Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-02
RIVER AND WEATHER.

Inc nver was still receding Yesterday,
with y feet on Harpeth Shoals. Wesshsr
continued cloudy until late in the sftsr-
noon, when it cleared of.
Ihe Tyrone arrived from Cairo. about
"A hours ahead Of time. She hsd SEQ sacks
grain, 81 hhds. sugar, 50 casks wine and
10 tons iron.
The BurksvilIe arrived from the uuusx
Cumberland. She had 81 hhds. tobacco.
81 for New Orleans, for LouisviIls and 8
for New York. She also had the usual
amount of barter.
The Eddyville cleared for the head Of
the river with splendid trip Of groceries
and salt.
The I. N. Phillips departed for the Coal
Mines.
Ohet W. Bradley, of the America. tele-
grapned to Capt. Boyd, yesterday, that his
craft left Louisville last evening.
Among the Eddyville's passengers were
Col. j. s. Albert, q. s. Engineers depart
part, Stanton Pierce McGuire. CIenersI
Agent Upper Cumberland Packet Com
pany, Capt Ad- Lanier, Of Mil Spnps, and
Squire Harvey Holland.
The Banny Frandies, Ada Heilman. Bon
Accord aud Britt have all been repeated
coming to make a raid up the river,
but II this they have all hickered.
The bully Tyrone is up for Csi1o on
Monday. She has the best engineer on
the Western waters; in fact We know no
Harm on any Of her officers, unless it Is
she has A Hard clerk,
The Infatuated Umpire is still living at
the bone yard, careened to the larboard,
badly listed. Straighten that q.
''Celtic" intervieWed Nj Lord Yesterday
for the purpose of obtaining information
IN regard to his nautical career.
10 1857, Ben F. Egsn was captain OF the
V. X. Stevenson, an old disrepntabls hind
wheeler that made semi-ocessional trims
between Psducah and Nashville. On one
OCCASION while she was lying at Smith
land, with trip on board for Nashville,
the Poland came down the Ohio, destined
for the same port, and landed ALONGSIDE.
Her captain, Gracey, Immediately vent
for the '. K passengers, but Capt. z.
caught him on the boiler deck, led him by
the ear into the cabin, introduced him as :
Pittsburg thief, and ordered his clerk to
refund their money to any passengers that
desired to travel on the Poland Hos .
man went on that boat.
The Dover Record says that quite . i've
ly little race was participated In by the
steamers Tyrone and Mallie Ragon isst
| Saturday. It was a spirited seems; the
morning was beautiful and clear, and the
river being at high stage, added to the
interest of the sport.
In 1925, Thos Blanchard built light
draught steamer with the wheel astern, to
ply between Hartford and Springfield. on
the Connecticut river. The boat va
called Vermont, and was the first hind
wheeler ever built. The "Alleghany,
built by Mr.. Blanchard in 1880, at Pitts
burg, was the first stern-wheel boat ever
launched upon the Western waters;
she made hen first trip, with thirty
passengers, and twenty-five tons of freight,
penetrating solitudes in which the smoke
of steamer had never before been seen.
By invitation of Mr.. Blanchard, who wa
on board, the celebrated Indian Chief Corn
Planter, made, to his infinite delight, this
first trip Of fre-canoe up the Allegheny.
If Blanchard and the big IDjin" be ssill
in the land Of the living, and viii Just stsr
on board the Mallie Ragon this morning
and make voyage with josh. q. A. Wee,
they will then see the utmost limit Of
modem stern-wheel perfection, beautifully
illustrated in this model packet. Guam
est id pro GltO2