The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-25

The river was reported yesterday on a stand,
with twenty-five inches on Harpeth Shoals.
The ShyJock, from Paducah, arrived yester-
day with a light load. She reports the Dr.. Rob
ertsoR at Reeds reef
The Cuba departed yesterday for Paducah.
The STEAMBOAT Law AT CINcIENATI-From the
the report OF the Local Inspectors at Cincinnati the
seventh district,) we make the following abstract:
The number Of accidents to steamboats, during
the year ending Sept 30, 1885, was as follows
Two sunk by unknown snags; Eve damaged by
collision, caused by neglect 10 comply with pilot
rules; destroyed by collision, cause by neglect
to comply with pilot rules one destroyed by fire.
caused by careessness: one damaged by ice, cause
unavoidable; damaged by burst OF steam-pipe,
caused 10y neglect to examine visible defect; one
damaged bv burst Of boiler caused by neglect and
deficiency of iron Total twelve.
There were but two accidents this district from
escape of steam. The report says "Ihe list OF
boilers and pipes found defective Is evidence SUI
fcient of the value of the steamboat law Of 1852,
and of the Hydrostatic Pump, in finding visible
defects"
Two hundred and tw I've Engineers and two
hundred and sixty-fve pilots were licensed during
the year
The Report speaks in highly favorable terms Of
the beneficial operation of the steamboat law OF
1852 The trials, Of officers for neglect OF duty
have been Que tLmd less for the year just ended
than during the year lS54 The suspensions OF pilot
licenses for causing COLLISION, now generally
proved 20 be the result Of errors OF Judgement, TO
obvate which il will be hard TO frame any law.
Il is recommended that Captain aud Mates be also
licensed and that their duties be especially defined
Clerks Of steamboats, earnestly requested 10 re
port lists OF passengers carried.
THREE MEN DRowNED.-The New Orleans De!ta
of the lSth, says:
The Southern Belle reports that the fever had en-
trey disappeared from all the Bends above Wick,
burg ia consequence Of the late heavy irosts. S.
also reports having run over a skIf near NatchcZ
Island ia going up last Friday night, by which three
men were drowned, who were IN the skin and not
seen by the pilot they ought 10 have got out Of the
way as they must have the boat.
A MoNsrER FRmGur BoAr.-The Cincinnati
Times, Of the 18Th, says:
A monster freight boat, Daniel C. Taylor, built
at Piltsburg under the superintendent OF Captain
Henry Symmes, Of this CITY, and belonging 70 him
and Nj Ambrose Rerder of ST. Louis, made heT
first appearance at our Ian ing this morning. She
Is all steamboat without the hraL sprinkle Of
gingerbread work
In architecture she seems a composite Of Noah's
Ark Clues junk, aud Dutch gallery, with touch
of broadhorn." She is bermaphrodte in character,
a combination of both, without being much OF
either.
In her entire proportions she is gigantic, aud her
model in all departments original. A. height
boat she is a miracle OF curiosity aud wonder, and
is exciting great sensatan among steamboat-meu.
She is $50 feet long by AZ feet wide with SIX
foot hold and will carry 500 tons of freight. Her
spacious guards afford ample room for stock, and
her cabin or store house will accumulate a thous
and "stecrage" passengers, an almost illmiLable
quantity of light freight
She has four % feet boilers, 40 inches in diane
ter; two engines. with % inch cylinders, and feet
stroke Her wheels entirely aft on both sides
OF the stern, and are thirty feet in diameter.
As we have said above, she was constructed on
an entirely new plan, originating with her com
mauder, an able ard experienced bOatmau; and II
is believed that he has almost attained the acme OF
excellence in the freight boat department. The
economy of space is admirable ana the skill
with which She was built is demonstrated in the
fact that she draws only hirtea, inches light The
hull was built boy Ben Coursns. The accommOda
ton for her officers and crew admirable. The
Daniel TAYLOR goes hence TO ST Louis and will
ply the Missouri, Mississippi o. Cumberland rivers,
according TO the requirements of trade. She will
certainly astonish the natives OF the section for
which she Is destined.