Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-25
RIVER NEWS.

Ihere Is SIX feet on the Harpeth shoals ana riYer
falling.
The weather yesterday was cloudy and cold, in
fact, decidedly wintry. Everything looks dull
and dreary on the landing. Business was confined
to the hauling overOfa few bags Of corn, and the
unloading of barge Of lumber. The little Alert :"
ami the g Gen. Sigel +" were the Oply boats at the
landing until the arrival Of the Tyrone" just at
dark. The following is our port list; "a
ARRIVED. -.s
Steamer Tyrone, Cairo, Memphis.
DEPARTED. f
Steamer David White New Orleans. 'a-.
Owing to the fact that the Tyrone was detained
yesterday, the Fannie Brandes took her place for
that trip. On Tuesday the Tyrone will 90 out in
place Of the Brandeis.
The Havana left Cincinnati last evening feP this
port with tolerable trip Of freight The Star
light will fellow in day or two at the most.
The Havana is the pioneer boat Of the Cinein-
natl and Nashville Packet Line, which is to con-
sist of the following first class boats; Emma
Floyd. Havana, Rebecca, and Rowena.
The Little Rock has been advertised in St. Louis
for trip to Nashville, and viii probably come up
in few days. --
The Camilla, advertised from Pittsburg. is ssiIl
lying st that port waiting to get sufficient freight
to justify trip.
The David White took cut only about seventy
FIVE bales of cotton yesterday. This scarcity Of
freight is the result Of opposition between the
river and the railroad interests. There exists as
we'll, much competition between the louisville
and Nashville and the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroads. Cotton is now being shipped from
Nashville, via Chattanooga and East Yirginia
Railroad, to New York in quick time.
The railroads, it is understood, are determined
to kill the steamboat interest, if possible think
ing that they will make money in the end. River
men are equally determined. and are bound to
carry freight as low as the railroads. Which is to
succumb first remains to be seen. About the ship
ping of cotton there can be no doubt in the world
thatthe river is the best way. By railroad the
bales have to be pulled about and torn so much
in changing from one route to another, that it is
actually cheaper for instance. to New Orleans, to
pay fifty cents more per bale BY river.
Capt, Jas. A. Wise. an old and experienced
river man, and the President Of the Cincinnati
and Nashville Packet Company, will be here in
few days to inspect the feId-so we learn from
Corbett & Boyd. who have received letter to
that effect from Clerk Miles Of the Havana.
1t is proposed by Congress at its next session to
revise and cOdify the navigation laws, for the
future government Of steamboats,, and counsel
and advice have been asked from the various
Chambers of Commerce throughout the country.
We learn from the St. Louis Times that a meet
ing was held in that city day or two since, at
which Capt. Joseph Brown, President Of the Mis-
sissippi Steamship Company, occupied the chair.
He stated that he was very favorable to change,
as the preseht-laWs were grossly defective. APP
prOpriate resolutions were passed.
-VALUABLE STEAMBOAT SFOGE.-0n Change at
St. Louis. Tuesday. enc share and half Of the
stock in the Keokuk Packet Company, the par
value of which is $115OO, was sold at auction. and
brought $3.50.
The Ohio river at Louisville is reported falling
with So feet in the canal.
Wabash river at food height.
Recent rains at Pittsburg.
Weather cloudy, with fair indications Of moro
water in the Cumberland. lr 9.f"
The Lafayette indy Journal says that the Wa
bash river rose six or esht feet in two days about
the first of this week, in consequence Of the late
heavy rains, The dam at Pitisburg was washed
away, putting an end to navigation, at least for
this season.
A large meeting of steamboat men was held in
the Merchants Exchange, at St. Louis. on the
2lst inst. in response to letter from Secretary
McCullOch in relation to the navigation laws as
applicable to Western rivers, and whether further
legislation is necessary. and what. A series Of
resolutions were adopted to appoint committee
of three to collect all the information possible on
this subject, and arrange it in the form of me
mortal to Congress, through Secretary McCulloch:
also to notify all leading bOatmen and companies
in the West of the taken here, and request
ing like action on their part and further to re-
quest general meeting of all committees aP-
pointed, to be held at Cincinnati at an early day.
The river continues to fall here, but there is
still about eight feet water to Cairo. The upper
streams are low, and ice is running, both in the
upper Mississippi and Missouri.