers was well known in this city, as
an Arkansas river pilot. Ha was also,
al the time Of his death, ~coDuected with
the house Of CorcOran, Sayers & Co, on
Poplar street. He Wes a native Of Can
ada, where bis relations all reside, and
was about thirty-ive years Of age. Just
before his boat left On nor Last trip, he
stated to the clerks Of Lerry Hsrmstad
q Co. that, iu the event Of ais death, he
wished > package OF money which would
N..---, ~ Sir, f-u---T = 49, -L--
turned unopened, 70 his brother in
Canada.
The people living along the Hudson
| river, in the neighborboOd of the place
where the Desn Richmond was wrecked,
are reaping a good harvest from that
disaster.
Ship canal projects are becoming pop
ular again. One is proposed between
Chicago and the Mississippi, additional
ones to those now existing around the
Falls Of Niagara and the Ohio at Louis
vile, and the old project Of a FLORIDA
ship canal is revived. This one IS very
important to the extreme South. It
would cut the peninsuls in two from Fer
uRndina on the Atlantic to Cedar KEYS
on the Cult, s distance OF perhaps $50
miles. The long detour of the cape
would be avoided by this route, and
millions OF property annually saved
from shipwreck on the reefs and shoals.
At the convention held in Cincinnati,
q clause was introduced providing for
the licensing Of steamboat captains. It
called for the following:
Capt. Brown said it might, perhaps, be
better to divide this section, and place
the examination Of captains with the SUI
pervising inspectors. There was ome
Nhfnpr ,,v u~anT~A IN A .a.V0-. AH-. Sd.
an engineer OF pilot. The competency
Of a captain has something to do with his
moral character. He moved that the
Supervising Inspector aloUe examine
captains OF steamers.
Capt. Gould thought that just as COM
peteut men could be got for local inspec-
tors as for the position of Supervising I
Inspectors. If the sa!sry was not suffi-
cient to get such men, then it should ue
raised.
Capt. Brown said he believed, on re-
Itection, be would go 4 little further. and
take ground against the examination Of
captains at all. We live in q free c0un-
try, and be took it FOR granted that no
captain wanted to die sOOner
than his time came. His own interest
and personal safety required care on his
part. Steamboat captains have nOtbeen
licensed 10 the past, and be thOughtthey
could get along without It in the future.
He therefore moved TO strike the word
1t masters " cut of the section.
Capt. Bachelor, OF PittsOurg, was in
favor Of licensing captains. There have
been boats taken ont Of this port that
have been lest through the iucOmpetency
Of their captains.
Capt. kOuns, of New Orleans, was in
"a wrw.nF 1#~fEfu~ ~r-F r-DT--r-@"a- vHE-tr 3
and making the captains entirely respUu-
If the captain hsked his own life
and his own property only, il would not
make so much difference. When a pas
,eDger goes aboard 3 boat, he doesn't
know whether the captain is competent
u not. He was decidedly ia favor Of
licensing captains. He wanted, in add
ion TO other advantages considered,
% elevate the calling OF steamboat cap
Captain Brown said there was another
'easOn why we should have n few IL
classes in the business as possible,
L brings about combinations and close
corporations. For instance, we have
,een paying $500 for pilots because taey
licensed men, and when we objected
o that price, they putt up 10 800. Now,
an we compete with railroads and Uay
500 q month for pilots? He considered
vital importance to the steamboat in
crest to keep down this licensed BUSH
less.
Captain Holcroft was in favor Of IL ,
captains. Before he leaves port ]
With his boat he hires his crew. The pi- ]
is dependent on him for his position. :
he pilot, under his license, is required
0 lay up the boat when there is q fog; [
ut if the captain doesn't want to do it,
be pilot may not wish to offend him, :
keeps on. When we consider that
be captain has huudreds ofPeoyIe often
pder his charge, lie e0ntsnGed that he :
1Ould be held in some control. :
Captain Gould said there was a dispo-
at Washington to license even =
mates and second mates. There has
ven been a law introduced in Congress
license mates azd second mates. He
-as surprised to hear a mau of Cap
ain Browns experience cay he saw no
ecessity for even licensing pil0ts-that
e sees no detriment to the general busi-
to permit A, 3 or G to 20 aboard q
oat and take command, knowing moth
~ about il, in opposition TO him, who
as served twenty years. He exposes
to competition that is unequal.
We all remember the lsmentsble occur
at st. Louis a short time ago, by
.hich q boat and some lives were lost.
nd the only reason Of II was the iucom-
stency Of the commander. He thought ]
so that local inspectors were sufficient
well informed to determine WIN Uas