Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-28
RIVER AND WEATHER.

The river at this point was rising vester-
day, with feet on Hsrpeth Shoals. The
weather opened cloudy, but cleared OF
nucn cooler than on the day previous.
Inc arrivals since our last have been the
Alalhe Ragon, from Evansville, Tyrone.
from Cairo, and Emma Floyd, from Gin
cinnatf.
The departures we're the Mallis RaQon
for Evansville, and Tyrone for Cairo. n 2
The independent houtsider. Baupv
trandeis viii Ie in port tomorrow, so her
hagent informs US
The John L1msden, from Cairo, is dine
to-day. -,
Capt Bateman has flying from the TOP
OF his jack-staf red flag, bearing white
cross Inls means blood, We suppose,
and someby is going T0'5e Hurt.
The inturiated Empires o stiIl hangs
suspended between her chimueys too
muchly inclined to the Iarboard. what IA
Commodore Hughes, Superintendent DIX
or General Agent Stanton Pierce Nc
CURE going to do about II?
Or. Thos. F. Gibson came upon the
Tyrone to invite his old friend, Cot, to
spend the coming summer with him in the
middle OF the river, opposite the month Of
Smithland aT 40
Capt K. L. Dismukes, an old Nashville
boatman, has purchased the Clarksviils,
and is running her from Arkansas river to
New Orleans 80 CT.
The George S. Kinney's hull is the az
act counterpart of the Alert
Lord PAlmerst0n was most eongeniaI
yesterday. ~
A frghtful tale Of marine disaster comes
from the Wabash canal The Green Rab-
bit sunk the Dead Beat in a collision. but
the crew Of the wrecked vessel were taken
OF by the Tobace1 Posey.
Uncle Jimmy Longiuetts says ne wishes
superintendent Dix would stay mad all the
time.
We have been again several times invited
70 &c at the Merchants to-day. Don't be
uneasy, Commodore, will be thar sure
Ouiley and Rawleigh are going to I,ou-
don to build hull like that of the George
S. Kinney. They can do it.
The Eddyvilie viii arrive to-nioht So
says dispatch from Bill GrOcerY.
Hllman, Brother & Sons are going 10
build a furnace near Rock Castle. Forty
negroes went down yesterday on the w.
rome for the purpose of making the brick.
Old Knot, one Of the best engineers on
the Weston waters, one Of the Jim Bludso
kind, has been hired on the lobe Hprt
for the coming summer
Capt. Dan O. Kinney, Master of the IN
lated David White. presented his old friend
Tom Gibson, with dsmijohn Of the Mer-
chants most delicious Robertson Couutv
The Emma Floyd, the flagship of the
white collar line, departs for Cincinnati
THIS evening at o'clock, in command Of
Capt Chenoweth, with Capt. Bob Whits
II the Office
The Eddyville is due from the UpDer
Cumberland to-day.
The Ella Hughes, in command of the
veteran Capt. Strong, departs for The
Upper Cumberland this evening al I
o'clock, W. L. Bowman il the Office.
MI Adam Wolfe, Surveyor of Customs.
and Samuel h Harrison and Edward s.
Jones, Inspectors of Steamboats,. have inst
returned from tour Of inspection to tia
tennessee river They left here on the
trip near week ago, and returned yester-
day. They report the commerce Of the
tennessee river as being in quite q -four
lshlng condition, encouraging to boatmsn
and to shippers The party went to Chat
tanoogs, to Loudon aud to Bridgeport
durlng their trip. They examined
and inspected the steamers Emma
and Ida at Decatur, and Last Chance and
K. 7. Converse at Chattanooga, the Ebert
and Hugh Martin at Kingston and the Mary
Kate, a new Knoxville tovbost These
were inspected and furnished with the prop
per papers. With proper appropriation and
the improvement of the navigation Of the
Tennessee, that stream would soon become
one OF the most prosperous and impor-
tant commercial highways In the South.
Two valuable steamers have been sunk
slnce the last annual inspection. The
Merry Bird sank in 20 feet water and is q
otaI loss; the Resacca has also been
nagged and sunk and is no longer in the
rade- The bosts now running on The 3
tennessee are Of excellent built and are
rom dimensions, construction and an
continent admirably adapted TO the naTi-
alton, trade and commercs ofthat stream.