Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-18
RIVER AND WEATHER,

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Havana, Csncinnati, P N.
Ella Hughes, Burksville, 4P. NJ.
The river at this point yesterday was de-
clining, with 81 fee. on Harpelh Shoals.
Weather rainy and disagrseable.
The only arrival yesterday was the Ella
Hughes from the Upper Cumberland.
She was loaded down with grain, bacon
and other produce, including sixty hogs
heads of tobacco.
The Nashville, Of the daily lius, cleared
with good packet trip.
Capt. ]. n. Corbeit yesterday purchased
of Commodore Hughes one half interest
in the steamer Pink Varble. Terms fifteen
hundred dollars cash, and the one half Of
the A. Baker. This transfer will make
some changes ia the control of these boats
Capt. COrbett assumes the command Of the
Vsrble, and Commodore Hughes mansges
the A. Baker.
| The Blue Line made famous last year
by quick time, Tow rates, and the active
agency Of loqaacious river man, has en-
tered the list and is going for p" New
York tobacco.
p. s. "Gyp" nor Dave are neither
interested in the representation Of this
| line
Commodore Hughes Yesterday adopted
a novel method to make boat run faster.
He took the Betsy Baker," and gave
her an hundred lashes. Smarting under
the chastisement, she will hereafter I" get
up" and make packet time. The Com
modore has now the control of the Ba-
kerr and he is determined that she shall
hereafter prove a worthy successor Of the
locomotive packet MOllie Grziz"
The Havana was unavoidably detained
last evening on account Of the weather,
but leaves positively for Cincinnati o-dsy
at4PM Captain Pearce commands and
w E. Kuhn has charge Of the Office.
Capt Dix's cooperative plan didn't
work well this trip. His mate, wstehman,
and deck-bands mulinied at Rome, and
abandoned the Ella Hughes.
The Havana yesterday received pa
bales cotton contracted for By her special
Agent, Capt. PEBBLES, at two dollars per bale
through from Decatur to Cincinnati
Old Knot Tyrone throttle-Valvisi, has
secured for next years comic almanac the
photographs of several marine worthless.
One of our former steamboat clerks is in
luck J. E. Rust, clerk of the old Graham
is now Treasurer of the State of Tennessee
Tip jenkins has recovered from the ex-
plosion Of that sausage boiler, and is sup
plying boats with meats.
Sir Henry Bulwer is about to write the
life of Lord Palmerslon.
Better get Buz," the Pull-Tighs cor
respondent of the London Illustrated
News, who is now writing sensational
story for that paper called The Unpro.
tected Female in which our Lord Palm
erston is the hero.
The veteran Capt. Jack Smith is nego.
tiating for a city WhsrfbOat. We hope
Adam Woolf will lend him a helping
hand.
The Pink Varble ia now being used as
Commodore Hughes receiving ship.
The emigration Westward is increasing.
Every day our Cairo packets have many
movers.
Mat Gracey, junior member Of the firm
Of Gracey & Bro, GAINESVILLE, is in the
city.
The Talismau is the packet for Cairo
to-day, leaving at 4 P NJ. She belongs 90
the daily line, and gives through tickets TO
all points 90 the Ohio, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and White rivers. Capt.
Strong commands, and Billy Wood is ia
the Office
The independent cooperative packet
Ella Hughes, departs for Burksville add
ports on the upper Cumber-
land this evening at 4 o'clock. No better
boat, and certainly no more accom- mOdat-
ing officers to be found anywhere Capt.
Dix commands, and w 5. Bowman ia the
office
iBy telegraph
CAIRO, Feb. Departed Lun-
len, for Nashville, at Pm.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. IT, Passed uE--
Robert Moore, from Nashville, to emit.
For Carthage and BurksvHIe.
nHE FINEPAS BNGER