Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-11
RIVER AND WEATHER.
ARRIVED.
Talisman, Cairo.
DEPARTED.
Talisman, Cairo.
Robert Moore, Cincinnati.
LEAVING THIS DAY.
Burksville, Burksville. p. NJ.

The river last evening was declining
slowly with seven feet scant on Harpeth
Shoals. The weather was raw and cloudy
during the day, with rain, but at night, it
was clear again.
The Talisman arrived from Cairo with
fair trip, and departed again at night.
The Robert Moore departed yesterday
with goodly number of passengers, but
little freight. Lord Palmerston has en-
gagged for her, however, one hundred tons
pig iron for Pittsburg and fifty tons blooms,
with a cart blanche for all the iron she can
carry to Cincinnati. Her first trip will
gladden. the hearts of the Tome hOfice."
The Tyrone's chimneys were raised
yesterday, and Bob Culley, the renowned
ship carpenter, turned the boat over to her
owners In a completed condition. This
popular craft is the Monday packet for
Cairo.
That very excellent boat, the huntsville,
departs to-day for Burksville and all inter
mediate ports, in command of that expe-
rienced officer Capt. James w. Lowell.
The Glasgow, from Pittsburg, has passed
| Louisville en- route for this port. She has
400 tons freight, nearly all of whichis for this
| place. Amos Gardner and William Kirk
patrick are the pilots. The Cincinnati
Gazette says that the Spray, with "Old
/ Puritan on the roof, left for this place on
Thursday. Wonder Of our good Demo-
cratic friend, Capt. Pearce, is the ''Old
Puritan" referred to?
The towboat Wild Cat, with seven barges
of coal from Pittsburg, is en- route for this
port.
Capts. John Cartwright and Wiley Sims
are making all the necessary arrangements
for that McMinnville enterprise, and will
leave for Bat Hollow in few days,
Mr.. Pell, pilot on the steamer Rapidan
No. /, accidentally shot himself in the hand
with a pistol at the Richmond House in
Paducah on Saturday night last.
At st. Louis, the steamer Tom Morgan
has been sold to Capt L. R. Rucker for
81, 500, and loads at St. Louis for Black
| river.
The Memphis appeal of the sth says :
1.-The agents of those who propose to aug
ment the capital stock of the Memphis and
yesterday obtaining subscriptions. The
scheme will doubtless be carried out, the
$4,000 raised, and Memphis will mono
police the trade, rich and growing, of the
valley of the Arkansas. Boats in this line
have made money rapidly, and the sub
scribers will be proftted, not only as share
holders, but as Memphis tradeSmen.
The St. Louis Democrat of Thursday
says:
The first floating ice of the season was
seen yesterday in the Mississippi at this
point. There was a small streak of il
passing for hours with the current. None
was visible last evening. The decline Of
water is steady here, and from St Paul al
the way down the river is receding. Al
Keokuk the ice has been so heavy as to in
terfere with navigation. The Illinois is a.
fair stage. Our business with that stream
and with the Missouri, is virtually at al
end for the season. The Ohio is deep from
Cincinnati to Cairo. Weather pleasant fol
the season. Our trade with the South hal
become SO heavy that not only are all the
regular boats engaged, but a large proper
ton Of those which were running above
this port are also employed in the Men,
phis, VicksbUrg, Arkansas, Red and other
trades. We have still a fair stage of water
to the lower country, and New Orleans
boats have got along satisfactorily this
season. Steamboat stock is on the ad.
vance, and is much higher than it was Sill
months ago.
The Cincinnati Times says Among
= the important reports to be presented t.
: Congress this session is that of Engineer
: w. Minor Robsrts, who has made a sur
r vey Of the Ohio river, with view to it,
, permanent improvement, under an order
of the National Government. This report
will show the importance of the Ohio as a
channel for cheap transportation, and 81.
lenee the sheer of John Randolph, that il
was frozen up one half the year and dried
up the other half In spite of all the rail
ways that have been constructed, the riveI
trade Is now as prosperous as ever. 1t di.
rectly concerns the States of Missouri
Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, West Virgins
and Pennsylvania-six of the greatest States
in the Union-and indirectly interests
other States
Mr.. Roberts survey is intended to set
tie the controversy as to the best plan for
improving the navigation of the Ohio. A
small portion of the river lies within the
State Of Pennsylvania, but its main chan.
mel is the boundary of several States and is
emphatically national river. 1t is there.
fore as much entitled to national appropria-
tiOns as the lakes or the sea coast. The
day for quibbling on this subject has
passed If the great States directly con-
cerned will unitedly demand an appropria-
ton by Congress for the improvement OF
the Ohio, If can be obtained
by Telegraph
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.-The river is de-
Ginning steadily.
CAIRO, Dec. 1O.-Alpha passed up for
St Louis at "a. NJ. Arrived: Lumsden,
at A. NJ.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1O.-Arrived, Emma
Floyd, from Nashville
Departed, Spray, for Nashville.