Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-01
RIVER AND WEATHER.

The river was still rising at this port
yesterday, with 10 feet on Harpeth Shoals
Weather warm and cloudy throughout the
day, but at night much cooler.
The only arrival since our last has been
the EddyYills from Evansville. She re-
turned again last evening.
TIE Ella Hughes, with a fair trip, or in
other words, good miscellaneous cargo,
departed last evening for the head Of the
river. She went out With colors flying
and a Hurry county quiekstep by the
band.
On her trip up, the new steamer Eddy
vile received, as present from the ladies
Of Eddyyille, a handsome silver service,
consisting Of salyer, pitcher, goblets, etc,
and also was presented at tbs sans time
an elegant mirror.
Capt. Ryman also receiued for his boat,
at Eddyville, large family Bible, pre-
sented by the Lyon county Bible Society.
We noticed on the Eddyville the follow
ing recommendation OF our Tennessee
iron, of which the boilers were made:
''We regard the material used by us in
the construction of the two g fue) boil
ers for the Eddyville as the best iron we
have used during our long experience Of
the last p years. The brand Of said
iron and further particulars can be learned
by examining the steamboat inspectors
papers testifying to the same.
The above Recommendation Of our Hill
man Charcoal Iron is signed by VIM.
Phelan, Thos. PITT, Adam Smith. Alfred
Matthews, VIM. PITT and John Franklin
berger, practical iron workers connected
with the Southern Machine Works. Evans
vile. Those papers which have been
specializing upon the causes that produce
explosions, would do well to copy the
the above recommendation, aud add as a
postscript, that such thing as an explosion
Of boiler made of Tennessee iron was
never heard Of Fifteen yesrs ago, we
placed this fact upon record, and have on
several occasions repeated it. Tennessee
charcoal iron won't explode. We chal-
lenge contradiction.
Jim Fisk, Jr., the new Paducah and
Cairo packet, will be commanded By Capt.
Doss Smedley, who has the reputation OF
being the Oldest steambostmaE now lIV-
ing. He run packet in Tennessee river
during Gen. Jsckson's administration.
Capt Smedley retains all the vigOr of his
youth, being deficient only in one respect,
that being his eyesight, and that was in
jured in his early days by looking into
the bottom of tumblers for white sugar.
Bill De Bake is master Of the Eddy
viIle's forecastle, the oldest packet mate
now in commission
One hundred and seventy-fvs barrels Of
pork were shipped yesterday to New Or
leans via n. & N. w. r. r.
NJ. J. Ryan, NJ. s. and VIM. G. Mep-
At
chants st. Louis Arkansas & Whits River
Packet Company for 80, 600. Capt. T. b.
Johnson has taken command of her, and
she will leave for st. Louis this week.
The rise IN the Monongahelariver caused
great loss to the coal interest of Pittsburg
Saturday morning about o'clock Il car
ried off several coal boats over the first
dam. One of the boats, owned by J. s.
Neal Il Co., was driven rapidly down the
river. II struck at the Birmingham bridge
five large coal boats, owned by n. J. Big
ley. Three of them sunk near the bridge,
and two hoated on and sunk below Glass
House. The McDonalds lost one boat,
and Fawcett one, both at the landing.
Owners of the boats sunk at the MonOn-
gahe'a bridge. j. d. johnson, one; Sam
uel Clark, QUE. At Glass House, HOrner,
Wood & Co. had three boats swept away.
The loss of coal is estimated at So, 900;
loss of property, S25, 900 or $50, COO.
Other coal disasters are reported between
Pittsburg and Wheeling
Parties were again negotiating for the
purchase of the P W. Strader at ST. Louis,
Friday, but the fact that the Straders crew
were telegrsphed for at New Albany, Sat
urday, indicates that she was not sold. The
price asked was S22. 900.
IBy Telegraph
CAIRO, Jan 81 River fsll two inches.
Heavy rain last night. Clear. Mercury
38 Dig.