Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-10
RIVER NEWS.

Feb. S-Nothlng.
DEPARTED.
Talisman, Cairo.
Gen. Sigel, Burksyille
LEAVING TO-DAY.
Tempest, Louisville.
There are about seven feet water on tn,
Shoals, the river having risen siace our las
report.
The Tempest did not get off yesterday
owing to the state Of the weather, which
prevented the delivery of freight. She will
leave this morning at o'clock. We are
requested by Capt. Bateman, to state that
the paragraph from the New Albany
Ledger, stating that the Tempest, on her re-
cent trip from Louisville had hole stove
in her huh and shipped four feet water,
was incorrect. She was rubbed by the ice.
and some of her packing pushed out, but
she did not ship Eve inches water, and none
Of her cargo was injured.
The Rebeeca win leave tomorrow AFTER
noon for Cincinnati.
The Tyrone is the next packet from
Cairo. She will arrive tomorrow and de-
part Tuesday.
A dispatch from Cairo Of the Sth SAYS:
The river has risen fifteen inches. The
ice was coming out Of the Ohio all last
night and to-day, although not in great
quantities. Il is the heaviest ice that has
passed here this season. Some cakes are
from five to six feet thick.
Sr. LOUIS, Feb. S.-Tbe river is falling
slowly, with twelve feetto Cairo. Freights
plenty, and tonnage equal to the demSnd,
except for the Ohio. There is a large
amount Of freight here for that river, but
no boats to take it.
The Louisville Courier Of yesterday says:
The river was rising very slowly yester-
day, with fifteen feet four inches in the
canal, and upwards of twelve feet steam
boat water on the falls. During the pre-
vious twenty-four hours il had risen some
six inches at the head Of the falls, and
about twelve inches at Portland.
The weather has materially moderated,
and was cloudy all day, the Thermometer
up to As, and the barometer slowly falling,
with rain in the evening and indications Of
a steady rain all night. There was no frost
in the morning, though the surface of the
ground was frozen.
The river at Cincinnati was slowly fall
ing yesterday having fallen fifteen inches
IN the previous twenty-four hours, and we
think it viii be falling here to-day.
Navigation is fully resumed again with
the disappearance of the ice, and qaite
number Of boats arrived yesterday, includ-
ing two mailboats from Cincinnati, the
StOnewall from New Orleans, the Plain
City from Green River, and the Tarascon
from Henderson.
There was very little ice in the river yes
terday, not enough to prevent the boats
from running, and by to-day it is is ex-
pected the upper river viii be entirely
clear.
The Jacksonville ferry company, to
fully make up for lost time, had three boats
plying the ferry yesterday, and the Jeffer-
sonville road was taxed to its utmost ca
pacity both in the freight and passenger
line
EOW-PREsSURE RICHMOND LAUNCHED
"A New ERA IN STEAMBoTINa-TH
GREATEST Boar AFLOAT-Late on Thurs
day evening the hightide in the Ohio,
reached the hull Of the great queen Of the
Western seas, the magnificent low pressure
steames, Richmond She was built on the
marine ways at Madison, Capt. Neal deter
mining not to attempt to launch her until
the first high water, so as not 10 subject her
to any strain. In this he has fortunately
succeeded, as about eight o'clock on Thurs
day night she was ahoat, and now proudly
rides the waves the queenly mistress of the
Western or Southern waters, the longest,
the finest and the best boat that ever
hOated on the broad bosom of the beauti-
river"
We learn from Captain Crider, Of the
General Buell., that the Richmond was lying
at anchor at the Madison ship yard Thurs
day night, when she was at that port. She
presented a most beautiful and imposing
appearance on the water, her upper works
all completed, and much heavy machinery
on her decks, was only three feet six inches
at the stern and barely three feet at the
bow. With wood and waterY' on and all
ready for trip, we are assured her draught
will not be over four feet She il as sharp
as rowboat, fore and aft, and will, we
think, prove the swifest steamer in the
world, as she is the wonder Of the age
Lonisuiils Courier.
The Palestine left Louisville for this port
yesterday.
Oar Pittsburg exchanges of Thursday
have the following:
"CoAL.-The departure 30 far has been
very small, for the best OF all reasons, there
was but little 10 go. The locks on the
Monongahela being blockaded with ice, it
was impossible to pass coal boats. The
only departures we could learn of were a.
follows: For Memphis, Star, with nine barges
containing 100000 bushels; for Louisville,
Greyhound, LioE and Hercules, turning
out twenty-five barges, containing 23l 900
bushels, and the Leopard, for Cincinnati,
with nine barges, containing 10000 Bushels
Total exports, 42l 600 bushels"
''The Fearless, Stella and Mary Ann have
left for different ports below to bring Up
empty barges, and it is probable that the
Sam Roberts will make a trip down for the
same purpose. Quite anumber of lowboats
ere due and may be expected III to-day or
Tomorrow.
There is now no coal of any conse-
quence ready for shipment, and besides,
owners of boats and barges DO not seem very
anxious about sending much out, owing to
the down river markets being glutted and
prices very low. We have reliable adgices
to the effect that on the first instant there
we're at New Orleans 1876 boats and eight
barges Of coal, containing three millions
nine hundred and eighty thousand bushels
" The reports in regard to the destruction
of the towboat Sam Brown, with FIVE barges
Of iron ore, are fully confirmed Both boat
and barges will be a total loss, and on
which there is not dollar Of insurance.
The ice, it seems, literally tore and crushed
the Brown to pieces, and at last accounts
she Mns hnaling down the river In frao-