Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-25

NAVIGATION BY GOOSE PowER-1esterday large
crowds assembled on the suspension bridge, on the
railroad bridge, on the steamboats, and other craft
moored at the wharves, and at all windows and bal
comics commanding view of the river, from the
water-works to the lower landing, attracted by the
announcement that WATSON, the droH Of the circus
now in town. was at that time Of day to navigate
the Cumberland in a wasll-tub propelled by goose
po,oer.
The exhibition was announced to take place at
IL o'clock A. NJ For more than an hour before
that time expcctant spectators had commenced as
sembling, and when the appointed hour arrived,
some men looked at their watches some in one
anothers faces, and suspicious leaked out Of crowd
sold at an alarming sacrifice.
About Ills, however, a skf was observed to
part from the circus boat, which, when it arrived
within reasonable distance was observed to con-
tain, besides the rowers, imposing looking indi-
vidual clad in motley. four plumose bipeds order
natotores species anser yulgo goose; and sufficient
wash tub.
The general countenance frightened up: before
this nobody was willing to admit that he came to
see the goose navigation,--most Of them had bust
ness in Edgefeld and thought they might as well
stop to see what the crowd meant,-others came to
see the crowd sold. Says Damphool 4 see no
geese = says Docsticks Il see plenty" looking
around.
Laboriousy the strangely freighted vessel made
its way against strong current under the suspen-
sion bridge, the crowd upon which rushed from one
side to another, in manner to make the suspensOry
apparatus creak alarmingly to nervous parties
presently the whole became invisible behind YER
dant screen of willows nearly opposite the upper
I of uvinTf
human faces upon the bridge. After about ten anX-
lous minutes, during which the steamboat Ella pass
ed up, and shortly after procession emerged from
the willow thic1ct, consisting of Ist the skif, %,
the four geese, carefully harnessed, two on each
side of a floating tongue to the posterior extremity
of which was attached, Sd the washtub, safely
perched in or upon which was observed 4th the adj
venturous gentleman in motley. Now roared and
yelled the crowd. brayed the brass band on the
bridge.
Well, in the middle Of the stream, the skift cut
loose from the rest Of the procession, and the wash
tub with its living freight seen, propelled only
by goose power, though it seemed to US simple peo-
Pile, that the stream propelled the washub and the
washtub propelled the geese, all under the skllltul
guidance of the motley navigator. However this
might be, the whole concern made its way safely
under the bridge ana down 10 the piers Oh INC old
bridge mere the resistance of the masonry TO the
stream. together with the wind and the swell from
the steamer just passed, rendered the navigation
very rough, and the clown called out to the atten
daut skif keep close by, and the crowd held It's
breath but after rise or two, and "A plunge OF
two. smooth water was attained again. somebody
shouted: al right on the goose! and we left the con
Germ floating merry down stream, four yeritablC
geese and professional -; how many non-prOtes
sorals amateurs, so to say, how many geese not Of
the feathered species this courteous editordecline
to estimate especially, as he was himself one of tn
crowd of faathcrlcss bipeds who looked on.
FASHIONABLE SHorIIFTER.-The Memphis ACd
llnche of the 23d says: "A well-dressed LADY, tn,
wife Of gentleman in easy circumstances en-
tered one of our large Main street retail stores,
few DAYS since, and under pretcnse of purchasing
few trifing articles, secreted under her cape q
piece Of silk, valued at twenty five or thirty dollars
The clerk observed the proceeding and in making
out her account included the silk valuing it at htt
dallars The lady protested her innocence at first
but finally paid the bill, rather than submit to al
exposure
Trapping must be a very profitable business Il
Kansas. II such luck as the following is common
there, we should think the gold mines would sool
lose their attractions The Leavenworth DiSpdtc