Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-09
RIVgg AND WkATRkR.

The river was still receding slowly, with
u feet on HArpeth Shoals. Weather cloudy
and clustering, with indications Of rain
last night.
There were no arrivalsup to dark.
The Emma Floyd FROM Cincinnati - ex-
pected in port at an early hour this morn
ing. and Is advertised for return trip al
o'clock this evening. The gay Emma Is
the flagship Of the white collar line, and
commanded by the experienced Chenc-
wetb. with Bob Wise IN the office.
The Talisman is the regular packet for
Cairo on Friday.
The John L1usden left on packet time
for Cairo.
The departures for the upper Oumbsr-
land were the Burksville, A. Baker, Ella
Hughes and lobe Hurt. The tobacco sea-
son is now fairly opened.
The Peoples Independent" A Baker
and the Upper Cumberland Packet Co. 8
Bu1ksvills are actively engaged in light
| These two rival steamers when IN port, ne
| lovingly side by side, and when under way,
| sre never cut Of s, h5 CT hsihng distance,
| making the same landings, presenting their
Respective claims, aad soliciting freight
from the same shippers. Whenever SaPt-
Dix or Capt. Trover gets mad, the difh-
Guilty is amicably settled by taking drink.
It is simply business fight, and there Will
be no going in on their muscle.
Jack Dog has promised a boz OF me
cigars to the boat bringing Down tie
largest number of hhds. tobacco nom
Hurry county this season.
The Mary Miller, recently purchased at
| Evansyi L., Will probably enter AID Duid
up the Equality and Mayhelt trade.
| The grand old Armada's career Il draw
ing to an end. She Is now advertised for
sale at Cincinnati
The genial, generous hearted Tai -smanic
spiritual adviser is IN the city.
A few bales of cotton are on the wharf,
awaiting the arrival Of the Emma Floyd
An entertainment will IN few days be
given to his numerous friends BY prom
inent river man. Well be thar!
The Memphis Avalanche of yesterday
morning has the following: The river
raised i've inches during the past twenty
four hours, and viii come to stand to-
dsv. News from above report all rivers
on the decline, and for the present fears OF
further damage by overhows are end
ed. The Arkansas and White rivers
are both very high, but have
| commenced falling. Besides at the
levee yesterday was lively. The St 10
seph came in at an early hour with heavy
trip from St. Louis. She went out At sun
down on her return The Robert Mitchell
passed I'd for the Ohio at an early hour,
and the Virginia passed down. The Henry
Ames passed South, heavily laden and hsd
nothing for this port. She added 100
bales OF cotton The Celeste came In from
Fort Smith at an early hour, with 46l
bales of cotton and 574 packages Of hides.
She put of 159 bales at the mouth for New
Orleans. The City of Quincy, from New
Orleans, put of several lots CT sugar and
stuff. The Utah, from Arkansas to st.
Louis, put off I59 bales Of cotton and 1856
of seed. The Alice Dean, from the Ohio,
brought a good trip. The r G. Gray
from Louisville for the Arkansas, had q
, heavy freight, but nothing of consequence
l for this port. The St. Francis, for Wits
: burg. George W. Cheek, for Friar's Point
4 and Legal Tender, for White river, all lef
2 with fair trips.