Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-20

GllItCl, ". >. hsySf LOUIE, ASlSes
zzsCEAzANEOUs.
The magnificent City OF Cairo, the
pride of the Packet Company, With the
| attentive and careful Capt. John ". Ma
| lin OF the roof, leaves to-day At 4 pm.
| Ear Cairo and st. Louis, connecting With
| the trains North and East. The 0faee
Of this fHe packet is grscsd by Mr.. Mon
! roe Cunningham, one Of the best clerks
as we'll a. most popular young gentle
men on the river. Travellers viii find
the Cairo 81 they cand Fsire.
The Magenta, Olive Branch and Nick
L0ng~Urth were to have lsft New Or
lesns on Wednesday.
The Evening Star is coming from St.
Louis. L was Grst c'simsd that she
woGjd eutsr the New Orleans and Yszao
! trade, hut II "a now Said she viii ply
from Nv Orleans 70 ~JacksoBport, on
White river.
The United States mail packet May
f'wsr, Can't. Ashford, will be in port TO
leave tomorrow for al points on White
river. She connects at DevaiNs Bluff
with the Little Rock train.
The LoUiss, Can't. Bslus, will back ont
to-day Tor Cairo ami Evansville. She
has nearly 3 fGA cargo engaged, ard is 3
good boat.
Toe ice steamer. VIII. s. Hays, Capt.
Baasly, with Mr.. Norton n the Office,
will leave today for Cairo and Cincin-
nsti Tae Hays will get through al
o X.
The Clifton, Capt. Stelr, leaves to-day
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
She is the regular packet, and has supe-
ri0r accommodations. Geo. Hunter is
her puTser.
Phs CoEs S, Capt. Yersee, vii! be in
mort to-day and leaves as4p.ua. for Little
Rock and al points on the Arkansas.
Al. CInEsu il her secretary.
The AEGes leaves to-day SIS s. regular
White TivsLpscSst. She goes to JACK
s0Dp0rt and N1sses ali way landings
T1os. Scott is master Rad e.. Fitzgerald
is her chief clerk.
The dae steamer Rubieon, Capt. Bill
Bike, will pass down to-day for Vicks-
burg and Tie heads. she is the pioneer
bOSt Oitks V1ckshBFg lines Ali Girls
som is her very clever cisrz.
The handsome NatOma, Capt. Lee,
backs cut 10 day for Friar's Point and
way landings. She IL prompt and relI
abe. Fields and Whitehead are her
clerks.
The Big Horn has been chartered by
Capt. J0nn robin fsr the Ouschita trade.
Capt. Tom BUymau's new steamer st.
Francis left Louisville FOR this port last
niRat.
The Ozarkis tbs irregular Uaised Siates
msi steamsF orLit1e Rock on Monday.
She never isils to make her time.
Gbe steamer MUNSsns ia said 70 have
sunk in the Warrior river, eighty miles
above D=m0pOli5, Ala. No particulars
The NiBueoja left fOr Cincinnati last
night, with 565 bales OF cotton.
the Steemboatmen's Convention met
in ST., Louis on Tuesday. Delegates we're
present from New Orleans, Nashville
Evansville, Louisville and Cincinnati,
tut D0as from Afeaphis. Capt. Could
presided. The St Louis Times IA its re-
port o. the proceedings has toe following: /
Coz. BTysO8 said he regarded the Con-
veutiCD 90 q conference Of LEGAL a~ss1cis- 1
5iGEs 10 give direction to and preserve
harmony 81 the general association.
There we're au-aiGeliaes coming in which
are not members OF the association, |
which have Caused DISTURBANCES. There
~ si-v, q lack o kuOwis6gs as 20 rulings |
tn Vhs g8ttsr OF rates on uhefoqPer rivers.
He was tn favor oft1e adopsiea Of a Sc
rie5 Of card rates, TO be strictly adhered |
%, and which could be easily telegraphe6
from point 10 point, As the case might
require. He was opposed &c taking any
bodyis cay so in the natter, IS the boats
were frequently required to 10 at Cairo
and other points.
Capt Voolfolk cfTared the following:
Resotved, Thar J p. Fitzgerald, B. @. |
Levi, John A. Williams and George 81.
KIRK 70 appOiated q committee on
freiRhts, from ths various associations
they represent, 70 confer with the repre
.seDtatiyes OF the Evansville and Cairo
lines Of boats, and Nashville and Cairo
hue OF boats, in regard Il the rate of
freight OF said lines, and report 10 this
MEETING.
Capt. Fl W. Smith said he thought he
eonid perhaps explain the entire diff
10 the way OF the association at
the present tine He attributed il solely
TO the ag-nts, Or middle nea at Cairo.
l. matters not 20 them what rates are
-Gnpted. Il is ell hsh that comes into
net, and there is more competition
among these middle men thsn there ever
was among boat oVners Unless they
be circumveqtsd, Cairo gill always
be q battle ground and 8 point of low
rates. he proposed, in lieu OF the ap-
poiDtmeat OF q committee So suggested
BY Capt, Voolfolk, that the convention
go into q committee OF the whole for
geneTatconference upon the most feast /
bic method OF surrounding this diff
Guilty.
Capt. Levi said that be regarded the
drswn by Capt. Smith the most
dismal he had ever seen. This Conve1
ton represented probably not less than
. capital OF 81. GOO, 600, and yet the gem
tlemaD had said that ia q large measure
atl this is IN the handsof two middIemen
dogn the river II this difficulty could
not be overcome be would advise a re-
tirement from the business. He could
favor, with a view TO clTcumveating the ,
midclsmen, that an agreement DO en-
IeEed Into among the boats and various
lines 70 let ireighls lay at Cairo until
5hey rot before they would receive them
through the. Intermediates or paw s
to middlemen. We know what
The evil u.s." he concluded, land when
Te agree upon a plan Of operation, let US
90 TO work as business men to remedy
:
On motion OF Cspt. Gould, the motion
f Capt. Smith was adopted, and the 4
Convention went into q committee of :
be whole, to report at nine o'clock this