Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-18
River and steamboat News.


The river was rising slowly yesterday with
feet large on the shoals.
The only arrival yesterday was the Reliance
from Cincinnati.
The MinndonLa left at II o'clock for
Paducah, with the mail, and the Charter pro-
cecdcd to GAINESVILLE to reship her cargo on
the d. A. JDnudry bound for New Orleans.
The b. u. R,inyan arrived from Cairo last
night with large trip of people, and leaves
again for St. Louis Thursday at O'Clock, p.
NJ She gives tickets to Memphis and Louis
vile She passed in this river he Tempest
from Louisville, and the CoaeaOago, from Gin
.cinnati. both OF which will probably be found
at the wharf this morning.
An association Of cooks, numbering about
IGO IN. lnbers, hold their first annual festival
and ball in ST. Louis, on Wednesday the 18th
inst Each cook furnishes five dishes for this
grand banquet, and great exertions will be
made, by the ambitious aspirants for culinary
distinction. TO obtain the award of :" chief
cook" This novel Qualification will doubt
less be great epicurean festival, but in no
wise will il be superior to the daily bill OF
fare of the .SaLi,e Hea, whose substantial
creature comforts delicacies and Injuries are
served up in true gourmand style by old
Bill EideO1d, ard his accomplished assstan.
second Let the lovers of luxurious locOmO-
ton place themselves under the immediate
care IF J. NEWT. CORBETT register their
nam IS with BEN +. EGAN, and :. Our .SalLie -
will watt them 10 their several points of des-
tinaiion with the speed Of the carrier pigeon.
Twelve O'Clock il the hour ofdeparture, Cairo
is the destination, and the Sale Uea is the
locomotive packet. Conversation abundant!
10 We shall expect full description of
thu recent race between the Siirer Star and
Charity Borea "a soon as Captain DICK FOw-
LER Is through with his Investigations of
Jewish" hist, oryor Captain JOSH THROoP con
Lcludss the weather is sufficiently cool TO stop
Wis babling in GreeaJjelds.
information is requested of the present re-
puatiSn of the hotel DE Rube at Cairo, whore
thop heavy coons and pOnderous opossums,
mentioned in the Times and Delta, have been
served up. We hope some of our friends
WILT us know the FAx-oN the case.
FromSmthland we learn that JOHN LEI
FEK's Hotel, steamboat agent, is still sitting
up nightly at the Red Revenger, watching
the adyen, of the Nashville and Paducah
packets. Long may his pink whiskers wave
in curls luXWiant
In the palny days of the Red Revenger, on
board the Ctl6l and UDuletonta, "bright the
lights shone DER fair women aud brave men,
conercgat,d il their cabin balls and deck;
but since the change in management OF those
craits-~the lights have fed and old "self
and canoe OF Fishmore nOtoriety, has re-
turned to his first principles, at present en-
gagged in marine correspondence ii. e.) dropp-
ing line to the catfish which about Salt
Pout-the home of the Carrol-mOst do con
grcgate. We hope his -few lines may find
them enjoying the same state of health'' they
did lastsummer when FRANK Moss md DREW
rye to prepare WUl5-dGs' syStem,f"r plunges in
Capt. CoFFELD's hole on the classic banks of
Ia Belle ReUiere opposite to IuH 2Fgid