The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-16
RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS.

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three feet on Harpeth Shoals
The Nettie Miller arrived on Sunday eve.
ming with load of salt
There were no arrivals Of steamboats, yes
terday.
The SaJZie Vest left for St. Louis with a good
load of passengers.
The City Of Huntsville left for Memphis
The fare on the Memphis packets hence to Pa
ducah has been reduced to three doLJars-$l2
to Memphis.
The Il. L. Cobb and Al5ertine were in port
yesterday, and will probably leave day.
STEAMBOATS, SoLD.-Messrs. Scyster IL Fer
guson yesterday sold the Nettie Miller at our
wharf to Messrs Hartman, Simmons, Grooms
and Others for $l2, 600 doll RS. she will con-
tinue in the Cumberland river trade. Capt.
John Mills sold yesterday the h. L. Dagis to
Capt. David Hughes for $1,000. The DdCa
will also continue in the Cumberland river
trade
That fine running packet, HartSoilJe, will
leave our port to-day for Smithland, Paducah
and Cairo, connecting with The St. Louis aud
Louisville packets.
Her enterprising proprietors, Capt's. J. and
d. Hughes Brothers, having secured the services
of John L. Bateman as commander, now offer
their boat with all confidence to the public.
Well aud favo rably known already to the trav-
cling community, for speed, safety and accom-
modations, the HartsDjlJe is destined to become
a favorlte in our trade.
The ST. Louis papers of the 10th, report 81
feet in the Mississippi from that port to Cairo.
PRESENT or A PAIR OF Elk HoRNs.-At st.
Louis, few days ago, a pair of magnificent
Elk horns, gilded and embroidered in exceed
ingly handsome style, were presented to Capt..
Sol. Catterlin, of the steamboat SOutLerRer, by
Capt. McGee, on the part of the steamboat
men and citizens of st. Louis. They are about
five feet high, with four or five large branches
from each horn, Oh the top of which are round,
gilded balls, with streamers of red and white
silk flying from each. In the centre is hang,
or flying board, on which is placed the words
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TRADED.-Capt. Thunderstorm, formerly of the
Minnesota Belle and Capt X. Z. Hill, formerly
OF the Julia Dean. lately traded boats at Ga
lena. The Julia Dean was sold to Cal Hum-
berstone aud former owners of the Mum s0ta
Belle, for $4,000, tor the Galena aud st. Paul
trade, and Capt. r. f. Hill and the former own
ers of the Julia Dean, received in exchange
the Minnesota Belle at valuation of $4,000,
paying 1000 as difference in the respective
value of the boats The Minnesota Belle, in
charge of Capt. Hill, will run as a regular pack
ct to st. Paul
LAUNoHED.-CaPt Dismukes' new boat, the
Scotland, for the Nashville and New Orleans
trade, was to be launched from Towards ship
yard at Louisville yesterday or to-day.
EFFECT OF THE STEAMBOAT LAw.-The local
Steamboat Inspectors Of st. Louis, the fifth
district, have made their report for the year
ending the 3Oth of September, from which we
make the following extract:
awe are able to report, a satisfactory proof Of
the triumph Of the Steamboat Law, that within this
district 40 explosion has yet taken place OF boilers
constructed in conformity TO the provisions of the
law. Nor do we believe that any such has occurred
IN the whole country. Collisions nave likewise oc-
Cured less frequently. The substitution of the
steam whistle for the tap Of bells the signal in
passing, has proved to be Of material advantage
The number OF casualties 90 human life has in
sequence, very greatly decreased A comparison
of our last years report with this will exhibit, in
this district changes for the better, IN very many
respects. For instruction, we append few items:
PASSENGERS CARRIED on STEAMBOATS,.
Last year. sol, 4o5
This year, l,046, 249