Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-03-01


| The riveris declining rapidly viii
II feet on the shoals. The weathe,
for the past week has been variable
with the intensely disagreeabie pre-.
dominating largely.
Front street of most cities is an In
dex 10 the business of the place. ii
ours is an index to the business Of
GAINESVILLE, then we are surely in a
most woful and dilapidated condition,
for we will venture to. say, without
fear of contradiction" that with the
|sone exception of Nashville, there is
not more forsaken, dilapidated, ugly,
rough looking front to city than our
own front street presents. Drays and
wagons can not pass each other with
out the greatest danger Of upsetting.
Teams can not draw half load, and
it is a wonder they can get along atall.
The wharf is but little better than the
street, it having many ruts and holes
that wagons can notpass over We in
sist in the name of the citizens of this
much neglected part of the city, of
those who are interested in the COM
merce Of our city, of those who feel a
pride in having the index to our bust
ness and prosperity indicate something
like our true condition, that our city
fathers at ONCE do the much needed
repairs to this street, and that the
Wharf Co. have the wharf made pass
able for wagons and teams.
The wharf has presented lively
for the past week. - /
The Tyrone, Lumsden and Gracey,
from Cairo; the Ada Hickman and
Silverthorn. of Evansville; the Law
renee and Exchange, from Cincinnati,
all passed up, loaded to their greatest
capacity. Also the Belle Vernon and
Brill, from Pittsburg.
We were informed to-day that there
IRE 200 hhds. tobacco and 1000 bbls. I
four offering for New Orleans, and al.
though our Cairo boats are going down
almost light. yet they can not take it,
IN account of the freight blockade at
Cairo. This state of affairs is greatly
% be regretted, as it is almost impos-
ible for steamboat to make money
when they are loaded only one way.
The steamer Frank P. Gracey passed
Up Thursday. Her advertised timefor
.oing down is s o'clock this A. NJ, but
t will be II o'clock tonight before
he gets here. She is a pleasant boat
0 travel on.
Capt. Ben Egan was a guest of Capt.
'errell, on the Lawrence. Weunder-
tand he is looking for a suitable boat
Or the upper Cumberland trade.
The Dick johnson, with two empty
argos, arrived from Danville. Capt.
V. r. Gracey has charge of her. His
oat, the Palestine, is lying at Danville
-aiting for the waters to subside.
Barney Rood of coon skin" noto-
ety on Tennessee river, is sojourning
18th us a while. Barney has an old
hite face coon skin that Che says) ev-
ry brave" on Tennessee river has
I'D to him dozen times.
Rob't Meek, Superintendent Clarks- Q
lie Division, advertises for the infor-
ation of steamboatmen, that the
Orth span of the Cumberland river
raw is INSTRUCTED, and will be until
lie bridge is completed. The south
,an, or the span 10 the right of the Il
inter pier as you ascend the river, is
ltirely unobstructed. A red light
i'll be shown at night from the centre
er and pier opposite. If pilots will
Did their vessels between these lights,
ley will pass through the unobstruct-
chute.
The warehousemen had consulta-
on on Thursday last, at NJ. FL. Clark
Bros Office, to determine whether
ey would buy or charter boat for a.,
e GAINESVILLE and down Cumberland m
yer trade. We are unable to state d'
hat their conclusions were. al
Rate of freight unchanged, with no h.
aspect of lower rates to New Or tt
ans until the blockade at Cairo is 81
ised. d.
NJ
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