Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-15
RIVER NEWS
There were no arrivals or departures

There were no arrivals or departure.
yesterday.
The Tyrone ard the Fanny Brandeis
the latter having been 20 the shoals tc
bring up par, of the Talismans freight
and to assist the Tyrone over, were expect
ed last evening. The Tyrone viii leave as
advertised for Cairo.
There are still about thirty inches water
on Harpeth shoals.
The Havana is still receiving freight for
Louisville and Cincinnati and viii proba-
bly, haul in her ropes and depart day.
The A. L. Baker and J. L. Graham.
which started for BurkzviIlcsoue days ago.
are, We are informed, aground abou. one
hundred and thirty miles above this port,
near Dixon's Springs.
The Gen. Sigel, after going mp to the
mouth Of Caney Fork, turned back, and
was due here last night
The Alert, a very diminutive craft. has
gone on higher up the river.
The Louisville C0ufs, of Yesterday,
says:
The ice in the river yesterday appeared
10 be as formidable as ever but the mild
weather and tog7 that prevail, are sure 20
destroy the strength of the ice
The low stage Of the river. combined
with the ice, has made the navigation Of the
river very precarious, but as far as we can
Iaarr, Tho - ,v,,r, I,r-. O., I..s-..
no gorge of ice at any point The boats
that left here reached Evansville, and boats
from Evansville have managed to get TO
Cairo without serious delay.
The Westmoreland and Clifton managed
to cut their way through the barriers in |
the harbor on Friday evening last, and, as
was stated in the Courier Saturday, pro- |
Ceeded on their way to Cincinnati, Ad-
vices from Madison state that they both
passed that point at . ~, Saturday, slowly /
but surely cutting their way through
yesterday, the Huntsville, laden with !
government stores for Jacksonville. and !
cotton for Cincinnati, broke her way /
through the ice i'm front of the harbor, and /
was endeavoring to get as far If Jefferson
vile in the evening She had no trouble |
whatever working her way up through the |
canal.
The Iumiuary from New Orleans has /
arrived at St. Louis
The Republican has the following.
The Southwestern came down from Alton
yesterday, and will return at 10 a. No.. to-
day.
The Lexington, which has been detained
ioT several days between this city and |
Cairo, arrived Yesterday evening.
The following gentlemen were elected
officers of the Western Boatmcn's Beuevo-
lent otherwise known as the New Orleans
Pilots Association, for the ensuing year,
viz: President, VIM Bowen. Secretary,
George Robirds; Directors, Julien Doug |
lass, W W Lamb, H. r. Kirkpatrick,
Samuel Moore, David Penny, B. +. Thorn
burg, Soboski Jolly, T. f. NcAIahan, Geo.
Richey, j. Wesley Jacobs, James b. Ho-
man, George Newhouse, George Carvelle,
+. Eulkerson Trustees, James l. Reed.
William +. Bust, VIM. Gallaher.
f. II. Finn bought at Memphis the lit
tie sternwheel steamer Victor No p for
5000, and viii place he. in the trade be-
tween Madrid Bend and Memphis.
By Telegraph.
LOUISVILLE. Jan. 1.-THE river is rising with
five feet six inches in the canal The Huntsville /
started for Cincinnati. The Indiana IS now due
from New Orleans. Cloudy; mercury go.
Raining.