Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-27
RIVER AND WEATHER.

The river Wss declining slowly at this
point yesterday, with 6 feet on Harpsth
Shoals. Weather cloudy and CLUSTERING
with heavy snow abou. midnighs.
The Romeo arrived from Evansville.
and discharged 200 bags corn, so bbls Po-
tatoeS, aud 10 tons miscellaneous freight.
She departed again in the afternoon. She
has engaged at GAINESVILLE 100 hhds to-
baceo:
LARGE SHIPMENT or CEDAR.-Ths
Pink Varble has now on board l25. 900 feet
lumber and 5000 posts for st. Louis.
The Kate Putnam yesterday wAl,zsd
around IN the wind for some wkiie, and
finding it difficult to round too, abandoned
the effort, and went down through the
bridge piers stern foremost.
The Nashville came into port at an early
hour with good packet trip, which shs
discharged, and returned to Cairo on her
regular time.
The Pink Varble will positively depart
for 81. Louis direct to-day at 10 Am. l.
N. Corbett eOmmands and Ben +. Ezan
presides over the financial department.
These marine worthless were associated in
running of the old SalIis West, Ella, and
j. Fl. Baldwin, and their present venture
will, we hope, be attended with their for.
mer success. In the days Of the Hiberaiau,
Susquehanna, West Newton, Aleonia, Sal.
lie West, B. NJ. RaDyan and C. E. Hill
man there was large trade between ST.
Lonis and Nashville. We beg our mer-
chants will revive the commercial rela-
tons between the two cities BY sustaining
the Pike Varble ss q regular hr0ugi
packet.
The locomotive packet Talisman, Con
manded by the experienced boalman, Capt.
Strong, is the daily packet for Cairo to-
day at 4 p. N. Billy Woods hiss charge
of the Office.
The Fanny Brandei5 is the regular
packet for Evansville to-day at II O'Clock.
She is as punctual as clock work, and can
be relied on. Capt. Henry Mills com
maDds, and Kit Rudd has charge of The
office.
The popular steamer Argonaut, il I'D
for Cincinnati to day at 4PM. Let ner
have good trip.
On the Romeo yesterday We noticed
bill of lading for enc mouth Of SmithIaud
client. consigned to an EidyviIIe lawyer.
Wouldn's be surprised If that shipment
didn't WAKE somebody up.
John GelIatly, the genial Dycusburg
shipper is controlling and forwarding to-
bacco to the Psducah market.
lobe Hurt, the popular representative OF
Fowler, Lee & Co.'S bookstores department,
has been compIiuented by having his
name given TO a boat recently built at Pa
dueah.
"Buz0' our Pull Tight correspondent
tslls funny anecdOte of the obligiDg spirit
of an enthusiastically popular Cumberland
river steamboat Captain. An old lady
hailed him from the shore. She wanted
to send dozen eggs to her daughter. II
be would only wait few minutes, the hea
would lay the twelfth. He landed and OF
Tered the boat TO lie by until the full com
Dliment Of eggs was delivered.
John Dickens, an old river steward,
resident Of smiihland for thirty years,
has, at the unsolicited request of the eili-
seus of Cadiz, KY, accepted The positior
If teacher Of their colored school.
The following are the consignees Of the
Robt. Moore, from Cincinnati:
r p jenkins; DemoVille & Co; MI
Greenfield; L Meis; G Meis; 8 Msis;
Neakely & Warren; q L Houston; Dolin
s; II 7 Dortch; Hodge & K; s Z Spur
ock; K T Adams; L II LanieI; Bailey, o :
Co;Gray & KirkmaD; Chas Nelson; Nor
is q s; ] l. Branham; A & w Rannie: A
Freeman; Berry, d & Co; French Beos;
Iwing P 4 Co; Bradford Nichols; A vi
'ennisoD; F Terras & Co; Hicks, Ii & Co;
Simmons; NJ Morganstein; Hughes & An
erson; A NJ Perrin; Warren & NJ; Craig-
cad, 3 & g; Mcclure, Buck 4 Co; NJ B
'oney; John Hughes; Harrison & Sons;
w Wilson; Esing K Co; Hillman Bros
! Sons; G l. Hollister; Kinney & w;
acob Joins; Yar6rough & K; WIN GAM
lie & Coz Buck, Barnes & Co; Nashville &
'ecatur Railroad Co; Ewing & Nee; AW
ady; Fall, Spain 4 Fall; A Lyle; Mss
'ngale * Co; b Weller; Ii Ramsey:
hamilton & Co; l. Moses; ID Dougheny;
L Weakiey; II l. Crutcher; o P Phil.
Pc; Cray & K; Hughes & A; City Hotel;
w Totteu- Ewin & Eakin; 7 J Hop
ms; H A Pratt; John Beatty; Herriford X
Co; c ByTns; Dickey & Smith; Wilson
Co; Jacob :lhsin; ] r Pau; Campbell
s; Mccormack & s; " d Kline. will
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