The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-14
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. "a
RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS.

The RIVER was still receding slowly yester
day, though it has fallen only a few inches
ARRrvED.-The Umpire, from Huntsville, ar
rived Monday night. The Aida, from IIar
peth Shoals, the Cuba, from Paducah, and the
E. Hoooard. from New Orleans, arrived yester-
day. The T. Hopard brought up a load of
sack salt
r9- We are indebted to the clerk of the
steamer z. Hotoard, for a package of New
Orleans papers.
The E. HOoard will leave this morning at
o'clock for New Orleans
ANOTHER STEAMER SoLD.-Nashville is get
ting to be considerable OF Steamboat Market.
The Eclipse, tine Pittsburg stern-wheel Pack
ct, was sold yesterday 20 James Parish, and
Others, by Capt. Doyle, for $l5,OOO-$5, 900
cash, and the balance in 4 and months.
t3g- The steamer Hun1J0ldt will leave Gin
cinnati to-day, be at Smithland on Sunday,
17th inst, and at New Orleans between the
goth and 25th. aud leave that city for this
place about the 9th inst.-so says J. D. TAY-
LoR, her Clerk.
saY- The steamer T. Houard, one of the
= best freight boats on the drink, with room suf-
fcient for few passengers-if good looking
and clever-will leave for New Orleans this
morning at s O'Clock
~ The cline is the regular Memphis boat
this evening. Size is in command of Captain
Hite, attentive and courteous, and always on
hand. In the Office viii be found our friend
Shackleford, lately call the way from Caney
Fork who will be found as affable as in old
en- times.
SUNK.-The steamer H. T. YeatmaR was
sunk on the Upper Rapids on the 81 inst, in
eight feet water. The accident was caused by
the wind blowing her on the rocks, in Sycamore
chain. She was bound for st. Louis, with a
full cargo, chiefly 5000 sacks potatoes, all of
which is Damaged.
We copy the following from the Cincinnati
Gazette. of Saturday:
The river has risen about 2 feet since Thursday
evening and was about at a stand last evening
Steamers from Pittsburg report the Kanawha,
Muskingum, Big Hooking, and Big San ly rivers
rising rapidly, with good stage of water in each
of them. The rise from Pttsburg has not got here
vet The Great Miami and Kentucky rivers are
flowing out heavily The Wabash is also running
out finely.
CoLLIsIoN-The steamers j. II. Done aud Fanny
Fern came into collision near Vienna island night
before last The Done had her guards torn off, but
neither boats disabled. The Done is here
this morning.
The st. Louis IntGLligeacer, of Friday, says:
The river is again slowly on the decline. The
late rise some FIVE six feet altogether,
chiefly from the Missouri which is now reported
falling fast The rise 10 the Missouri extended no
further up than the mouth Of the Usage, in which
there was a rise of four feet. The Gasconade No
70, and other small tributaries were very much
swollen. Thirty-three inches water on the Lower
Rapids.
TRADE AND COMMERCE OF CINCINNATI.-We
are indebted to Capt. Scudder, of tie steamer
Magnolia for a pamphlet copy Of the annual
Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Nin-
cinnati, including general view of the pres
ent position aud future prospects Of the city
for the commercial year ending August 3lst,
1855" prepared by VIM. Smith, Secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce 1t is valuable
document.
SUGAR-A correspondent of the New Orleans
Delta, writing from Attakapas, Oct 81. says:
will venture the assertion that the crop Of this
parish (St Marv,) will fall short OF last years, ten
thousand hogsheads. And il is. admitted that this
parish has the best prospects Of any in the State
The cane is small, green, and scattering in many
places. have not heard OF more than three planters
who have commenced yet. Think of that Last
year by this time much sugar vas on ship board.
aud all had commenced rolling.
ADELPm THEATRE-By reference 10 the
advertisement in another column it will be seen
that Mr.. EVERETT, the deserving young low
commedisn of our theatre, takes benefit this
evening. We trust his claims will not he over
looked by our playgoing community. Mr.. Ev-
ERETr has by his attention 10 the minor details
of the drama was for himself the good opinion
of the patrons of the Adelphi. His gentlemanly
bearing in the social circle has made him a
host of friends. This is the last opportunity
they will have of trying their regard for his
talent as an actor and worth as a gentleman.
Turn out and give HIM the crowded house
which he deservedly merits.
CHAIR. BREADTH 'SoAPEs ~ Our readers
may remember that one very cold morning to-
wards the close of last winter, man by the
name of VIM. Peay was found lying 10y the
side Of the railroad track in the tunnel under
the Broad street bridge, with one arm horribly
INITIATED Oy the wheels OF the train having
passed over il, rs it was supposed, for lie was
so drunk as 10 remember soothing whatever of
the occurrence. The train must have passed
over his arm before midnight, and he had been
there in an insensbe condition for five or six
hours. when it was almost, if not quite cold
enough 70 have frozen a sober man 10 death.
1t seems almost miracle that he escaped with
his life from the crushing Of his arm 10y the
cars aud from freezing. This man, We are in
formed, has recently had his remaining arm
crushed off by train Of cars near Lavergne
under similar circumstances! These are GER
tanly hair-bresdth 'soapes, aud ought TO
admonish him TO quit his soups" Liquor has