Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-02
RIVER NEWS.
ABgTvEp.
Jan. Nashville. Cairo.
DEPARTED
Tyrone. Cairo.
LEAVING 70 DAY.


LEAVING r0-piy.
None
The river is falling very slowly. 4 feet tscsn,
on the Shoals The westher eoatinues cold an,
dry.
The Nashville, one Of the fastest and hes
steamboats, in the trade, is advertised for Cairo
tomorrow Her Censor. the Tyrone. lon YES
terday and took a considerable number of pa.-
sensers who preferred the comforts Of a good
cabin to railron3iHg in freezing weather.
I The Talisman Is still in port, having changed
owners. and viii he put in the Cairo and Nash
Vile trade. Capt. VIM. Strong and our clever
friend, W. h. Bell are the purchasers. having
given $1,000 for her
The havana, on her way TO this port from Cin-
einnah, is advertised to leave here Friday.
The Palestine, bound TO Nashville. from Louis
vile. is advertised to depart next SATURDAY.
The Mississippi river above 81. Louis. IL
bloekaded With ice. an' navigation. for the pre-
sent. closed
Navigation On the Ohio river above Louisville
is still suspended by floating ice. and a sar-s
beth above and below the falls. is apprehenae3.
The canal at Louisville is frozen over with A
heavy mail Of ice. and is used as bridge. and
skating park.
dispatch from st. Louis 20 the Louisville
Board Of Trade, announces the total sugpensiop
Of navigation at that port.
The following decision in reference 10 the
liabilities ofcommou carriers viii be. of interest
to boatmen and merchants. In this ease the de
eision was in favor of the boat
DECISION OF THR SUPREME CouRr AT CrNcry-
NATL. Beattie vs. the steamboat Comtnodora
Judge Storer decided this ease, an action on
1 anti -y.F n
at higginsport on beat 20 be delivered in Gin
elnnau. She arrived here between two ami
three clock IN the afternoon; the clerk took the
oilI OF lsding to The plaintiffs counting room.
and his (the plaintiffs clerk came Down and saw
the property there. All the property shipped
was then deposited on the wharf. Instead OF ,
taking II away that night the clerk allowed il to
remain. Either on the day Of the arrival or the
subsequent day, the owner sold on Chance this
amount OF hour to two or three parties, inform |
ing them that il was on the wharf but vhan tbo,,
sent down their drays to receive H. twenty i've /
barrels were missing
Court-HOw this quantity of -four eouId disau
pear ~ one hlght seems 70 me an extraordinary |
fact. It Is evident the plaintiff knew the prS-
perry was there On she preceding day lie had |
II IN his power To take into his own possession.
yet after night intervenes he sells the same
property TO third persons who were informed |
that u was on the wharf Under these circum-
stances, could there be doubt that the freighter
was discharged? l think not
1t carrier arrives too late after dark to de- 1
liver the goods. he is bound to take care of them
until the morrow II, however. he arrives with
IN business hours, and there is sufficient time for
the cOnsignee or owner to receive the property |
and bill Of lading is given 10 him it is the duty
ot the cOnsignOe to take It away II be find g !
ready TO be received by him. that is all the de- |
livery the law will require.
The carrier has no right 70 expose the freight
% lnciemeney Of weather, or TO put il out at !
llght. II he does IL is at his own risk but Ii he
Toes 50 during the day. and under the circum-
tanees testified 10 in this case, his whole duty IS
performed, and according 20 our uniform deci- |
ions on this subject the plaintiff il not entitled
o recover.
Judgment for defendant"