Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-17
RIVER News.

The river at this point was still rising
slowly yesterday with Is inches on Harpeth
Shoals. Weather clear and cold.
The Government Survey Boat, 'Lady in
/ White" departed yesterday for the Edge
field Island. below the city, and from thence
goes to Horizons Bar, twenty miles below,
where surveys are to be made.
Steam was Faisea3eR the steamer l. N.
Phillips yesterday to test her new machin-
cry, which works well and smooth.
Alex. Hard and John Harper leave on
the Northwestern train this morning for
Paducah.
PILoT's UEION.-Y esterday afternoon
an imprOmptu meeting Of the Pilots regu-
larry licensed in the upper Cumberland
river trade, was held at the Office of Capt.
VIM. Boyd, for the purpose Of organizing
an association. Those present were T. z.
Hughes, John Cartwright, Ben F. Goad,
VIM. Austin, II. W. Lowell, G. P. Var
brOugh, w. r. Grubbs and B. F. Lowell.
On motion, Capt. F. E. Hughes was call
ed to the chair, and the Association was
afterwards fully organized by electing Capt.
Hughes President and G.. P. Yarbrough,
Secretary.
1t was then moved and carried that the
members present be constituted a commit
tee Of the whole to draft Constitution and
Bylaws, and regulate rates of wages, ETC.,
and to report at some future meeting.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at
8 O'Clock A. NJ. at such place as the commit
tee may select.
The following letter was received yester-
day by Capt. PEBBLES:
CINCINNATI, Nov. IA, 1S7I.-PIease have
IL I1yldn-qtOOH that fbr ggTTl;t, Z
will be on hand as soon as the season
opens. Keep me posted as to the prospect
for the coming season.
JAMES S. WISE,
per r. w. WISE.
An eye witness to most of the improve
ments recently made on the river between
Nashville and the mouth of Sycamore
Creek furnishes us with some details of the
work. Speaking Of Covers Island, he saws
that by the instructions of Col. S. I. Albert
and good management Of Capt. j. H. Mad
dox there have been taken from the head of
the island twenty-eight cribs, fourteen feet
by seven, some five feet deep, which were
filed with stone. These cribs were bolted
through each corner, and some of them fas-
tened with log chains, and required no little
difficulty in removing. At the head of the
chute, there were also taken out sixty-three
logs, ranging in diameter from inches to 8
feet. Some 200 cubic yards of gravel was
taken from the point nearest the channel of
the upper bar. At this point, some of the
worst leaning trees on the bank were also
removed. The river at Covers Island has
been very much improved, and no fear NAV
be had of Instructions in the chute.
A great many rocks have also been re-
moved from the bar on the point below
Ashland City Landing, thus leaving the
channel unObstructed.
The repairing of Flax Patch dam and ex-
tending same 1900 feet, connecting with
the lower dam at the head Of Harpeth Is
land, is an improvement of great benefit.
and will prevent the flow of water to the left
hand shore, and cOnfine ii entirely to the
right. Several breaks in the lower dam
alongside the island have also been REPAIR
ed, and it will require about six weeks more
work to finish them from the head to the
foot of the island. In addition to this work.
there have been upwards of 40 boat loads
of stone removed from the chute of the is
land. Capt. Maddox has done well for the
and difficulties he has had TO
contend with, and his work has given the
utmost satisfaction.
The steamer Fleta was sold at New Or
leans on Monday last 10 Capt. j. W. Blanks
for the Ouachita river trade. The price
paid was $4,000. 1 =
Freight on cotton from above Little Rock
to Memphis is three dollars per bale. and to
New Orleans four dollars. The steamer
Little Rock took load of 500 bales out at
that rate last week.
I)yTTuxy CroaL- non, ~, l.
ing in the lower Ohio, had "a inches ofwater
over it last Sunday.
The lower Missouri river is at a good
stage, and has improved as high as Boon
vile. Regular side-wheel packets are
about 20 resume their trips up that river.
The Illinois and upper Mississippi have
both improved. A depth of six feet is ex-
Dected below st. Louis. The Great Repub- |
ic, Richmond, Grand Tower, Kate Kear-
1ey, Glencoe, Pauline Carroll, w. j. Lewis, |
Bismarck and other large steamers will all |
tart South during the present week. Four |
teameTs are announced to leave Red river /
rom st. Louis during the week.
The Memphis AUGidnche of Wednesday
avs:
The river came 10 q stand yesterday, after
ising Is inches. Prom Cairo down there
5 now nearly 7fest, with improved chan
leis in all directions, and plenty for the
jackets in all Southern tributaries. The
Geather yesterday was windy and raw. All
light before last anOrthwest gales blew fu-
iously, keeping steamers in port from get
ing out and those in the river from run
ing.
Engineer Albert, who is engaged in the
1ryey for the improvement of the Cum
erland river, has addressed letter to Gov.
'rown, stating that inasmuch as there was
o adequate punishment prescribed by stat
te for the destruction of the works and
ANS on the river, he deemed it advisable
} refer the subject to his consideration, with
re view Of receiving Legislative provision
" the protection of the same.
by Telegraph 4
CINCINNATI, Nov. 16.-The river has
sen one inch, with four feet nine inches in
le channel. Weather clear and cold.