Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-19
RIVEg AND WEATHER.


The river was stationary at this point
yesterday, with % inches on Harpeth
shoals. 1t was the general opinion among
river men that the river would be rising
to-day. Weather very warm during the
entire day. and good rain last night, ae-
companied with lightning, thunder and
wind.
There was only ons arrival yesterday.
She cleared again for Cairo in the evening.
The Umpire was expected last night.
Capt, Tom RymAn, Of the Eddyvile,
was in the city yesterday, and left on the
night train to meet his boat at Louisville.
The Memphis AgalaHeIs of yesterday
has the following about the lower rivers;
The river recedes slowly with s! feet from
st. Louis down, and quarter less twain be-
low Cairo. The channels Of White and
Arkansas rivers were somewhat improved
by local rains last week, and water is suf-
ficient for the light draft packets now run
ming In those streams. The Ohio is nav
igated with difficulty. The Emma Floyd,
which left Cincinnati for this city eight
days since, has been detained on the
bars above Evansville, where there is bat
80 inches of water, and she will hardly
reach here before tomorrow. The rates
Of fTeights are likely to advances in all di-
rections in consequence of low water.
Crops, especially corn and cotton, are re-
ported as fine az was ever known at this
season in all the hill and valley country
tributary to Memphis. On the Atlantic
and Gulf coast and along Red river, the
prospects are not SO good The weather
for several days past has been excessively
hot.
The Joint Commission on Pilot Rules of
the Board of Supervising Inspectors of
Steamboats, have prescribed the following,
which, having been approved by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, viii be Immediately
promulgated and enforced;
whenever there is a fog, whether by
day or night, the fog signals described be-
low shall be carried and used, and shall be
sounded at least every two minutes, VIZ:
Steamships and all other steamers,
coasting and river, under way, shall
use a steam whistle. Sailing and
all other craft propelled By sail under way
shall use fog horn, or equivalent signal.
Sailing ships and every craft propelled by
sails upon the ocean or lakes shall when on
her stsrboard tack blow one blast Of her
fog horn, and when on the port tack she
shall blow two blasts Of her fog horn. At
all times at intervals of not more than
two minutes, when hove to, she shall blow
general alarm; when at anchor she shall
blow her fog horn as 81 other times at in
tervals Of not less than two min
ntes. Il shall at ell times be the
duty of steamers to give the
sailing vessel or other craft propelled by
sails every advantage and keep out Of her
way, and steamships and sailing ves1els
| when not under way, CT which shall be
anchored or mOored in or near the chan
mel, fair way as aforesaid, and when not
IL any port, shall sOuEd the fog horn at m
terYals Of not more than two minutes; and
all steamers navigating in a fog or thick
weather shall sound their Whistles at inter-
walls of not more than ore minute.
Sailing vessels shall at all times on
approach of any steamer during the NIGHT
time show lighted torch upoa that point
or quarter to which such steamer shall be
approaching, and any craft navigating NV
ers without being IN tow Of a steamer
such ss RATS, hatbo4ts, woodboats, and
other like crafts, shall sound fog horn at
intervals of not more than two minutes,
and steamers navigating rivers in fog or
thick weather, shall soand thsir steam
whistles at intervals Of no. more than one
minute
IBy Telegraph
EVANSVILLE, IND, july Is.-Heavy rain
this morning; river rising fast. Cloudy
sn day, and pleasant; mercury 20 to 80.
CAIRO, July l6-H. Q. Yergsr, st. Lou
is, New Orleans, 9 P. N. River stationary.
Heavy rain since P. NJ. Mercury Sc.