Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-30
RIVER AND WEATHER,
ARRIVED:

None.
DEPARTED.
Ella Hughes, Point Isabel.
John Lnmsden, Cairo.
Robert Moore, Cincinnati.
The river confines TO recede gradually
at this point, with ten feet on Harpesh
Shoals. Weather warm and suliry.
There were no arrivals yesterday.
The Ella Hughes cleared for the Upper
Cumberland, with fair trip.
The John Lumsden took the place Of the |
Nashville, and departed for Cairo with a
moderate TRIP.
The Robert Moore picked up consider
able small lots, and departed with a fair
cargo.
The Nashville has retired to the bone
yard.
1t was telegraphed from PadueAh yes
| terday, that the Lowellen would arrive
here on Monday.
The Talisman is due o-day, and is the
regular packet for Cairo on Saturday at A
Pm.
| A special dispatch from 81. Louis, under
date of the 9th, says: There will be a
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Atlantic
and Mississippi Steamship Company to-
morrow, at which il is stated the future
expense Of the line will be decided. From
. certain recent events, it is believed thai
the line, under its present organization, a
least, will be abandoned. The recent re
ports that the Magents, Frank PargOunC
and the Robert E. and Bell Lee, will form
3 S.. Louis and New Orleans line ar
gaining credence, and the matter nov
looks as though such an arrangement vii
be realized.
Capt. ]. w. Tucker, of Jefferson, Texas
q commanding steamer Lottawans, receives
e the silver cup, the first premium for veloci
, pede riding, at the Louisiana fair.
# The Tennessee, sunk in Missouri riyel
e was owned and commanded by Capt. G. G
+. Russell, was valued at $4,000, and in
sured for $4,000 in the following Offices
Home, of New Haven, $1,000; IndepenC
r ent, Of Boston, $4,000, and Enterprise {
d Cincinnati, So. 500. She had on board 20
II tons for Sioux City, and had engagement
r for Benton trip from that point. II
1t thought the boat and cargo will prove
IS total loss.
The Cincinnati Gazette says;
Cant. Alexander Frazier received di
ir patch from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, date
-. the 26tb, stating that the body Of Georg
- Ely. clerk of the g. A. Thompson, hi
a been recovered, but with no valuables 0
Is his person except his gold watch. Tt
ia money which was known to be on his pei
son had doubtless been distracted. III
dispatch was signed r. Ii. Resell. Cap
J. Frazier telegraphed back to have the bod
enclosed in a metallic case and forwarde
per steamer Mary Erwin. The finder
!" The body refuses to give it and the vail
abIes ND until he receives the reward
d 300. offered by Capt. Frazier for the n
g, coyery-of the body. The body Of NJ
u John Perkins, second clerk of the Thon
son. was found in the river several da.
ago.
'e % Saturday, Monday and yesterd'
|; suits were brought in the Superior Cou
lr of this city by the United States Ma
: Line Com pany against the following i
surance companies Of this city. for Il
~ amounts of insurance on the United Stat
Ee mail boats United States and Amerie
IS destroyed by collision aud fire last U
cember: National, So, 51l; Cincinnati, $lt
"' 53I. Queen CITY, $500; Buckeye Stai
So 545. Magnolia, $9,5l5; Firemen's, 81
600: Merchants and Manufacturer, y
273; Ohio Valley, $7,Ol5; Germani
S14,273; Central, $9,5l5; Globe, Sl9,0t
Eureka, $4,000; Lafayette, $1,000.
will be observed that fifteen companies a
III represented above. Two, the Crescent al
Enterprise, have agreed to pay, and q
~ former has paid. The suit will be hot
lg contested on both sides, on account OF 4
large amount OF money involved.