Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-25
RIVER AND WEATHER.

The river was receding at this point last
evening with feet on Harpeth Shoals.
Weather cloudy, with indications Of rain.
The arrivals since our last have been the
Tyrone, from Cairo, and Kanawha, from
Kanawha river, with four barges salt.
The Tyrone departed for Cairo, and the
Kanawha for the Shoals. to bring up the
remainder of her barges.
The America, from Cincinnati, Is ex-
pected to-day.
The John Lumsden is due from Cairo
to-day.
The bonnie Malle Rsgon will arrive to-
day from Evansville. -
Bob Culley will bring his new boat up to
the Exposition building, and proudly ex-
hibit her, showing what can be done in
Nashville in the way Of boat building.
Len Fsxon is on the Paducah Rsntuck-
ian. Wonder if his facile pen does the
river news?
Chas. Galligher-"Celtio"- be river
editor of the Houston Flag, a new paper
to be soon published at Cumberland City.
The Paducah Herald will be pictorislly
illustrated next week with wood cut Of
Little Old Jofeld, so says the 'Junior" OF
the GAINESVILLE wharfboats
On her first trip yesterday, the Tyrone
was literally thronged with gay and happy
st. George excursionists. The Post Band
discoursed most eloquent music, and when
departing. in compliment to Superintend-
ent Dix, played in their best style, the
''Girl Left Behind Me-"
The local steamboat inspectors of this
place have received notice from George A.
Clark and James Rslston, local inspectors
at Memphis, of the suspension of the fol
lowing steamboats, officers: John T. Jones,
pilot, for sixty days for violation of rule
No, 2, causing collision between steamers
City of Cairo and Propeller Pioneer; also,
John Reid, engineer, for negligence Of
duty on steamer w. r. Arthur; also, Of
Hugh Read, for the period of one year, for
negligence of duty on tbs steamer W. r.
Arthur.
Theskil fol manner in which the Tyrone
was rounded to and landed at the wharf
last evening, was the performance OF
Fountain Edmonson Pitts Hughes, than
whom no pilot handles better hindwheel
boat
The following is the memoranda of the
iron steamer John T. Moore from Red
river:
''The quickest sfernwheel time
cord-The round trip of the iron steamer
John T. Moore from New Orleans to
Shreveport and return, distance Of l, 400
miles-The Moore left New Orleans at $40
P. NJ, April 10, 1871; made good time up
against a strong current and rising river.
Arrived at Shreveport at 12:I5 P. N, April
Is, making the run up from port to port,
including eighteen landings, in days IL
hours 40 minutes, beating the steamer Red
Cloud hour % minutes. Time down
Lsft Shreveport at 4:30 P. N April 10,
with ], 1915 bales cotton, made sixteen land
ings, and arrived at New Orleans at P. n ],
April 81, making the run in day % hours
30 minutes"
The Paducah Kentuckian has the fol-
lowing Tyrone ical personals:
Tom Harmon, CT the Tyrone, is still
confined at Nashville with inhammstory
rheumatism. The boat, during his alb
sence, is in command of FAyette Spillers,
as good steamboatman as ever run the
Western waters. He makes all his passen-
gers feel at home, and in point of good
nature and courtesy cannot be outdone.
Dick Adams handles the wheel in the most
expert and scientific style, and has shown
himself pilot among pilots. She has the
most accomplished clerks on the nYer, and
altogether she is one of the most complete
institutions now running up the mouth Of
Smithland.
Elmore Jenkins, former clerk on the
river, and son of Capt. L. G. Jenkins,
who, before his death, was engaged in the
Cincinnati and Memphis trade, died at
Ripley, O., at p. m, Tuesday, Of con-
sumption, after two months illness. He
was 81 years of age, and unmarried.
IBy Telegraph
ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Wm. Marsh, who
was the engineer of the steamer Belle Of
Alton when she was burned recently at
New Orleans, was arrested here to-day
charged with setting fire 20 the boat and
left for New Orleans tonight in charge Of
officers.
OuBo, April 24.-Talisman, Nashville
packet, IL P. n. River fell 8 inches.
Weather cloudy. Mercury Sc.