Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-31
Louisville Markets.
RIVER AND WEATHER.
ARRIVED
Nashville, Cairo.
DEL AIRED.
Fanny Brandiep, Evansville.
Ella Hughes, Up Cumbln'd
LEAVING THIS DAY.
Nashville, Cairo, 4 IN.

The river has been rising rapidly a. this
point since our last report, and death ef
z feet on Harpeth Shoals last eveaiog
Weather cloudy, g loomy, rainy and dies
greeable.
The Nashville had fair trip Of freight,
including 4OS sacks wheat, shipped from
Cairo, and to be transported to Atlanta,
100 green hides, So cases matches.
The Fanny Brandeis cleared for Evans
vile, with upwards of 800 bales cotton
and lot Of sundries.
The Ella Hughes assembled the Cumber-
land with small trip of groceries.
The Robert Moore had not arrived up
TO dark, but vas hourly expected.
The Nashville is the regular packet for
Cairo this evening at four O'Clock, in COM
mand of the popular Capt. Wiley Sims,
with the accomplished Johnny Harper in
the Office.
Among the distinguished personages to
be seen at marine headquarters yesterday
was Capt. viii. Harmon, Superintendent
of the Nashville and Cairo Packet Com
pany, who has just returned from months
absence in the Crescent City. He was
looking as fine az two year old, and his
sojOurn in the orange groves Of the South
has no doubt been pleasant in the extreme.
The Camelia, from Piasburg, passed
Louisville yesterday for this port. She
has splendid trip.
NEWS FROM OTHER PORTS.
The steamer Malta was sold by Deputy
United States Marshal Irwin at Wheeling
on Saturday to VIM. SeaWell, of Arkansas,
for 81 ,45O. lie intends placing her in the
White river trade.
The Empire, bound frOn New Orleans
to Cincinnati, with valuable cargo of
sugar, molasses and tropical fruits, while
laying by for fog, on Sunday night, in the
Mississippi, thirteen miles below Nafchez
was sunk by the bank eaving in on her.
She is insured in Cincinnati offices for over
$4,000, while her cargo, being principally
sugar and molasses, isprobably worth $751;
600, and also insured principally in Gin
cinnati Offices. The steamer Monsoon,
from Shreveport to New Orleans, sunk at
Prudehommes bar, and is a total loss.
The Louisville Democrat of yesterday
contains the following account Of the new
Nashville and Cincinnati steamer John
Lumsden
Capt. Owen W Davis has finished here
his new steamer for the Cincinnati and
Louisville and Nashville trade. She has
been ehristened John Lumsden, in honor
of Mr.. John LnmsdeD, a popular mer-
chant Of Nashville
The John Lumsden is 164 feet long, has
30 feet inches beam, and the depth Of
her hold is feet q inches. She has four
engines, besides the doctor, that il, two
propelling engines, one capstan epgine and
one freight-hoisting engine. Her cylinders
are I34 inches in diameter, with feet
stroke. Her boilers are 40 inches in
diameter and Is feet long, with fourteen
inch Aues. The draught OF the boat Is Is
inches, and her capscity is AIS tuns.
The boat has been furnished with the
| best Of everything, and is decidedly neat
| and complete affair. Her boilers and cap
stan and freight engines being well for
ward, and her propelling engines we'll aft,
leave more room for bulk freight on the
lower deck than on any boat of her ca
pscity we have ever noticed, besides her
guards were purposely arranged for carry
ing cotton and tobacco.
The John Lumsdsn makes her maiden
trip to Nashville, leaving the city wharf
to-day at 5 P. NJ, commanded by Captain
o. w: Davis, a stesmboatman. Of thirty
two years experience. Mr.. ID. b. Davis is
her clerk, Thomas Wyatt, engineer, and
James Ellison, mate. We besPesk for her
a popular and lucrative career.
by Telegraph
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3O.-River falling
with 6 feet inches 10 the canal. Weather
cloudy and cold.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 30.-Arriyed Emma
Floyd, from Nashville.