Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

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The United States mail packet Argo-
sy, Capt. Tom Berry, leaves positively to-
day for little Rock.
The splendid packet Dan. Able, Capt.
Gross, leaves today fer Vicksburg and
New Orleans. Alex Wsddeil is chief in
her office.
The Hon. Mrs. YelvortOn was a pas
sengeF on the Sam, Hale TO this port.
The Richmond, Capt, Slut Neal, backs
out this morning for New Orleans. she
is the great l0w-pressure, and g general
favoTite. Voolfolk and Lodge are clerks.
The Il, NJ ShTeve, Capt. Garter, with
RIr. Worsham in the office, backs out to-
day foT Vicksbnrg and the bends. She
makes all way landings.
The Norman left for Evansville last
evening with $50 bales OF cotton.
The Liberty was dropped down TO the
vicinity of Fort Pickering, where she
lays up, in company with the CONNER
cial.
The Magenta left Tor New Orleans
with a good passenger trip but little
freight.
The Guidon, for the Arkansas, had q
very fair trip.
The citizens Of Waco, Texas, are build.
ing q wire suspension bridge across the
BG8z9s river, at hat place, which is to
be 475 feet span, II the roadway Is
eighteen feet.
The Louisiana was TO have left Louis
Vile on Tuesday for New Orleans.
The Indiana left Cincinnati last night.
We understand that the Louisville
Underwriters have agreed to pay their
risks pa the United States and America.
Capt. Horace Bixby was married at
S.. Louis TO Miss Mary Z. Sheble, the
accomplished daughter of Capt. e A,
Shs6le.
The Msyfower, Capt. Ashford, leaves
Oh Saturday for Augusta and ali points
on White river, Sac is the U. S. mail
packet.
The merchants Of Shreveport, La,
have pc itiOned the New Orleans Under
writers for q reduction in the rates Of iu-
snranca on cotton from Red river to New
Orleans.
The City Of Alton, Capt. Thompson,
will be in port to leave for New Orleans
to-day at 10 a. N She is q good psssen-
ger packet, ana will make all way land
ings.
The R. P. Converse, Capt. Bosworth,
leaves to-day for the head waters Of
White river, making all way landings.
w. l.. Ely is her chief clerk.
Capt. Gus S'Archer, OF the Fairy
Queen, is in the city on 8 short visit.
The Sam Hale, Capt. Walker, with
Ed. Miller at the desk, leaves to-day for
Louisville and Cincinnati. She goes
through on time, and is a desirable boat
to travel upon.
Commodore Thompson Dean, of Gin
cinnsti, is in the city. His visit this
time is not, we believe, in any way con-
nected with the election to-day.
The Cincinnati Commercial says
freights to New Orleans are completely |
deunoralized, owing TO excessive tunnage,
competition and cutting rates. We heard
OF pork being taken as low as 75c, and
whisky at 81 per DBL. These figures are
no criterion, however, and ne omit our |
quotations until the market is settled. |
The offerings are lib5rsl to New Orleans, |
and moderate to other points, ct the fol- |
lowing rates: To the Lower Ohio, above
Evansville, 25c, and to Evansville zoe |
below Evansville and to Cairo, 25930a
st. Louis, 20G30c; Nasbvi l., 35G40e |
per 100 lbs; Memphis, 10000; Arken-
River rates are 75c per leo lbs TO Lit
tie Rock, 81 % above Little r OK to
Dardanelle, snd 81 so te Fit. Smith.
The Huntsville, Capt. Yves Jacobs. |
leaves to-day for Cairo and Evansville. |
She goes at 5 pm.
The following appears in q st. Louis
exchange: We have long been Of The
opinion that the only men suited to The
command of the Government snag boats,
are the old and experienced pilots; men
who have made the river and its changes
a study, aud who can tell almost TO a
certainty ia Whist direction the channel
ia going to change, and asa consequences,
where their work will De of benefit in
the future as Ia the present.
This opinion was first forced on Us by
the miserable failure Of the T0tten,
whose captain reported that be had
cleared cut the wrecks OF the Belle Mem
pbis, at the foot Of our harbor, and the
two rebel gnnbOats that lay in the chan
mel below Memphis, each of which is as
bad SIS bsfO9e the Totem went TO them.
II is daily confirmed by conversations
with pilots who report the snag boats at
work at places where no pilots would 90
at any stage of water, and IS often pass
ing places that it is of the utmost impor-
tance to have cleared away. We have
tried to get st the truth, and are satisfied
that 20 appoint men who are not practi-
pilots, is only q waste of the peoples
money, and that it would be better TO
pension ignorant men on shore than giVN
them command of the snsg boats.
We see with pleasure that this idea is
being put in practice by the Superin-
tendent, ia the case Of the Octayia and
J. ]. Alert, and hope that it will be car
Tied out on the other boats belonging TO
that division. We,do not expect to hesr
SO often about their being at work where
it cannot be Of any practical benefit to
navigation.