Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-24
RIVER NEWS.

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The weather yeasterday was pleasant. but csoi
and chilly. The river is falling, with six feet
scant on the shoals. The following is our port
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Steamer David White, New Orleans.
Lexington, St. Louis
Anna White, st. Louis.
FannyiBrandeis. Cairo.
Gen. Sigel, from mp the river. E
DEFIRTED.
Steamer Anna White. St. Louis
Fanny Brandies, Cairo, Memphis.
Business on the landing yesterday was dull
Freights are scarce. and river men are expecting
rather dull times. We understand that the Louis:
vile and Nashville Railroad is actually carrying
freight at sacrifice, in opposition to the river
trade. A good deal of cotton will, however. be
shipped by river, and other freight as welI - ,
1t will be seen by cur arrivals that the fine
steamer David White is up from New Orleans
This is the first through packet of the season.
She leaves to-day for New Orleans with a trip of
cotton and miscellaneous freight. .'t
The Gen. Sigel from up the river, brought down
few barrels Of oil and eight or nine hogsheads of
tobacco. '.4
All the arrivals and departures yesterday were
light. ara- go. lsI-e1- --
A new line Of steamers, under the management
of Capt. David White, has been formed, to run
regularly between 6 ais ana this port. The
Anna White, Capt. 18th, will leave St. Louis
every Tuesday; the .. 6, Blackford. Capt. Woods,
every Thursday; and the Imperial every Satur
day
There will be super abundance of tunnage
from ST. Louis to Nashville, and five mistake not.
some one will lose.
A st. Louis paper remarks as follows in regard
to the Cumberland river trade:
This trade has been opened with larger supply
of tunnage at St Louis than has been usual here
tofore, The Cumberland is at fine stage from
the mouth to Nashville, and beyond, so that. an
other considerations being favorable, steamboats,
viii have, for some tlde to come, no reason to
complain. That there is, or will be, this season,
enough business to Keep IN motion the boats al
ready announced as receiving at this port for
Nashyilie is very doubtful. to say the least. Cap
tain David White leads of with a regular line.
Captain II. G. McComas win make hard fight
no doubt, with the Lexington, a side wheel beat.
which he has secured theeomnand Of The Little
John Doyle, is annoanced for Nashville, to leave
on Thursday. The Anna White and Lexington
will sail to-day in the somewhat interesting role
of competitors, and we presume the Little Rock
will be pitted against one of the packets of the
White Star Line. From what we have seen Of
these contests heretofore, we believe that some
DOuy Is gong 10 lose money IN the 81. Louis ana
Nashville trade. The Cumberland is free, how
ever, and rs a bOatnan remarked, g no boat going
to Nashville can take in the river after her"
I The splendid passenger steamer Havana, the
pioneer boat Of the Cincinnati and Nashville
Packet Company's line is advertised TO leave for
Cincinnati and intermediate points on Tuesday.
No cleYerer gentlemen than Capt Marsh Clark
and Johnnie Miles, the clerk. can be found upon
any steamboat. Gentlemen wishing a most
pleasant trip to Cincinnati will find the Havana
just the boat to afford such trip. -