Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-12
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED.
J. L. Graham, Burksville.
Gen. SigeI, do.
Talisman, Cairo.
DEPARTED.
Rowena, Cincinnati.
Nashville, Cairo. (
LEAVING TO-DAY.
J. L. Graham, Burksville.
ARRIVED.

J. l.. Graham, Burksyllle
= The river is falling, with five feet large
on the Shoals
The J. L. Graham, Capt. Goad, Mai.
Waters, in the Office, arrived yesterday
from the upper Cumberland, and win leave
on her return trip this afternoon. She
brought down 40 hhds tobacco, S24 sacks
corn, At sacks wheat, 1000 do rye, 5 bblslafd,
10 bags potatoes, 8 bbls potatoes, 8 bills
soap, casks bacon, 500 lbs bacon, 81
bbls whisky, hogs, bags feathers 81
A correspondent of the Gazette tells Of
race between the Graham and Alpha and
crows somewhat ever a victory claimed for
the latter. Capt Goad viii lay his pile on
his little craft, at any time, and would be
glad to give the Alpha chance to win it,
if she can. --
The Gen. sigel, Capt VIM. Dix, also
came down yesterday. Capt D. reports
the river falling from its head down, and
freights scarce The corn is nearly all ont
aud tobacco comes forward slowly. The
Sigel brought 1172 sacks corn, casks, 1
Dbl and 70 pieces bacon, bills lard, 81
bags oats, 80 bags and 16 packages potatoes,
packages merchandise, Is sacks wheat,
81 hhds tobacco, l6 packages barter, l Dbl
brands, 10 turkeys, Il chickens, l coop
fowls.
The Nashville cleared with good trip
taking out amongst other freights the
tobacco brought by the Graham and Sigei
The Ohio river was rising at Cincinnati
on the 10th and falling from Louisville out.
The Mississippi continues to recede
slowly at st. Louis and Memphis.
THE GRAHAM AND THE ALPHA-wHIGH
IS THE FASTEST.
Editors Union and Dispatch.
STEAMER J. L. GRAHAM, Nashville,
Tenn, April II, 1877 see in the Gu
zetts of to-day a communication from the
clerk of the steamer Alpha, to which l feel
it my duty to reply. Mr.. Doyle, for the
sake of his reputation for yeracity, ought
at least to have made fair statement of
facts. The signal of the Alpha to start
was not given until after that of the Ora
ham. When the second signal of the
Graham was given, then the Alpha, with
"all possible speed, hauls ia her lines" ] sup
pose with the intention of leaving us far
behind. Mr.. Doyle forgot to mention that
the Alpha had not exceeding ten (lO) tons
of freight, while the Graham was crowded
and was nearly down to her guards. And
he also forgot to remark that the Alpha
had no passengers, while the Graham had
all she could accommodate. III
At O'Clock we reached her midships,
and the proper signal had been given and
answered, but Capt. Rymon, in positive
violation of Rule 8, Regulations for Co
yernment of Pilots,) did cross our bow, and
crowded upon our course and TO prevent
breaking the wheel of the Alpha and avoid
a serious disaster, our engines werestopped
We stopped three times and wooded once
before reaching Huntsville. The Alpha,
having plenty of fuel and no freight, OF
course lost sight of us, we having to make
all the landings to discharge freight. AT
Carthage we were only one hour behind
her. We we're told there that the Alpha
was in great hurry, expecting the Gra-
ham every minute. If Capt. Rymon win
act fairly, and will not violate the laws, as
he knows he did in the above mentioned
instance, we can soon satisfy him, or any
one else, that the Graham is the fastest
boat on the Upper Cumberland. Every
kind of trickery and Misrepresentation has
been made by the combination to run the
Graham out Of the river; and when they
found they had about run themselves out
they tried with all their might to induce
us to join them.
Poor fellows, know they feel bad, and
their disease is growing worse. But they
have yet full supply of gas on hand, and
the people are beginning 90 smell it.
s. WATERS Clerk