Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-01

season, of the grand old Armada is the
book-keeper of q Paducsh tobacco ware
house. Long may he wavel
DR.. Chef W. Bradley, popular retired
steamboat clerk Is connected with Mont
calm & Co., Louisville.
Jno. Harper is making 3 trip on the
Umpire in the place Of her regular scribe,
who stops of to commit matTimony.
The Nashville and Northwestern Rail
road will, this season, be in the mArketfcF
freights and passengers that have hereto
fore gone by river,
Capt. VIM. Strong is negotiating for the
purchase Of new packet.
Capt. Rymans new boat viii be out by
Christmas. Let her come
The following Is the whereabouts Of our
| Cumberland river boats: The bully Ty-
rome is plying between Cairo and Evans
vile. The John Lumsden is in tbs coal
trade between Evansville and Memphis.
The Talisman IS lying idle at Paducah.
The Ella Hughes is a Cairo and Paducah
packet. The Burksville Is running be-
tween ClarksYille and Cairo. The Mallis
Ragon is a regular Evansville and Cairo
packet The Umpire and lobe Hurt are
semi-occasional packets between this and
Cairo
Lord Palmerstons white vest still shines
resplendent, and that st, Louis packet is
all regular. =
The Brill is advertised at Pittsburg for
this city.
The Mobile Tribune of the 25th ult, has
the following additional particulars of the
burning Of tbs steamer Arlington:
The painful intelligence reached the city
this morning that the steamer Arlington,
engaged In the 6ghterage business, and
owned by Mr. ]. VI. HOIlingsEoTth and
Capt James Alexander, was entirely de-
tirely destroyed by fire, Just below the
stake In the bay, about midnight last
night
There were known to be about twenty
souls on board, and it is feared that all en-
cept Capt. James Thompson, stevedore,
who was picked up by the New Orleans
steamer Mary, and five Others, (names not
known who were picked up by the steamk
lighter Effort, are either burned or drown
ed. Those picked up by the Effort have
not yet reached the city.
Capt. Thompson and Mr.. J. C. Bsbcock,
both well-knOwn steved0res here, were the
only passengers on board the Arlington,
and from ell the intelligence that we have
been able to obtain, little hope is enter
tanned for Mr.. Babcock's safety. The
Arhngton's crew consisted of the following:
Capt VIM, G. Lee, master; Geo. Lee,
mate and steeYsmRn; VIM. Kinney, first
engineer; James Joiner, second engineer;
John Espslls, carpenter; unknown white
man, Waterman; Jesse, negro cook a6NS
steward, negro fireman, holster and ten
deck hands
In all, crew and passengers, twenty-Ons
persons.
The Mary sailed around among the float
ing cotton, and saw only Capt. Thompson,
leaving the scene Of the disaster after day
light this morning
The Arlington had on board 591 bales
Of cotton, destined as follows: Ship Reso-
lute, 200; ship T. O. Scranton, 1T2; ship
Fleetford; 100; steamer Australian, 172
bales
In regard TO the improvement Of the
Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas rivers,
the officer in charge reports Is follows:
This has consisted in removing and de-
stroying snags, cutting trees and prevent
ing the formation Of snags, and dredging
bars. Tee work was pushed forward Wig
Orously during the last fiscal year, until
the latter, when the boats were laid up at
Mound City on account of the reduced
condition Of the appropriation.
The operation Of the boats extended
over a wide field, from Omaha, on the
Missouri, to Vicksburg, on tbs Mississippi
and over one hundred miles of the Ohio
river, and in the Arkansas river from Van
Buren, to the mouth.
The fact that pilots have admitted that I,
they never knew the river to be in better
condition is satisfactory proof of the use
fitness Of these operations. The expendi-
lures for this services being for the last
fiscal year S212, jI1.33. The estimate for
the current fiscal year is $50. 900. This
was based upon the proposed expansion of
the work so as to take advantage Of the ex-
perence gained in the last three years, and
by using large force Of men and boats to
clear the most important streams thorough
" of their distractions
The appropriation made July IL, $40,
was $15, 600, 600, leaving an amount of
Sc, SEQ, 900 which can be advsntageOusly
expended during the remainder Of the
present and during the next fiscal year.
[By Telegraph
CARo, Nov. 30.-The Umpire, Nash
vile packet, arrived at P. NJ River rose
two inches. Clear; mercury "a.