Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-22
RIVER AND WEATHER.
ARRIVED:
Raven (ioW-boat) Pomeroy.
DEPARTED
Nashville, Cairo.
Robert Moore, Cincinnati.

The Cumberland at this point continues
to recede slowly, with twelve feet on Har-
Peth Shoals. Weather pleasant, but indi-
eating more rain.
The only arrival yesterday was the Ra-
ven from POmeroy, with three barges #
salt in tow. She returned Immediately
afterwards for the remainder ofhe tow.
The departures. we're the Nashville for
Cairo, and Robert Moore for Cincinnati,
both with fair trips.
The Charleston from Pomeroy, si,h
more salt, is looked for.
Capt. Boyd informs Us that the New
York from Pittsbur< is coming. tShe
added to her freight list 5000 kegs nails st
Wheeling.
The Talismsn is due to-day, and ia tie
regular packet for Cairo on Saturday al
4P.M.
Alex. Hard and lady, destination New
Liberty, room, Hermitage, WAS the way the
Nashville's cabin register read yesterday.
Capt. Tom Harmon, Of the Tyrone, Is
going into the Insurance. business At Nash
Ville.-LOaisUille Courier JOurRai.
Well, if the gallant Capt. Tom will open
an Office and insure other boats 10 be a
successful as his favoriIe, he will DO a
land-ofice business.
Capt. David Hughes was yesterday
offered eight thousand dollars for the U@-
pirs on space. He declined the Offer. We
are informed 1 hat parties who lave the
greenba1 are negotiating for her. More
anon.
The Paducah aud Cairo packet is sign
ing through to New Orleans for tobacco,
at four dollars and fifty cents per hid.
The wharf-boat at the mouth of Smiti-
land ID nov being run BY Vim. N. S,ffi'e..
The 'BIue Line" will again, soon, be
represented by a popular river man as
Agent.
An arrangement has been made by
which the Ella Dix and Katie Oyerton
exchange hiPs at the mouth Of Caney
Fork. Hereafter the Katie will run only
10 that classic stream.
The Cincinnati Commercial says the
Jno. Lumsden sustained damages to the
amount Of five or six hundred dollars
NEWS FROM OTHER PORTS.
by telegraph
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 2I.--Wsather clear
and present. River failing; II feet ineh.
es IN canal.
PTIsBURG, Jan. 2l.-The MonOogshela
river continues To Teeele, with six feet OF
water in the channel al noon.
CLARKsvILF, Jan. 2l.-The Talisman
passed up at Pm.
From our Exchanges
The Great Republic was hauled ont on
the ways at Mound City in the short space
Of five hours, which, considering the great
size Of the boat, reflects great credit on the
managers Of the railway.
The toWbOat Mary Alice arrived at 81.
Louis Saturday night with three baTges,
each containing twenty thousand bushels
of coal. The run was made from Cairo to
st. Louis in lorty-six hours, said to be the
best work eYer done by tOwboat.
The Vieksburg Herald says:
The peninsula opposite Vicksburg has
commenced a wholesale eaving, having
parted with the bank from Young's place
down, nearly to the rear Of NoIly's, dis
lance Of several miles and width Of about
two hundred yards. The little Rome
Wheeler, passing at the time of one Of the
big cavings, had to make "bee line shot
out into the middle Of the stream to pre-
vent being eapsized by the surging waters.
The Cairo Ba!lstin Of Monday says:
Various boats have taken away all the
Ohio river and Sc. Louis freights ON hand,
and the Mississippi, which leaves FOR New
Orleans in the morning, will clear out all
The Southern freight on hand. As the
boats which have been laid up lately on
account Of ice and want of business are
now all running again, it is not probable
there will hereafter be any accumulation
offreight at our city.