Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-28


The river was still swelling slowly yes
terday, with s. feet on the shoals. Weather
warm and clear in the morning, and in the
evening clustering and cloudy.
The huntsville arrived from the Upper
Cumberland with cargo consisting Of
1000 sacks corn, so hhds tobacco and 40,-
600 lbs bacon.
The Lewellen brought up 1900 sacks Of
corn, 200 bales Of hay, and sundries.
The Kate Putnam was detained last
evening on account Of freight engage
ments. She departs this morning for
Pittsburg with a cargo of 800 tons old
railroad iron, 20 tons broken GLASS and %
tons rags. Capt. Evans is in command.
The Umpire cleared for the upper Cum
berland with good trip.
/. The tobacco brought by the Burksyille
was reshipped on the Lumsden for New
| Orleans. M ~
The Knoxville Wing of Tuesday says.
The river continues in very good boating
order. The Mary Byrd reached her wharf
Sunday evening, with light freight list,
consisting mostly of sacked corn She left
| for Chattanooga and intermediate points
yesterday with very good load, consisting
in part of 240 barrels of French Broad Ce-
4 1utul, Gil IOuIo 10 OcOIDld.
The Dubuque Herald, Of Saturday last
has the following:
The freshet eliminated Thursday at
midnight, having gained less than half
inch in six hours previous. Yesterday the
mighty and Astounding river came
to dead halt, and toward evening was
reported falling. This viii be gratifying
| news to every one, and particularly to
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or jeopardized by the devouring waters.
| To-day the decline will be more marked.
and the great rise of 1870 will become. in
few days, a thing of the past
The New Alabany Ledger says:
Everything and everybody in Evansville
| go it on the name Idlewild, sine the ad-
vent of that boat. IdlewIld neckties,
| Idlewild cocktails, Idlewild punches. etc.
Silverthorn has changed his name to Idle
wild, and he has petitioned the City
| Council to change the name of Evansville
| to Idlewild. The steamboats, going down
the river hssnting freight say the nam.
would be very appropriate, as the ei tizen.
are both idle and wild over Capt. Fo wler'
new boat.
A correspondent Of the Boston Tra1eLer.
who had evidently seen the boat which
1 1-oAd L aAAACASlOA HIS Itlftudocu TIE
| Cumberland river trade, thus describes her /:
The boats on the Mississippi are known
and famed for their colossa! proportions.
The construction of Mississippi steamer
is somewhat peculiar. The finer ones are
built with horizontal engines, thus placing
the machinery all below, and leaving the
hull one immense, stupendous prairie,
while various parts of the cabin deck out
I ella the co1r<v, !, IL = r
the convenience Of passengers and crew
For instance, that portion of the deck and
aft Of the starboard wheelhouse, is the back
yard, where the youngsters roll hoop, play
marbles, swing, jump ropes, etc. Opposite
IS the croquet ground where the young
Venuses and AdOnises assemble to enjoy
that jolly, chatty, love-making, heart-rend-
ing game. Forward of the wheelhouse, on
the same side, the theater is usually situa-
ted, accommodating ten to twelve hundred
people, while on the opposite side is the
barber shop; tobacconist and supper rooms.
Inside the saloon, one looks up about four
or five stories high; and at the forward
part Of the saloon is the elevator, trans
porting people to each floor almost instant
| ~. The space between the sides forming
the saloon is, of course, covered by an
ample roof to keep the weather ont; on
top of this we find a magnificent garden,
In which orange and magnolia blossoms
I'LL the atmosphere with sweetest fragrance.
The last third portion ofthe part is divided
into sort of museum, in which wild ami
mails are displayed in wire cages, while the
feathered tribe finds many representatives.,
Of which the domestic poultry, intended
for consumption, is the most prominent.
How can one help enjoying a trip under
such circumstances?