Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-12
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The river is falling with about thirr
inches water on Harpeth shoals. At thi
stage its decline is scarcely percepdble
| Unless there is rain, and much Of IL. short
| ly, none but the smallest boats win he abTl
/ to get over the shallow places.
The TaIisman was due Yesterday. but
had not arrived last evening. Nothing
had been heard from her since she left
Cairo. If she go. in during the night. she
will leave to-day.
The Havana and Fanny BraGdeis are I'm
port. The former is receiving freight, and
will depart so soon as there Is sure
chance Of getting to Cincinnati.
The wharf Yesterday looked Ike a de-
serted plain, so little signs Of life were to
be seen there. Had the winds been more
genial, the boys might have INDUCED in The
summer pastime of marbles
The Louisville Cgrir, Of yesterday.
saws:
The river appeared to have more Ice on
It's surface yesterday than we have vet no.
tiCed, and the shore ice was far more ex-
tensive and formidable than ever. The
prospects were in favor of a freeze up in
stead of opening navigation. A slight
change, however, would bring rain. which
We fear will be followed bv freshef and
smash up The coal feet and quite a
number Of boats in port are i'm exposed po-
sltlons, and with a sudden break up Of the
ice might be lost
The WesJmOreland and Clifton, bound
for Cincinnati, are living NJ the lower wharf
having abandoned the effort 90 cut their
way ont Of the shore ice that envir0us
them
The Cora :. has abandoned her trip to
Memphis for the present, and has laid up.
Owing TO the heavy accumulation Of Ice
az the falls, the Jacksonville ferry boat
was compelled % suspend is trips last
evening.
The Cincinnati Commercials teIegraphic |
correspondent at Pittsburg says "the tow
boat Reindear has arrived from Steuben-
vile She reports a number of towboats |
laid up at that point and between here and !
there.
The navigation al Cincinnati is still in /
suspense. The Commercial of the 10Th has
the following:
The Kate Robinson, Maggie Hays, Sill
yer Cloud, and LeOuidas, from Pittsburg: !
RebeCCa and Emma FlOvd, from Nashville.
and John. W. Garrett, from 81.
Louis; Clifton, Anna and Minneola from |
Memphis; and Westmoreland Kent0u. !
Alice Dean, swallow and America. from
New Orleans, are among the first boats due
All the boats in port bound for lower
ports have commenced receiving again. and
will leave Is advertised.
We see it stated that Mr.. Wingate. ear
penter on the steamer Lille Martin, met
with an awful death, accidently, at ST.
Louis, Tuesday rs the boat was backing
)ut, TO leave for Quincy. He was on the |
guard, leaning inward, in close proximity
10 the machinery, TO discover whether the |
wheel was ClOgging with ice, when the |
board against which he was leaning slipped |
md he fell forward, and an iron nut on the
Jitman catching his neck, dragged him be-
ween the machinery and the bulkhead |
His breast and other portions of his BODY |
we're dreadiully fractured and mangled be-
ore the machinery could be stopped
A Pittsburg dispatch of the of the 10Th
avs
Weather moderating Rain wanted be-
ore navigation can be re8umed.
Boats are still receiving freight for Gin
innati, st. Louis and New Orleans, aud
.et away.
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