Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-24
RIVER AND WEATHER.
Kate Putnam, Pittsburg. ~
Ella Hughes, Upper Cumberland.
Robert Moore, Cincinnati.
LEAVING MONDAY.
Tyrone, Cairo, 4 P. NJ.

The river continues to recede at this
point, with six feet scant on Harpeth
Shoals. Weather clear and warm.
The Kate Putnam arrived from Pitts
burgh last night
The Ella Hughes. with a good trip OF
groceries departed for the upper Cumber-
land.
The Robert Moore cleared for Cincin-
| natl last evening.
The Mallie Ragon passed GAINESVILLE yes
terday, but had not arrived up to the time
OF going to press. She viii be found In
| port this morning, and will probably return
| to Evansville in the afternoon.
The Tyrone, Capt. Tom Harmon, is the
regular packet for Cairo on Monday at 4
P. NJ. Capt. Wash. Weaver IS superintend-
ent of the Office.
The recent rise in the Arkansas river
will let out all the boats that have been
water-bound up that stream for several
weeks.
The Spray, from Cincinnati, is due to-
morrow. At Louisville she added 25 tons
of iron pipe, 81 barrels of salt and about Is
tons of miscellaneous freight, and had or
ders below for 300 bales of hay and 200
bbls of potatoes.
The Mallie Ragon arrived last night,
with 30, Ill sacks of corn, 12S bales OF
hay, 70 barrels of -four, $50 boxes of starch,
casks of bacon, and goodly number OF
|, passengers. She will return to Evansville
at o'clock this morning.
Capt. Pink Varble, of Louisville, has
been confined to his room several days
, with rheumatism.
Cammack's levee, on the Mississippi side,
4 and Ashton's levee, on the Louisiana side,
above Lake Providence, have given way,
and the former has been abandoned The
banks at Skipw1th's landing have caved SO
badly as to have necessitated the removal
of stores at that place.
Capt. Joseph NJ. Bennett, for the las
thirty-five years a resident of Arkansas
\ died at his residence on Saturday morning
: last, of pneumonia, in the fifty-fourth yea
of his age. Capt. B. was engaged in tn
!, steamboat business on the Arkansas rive
= as early as 1886.
A horrible double murder was committee
a few days since on a lumber raft, 10
miles above Memphis. Two of the crew
I; named Dennis and Mcclure, were killed
l. one with an ak and the other with knife
: by the balance of the crew, and theil
. bodies thrown overheard.
The Dubuque Times of Wednesday, says
''The Old Mississippi still continues B
. spread herself out in awful vastness, an
at the present writing, has attained a di
mension that will probably never be wit
messed again during the present genera
ton. The water is now some inches owe
the high water mark of 1859, and still ris
: ing. The lower part of the city is almos
= completely submerged. From the Wa
: Eagle, which left La Crosse yesterda
fhoK -
y a stand, if anything rising a little, Will
at Lansing it rose q inches during Mon
d day night The Wisconsin was still pour
ing tremendous flood, and We should no
be surprised to see a still further MS
here"
The Memphis AgalaRcbe of Friday says
The rivers at this season are like tn
Greasers in Mexico-no sooner are the
subdued at one point than they break OF
in others. Here we no sooner record
change for the better than we &c
advices of more water comm
from the Ohio. Our dispatches to-day ar
noUnce a swell of IL feet plumb wate
within "a hours at Cincinnati, and all th
tributaries of the Ohio rising. Our ma
advices from the Upper Mississippi repo
a greater flood than our dispatches indies
ted. From the Arkansas we have nothin
later. That stream is falling, with abol
feet from the mouth to Little Rock.
several points below we hear Of damage
levees and plantations by the water. "
hope it may be no worse during the ne,
,. twenty or thirty days. The weather her
is clear and warm. Business on the lanG
Or ing is dull.
The following is q list OF consignees D
steamer Spray: E. Franklin, Esq, Gret
IN Line Packet Co., L. H. Jones & Co, Gar
i'm ner Buckner &c Co, r. F. Adam
L. II. Eldridge, w. H. Leickhard
n Slime & Birmingham, Anthem & Herbur
ul A. l.. Greenfield, Brad Nichol
lit VIM Gamble & Co, Mcclure, Macy
III Brown, Hamilton & Cunningham, ] Sin
in mons, III Mccormack & CO, W w Mile
' S Allen & Co, Cheatham Il Woods, McClur
= Buck u Co, Mrs G Greig, Charles Rober
son, Rankin, Carpenter & Co, Capt Hughe
Clark, Gregory & Moulton, Treppard & G,
Jas Turner & Bros, A NJ Jennison & O.
- Martin, D Dougheny, Armistead 4 Co
Bailey & Sperry, Robert Thompson & Co
Demoville & Co., II Campbell, j NJ Scot
Rock City Paper Mill Company, Wi
Stocked 4 Son, Ewin, Pendleton & Co
. Terrass & Yarbrough, E T Craig, McLaugl
,. lin & Butler, Nashville Gas Company
O'Shaughnessy, Swan & Brown. E
Hodges & Co, Hicks, Huston & Co, Samuc
Powers Rhea, Smith 4 Co. M Sharp