Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-19

The river commenced falling at this
point yesterday, with 20 feet reported on
the Shoals. Weather opened cloudy and
raining, but cleared up In the afternoon.
The Mollie Gratz was advertised to leave
Louisville yesterday evening for this port.
The Talisman is due to-day, and is the
regular packet for Cairo tomorrow at
P. NJ. She is commanded by Capt
Strong with Harper and Wilkinson in the
Office.
Capt Ben. A. Egan has retired from the
Office of the Malie Ragon. Jno. B. Hall,
River Editor of the Evansville Courier, ac-
counts thusly for the same;
''A good story was told on Capt Ben.
Egan, clerk of the Mallie Ragon, by the
lady passengers on that boat on her last
trip. The boat stopped at some way land
| ing, coming out of the Cumberland, where
a middle-aged woman got on board, and
took her place among the ladies' in the
cabin. Ben, who is ever courteous and
clever, and thinking the woman might
want to get of at some out-of-the-way
place, soon afterward walked back into the
ladies' cabin, and politely addressing the
new conner, said, Well, Madam, where do
you wish to gog The lady turned her
| vinegar-looking countenance upon the
clerk, not knowing who he was, said IN
shrill, piercing voice, swell, that's a purity
| question for you to ask strange woman,
sir, and I'll Just tell you it's none of your
| business" Ben dropped his chin to his
| bosom-the ladies all snickered- Ben. left
and never asked that passenger any more
| questions, and the books don't show that
she ever did get of, or that she paid any
| passage. Ben. resigned the situation as
| soon as he reached Evansville"
The junior member of the firm OF
Skinner & Son, steamboat agents at Eddy
vile, KY. viii in few days, embank on
| the sea matrimonial.
While the Phil. Sheridan was lying at
Monrose, last Friday night, some thieves
went through several state rooms and
robbed passengers of ever 81, 800.
A st. Louis firm shipped, recently, a
| fine cabin, texas and boiler deck, complete
and ready to put on Red river steamer
at New Orleans. The same firm will to-
| morrow ship for New Orleans ''texas'
40 feet long, for another steamer.
The st. Louis and Omaha Packet Com
pany has contract to carry 155 or 100
Chinese laborers from Omaha to st. Louis.
The Silver Bow Will bring them down.
They will be re-shipped on another steam
er for the South
We take this occasion to thank Capt.
Charles h. Arthur for repeated marine IA
vors, and aquatic attentions, and also to
make public mention of the fact that he is
the most gentlemanly solicitor OF carpet
bags with passengers attached thereto that
ever trod the wharf of this city.
Gen. ". B. Bate, the gallant Confederate
soldier who delivered the eloquent Grafton
on decoration day, and who is prom inent
candidate for next Governor, was once a
Mississippi river steamboat clerk. He re.
tired from the business and Joined Lou
isiana regiment, and served with it during
the Mexican Memphis Appeal
The General was second clerk of the old
Saladin, a boat built and owned by Hon.
John Bell, of Tennessee.
Capt. Frank p Gracey, of GAINESVILLE,
| is the manager of the "Stonewan Fast
Freight Line" from New Orleans to New
York
The grand old Armada, newly painted
and thoroughly repaired, has entered the
list as an Independent packet between
| Cairo and Paducah.
BIG Law SUrT-Capt. Dick G.. Fowler,
of the Idlewild, recently landed his boat in
| the woods and put ashore q man and a
woman, who have brought suit against him
and his craft for S25, 900 damages.
by Telegraph
| CAIRo, June 1S.-John Lumsden, Nash
| vile packet, left at 2 A NJ. The river rose
| ten inches Light rain this afternoon.
Cloudy. Mercury rs.
CNCISNATI, June 1s.-Departed: Emma
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