Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-28
RIVEa AND WEATHER..

Since our last report, the river has been
rising rapidly at this port On Saturday
night, from the effects Of the heavy rain
in this locality the rise was feet, and on
Sunday 1t rose upwards of 10 feet, and con-
tinued sweling until 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, when after remaining stationary
for several hours, it commenced falling
again. At the time of making up oGr re-
port at dusk, there We're 20 feet reported
GA the shoals, and Capt Boyd, an sxpe-
rlenced weather aud river observer, was Of
the opinion that another rise might be ex-
pected to-day.
The Only arrivals since our last have
been the Tyrone and Mahe Ragon, both
of which arrived on S1nday TIE latter
Departed again on Sunday, and the former
departed last evening on packet time.
A large number Of RATS arrived yester-
day, ami ths opposite side of the river pre-
sented busy scene.
The Eddyville from Evansville viii be in
port this morning.
The l. N. Phillips returned to the coal
mines on Sunday.
With the present stage Of water we NAV
look for another feet Of coal from the
upper Cumberland mines
The Ella Hughes has her single up for
the upper Cumberland this evening az 4
o'clock, in command Of the vetersn uavi-
gator, Capt. VIM Strong, and Billy Bow
man in the Office.
The John Lumsden will arrive TODAY.
and Is the regular packet for Cairo on
Wednesday at Pm
The new Eddyviile, the pride Of the
Cumberland, clears for Evansville TODAY
at P. N, in command of Capt. Tom BY
man, with Capt. W. Z. GTacey in the
office.
The St. Louis Republican of Sunday
says:
The river here continues to rise more
rapidly than before There is no lack Of
water from here to Giro. An ocean steam
er might asceud the Mississippi from New
Orleans without difficulty. The upper
rivers are al rising quite rapidly. The
Illinois, the upper Mississippi and the
Missouri are all coming out with many
waters, and there is not at presens the
least probability Of low water any more
during the spriDg season. Yesterday was
a day Tor memory and for tears" The
rain fell and the clouds frowned darby,
and the leyse grew dusky and dresry, and
the atmosphere came ooldly and penetrated
to the skin, and made one feel very IN
Comfortable. II was a drearv, drizzly
chilly, mukky day, very unhks its pred,
cessOr. Notwithstanding the ugly weather
business was quite brisk for good part Of
the day. There were many departures and
several arrivals.
An exchange few days ago had a dis
patch from Evansville announcing the
sinking of the A. Baker IN Wabash river.
The Cairo Bulletin, Of the 2Ist, throws
some light on the matter
The people of Evansville believe that
the Wabash river and Lower Ohio belong
exclusively to them, and that no person
has any right to run a steamboat in those
waters except themselves. Their conster-
nation on hearing that an ''outsider" had
ventured up the Wabash was as great Al
that Of the steamboatmen of New Oslsaus
when St Louis ''outsiders" began to ply
up Red river, and a. they could not sink
the Baker, they did the next best thing
reported her sunk The wish was father
to the thought. The Baker has not been
in any danger of sinking, and brought a
fair trip Of produce for reshipmeat South.
She returned to the Wabash lest night
Daring the past week the Missouri pack
ct company purchased the following pro
perry trem the Miami packet company.
The steamboat MOuntaineer for S25, 600.
the steamboat Post Boy for SIS, 900; the
William j. Lewis S25, 900; and
1O-1Sths Of the wharfbost for 50, 44t; from
joseph Kinney 2 and VIM. J. Lewis of
steamboat st. Luke for $40, 900; sud from
Joseph Kinney the steamboat Alice for
sos, 900. William J. Lewis is President
and W. W. Alter is Secretary of the Mis-
souri, Packet Company.
by Telegraph
CAIRO, Feb. 27--River rose Is inches
Clear. Mercury AZ.