Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-21
RIVER AND WEATHER

The river continues receding at this
point with only four fest on Harpeth
Shoals. Weather clear and pleasant
The arrivals yesterday were the Spray
from Cincinnati, Kate Putnam from Pitts-
burg, and TAlisman from Cairo.
There were no departures.
The Spray returns TO Cincinnati ghis
evening at O'Clock. She viii carry cut
upwards of 400 bales of cotton. Capt.
Gus Brown is the accomplished CON-
mander
The Kate Putnam also clears for Pits
bug at P. NJ, in command Of Capt.
Evans.
The Talisman Is the regular packet foR
Cairo at P NJ, Capt. Wiley Sims con
msnding. Maj. Bazzoon, the accomplished
scribe, viii have her freight discharged IN
time 70 receive what cedar lumber he
Lumsden did not take. The poetic Nc
Crlcken Herald Of our venerable friend
writes thusly: Early in the morning The
sun arose resplendent in his glory. The
four winds of heaven slept, and Maj. Bsz-
zoon, old and hOary, fatigued and weary,
wept because hs was in Kiro.
The river is lower now than it has BEEN
in April for many years.
Doggesel rhymes are circulating 'stn-
mensely" IN nRrl7s circles.
The peerless champion Of the Mississip-
pl-,he r. E. Lse-is owned solely BY her
master, John w. Carnor-so her papers
say. and they never lie.
Tne Eddyville has paid of her crew and
is now lying at BurksYille, waiting for
rise in the river.
Stanton Pierce is not the Capt. Nc
CURE that has chartered the W. J. Curtis.
We don't say that our bcatmen are
loaferr, bat many ofthem have much isis-
ure time on hands
Lee Howell is building q hall for The
Little Rapidan's machinery. The Evans-
vile Journal says the new boat is designed
to run upon the shoals. Hope she won't
remain upon them long at time.
Two negroes had fight at Evansville,
when one fred pistol at his opponent.
The shot missed the colored gentleman,
and lodged in the arm Of Whit. Thomas,
the river editor of the Paducah Herald
''Celtic" furnishes us tbs following sketch
of Capt. Frank P. Gracey. He vas born
years ago, Is or 80, more or less, IN Ia
dyville, married the belle Of the village,
and has named Tom Ryman's new boat
after his old town Began his nautical
career in 1851, as mud clerk, under W. A.
Gleayes, on the America. Ante 5elitl1l, he
was clerk on the Luella, Embassy, John
Simpson, j. G.. Cline, st. Francis No. 2,
Ingomar and Josephine Savage. Since
the war he has bsen Captain Of only one
boat, the Alice, a disreputable, 8 By 10,
hind.vheeler, and is now running, at
GAINESVILLE, two vharfboats-both daily.
Not having been thar himself, HCelkic" Is
A. n
itary exploits, but knows shathe played SOL
der for three years as Lieutenant, and Cap
tain of Cobb famous Kentucky battery. At
Jacksonville he was ordered BY Gen. For
rest to 90 into the steamboat business, aud
he calamity obeyed. His first prize vas
the Mszeppa and barge, both hesyily Ia
dsned with army supplies for the Fsdsral
army. A shell from Morton's battery hav-
| ing disabled bis craft she landed on the
| opposite side of the river, and her Grew,
| with the exception of three men, aban-
doned her, and took to the woods. The
river was very high, and all water crafts
had bean destroyed by the enemy, but
Gap. G. could not resist the teu,pta ion to
20 boating, so he rolled leg into the
river, and leaped into the angry food he
calamity breasted the waters of It's
swollen stream, Anu IeacHeu tuo bnoHc
lust below the steamer. Alone he az
preached the craft, and bol6g de-
handed her surrender. This was done.
With the assistance Of his three prisoners
he stretched q rope across the nver and
the army pulled over the valuable prize.
On the same dsy Forrest captured tbs T.
w. Cheeseman. Tuscarora, Venus, and the
gunboat 55 (Undine). This vessel Wes
made a Confederate cruiser and turned
over to the command of Capt. Gracey.
The destruction of this gulboat With three
others, twelve transports steamers, forty
barges and their immense Government
stores is historic and well known His
last military steamboating was done on the
Cumberland river, at Cumberland City,
where he captured and burned the Thos.
E Tut, Ben South and Echo. Clarks-
vile may yell be proud Of Capt Frank P.
Gracey, for he is good boatman, gal
liant soldier, a fine business man, and al
ways an accomplished gentleman.