Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-04
RIVER News.

We report the river declining slowly at this
point, with Il or; Is inches on the shoals.
The weather opened clear and delightful, but
about noon il became cloudy and continued hazy
throughout the evening.
The LADY in White" the Government survey
boat, has arrived from above, and is now in port
Capt. Sam Harrison, United States Inspector,
returned to the city yesterday, from brief so
jOurn in Paducah. He reports the Tyrone on the
ways, and undergoing substantial repairs she
has new hull, new sides, new nelson's, and m
fact is as good as new all over. She viii be on
the dock about the last Of next week, looking
just as good the day she was built Capt.
VIM. Harmon is experimenting the repairs, and
is the right man in the right place.
Capt HillEOuse, commanding the dredge boat
C. j. Cafey, claims that with appropriation
from Congress, say double that OF this year,
which was $40 1000, the Upper Mississippi could
be practically cleared Of bars, and be left in such
a condition that the amount necessary TO be ex-
pended thereafter would be much less than has
been appropriated of late years, leaving, as II
would, the channel permanently improved, and
the whole country benefited by 50 great an i'm
prOYement.
We thought there was some probability of Sc
curing the grand old Armada for the Tennessee
rirer trade, to run to JOhnsOnville in connection
with the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad,
but the following from the Cincinnati GdEette OF
Thursday, shows that she has gone up. That pa
per says: The Armada was purchased on Tues
day by NJ. Wise & Co., of IrOntOn, who cOnten-
plate building a towbOat of her machinery.
At a called meeting of the BOatmen's AssOcia-
Il0n, CINCINNATI On W tQDtsUaNg II was EtnoANtu
that James S. Wise, John G. Reno, 4. NJ. Wade,
U. p. Shinkle, and j. NJ Chenoweth be appoint
ed committee TO extend invitations 70 the Hons
Job E. Stevenson and Aaron +. Perry, Of Ohio;
John W. Stevenson and W. f. Arthur, Of Ken
lucky; and Judge Holman, of Indiana, TO attend
the BOatmen's Convention, TO assemble at Louis
vile, XIV, on the Sth inst.
The st. Louis Republican of Wednesday says:
The prospects for an immediate improvement
of the condition of the river now seem good. The
weather yesterday was wet and gloomy Rain
fell during a great part of the day. The weather
chart of the Signal Department showed that the
country was being visited by general rain OF
course il is too soon to predicwhatt the effect may
be upon the rivers, but we look for gradual rise
-Four feet seven inches reported from here out TO
Cairo. There is only three feet three inches up
O keOkuk. The river is extremely low and nav
igatiOn is much impeded.
The Louisville Ledger of yesterday says:
The convention of steambOatmen which is to
assemble in this city on Wednesday next, the sth
inst. is the chief topic in steamboat circles The
prospect is that it will be one of the most impor-
tant assemblages Of men that has ever occurred
in the West for many years, and that its action
will have a most salutary influence upon CON
gressiOnal legislation is very generally conceded.
RIVER EDITORs AND THE CONvESTION--t
would be a feature Of no small importance If the
gentlemen who have charge of the 'River De
partment' of the various papers throughout the
southwest. could be present in this city during
the session Of the Convention Of SteambOatmen,
which is TO convene here on the Sth inst The
questions to be discussed, the action that will be
JdhtIlt IN AdCI lis ehtLIt proceedings VI Ioh-
yentiOn will be of a character that viii partcu-
larry interest river editors, and will be Of great
importance IN shaping their views. We feel con-
ndent that their attendance viii result IN concert
of action, and be greatly promotive Of the inter
ests which the convention will represent We
make the suggestion in good faith, and believe it
is worthy of consideration, and hope to see large
number of Western river editors in attendance
by Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Nov. 3,-Weather clear and cool
River falling slowly, with 3 feet inches in the
channel.
LITTLE Rock. Nov. 3.-A slow rain has been
falling all evening. The river rose feet and
still rising rapidly.