Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-06
RIVER NEWS.

The river at this point is steady with three feet
water on the shoals.
ARRIv ALS.-C uuJcrload Cairo.
DEPARTURES.-1 THRONE, for Cairo, Anna White,
for ST. Louis; Emperor for Cincinnati.
The Tempest is receiving freight for Louisville.
Due notice of her departure will be given.
The C,uabcrlop6, arrived yesterday evening
with cargo of 1850 sacks corn, and sundry other
items. This popular packet will depart for Cairo,
to-day. at 1 o'clock, P. N. BEN. says he has made
enough money in this trade and intends to run in
other waters. doo-AdOo-BENJANIY.
The CumJcr1dnd and Tennessee will hereafter
form daily line between Cairo and JOhnsonyille
and neither Of them will again be seen in these
waters for some time.
We are pleased to announce the fact that our
townsmen Capts. Strong Bell and Eean, in con
nection with Capt. W. r. Priest, of Cairo, have
determined TO place n packet in the Cairo and
Nashville trade next that will reflect credit
on their enterprise and be worthy oftheir friends
most liberal patronage. Capts. Strong and Priest,
will in a few days depart for Pittsburg on a pros
pcctiug trip. and will either buy or build. Sue
cess to them. Just here we will mention that
should they build their craft will wear the name
Of the veteran chioftaiR. FRANY CHsArHAN.
Ihp river at Louisville. yesterday, was rising
slowly.
We clip the following items from the Louisville
Conricr of yesterday:
RElIcs-Amoug the imports by the Tennessee
rivet packets Pans Idrbi, and BcrAudG, We no
flee huge blocks bars and chunckS of LEAD dug
from the mines around the battle fields of Shiloh
The lead had evidently been thrown OF sGwn
broadcast throughout that region from the mus
kets of the cOutcnding legiOns of both FederalS
and ConicdcratcS. 10 has turned out "A lead mine
10 the residents of that locality, who have been
gathering up those relics of strife, and sending
them 70 market To- be used in the civil walks Of
life.
The loss Of the steamer Eda HdRdy by fire at
St Louis, has been announced. She was "A Splen.
did first class boat, built at Louisville expressly
for the New Orleans trade for the Atlantic and
Mississippi Company's line.
THE reports of the crops up the Arkansas, near
the river are encouraging, but the crops IN the
interior, il is said, will be utter failure.
Along the shores of the Mississippi the high
water has resulted dSaStrously. and the late con-
tiuued rains have added 20 the damage immense
From the interior of Texas sad and disheart-
ening reports come also. Gentlemen who profess
to be fat put the incoming crop st eight hun
dred and fifty thousand bales.
The Shreveport trGscTe Of the 18th ult., has
the following respecting Red river:
" The river has commenced falling slowly at
this point, and has gone down about six inches
since our last report. Reports from above repre-
sent the river falling all the way down, and the
planters are said 10 be making every effort 10
commence rcplantlng as soon as the water leaves
their places. Good crops may vet be made this
wear but Il will require exceedingly favorably
seasons 20 do SO. Should the water 20 down rap
idly planters on the river would be able TO be
under full headway again IN two OF three weeks
The prospect for a crop are much more favorable
than they were week ago.
The Alexandra Red river, news, on the con-
trary. as we learn by our dispatches, is very I'M
undating the richest cotton growing country in
the world.