Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-18


Ella Hughes, Paduoah.
Inc Liyer Yves rising yesterday morning,
put IN the afternoon was stationary, with
cloudy. - =
Inc only steamboat movement was the
departure Of the Ella Hughes for Cairo. g,
Inc Umpire is due to-day, and is the
regular packet for Cairo on Friday at
P. M -
The Memphis A0alaachs Of the 18th
says White river is on a stand with 81
feet below DevaIPs Bluff. feet 10 Au5us.
ia, and feet to Jacksonport. The ar
kansas still declines, with 80 inches below
Little Rock and Is above. st. Frarcis il
low, and navigable only to the cut Of. 80
miles above the mouth, to which point a
small steamer is now running The Ma
sissippi river, above Cairo, has improved
little, though boats drawing over 81 feet
are sure to get into trouble The regular
packets have come through this week with
out detention.
A prominent St Louis merchant, not in
terested in steamboat stock, advocates the
abrogation of wharfage charges, upon the
ground that the commercial marine is
taxed in every conceivable way, and has a
thousand onerous burdens to bear that
need modifying. He claiEs that com
MERGE On the Western rivers should be re-
ieyed of every possible restriction, and
wharfage made free. The great dangers
incident to Western navigation, the i'm
mense cost Of our shorthved, light built
vessels and other attendant difficulties, re-
qu1re that every encouragement should be
extended TO the owners OF our merchant ma
rine. st. Louis draws from steamers in the
shape of wharfage over 800, 900. Mem
phis takes IN over $50, 900 in the same
way, and other cities are equally exacting
At almost every little one-hOrse incorpO-
rated town along Om water courses, steam
ers that stop at their landing places are
bled to greater or less extent. The
wharfage or port charges at many of the
smaller places often exceeds the entire
business transacted by the boat Instead
Of making the commercial marine pay tn
butte toward defraying the expenses Of
| OF towns and cities, wharYes and landing
places should be kept in repair by direct
taxation, and no restrictions imposed upon
vessels. Free wharfage is advocated by
] every one interested in steamboats,. q.
SOUTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION CON-
PANY.-The Cincinnati Gazette of Tues
| day says ID ar,s-
For several weeks past it has been
known by few outside Of those most in
terested in the matter, that the various
packet companies Of this city and Louis
vile, whose lines extend South, we're Try
| ing to agree upon some scheme by which
to regulate the business Of the Transports
| ton Of freight between themselves and
| the various railroad companies with which
| they were likely to do business. The mat
ter has nearly been brought to head A
written contract has been drawn
up, and has received the sigma
ture of an authorized representative
of every Southern line having its terminus
here except one, and will be presented
shortly to two companies having Southern
lines terminating at Louisville. The fol-
lowing signatures are already attached:
O G Pearce, President Cincinnati and
Louisville o. s. Mail Line; II A Jones,
President Memphis and Cincinnati Packet
| Company; d Parker, Secretary Nashville
and Cincinnati Packet Company; James
s Wise, Superintendent Cincinnati and
New Orleans Packet Company. As yet
| the.Cincinnati and Arkansas River Packet
| Company is not represented by a sigma
ture, but doubtless it will be. The
Louisville and Evansville United
States Mail Line, and the Louis
| vile and New Orleans Packet Com
pany will undoubtedly sign the document,
| by their proper officers. Under the terms
| Of the agreement, the association Will con-
tinue in force five years from the date Of
the instrument (date not yet filed M un-
less sooner dissolved at the request Of
/ majority of its members. The principal
| Office will be at Cincinnati, but there viii
be subordinate Offices at other proper
points, to be under the control of the main
Office. The association will be called the
Southwestern Transportation Company,
and its officers will consist of a President,
Secretary and Manager, the latter officer to
receive salary, the two former to receive
no salary, Officers viii be elected annu-
ally.
The Louisville C0urier-Jour7aaE Of yes
terday, says that Capt. Milt Aiken has
greatly improved in health, and hopes are
entertained of his speedy recovery.
[By Telegraph --
| OARO, Aug. 17.-BurkesEille, Nashville
| packet, 8 o'clock
Mary Miller, Evansville packet, 7o'cloCk.
River fell 3 inches, Weather clear.
Mercury so. -...