Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-29

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The Iiger was swelling slovly
point yesterday, with Z feet reporte
Harpeth Shoals Weather clear
warm. ~
The only arrival yesterday was he -
lar packet John Lamsden from Cairo.
The Hero departed for Hunters PoA
on the Upper Cumberland Tor upwards Z
100, 600 feet of lumber, which she has con
tracted to transport % St. L5uis.
The good steamer Lawrence from Gin
cinnati il expected to arrive today and Is
advertised for return t0-nor1ox. Cspk.
Pearce, who fought, bled md died VIII
Jackson, in the Florida war, and who IS
one Of the oldest boatmsn on the wdtcrs.
is in command 49,
The fine passenger packet JOIN Luras-
den, Capt. 0 w Davis. clears for Carr
tbs evening at 4 O'Clock. Bruce Hunts.
in the offics.
A gentleman Of Louisville IS anxious 10
bet Ssl5, 600 that the Robert Z. Lee, on her
up "Trip, viii beat the Natchsz' time to
Vieksburg. srs-e
Capt. Converse, who eomnaanl1ed the
steamer }. NJ White at the time she made
her famous run IN May, 1874, died in 1855.
50 the inquiry, often made during the past
few days, whether be IS stin alive, IS an
swered. =
Referring to the late run Of tie Nstchez,
the 81. Louis Repa5lScGa says: ssSinca the
advent of the Natchez at this port claiming
to have made the fastest time ever made
from New Orleans to this place, We have
taken pains 10 collect es many facts con-
neeted with the trips CT other fast boats s.
are available to Us. Il Is understood tia
all the officers Of the famous J. IL White,
which made the great run from New Or
leans to 81 LOnis In Lay, 1874, are now
dead except the second engineer. Perhaps
he could give more definite information
than any man now alive We have seen
and conversed with an old gentleman who
claims to have come Dp On the White on
her celebrated voyage. He IS BY no means
convinced that the Natchsz has beaten
the time OF the White. On the
contrary he stoutly sftirms that the
time Of the White vet re-
mains unequaled. He offers the following
facts, some OF which are new to us. The
}. NJ White carried the United States mail
and made all her regular landings She
wooded from the shore between New Or
leans and Natchez, and between Natehez
and Vicksburg. She landed at Hardeman's
and was delayed two and half hours tax
| ing wood and from other causes. The fact
| should not be ignored that at Raccourois
bend there Is now a cutoff Of twensy two
miles, making the distance by that number
Of miles less from New Orleans to st. Louis
thanin 1874, at the time the White made the
| trip. Our informant thinks an allowance
Of one hour and foriy-dve nlinutss ought
| justly be made. In addition 20 the above
statement, a correspondent Of the Galena
| GGz6tte, supposed to be the second eugi-
neer of the old J. NJ. White, writes to .
tend that the Natchez has not equalod
time made BY the White by at least TIN. s.
four minutes. He gives substantially tas
same facts as given above, from Mr.. Fer.
hen, the passenger who kept the time Of
the White As these facts connected with
the "trip of the White are not generally
known, as the recent trip Of the Natchez
has revived the interest in the running of
fast boats Of the past, we have Thought it
worth while to give place to this state
| ment
IBy Telegraph
LOUISVILLE, June 3.-Arrived-Eslu,a
Floyd, from Nashville, and departed for
| Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, June 28.-Departed-
renee, for Nashville.
CARo, June 2S-River fell 9 ket.
4 Weather elear Mercury 90