Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-14
RIVER NEWS.

The Cumberland IS falling. with Only about
| 81 feet on The shoals The Westher was damp,
foggy and chilly throughout the day. The fol-
lowing is our port list:
/ Hks 4RRNEn. liit .'f
Camilla. Pittsburg.
DEPARTED.
Anna White St Louis,
Emma Floyd. Cincinnati. ..t
Fanny Brsndeis. Cairo.
Palestine. Louisville.
The Anna White and Emma Floyd both went
out With poor trips. The Emma Floyd took
about Is bales Of cotton, and considerable dried
fruit, besides some rags and miscellaneous
freight. She also cOntraetod for the carrying Of
a lot of pig iran from BetsystOwn to Cincinnati.
The steamer Camilla. from Pittsburs. has at
last arrived. fer having been on the way about
q month. She brings good trip. composed Of
salt, glass, glassware, petrolesm, and a lot Of
miscellaneous freight. The Pittsburg boats are
probably different from any others in the trade
They are always bound to get cargo before they
start for a place. An old river man says the
reason the Camilla was net on hand sooner was
owing to the fact Of her having laid up at Gin
cinnati on account Of cold weather. How are
you. cold weather.
The Fanny Brandeis and Palestine, the former
the regular Cairo and Memphis packet, and the
latter Independents from Louisville. are both on
the way. and may be at the landing to-day.
The Brandeis is advertised to leave Nashville
on Saturday. She has splendid passenger and
freight accommodations. and we heartily com
mend her to the Pablic as a neat. safe and relia-
bic boat as
There we're no coal barge or raft arrivals yes
terday rise will move the lumber and coal
men about lively.
The Louisville Democrat reports the sinking Of
the steamer Emperor at the head Of the canal
Wednesday evening. and says:
The Emperor, bound from Cincinnati TO New
Orlerns. with q valuable cargo. found the bottom
of the river about o'clock last evening at the
head Of the canal The boat, in endeavOring to
enter the canal, struck against the abutment at
the head Of il, which sprung her butts and caused
her to sink almost instantly. The boat lies
straight in ten feet water. and may be raised
owned By E. J " z aaf o. 10 ' ~ Aurora S4S T
diana and was valued at about $4,000 She WAS
fully insured at Cincinnati. Her cargo was as
We have stated, very large and valuable one. /
portion Of the freight on the deck has been
washed away and will, OF course, prove a total
loss. while that In the hold viii be saved in \
greatly damaged condition. The damage to the 4
cargo will be fully $4,000, so that the total loss
may be safely set down at Sl0o. 900 which is COW
cred BY insurance in Cincinnati agencies. The
loss falls principally upon Cincinnati firms, who
were shipping goods South.
The accident was OccasiOned by the boat being
swung violently around BY the current, against
the Rbutment at the head Of the canal. There
were a number Of deck passengers on board, but
though some of them lost their entire plumber.
The wreck lies directly in the mouth Of the
canal, and until it is removed,sWill be a great
barrier to navigation, Weuhdsrstand the wreck
ing boats have been sent for, and the work Of
raising the Emperor viii be commenced at once.