Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-11
NASHVILLE.
sIDAY mORNINC, FEBRUARY n, 1859.
RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS,


FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY II, 1850.
RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
B. II. Ruuyap, from St. I uis.
Mime onks from Peducsh
Scotland, from New Orleans.
DErABTgD YESTERDAY.
Reliance. for Ciaeinnad
EXPECTED TO-DAY.
Charter, from ports a'OVe.
Hudson, from Cincinnati.
Quaker City, b"
Passport, from New Orleans,
Neptune from Pitsbu-g
The following boats VIII leave to-day; Mime
tonks, FOR, Paducsh at y o'clock; Dacotah, for
Pittsburgh, at II c'clock
The river is slightly on tbe decline but there is
sufficient quantity Of wafer st for the largest class
steamers
The Decotah, having boon unavoidsbly detained,
viii positively leave al y o'clock Having superior
accommodations, with the cautious Capt. Lghtner,
and Dsrinney, presiding on deck and at the desk
passengers cannot fail be pleased.
In calling attention to the cigar emporium of Mr..
A. Pinto, al No 9, in the USIoN AND AMERICAN
Buildiag, We urge all TO give him call aud lib
eral share Of patronage as he has certainly Of
the most elegantly ftled up and amply supplied ss
tablishmens in rhe city, all his stock being direct
from Havana and Of the choicest brands. He seems
to derive his highest pleasure when pleasing others
THs BRAZILIAN PEaBLE SPEorACLEs The Banner
Of yesterday says: " The popularity which Sem
has acquired ID this city, in the sale Of these
useful assistance 20 the near sighted, may be attri
buted, much, perhaps, TO the successful manner
IN which he suits them to the eye the nice judg-
ment exercised in the selection Of the proper glsss,
and the use only Of the genuine Pebble, manufac-
tured by a firm Of which he is a member, as to any
other cause As 10 Whether the speotscles what
he represents them to be, the great satisfaction they
have given here IS a sufficient evidence of that fact
His testimonials may be found in the wais' coat
pocket Of every old gentleman in the eounty-in mo-
roscoleather cases, or perehel, in al the glory of
their silver trimmed brightness, upon The venerable
noses of the grandmOthers OF the present genera
ton. The ST. Louis RrpaJlieqn gave Leading ar
tcle on the subject Of these speetaces during Mr..
Sermons stay ia that city, from which we extract
the following:
'The speciscles offered for safe by Messrs Sem
mons S Co. are descryedly held in the highest esti
nation by all who have made trial OF them. They
are constructed upon well established optical prino
pies 70 SIS insure perfect adaptation of the deli
cate organ they are intended to assist. Prof Sem.
70 il that isdirecio7s in The manufacture
Of these glasses carried ont in the minuest par
ticular TIE material selected for the lenses is the
best fitted for the purpose Of any substance which
has been discovered The most approved works on
optics gree that the article used il the mapufae
ture Of tbeae lenses is less sbie tarnish b. oh
scEred than any other translucent material out Of
which suitable eye glass can be formed So cay
and comfortable a g ght assister has probably Kew
CT been invented
The above is not intended rs O zero puff of a
catch eng, or IL Won not fad the place it does.
lis testimonial which think fully Ges erved by
one ofthe everest conr.vapcCs to aid vision which
has been brought public noted"