The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-11
RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NV ;,

The river is falling very slowly. with Do.
far from six feet on the shoals. Business ).
very dull, on the landing.
The following were the arrivals aud de.
psrtures;
Departures - Emma FLOYD. Cincinnati.
Tyrone, Cairo; zen. Seigle, Burksyile.
In Port-Alice and Post Bow.
Arrivals-CumberlAnd, Cairo.
The following we clip from our exchanges:
The river was falling yesterday. with
seven feet water ia the cana in the evening
by the marx. During the previous twentv-
tour hours il had receded seven inches 81
the head Of the falls, and twenfy-one inches
az Portland. The weather wa moderating.
though continuing freezing cold, the thef-
mometer ranging at twenty n the morning.
and rising ~graGully during he day.
On the falls last evening there we're Eve
feet water down the pass OF the Indiana
chute, and only four feet water over al OBJ
structious.-L0U. D5s.
The Huntsville, Captain Whistler. that
arrived from the Cumberland nyer, has
been aid up az New Albany on account of
dull times aud low ireights.
The Tempest, Captain PAR, came in from
Nashville, and will be laidup a few davs 20
reht, and next week she takes the placa Of
the Pink Marble in the Tennessee riytr
trade.
The Pink Varble, Captain Akin, on her
return from Eastport, viii be turned up the
Cumberland, to ply the upper waters, in
the oil trade between Corcus Greek. Bgrks-
vile, and Nashville, connecting stthe latter
point, every week. with the Louisville
packets-the Palestine and the Bermuda.
Hurn laHanm uuaHH anwHEnnm H.HH.ara-HHr
in the line between this port and Nashville.
The Bermuda, CaDtrin Evans, IS AZ the
city wharf, loading for Nashvill, and Will
probably get away this eyening.-LomsUils
Courier.
The recent cold weather has sealed Pitts
burg with ice, and navigation 60 or from
that quarter Is at present suspended.
st. Louis is in the same unfortunate cate
CORY, and the hsTbor IS frmly blocked by
icy chaius, as will be seen BY the
following from the 81. Louis Democrat
THE les BRfDGE-The ice on the river
still remains firm enOugh for wagons to
cross. Yesterday a large number Of
passed over, and there were no acct
dents. The plank road is not much used,
twO-horse wagons are charged
five cents for the privilege Of tray
the platforms leading from the banks
10 the ice.
Laborers were busy al day yesterday in
and packing ice. There viii be
,nough OF this cool commodity stored away
10 last through the ensuing summer and
he price will De low. Coal comes over Ia
small leads, M the price has gone down
10 twenty-five cents a bUshel.
Every one who crosses on the ice is struck
the necessity Of q more permanent
bridge across the river. The present block
sde has already deprived our merchants Of
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars Of trade, |
and has put up the price OF fuel and provis-
10 q rate that is ruInous 90 poor people.
There is no question that q bridge is needed;
there is no doubt that there is capital enough
10 be had 70 build it, and we are assured
hat there is sufficient skill among archi-
.ects and mechanics 20 put up a suitable
structure, but still there is no bridge. This
should be taken up with earnestuess
by our business men, and no time should be
in starting the great work.