Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-07
RIVER AND WEATHER.
ARRIVED.
Ella Hughes, Cairo.
DEPARTED.

LEAVING THIS DAY.
Talisman, Cairo, Pm.
Fannie Brandies, Evansville, y NJ.
Katie Morrison, Upper Cumberland, 4
Pm.
The river at this. point yesterday was
still rising fast, with five feet on Harpstb
Shoals. Weather clear and cool in the
morning, with heavy white frost, bu. late
in the afternoon it was much warmer and
cloudy, with indications Of rain.
IAe Ella Hughes arrived from Cairo
with slim trip.
Inc Havana passed GAINESVILLE yesfer-
day at ? o'clock, and will be found in bort
TINS morning. She is advertised for return
trip to Cincinnati on Monday evening At
4 o'clock.
The Fannie Brandeis was hourly looksd
Tor last evening when we Iert the vb.,f
She is the regular Saturday packet sr
Smithland and Evansville, leaving at19M
Capt. Henry Miller commands with XII,
Rudd in the Office.
Capt. Wiley Sim, Of the Na-bviIlz VIZ,
IN the city yesterday. His craft is carr.
the mails, and some females too, bs,ve,n
Cairo and Evansville.
The locomotive packet TaIisuan ,o..
out to Cairo to-day on the first trim of rbo
season, leaving at 4 o'clock in the evening
See to it shippers, that the Capev F3,j,
Fife Major has a big trip.
The Katie Morrison, in charge of Can,
Arch W. OVertOD, a popular gentleman
VIII leave for the Upper Cumberland 10
day at Up. NJ Here Is an opportunity to
ship to the head Of the river and in,s-.
mediate ports.
Inc Fort Henry is the name Of a new
and pretty little boat recently bu;I, :,
Wheeling.
| We clip the following from the New
York Express:
Our attention has been called 10 the al.
lowing notice Of very important invsn.
ton for the removal of channel ob-trnc.
| tons by submarine apparatus
Mr.. Samuel Lewis. of BrookIvr b,,f To-
months been engaged in peffeciiBo mech
anism which, connected with =, 80 -,
be placed over the rocky o5st,eIs IN
channel and operated bv driIIing and
blasting. He has devised pIan IN h 1ssd
in such a perilous tideway a, Hell q ,te
where the current ia from nine n eIevsn
miles per hour. Mere ANCHORAGE wonId
not suffice. The requisite steadineas conij
not be had for drilling in that manner
The work may be performed with sams
regularity and ease as ii on the solid earth.
As many as sixty holes can lie operated on
al one une, and the holes when completed
can be charged without any submarine
work. The drill movement il most in
genIOus, and when once the oil men be-
come acquainted with it, all the present
appliances for boring will be set aside and
the cost cheapened By more than oue-half.
! The opinion expressed Of the invention Of
t Mr.. Lewis Is uHan!mcIs iBi;s favor.
We take the following from the Clarky-
willie Patriot of Yesterday:
ENTERPRIsE-A company Of Northern
capitalists are nov buildinga stern wheel
b steamer at Dover. II will s. the Iarre,t
y ever put ahoat upon The Cumberland, be-
e ing one loot longer and other ways pro
; poFlionaie. We hays been told that the
= timber IN that section Is Of the finest quail
70 ty Tor boat building. The immense for
ls ssts OF that section may yet become
great source Of revenue. Instead of carry
p ing timber such great distances for boat
re building, It would be comparaiivsl,
,. cheaper TO establi-h docks where tbs tim
ls Der is at hand.
:. The Cincinnati Enquire Of Frida,
ID says:
n Business on the wharf Yesterday "a
es active. Southern-bound boats were I'll re
q ceivIDg lively. Shipments Of Whisk
d were notably large. No change in rae
g to report.