Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-03
RIVER News.

The river was still reeeding at this point
| yesterday, with two feet seant on the shoals
Our river men confidently expect good re-
suits from the prOtracted snow fab yester-
day, which continued without intermission
! all day.
The Umpire goes out to-day, having been
engaged to remove the GAINESVILLE Bridge to
Eddyville.
That lively trio had lengthy discussion
yesterday on shape and symmetry in form.
Notwithstanding Dave Petway's decision,
the vexed question viii not be settled until
the party engage in that fat mems race.
There was but little ice running yester-
day.
Loaded wagons are crossing the river ON
the ice at Lawrenceburg, Ind.
All the Cairo and Evansville packets have
adopted the restaurant system, and passen-
gers can travel on the boats with or without
eating.
Capt. James G. johnson, a well known
pilot Of Cincinnati, still following his chosen
profession, was born Aug. u, 1895, and is
consequently seventy-six years old. He
commenced keel-bOating on the Ohio river
in 1915; commenced plotting in 1925, and
has followed that calling ever since. He
has been married four times, and his pres
ent wife is twenty-five years Of age. His
youngest and twenty-ninth child is four
years old. Capt. johnson is in perfec
health.
The Louisville Ledger Of yesterday says:
There is no change whatever in the situa-
ton. Ice wider, thicker, and longer; ice up
stream, down stream, and on the stream
ice everywhere; but it can't last always.
Whatever consolation there may be in thas
all may enjoy. The weather was a shade
milder to-day, but freezing went ON all day
and all night.
The Memphis ArGIdRche Of Thursday
says:
A dozen steamers Law idle at the wh2rf
yesterday, while their crews sat carelessly
about, with nothing better to do than TO
look at or listen to the continuous grating
Of the heavy ice against the bulls of vessels,
and humping and pounding each other when
thrown together BY the velocity of the cur
rent. 1t was dreary, cherries sight, and
one that none cared TO view for more than
a few minutes. The steamers in port all
arranged to protect themselves from the
chtting ice foes as well as they could, and
logically concluded to rest quietly and pa
tiently on their oars until thaT and break
up ensues. The skies were clear aad the
air less frosty than on the previous day,
when water CONCEALED in solid ice in bnck-
cts and made pitchers and eTOckery snap
and crack, whenever Carelessly allowed TO
remain within. Ali the boats in port have
tied up to await warm weather; and bust
ness at the wharf was so trifing that it "a
not worth reporting.
BY Telegraph.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. River unchanged.
Heavy snow falling all day.
CAIRO, Feb. 1.-The river has fallen IL
inches. The Mississippi is gOrged at Green
leafs. NOchange in the gorge above COlum-
bus. Light snow falling with a strong north
wind. Mercury 80.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 2.-SnOWiDg all day.
River falling. Arrived, Fl. NJ. Shear, Red
Rover; departed, Glencoe for Cairo.
CINCINNATI, Feb. River still closed,
but weather milder.
VICKsBURG. Feb. Weather cool and
clear. River falling.
LITTLE Rock, Feb. 2.-Sleeting and
showing all day. River still falling; feet
below; ice running.