Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-12-13

| Bears EXPECTED this day and Sunday, La
crosse, Rochester, Harmonic ard st. Louis from
Pittsburg; from Louisville and Cincinnati, Ranger
Dunleath, Nettie Miller, Cambridge and Hickman
and Return and Cline from Cairo. ass.
| Bears LEAvNG--The only boat IN port for Gin
cinnat or elsewhere is the Isaac Shelby.
| BUs1NEss-Not so active as the day previous
with gloomy prospects for to-day. Freights fol-
all points exceedingly scarce. as we'll as tardy in
delivery by our merchants. Just here we vii
take the opportunity to say to our shippers il they
would be more prompt in sending to steamers
what they have to ship, it would be source of &C.
commodation. As all must be aware, the less
freight there is for shipment, the more vexatious
are delays, as we'll as costly. Dat western boats
ara proverbial for delays, which grows out of the
system of holding back shipments to the latest
possible time it is imagined boat eommsndants
patience will last. A little more pIomptness, gen.
tlemen, would relieve passengers and steamers
greatly g
WEATHER AND WATER.-Weather pleasant nd
clear. River at stand, with sufieiency of water
fer all ordinary purposes.
For PTTTssURG-The Lacrosse will be the first
direct boat as above. Shippers and passengers
will find her as desirable craft as any in our trade
We bespeak for her liberal share of patronage,
as her commAndaut is one of long experience and
noted for attention.
A STEAMER DAMAeED.-The st. Mary, on her
way from st. Louis to Keocuck, was blown aground
in the late gale rear Warsaw. The ice fosted
thick around her, gathering under and lifting her
up, threatening to break her 10 pieces.
WESTERN RIVERS CLosED BY IcE-The Missis-
sippi above ST. Louis, the Missouri and the Illinois
rivers are all reported closed with ice and quite
number of boats ice bound. The st Louis Even-
ing Neaos of Tuesday reports that the river had
fallen four feet and Inll of lating ice. There
We're no arrivals from the Illinois or upper rivers.
Missouri RUER-Wm Cdmp6el returned =
Business in the Missouri river has closed for the
season. The Campbell returned from Liberty
Londing, having been compelled to store herfreight
there and turn back on account of the heavy Dat.
ing ice.
STEAMER ATTACHED The Nat Holmes, on her
up trip to Pttsburg was attached at Cincinnati,
for the sinking of the Cumberland river packet,
Cuba. Damages estimated at $2l 900 and bon is
required for $40 900 to release her
JAS JOHNSON FOR N. ORLEAKs.-This great pack
Ell, Just built for the New Orleans and Nashville
trade, in command OF the veteran Jesse johnson,
took her departure to New Orleans on the 10th
inst, from Portland. She is one of the largest
and strongest built boats on the river, with comfor-
table cabin accommodations and clever officers -
We gave full description of the Jas. johnson the
other day, and now add that her owners hav
found her to their fullest expectations, and
justly think her the best adapted boat for their trade
ever built. She has the tubular boilers on an inn
proved plan, and which her engineers practical
man, thinks will prove highly successful and bring
them into general use-COurier.