Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-27
RIVER NEWS.

REPORTED BY CAPT. HARRISON, STEAMBOAT AGENT.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 2G--4, P
The river still recedes; now on Harpeth Shoals
two feet nine inches
Weather the coolest Of the season, and freezing
thi oughout the entire day. Wind n. W., with
gloomy prospects for further rises until change Of
weather
Arrived Umpire, Harpeth Shoals; Hsrtsvile,
Paducab; Rock City, Nettie Miller and Monticello
from Smiihland; City Belle from Louisville.
Departed-Otd Fellow and Umpire for Smith
land
At the Shoals--SimpsOn J. G. Cline, and W A
Eayea
At Clsrksvile- -Asonia from ST Louis, and J. P.
Tweed from n. Orleans
At Eidyvilie-Fouest Rose from Cincinnati
In the river from n. Orleans, New York.
Business at the wharf active, with small class Of
steamers.
The City Belle, the regular Louisville packet,
leaves precisely at 10 O'Clock, on Tuesday morn
ing.
GJ- The Pittsburg correspondent of the Gin
cionau Gazette, writing under date Of Monday,
says:
The II. T. ! eatIDsn has been raised and goes on
the ways to day To be repaired. The LstTobe was
not SO badly injured as reported; she forced on
shore by gorge Of ice, high and dry, but will be
got of whea high water comes
The rise, after all IS Sufficient 10 let coal boats
onf, now that the Ice las disappeared There were
sixteen coal boats and barges sunk and nine thrown
up on shore, which viii he pot of. There are l2O
bosls sfoat The wages OF coal diggers have been
reduced to Rc Per bushel, which gives shippers
better chance. The season has been disastrous
one to tLeu.
0rr The Pittsburg Gazette Of Wednesday has
tie following river intelligence:
The steamer Exchange, Capt McCalnn, the first
arrival from below, came up to the wharf yester-
day. The shores are lined with vast piles of ice
and with craft OF all kinds. Not ferry or wharf
boat ia left afoat from SteubenviIle TO Pittsbure;
all showed high and dry ashore -Four loaded coal
bsrges, belonging to the BIlow, lie on the wing
dam in y hiJez Ripple; barge belonging to the
Wisconsin, /, suak at Lead OF Raccoon; one barge
sunk alongside Browns Island, torn badly; three
or four coal boats sunk at Cumberland sides torn
off the steamer Cabinet high and dry in the ice at
Liverpool ali tie wharf and ierryboats ashore at
Yellsgle. Towboat Hurricane lodged on the
towaead at the foot Of Browns Island after drift
ing down from Backs Island, over the dams
Capt McCauhi also Informs us that the whole side
OF the Latrobe IS torn Of by the ice-plauking snd
IBIS. 4 buikbo-- was beng built.
.- We copy the following from the Wheeling
Times OF Tuesday:
Capt. Graham was engaged yesterday with about
80 men il putting bulkhead il the Adelia pre-
parat0yv to launching her
: The j. II. Doane Stephen Bayaid Swami, and
Falls City lay very well, ashore. The City of
Wheeling lays badly and in some danger but all is
being done that can be to help her
TaE LOWER MissIsslPPL-The Memphis Agp:u
Of a late date las the following paragraph:
a few years ago the largest steamboats, that
stemmed the Mississippi could, at any season of the
year. pass trCm here 10 New Orleans without fear
OF delay by low water. Now, in mid winter, when
the river IS always expected to be III a very good
stage largest packets tud 1t necessary 10 take
but half load Of cotton to enable them 10 pass the
bar below Should the bar increase as it has done
Tor the past year we shall have another Scuifletown
al the foot of Presidents Island When the MIS-
sissippi becomes UuuayIgable We may expect 10
hear Of the Olio aud other Mississippi branches
being toOow for skfls and barges.
STEAMBOATS, sunk The steamer James Trabua,
which was built here last summer by Capt. Heslip,
and is commanded 10y him, IS reported 10 have been
suck in Red river. We have no further particu-
bars
The steamer Helen Mar is reported sunk above
AaySyIile; it needs confirmation.
:z3- We authorized and requested to announce Dr.