Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-01
RIVER AND WEATHER.

The river commenced receding yester-
| day, with ten feet reported on the shoals,
Weather cloudy and showery
The Eddyville arrived yesterday from
the Upper Cumberland, with the biggest
| trip Of the season, including I2S hhda.
tobacco, 1,665 sacks grain, 80 tons bacon,
together with apples, potatoes, poultry,
and little of everything.
/ The L N Phillips arrived from the coal
mines with three barges loaded with coal.
| The departures were the Spray, for Gin
| einnati, and the Talisman, for Cairo, both
light.
/ Stanton Pierce Mcclure, having intro
| duced the EddyviIle above Nashville, will
now resume the command of the Infatuated
Umpire, Commodore Hughes flagship.
/ The master whereof who can beat him In
1 the upper Cumberland, Is a sumner
Capt. Bill Grocery, Of the Eddyville, is
| gloriously Respondent In a suit Of new har-
ness of the Seymour pattern
Charles Il. Webb is out prospecting for
| a vharfboat for the mouth of Smithland
The remains of Nat Moore, killed by the
accidental discharge of q gun, pass-d
through this city yesterday. In old times
he was Waterman OH the Sallie West, and
afterwards mate on the David White and
Tyrone.
The Mallie Rsgon departed from Evans
vile yesterday for this port with a slim
trip.
The Brill will be in port to-day, and will
probably be induced to enter the upper
Cumberland trade. Capt NJ. A. Cox
during the war made one trip to the moan
tains on the Colossus. Rowens has slipped
in since then, but be knows al about the
Rock House, Canoe Branch and Greasy
Greek.
Our boatren affirm that Nashville col
lects more money and spends less on IFS
wharf than any other city in the United
States. They complain now that there Is
lack Of ring bolts.
Parties are negotiating for the new Geo.
s. Kinney.
The tobacco brought down on the Ed
dyville included Is bids. for Louisville
and 10 for New Orleans, which we're
shipped by rail
Nj Lord had the Banny Frandeis posted
for Hurry county Saturday. Come on
Chu5t
The Eddyville's manifest contains this
item: coop Shanghai chickens, bags
: peanuts, consigned to Nsvins 4 Co. Capt.
. Phil. Mitchell informs rs that these are to
I'LL an order of our epicuresn Commodore
The Ada Heilman is a new boat out Of
the old Lon Elan.
A Vicksburg dispatch of the 3Oth uIt. re-
: ports the river still rising.
Tbs Viola Belle went into New Orleans
, last Monday from Arkansas river with S5S
bales of cotton, 747 sacks Of oil cake and
z95 sacks Of seed The Seminole went in
, from Batesville on White river the same
! day with 1,648 bales of cotton.
The Memphis AgGIdHcHe Of yesterday
says: The river fell nine inches during
the past twenty-four hours, and thrse fest
in all since the decline began. Arkansas
has eight feet through to Little Rock, and
White is still high The weather yester-
day was cloudy and cool, with an airish,
northwest wind that chilled to the bone
Business was dull at the wharf
The Evansville Courier of Thursday
says Parties were in the city yesterday
trying to purchase the steamer Ada He'll
man for the upper Cumberland trade
John Newman represents the parties wish
ing to make the purchase. She would
make splendid boat for that trade.
The Lawrence from Nashville to Cincin-
natl passed Evansville Wednesday losded
entirely too deep for safety or profit. II
she sinks before she reaches Cincinnati,
the Underwriters ought to investigate the
, matter. Such an event would not astorish
: us. So says the Evansville Courier.
} The Vicksburg Herald of the 10Th ult.
} | SAYS: ''Some of the residents Of our
across-the-river neighbor, DeSOto, have 10
use skiffs in getting to and from their
houses. The water covers nearly the en-
, tire point, and is still rising.
The Shreveport Southeastern, Of the
oath ult., ssys:
| The weather yesterday was somewhat
, like a man who had a note due in bank.
Up to 3 o'clock the note had not been
paid. Weather warm and cloudy, with
the wind from the South
:, The river at this point is falling fast,
! and was last night nearly nine feet below
! the highest water mark of the season..
The officers of the Carrie Converse re-
port the bayou at jefferson and the likes
: this side falling fast. The Gate Post had
put in an appearance for the purpose OF
warning the lake mariners of the impend-
ing danger. Old river was falling fast yes
! terday morning.
; From the region above the raft we havs
no later news than published under this
; head vesterdsy-water falling fast, with
: good navigation to White Oak Shoals
The mouth Of Black Bayou furnished 81
feet.
The Planters (La.) Banner Of late
date says that a force is at work on the
Teehe, clearing cut the old wrecks which
have impeded the navigation of these wa
ters since the war.
The Empire LA Parish of the 18th
ult. saws: THE lsvee broke last Wednes-
day during the heavy blow, at Mr.. Max
Martins plantation, to the width of a
quarter Of an acre. Though the hands
from the neighbOriHg plantations all joined
in to stop it, it took two days before it Was
completed
| [By Telegraph
iOARo, March 3l-John Lumsden,
Nashville packet, 10 NJ River sta-
tionary. Raining all day. Mercury As.