Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-03
RIVER AND WEATHER.
ARRIVED.
Emma Floyd, Cincinnati
DEPARTED.
LEAVING THIS DAY.

Talisman, Cairo, NJ.
Emma Floyd, Cincinnati, 4P.M.
The river at this point was rising last
evening, with five feet large at Harpeth
Shoals Weather clear and cold.
The Emma Floyd arrived last night
from Cincinnati. and Capts. Chenowith
and Wise reported Immediately afterwards
at these headquarters.
Johnny Harper arrived in the city last
evening by the Louisville train, and VIII
take his place to-day as clerk Of the Tails
man.
Among the distinguished river notables
in the city we notice w. B. Graeey and Bill
Baker, both Of whom belong to the staff Of
the Alpha. - -, ..i..s---
The charter of the John Lumsden in the
Evansville and Cairo trade has expired, and
that craft will proceed to this point to take
her place in the packet trade between here
and Cairo, leaving next Wednesday.
The fine display Of meat at the store Of
Harrison Il Son last evening is evidence
sufficient that Tip Jenkins is determined to
keep the boats supplied during the season
with something extra. Ex-wharfmaster
Tucker is Tips chief of staff.
The fine passenger steamer Taiisman is
the regular packet for Cairo at P. NJ. to-
day, giving through tickets to st. Louis.
Memphis and New Orleans. The veteran
and experienced Capt Strong commands,
with Johnny Harper in the Office.
The Emma Floyd returns TO Cincinnati
to-day at P. NJ. She is commanded by
Capt. ]. d. Chenoweth, and Capt. r. w.
Wise is at the head of the financial depart
ment.
The Dubuque Times Of Saturday says
Although the whistle Of some adventurous
steamer is now occasionally heard resound-
ing over our bluffs, yet navigation on the
upper river has practically closed for the
| year 1869. Lake Pepin has closed up for
the winter, and this, Of course, puts stop
| to all through line movements"
The Cincinnati EgeaiRg Chronicle of the
Both ult., says the X. @. Grey is loading
for Nashville and all points on the Cum
berland river. She has had full length
hurricane roof put on, and offers superior
! accommodations for furniture, having wide
and roomy upper guards, all under cover
| and protected from the weather She has
entered the trade to stay in it, and asks a
share Of the patronage. Her officers are
well-known as reliable and courteous gem
tlemen, and will soon be very popular in
the trade. Capt I. N. Whitaker has COM
mand.
The Cairo Egeniag Bitlletia of the 10th
ult., says: "A report is in circulation at
various cities, that there is no coal at Cairo
| for steamboats,, and steamers have been
much Inconvenience by filing out with
| coal at places above and below, under the
impression that they could not supply
| themselves here This is a great mistake
We have at all times plenty of coal, from
| the Ohio river and also from the Illinois
| mines, and it is scarcely within the bounds
| of possibility for Cairo to get out of coal
Pittsburg coal sometimes becomes scarce
| here, as it does at Louisville and Cincin-
natl, but the Ohio river and Illinois coal
can always be obtained here.
The Evansville Journal of Monday says
The Leonidas achieved great triumph
on her last trip down-going out of the
river with GOO tuns Of freight on 81 inches
| of water The oldest steamboatmen at
Cincinnati and Louisville, and some few
here, offered TO bet that she would not get
out Of this river But Dan. Weaver, our
own pilot, was at the wheel, with Frank
| o. Carroll as his partner, and they took
| her through with scarce an hours
detention. At Memphis she was pre-
| sented with the most beautiful
and remarkable pair of buck horns we ever
saw. They are at least a foot long, not
over half an inch in diameter, and each
antler has single prong at the same dis
| lance from the tips. Old hunters say they
never saw the ike. Attached to them is
a card bearing the following inscription:
! Steamer Leonidas
Six hundred tuns
On thirty-fOur inches water.
Beat this and take the horns
| by Telegraph
PTTTsBURG, Dec. River rising with
seventeen feet in the channel Two coal
lows departed.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. River rising Will
eight feet in the canal.
CAmo, Dec. 2-The Nashville packet
Burksville arrived at IL o'clock last night.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. River declining.