Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-05

The river was falling rapidly at this
point yesterday, with 10 feet on Harpeth
Shoals. Weather clear and pleasant.
Business on the wharf yesterday was
lively in the way of receiving and discharg-
ing freight.
The Burksyille for the Upper Cumber-
land took out good cargo of groceries.
The Lawrence clears for Cincinnati to-
day at twelve. o'clock. She belongs to the
white collar line, and is all regular.
The John Lumsden is due to-day, and IS
the regular packet for Cairo on Wednesday
at P, NJ.
Can't. w. j. KountZ is now constructing
in tho vicinity of Pittsburg stern-wheeier
of grand dimensions, and which Will be
three-decker. In October next she Will be
competed and start southwark on her first
VOYAGE. The Katie p Kountz will have
220 feet keel, 237 feet length of deck, beam
so feet, and hold 64 feet. Her englneswlli
be low pressure-the Hartupee Moderator.
She will be provided with four boilers In
two batteries The boilers have not been
contracted for. She is to be exclusively
freight boat, and will carry 1,500 tons, and
is net to draw more than SO inches light.
She is being constructed of heavy materi-
ais. and will be divided into ID water-tight
| compartments, so as to be perfectly secure
even if the hull should be broken by
snae,s or any other obstruction. The Katie
Kountz will have no guards, and two CHM
neys, although only one was originally IN
| tended. Here is a steamer, it will be OBJ
served, suited forsany Southern or West
| ern river-from St. Louis to New Orleans
or st. Paul, Pittsburg or the Rocky Noun
| tain
| The condition of the rivers elsewhere
will be ascertained by a perusal OF the fol
lowing from the Memphis A0alaRche OF
| Sunday:
The river here is rising at the rate OF
half an inch per hour; below high water
mark, nine feet and eight inches. AtCairo
and st. Louis the river is still swelling,
with the prospect Of big river. The Mis-
sour is free from ice as far up as Sioux
City, and is rising. On Wednesday it rose
| three feet at Omaha. Its tributaries are all
reported bank-full. That, with the rise
now coming out of the Ohio, and still
heavier one expected at Pittsburg, will nm
doubtedly cause an overflow along the Mis-,
sissippi below here, and we would therefore
warn our friends below to prepare for it in
time. Heavy rains have fallen above, and
all of the streams are swollen. The OHIO
| is over its banks from Cincinnati down.
Heavy and continuous rains have fallen al
| the headwaters of the Allegheny and Mo
| nongahela. At Cincinnati the water is uI
to the second-story windows of the build
| ings on Front street. AZ Louisville the
| river is also encroaching on the houses
close to the levee. The Arkansas continues
| at low tide, with thirty inches to Little
| Rock and-eighteen inches from there hence
| to Fort Smith. White river remains IN
| fair condition.
The following river items are from the
| Knoxville Press and Herald, of Sunday:
The river receded a few inches at this
/ point, yesterday, but about midday it com,
| menced rising slowly; and as it is still rain.
| ing in the region of headwaters of the
Holston, it is probable that by Monday il
will have reached the highest stage of this
year.
| The weather Is so unfavorable that but
| few barges were able to unload their car
| goes Yesterday. About fifteen boats are
still lying about the forks, and two, loaded
| with grain, passed on below. Those now
at the landing are waiting for an opportu-
| nifty to be relieved their burdens. Nearly
all the -four has been purchased, and up to
| o'clock, Yesterday, some fifteen hundred
bushels of corn had changed hands.
Tie steamer "Last Chance" left yester-
day morning, for Chattanooga, with cargo
of -four, corn, hay and merchandise, for
intermediate landings. The arrivals Of
produce by the river, within the past week,
foot up, as nearly as can be ascertained, as
follows. $4,000 bushels of corn; 10000
bushels of wheat; 10000 pounds of pork;
10000 barrels of -four; 200 bales of hay,
and 80, 900 feet of lumber, besides large
quantity of iaths, posts, shingles, chickens,
eggs. dried fruit, etc
A large barge, loaded with 1000 bushels
of corn, was sunk last week, at the mouth
of Powells river. The barge was owned
| by Isaac and Thomas Wolfe, of Scott
county, Va. The accident was caused by
running on a stump which was coveredby
high water. The entire cargo was lost.