Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-05
RIVER NEWS
ARRIVED.
Jan. Fanny Brandeis, Cairo.
Palestine, Louisville.
DEPARTED.
None.
LEAVING TO-DAY.
Palestine for Louisville.

I
The Palestine arrived yesterday and hav
ing discharged what freight she had. wen
back TO the foot Of the Shoals for the re-
mainder, which she had left there. Sh,
departs to-day for Louisville.
The Talisman departs to-day for Cairo
Capt. VIM. Strong in command, and our
friend W. r. Bell, in the office.
Messrs. Corbett 4 Boyd received dis
patch yesterday announcing that the
Tyrone would leave for this port. She Is
due here tomorrow. On her trip to Cairo
she encountered much heavy ice.
The Louisville Camier ofyesterday saws
The river continues full Of floating ice
with no arrivals Of steamers Yesterday from
any quarter. Owing to the continued bad
freezing weather the ice IS as hard and
solid as stones, and the boatmen. bv COM
mon consent, have determined 10 await an
other tide and time, or warmer weather.
The only departure from this port was
the steamer Alice Y Yesterday evening.
She cleared for New Orleans last evening.
all 20. K, with some freight on board of
a miscellaneous character. and the prospect
OF more on the way. She also had de-
tachment of seventy negro soldiers for New
Orleans.
The Cincinnati Commercial has the fol-
lowing particulars relative to the Manga
tuck:
The sten-wheel steamer Naugatuck.
captain T. X. Barclay, bound from St
Louis for Cincinnati, on Saturday, at 6 p.
NJ, when near st. Mary's Missouri, in the
Mississippi river, struck a snag, and COM
menced taking water freely. Some time
elapsed before she could be run ashore
through the heavy ice. All the pumps were
started, but the water from the pumps
freezing on the decks as fast as It fell,
caused her to settle down. Careen 90 the
starboard, and in the bank When she
careened a small portion other deck freight
rolled overheard, and was lost She lies in
an eddy. The Naugatuck was built in Gin
cinnati in August, 1864, cost $4,000, and
was valued at $4,000, and insured for
$4,000 in Cincinnati offices, rs follows
Enterprise, 50, 600 Central, 81, 900 Ameri-
can, $4,000; Boatments, $4,000; Eureka,
$1,000; Ohio Valley, $1,000; Union,
$1,000; Magnolia, $4,000, and Globe
$1,000. The Naugatuck was owned by
Capt. {. G. Pearce, Jas w. CAT, and
others.
The Cairo correspondent Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial has the following in refer
ence to the accident to the White Cloud:
The White Cloud has 200 tons of iron,
Oh crates earthen ware, GO millstOnes, $50
bbls, half bbls., and kegs molasses, So
hhds. sugar, 2lj boxes clOthespins, IL
bundles hides, and several small lots of
assorted freight for St. Louis. She mar
rowly escaped sinking at Birds Point,
almost in sight Of Cairo, yesterday morn
ing. Having passengers To land at the |
Point she attempted to land below the |
usual landing, which the ice prevented her
from reaching. In doing so she struck a
snag which entered her bow at the water
line, running up through her main deck,
tearing of a large portion of il and her
forward guards, and carrying away the
Jackstah and bits. Her stem was also
badly shattered The leak from the latter
was the main one, and in short time there
was nearly three feet water in the hold. A
tarpaulin was speedily adjusted over her
bow, the boat run to shore, and, by the as
sistance Of the steamer Agnes, the water
was reduced to twelve inches. Only
small portion Of her freight was damaged
The Ohio river continues falling at Gin
ctnnati and Pittsburg The weather at
Cincinnati was moderating Thursday, and
a break up of the ice may he evnecfed