Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-20
RIVER NEWS.
REPORTED By H. 4. HARRISON, STEAMBOAT AGENT.
SATURDAY, 10Th May P. NJ

SATURDAY, 10Th May P. NJ.
The river still recedes, with 80 inches large on
Harpeth Shoals. At present the weather is cool
and pleasant with occasional showers of rain. Re-
ports from Pittsburgh note light rise in the ALE
ghany. Should our river follow up its usual Gus
tom of rising simultaneously with the Allegheny,
it will be reasonable to anticipate few more inches
of water in our river. ~ FL
Steamer Ingomar daily expected from New Or.
leans to the mouth of this river, with freight for
this port, from whence twill be re-shipped on light
draught steamers.
The freight of the steamer Florida, now living
at the mouth OF the Cumberland, is being lighted
up. a
The steamer Jennetta, from Cincinnati is up for
this port at Louisville
Steamer Fawn, from Louisville, is expected, wa
ter permitting, on Monday next.
ONE MORE NEW STEAMER PURCHASED FOR OUR RIVER.
We learn that Capt Mills has recently purchased
The light dfaught steamer Cuba, and intends run.
ming her as regular Paducah packet from Nash
vile, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10 o'clock, A.
M, connecting direct with the st. Louisiana Louis
vile United States Packets.
ARRIvED-Umpire, Dr. Robertson, Republic, and
Rock City from Paducah. sfGa les
DEPARrED--Umpire, DR.. Robertson, and Rock
City for Paducah. zas
BUSINESS at the landing is principally confined to
our low-water steamers, which, at present, are oil
fully employed in lighting from the New Orleans
steamers rf
From the Louisville Courier of the 18th, we have
the following:
STEAMBOAT DISASTERS. Yesterday we mention
ed the loss Of three steamboats, by sinking. Among
the number was the ". ~ Sherman, the new va.
zoo river packet built here during the past season.
The list of disasters since January according to the
Cower's estimate includes the loss of thirty-eight
boats by suags collisions, or fire. Our boat build
ers need not despair. The loss in money is about
half million
STEAMER SOUTHERN BELLE ROBBED BY THE SECOND
CLERK s., 500 SroLEN-Brief mention has here
tofore been made of the robbery committed on the
Southern Belle during recent trip from New Or
leans to Vicksburg. The sum OF $4,000 was stolen
from the safe in the ofice while the first clerk was
asleep in his berth lie had placed the key in his
vest when he rad lad down, and, on swaking
found it still in his pocket, but not in the po
sion he had placed it, He got up, unlocked the
SAFE and discovered that the package Of money was
missing Instant search was made all over the
boat and amoNg the passengers but no clue elicit
ed as TO the money or thie. The steamer Belle
Sheridan was met soon after, and the second clerk,
among Others, was despatched back to points along
the river to try and ferret out the robber.
The second clerk fine looking young man, of
the name of Cobb, well known at Vicksburg, where
he has relatives, returned to New Orleans, and,
while there, suspicion was fastened upon him by
an acquaintance, sporting gentleman, who drank
a bottle or two of wine with him, while mbibing
which young Cobb impaired to his companion the
pleasing intelligence that he had Just met an old
friend, who had loaned him three thousand dollars
This aroused the suspicion of the other, who in
formed an officer of police of the circumstance, and
he was forthwith arrested, and confessed to the
robbery. he also stated where the greater portion
of the money was deposited, and on going to the
place, house of ill-lame, the woman who had pos
session of 1t went to her armour, brought it forth
and gave it up without hesitation.
STEAMER NEW GEORGETOWN SUNK-The officers
of the steamer Tropic brought the intelligence. last
evening, that the New Georgetown was sunk in
the Missouri river, about six miles from the mouth
at Bellefontaine Bend. Che struck a snag at this
place at o'clock yesterday Eorning, and sunk i'm
in ten feet water. She left this'port on
Thursday, loaded with Government stores for Fort
She had no other freight and no
passengers aboard. The boat and cargo will be
lost.
THE MAYFLowER IN FM-On the last trip of
the huge st. Louis packet May flower to that port
she ran against bluff bar in the Mississippi at
Widow Boards, which so jostlsd her that the beau
tiful, but RECONSTRUCTED cabin came very near go
ing to pieces. As it was, good portion of it fell
down, and the river for some distance, as we learr
from an eyewitness, was strewE with the splin-
tiers. The staunchness of the hull saved her from
utter destruction.
THE EVANSVILLE RAIsED.-We learn that the
steamer Evansville recently sunk in the Ohio river
has been successfully raised, and is on her way
thither in tow of the Fawn.