Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-10
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED.
March Seen. Sigel, up river.
9-Julia No. 2, Cincinnati.
Talisman, Cairo.
DEPARTED.
Ida, st. Louis.
Phantom, Evansville.

Phantom, Evansville.
The Cumberland was rising last evening
at the rate of half an inch an hour The
water had got too close to the stores on
Front street, near Broad, for comfort, but
there was no great fear felt Of its getting
into them. The Julia No 2 was diseharg-
ing her freight into Broad street, and the
Talisman put hers out close up to the old
Gordon block. 1t is generally believed
that the water will begin to subside to-day.
The Gen. Sigel reported the river very
high above. Her freight list was not as
large as usual, owing to the high water.
The Talisman did not bring up as much
freight as she generally does, though she
will take eut an increased quantity. She
leaves at l0A. NJ. to-day.
The Ida went out light for St. Louis.
The Phantom, for Evansville also went
ont without any freight Of consequence.
The Emma FLOYD notified Nashville
shippers on the 9Th that she would posi-
lively leave that day.
The Louisville journal of Yesterday
says:
The river continues to rise, but more
slowly. From 6 P. NJ. Thursday to 6 A. NJ.
Friday the river rose eight inches, and was
rising yesterday afternoon at the rate of
three-fourths of an inch per hour. At 4
O'clock yesterday afternoon the water was
Just up to the floor in f. Thompson's store.
Private dispatches from above, as well as
the Associated Press dispatches, report
every stream and tributary above as full
and rapidly rising. There can be but lit
tie doubt that the river here will reach a
Aood-tide equal to that of past years that
are historical. The damage below will be
almost incalculable.
The Tempest was advertised to leave
Louisville for this place yesterday.
A dispatch from Memphis of the 9Th says
the levees at Grand Lake, Washington and
Miller's Bend have broken, sweeping away
houses, stock and fences. Helena, Friar's
Point, and all landings between Memphis
and Vicksburg, are inundated.
The Louisville Courier of yesterday says:
The rates of freight to Nashville and way
points rule about as follows: Pound freights
to way points 40@50c; potatoes to Nash
vile 40c and SOC to way places, per bar
rel whisky 81 25@1 so; vinegar 81 00@
! %; -four $1,000; cement 75c; pork 81 ;
hay, per ton, So; corn, per sack, 30c; oats
40c; plows Soc; horses So per head, and
mules 81.
Green river and all its branches are
again at food tide, the water having over
flowed the banks, inundating the country,
and running the prospects of the farmers.
The Evansville Journal says it is really
painful to witness the great overflow that
now prevails on the Ohio river From
Evansville almost to Newburg the wild
waste of waters has no visible boundaries.
The waters are pouring across the neck OF
land, between Evansville and Henderson,
with great violence. Enterprise is totally
submerged, but the people wisely provided
for such contingency by building their
houses on stills about a foot higher than
high water mark, and are in no special
danger of being washed away. No inter
course, however, can be held between neigh
boring houses except in boats Taylors-
port, Rome, Alton, and the lower portion
of Canaelton were inundated and the resi-
dents were compelled to remove to the
second story. Hundreds of houses along
The shore are partially submerged, the in
habitants having been compelled to yacate.
In many cases are standing on a small ele-
walton entirely surrounded by water, the
residents having no means OF intercourse
with the rest of mankind except in boats.
There are no river banks from Louisville
to Cairo. On Green river, also, an unpre-
cedented food prevails, inundating nearly
all the towns and villages. The towns Of
Calhoun and Rumsey are submerged.