Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-03
RIVER NEWS.
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April 2.-Alphs, up river.
DEPARTED.
Gen. Sigel, up river.
Tyrone, Cairo.
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RIVER NEWS.

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Julia No 2, Cincinnati.
The river was at stand yesterday, with
3 feet water on Harpeth Shoals. The
weatherwas delightful.
The Tyrone left with fair trip.
The Alpha came down with a fair trip,
her cargo consisting of sS4 sacks corn, 81
bids tobacco, Dbl hour, and small lot
of miscellaneous freight.
The Alert also came down light.
The Emma Floyd was due last night
She, no doubt, is in port this morning,
and will discharge her freight rapidly.
Pairnerston says she viii not larry here,
and consignees must look out.
The Nashville is the next boat from
Cairo. She will be here and leave to-
morrow evening. N
The steamers Fanny Brsndeis, Gen. ST.
gel, Alphs, A. Baker and Alert--all up
river boats--were yesterday united in a
joint stock company. The Fanny Braudeis
was valued at $4,000; the others at $500
each. A Superintendent was to be ap-
pointed to control and manage the line, the
net earnings to be divided pro rata. Old
TiPpecanoe and Commodore Hughes were
spoken of as Superintendent, and Captain
Cabler as Treasurer.
The Fanny 3randeis went into the above
arrangement on the supposition that her
sale, made few days ago, had miacarried;
but Capt. D. Smedley, her purchaser, came
forward during the afternoon, eonsumma-
ted the trade, and took possession of her.
This will make the joint stock concern so
much the better for those who remain in it.
Captain w. B. Till, of Louisville, was in
the city yesterday circulating among his
friends marine, and others.
The Ohio was rising at Pittsburg on the
lst, bat falling at Cincinnati, Louisville
and Cairo.
The Mississippi had fallen Monday at
Memphis 6 inches since Saturday.
A dispatch from New Orleans of the LIST
says the steamer Alabama, with 1900 bales
cotton, was burnrd that morning FIVE miles
above that point. The boat was owned in
St. Louis, and valued at $50, 500. 1t was
insured for $35, 600 in the Phoenix and Sc
curity, New York; Enterprise Fire and
Marine, Cincinnati; New England Mutual
Marine, Boston; Europa, Pittsburg; Al
lantie and Globe, st. Louis aud the Boat
mems Insurance and Trust Company.
The New Orleans PicGyIme Of the 30th
ultimo has the following:
The following dispatch conveys intelli-
gence Of another disaster to our leyees:
VIcKsBURG, March 2S-Capt. ]. A, Por-
ter, Chief Engineer Second Division =
Hawes-Harris leyee broken. Authority |
reliable. FRED. Y. DABNEY.
The levee referred to is in Carroll Par.
ish, close to the line of Madison. It is a
protection levee, about eight or nine feet
high.
The following regarding the Roman
erevasse is more encouraging:
ST.. JAMES CREvAssE, March ea-Col.
]. V. Durable, Chairman Board Levee |
Commissioners I'VE are all planters in |
cluded} hopeful to-day. Work done stands |
we'll indeed-beyond all general expecta-
ton. Labor now being organised.
POLLICARPE FoRTIER.
The fall in the waters here noticed is
probably owing in great measure TO the |
new crevasse above mentioned, and to the
of the Grand Levee break:
BAToN RoUGE, March 28-Col. J. V.
Durable The river is falling here. / will |
watch the levee mentioned (HalPs).
J. Z, ELAN, Mayor.
1t is thought by many who reside on the |
river that had Grand Levee not given away,
and permitted the escape Of so large a vol |
ume of water, scarcely any of the old leYees |
below would have stood.
Col Duvalde yesterday dispatched |
force of laborers, under Mr.. Freret, to work
On the Sauve levee.
A letter from Mr.. James r. Deyall, says
hat unless more hands and material are
sent, to enable him to raise them, the water
will wash over the levees at Courtneys,
Barrow's, Hereford's and Lobdelfs places.
The fall Of the water may avert this danger.
The Memphis Bulletin of the LIST, says
The river at this point declined about
wo inches during the past twenty-four
hours. 1t still presents the appearance Of
an inland sea, and spreads over wide ex-
.ent of country along its course, from CEiro
10 the Gulf 1t is to be hoped the decline
will be rapid, and that il viii soon be with
n its banks,
The upper rivers are all falling, and a
lew days Of dry weather are all that is ne
,essary to make them run out.
by telegraph
CINc1rSATI, P. NJ, April 2.-The river
has fallen two feet, and is % feet In the
channel. The weather is clear. Their
nometer so. Barometer 29:65 and rising.