Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-27
RIVER AND WEATHER.
ARRIVED.
MOllie Graft, Cincinnati.
Tyrone, Cairo
Umpire, Cairo.
DEPARTED.
Mollie Gratz, Cincinnati.
LEAVING THIS DAY.

| Tyrone, JalrO, 2. NJ.
The river at this point was falling slowly
yesterday, with so inches on Harpeth
Shoals. Weather warm and hay.
The Mollie Gratz which arrived here On
Sunday evening from Cincinnati, returned
yesterday.
The Tyrone is the regular packet to-day
at P. NJ. for Cairo, giving through tickets
to all points on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. She Is commanded BY Capt. Tom
Harmon, with Capt. Wash Brewer and
Aleck II ard in the Office. \ more com
Portable marine institution is not in the
river.
The F. W. BroOkes was snagged in
Black river on Saturday last, and hardly
minute passed before the boat was sunk.
her head in fourteen ard her stern in eight
feet of water. Her passengers got safely
ashore.
SINKING OF THE STEAMER GEN. OUR
MAN.-The New Orleans Pgcdylne gives
the following particulars of the sinking of
the Vicksburg and New Orleans packet,
Gen. Quilman:
On Friday, about II A. NJ, while back
ing out from near Texas Landing, fifteen
miles above Bayou Sara, she struck snag.
Immediately she was run on the shore.
The alarm was promptly given to the pas
sengers. She had large number on board,
and all got ashore safely with all their
baggage, though she sunk in three minutes.
She had been made fast to the shore, and
everything in her cabin was saved-all the
contents of the bar and store rooms, all the
books, papers and money in the office,
even the figure head or statue Of General
QuitmaD was removed from the top Of the
pilot-house-thus she was dismantled as
her stern settled down in deep water.
Her cargo consisted Of 100 bales Of cot
ton and $500 sacks Of cotton seed the lat
ter will be total loss, but most of the cot
ton can be saved, as il hoated off and was
picked up.
The first boat that came along was the
Magenta, for Memphis, then the Celeste,
from Red river, and on her ali hands came
to the city, even the pet monkey of the
mate. The officers and crew Of the Gen.
Quitman acted with great presence Of mind
and GOODNESS, and thus prevented any acct
dent to the passengers.
The General Qlitman was valued at
S65,OOO, and insured in Cincinnati offices
for $4,000. The Quitman has done yeo-
man Service, aid in her palmy days was
repu ed the swiflesL and best boat on the
river.
The insurance companies 81 Cincinnati
who had risks on the steamer VIM. Butler,
lately partially destsoyed By fire at Wheel
ing, have decided not to rebuild her, but
sell the wreck as titles for account ofwhom
it may concern.
The Cairo Democrat Of Friday says:
The officers in charge Of the United
States survey Of the Ohio river we're in
the city yesterday. The recent rise inter-
fered with their work from Smithland To
this point, and it Is thought the work in
the way of sounding will have to be done
over again. The survey will make soms
important changes in established distances,
etc, on the river. IL il found that over
one route difference Of nearly $4,000
year will be made in favor Of the Cover.
ment in the transportation Of the mails.
by Telegraph ass-s
CAIRO, Oct, 26.-The Baker, from Nash-
vile, arrived at 10 An.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 26-River falling, 81
feet water in the canal BY pier marx. Clear
and warm.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26.-River still low.
CINCINNATI, Oct 26.-The Emma
Floyd. from Nashville, has arrived.