Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-07

MollIe Grail. Upper Cumberland.
LEAVING THIS DAY.
Nashville. Cairo, 4P.M
The river was again falling at this point
yesterday, with eighteen feet on Hsrpeth
Shoals. Weather clear and pleasant.
The Nashville arrived from Cairo with
fair trip. Amongst her cargo was a con-
siderable lot Of -four.
The Ella Hughes arrived from the up
per Cumberland. Her cargo consisted Of
8 hhds tobacco, 200 sacks wheat, 200 sacks
corn, 80 bbls oil, 80 bbls lard, 5000 lbs
bacon, 3 casks do, besides large lot Of
barter, and turkeys, chickens, butter, eggs
etc.
Five coal boats arrived yesterday, aud
the remainder Of the fleet will arrive to-
day. Out of the twenty-six boats that
started, not one was lost-a most remark
able occurrence
The John Lumsden had not arrived last
evening up to dark, but was hourly e1
pected.
The Havana has postponed her depart
ure until Friday at Pm.
The high-headed Nashville is the rsgu-
lar packet for Cairo to-day at P. NJ. She
will give through bills of lading to all
points on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
Capt. Wiley Sims is in command, with
Johnny Harper in charge Of the Office.
The independent packet, Ella Hughes,
is the next boat for the upper Cumberland.
She leaves on Saturday next, at 4 P. NJ, in
command of that popular officer Capt.
VIM. Dix.
NEWS FROM CThER PORTS.
The St. Louis Denoe,at, of Tuesday,
says:
The Deputy United States Marshal YES
terday seized the steamboat @. Nee. P0r-
ter for claim of $3.50 alleged TO be due 10
| Henry Mulholland.
A st. Louis dispatch says:
The committee appointed by the Board
Of Underwriters to consider the matter Of
raising the STANDARD Of steamers plying in
the upper Missouri river trade have made
IEDOEty ulNluc5 DOAlb llkD AuNEc
classes, viz. Thirty-two feet wide, thirty
FIVE feet wide and forty feet wide, and pre-
scribes the strength Of each class, the stand
ard Of which is considerably higher than
that now in use. The committee Eecom-
mend that boats already built for or run
in the mountain trade not up to the stand
ard required be made equal to the stand
ard by extra floors or fasteniBgs otherwise
they may be classed No. 2. No boat rating
less than No. 2 shall be insurable in the
n ade TO Fort Benton, the standard adopted
TO apply the same to stern and side wheel
boats The former, however, are to have,
il addition, balance rudders and bow and
stern bulkheads. The report was accepted
by the Board of Underwriters.
The Evansville Journal of the 4th mas
the following:
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT ACCIDEST.-On
Friday night, about eight o'clock, the
steamer Westmorland, Captain Rust, el
route from Cincinnati to New Orleans, with
a full cargo of assorted freight, including
considerable stock, LOO barrels Of whisky,
and large quantity Of apples, aOur, pork,
ETC., was caught in the fog above Clover
port, receiving serious damage. Her star
board guard struck high rock with such
force as to SILVER her nosing, large piece
Of the rock penetrating and remaining in
the nosing, on her starbOsrd bow. Az the
same time her hull struck Il rock under the
water, breaking seven or eight Of her TIM
bers, about eighteen inches above the
knuckles, short off, and staVing in q sec
ton of her side some two inches. The
water rushed in rapidly, and before they
could get to the hole she had taken some
eighteen or twenty inches water. The
pumps we're set going, and the hole was
closed as we'll as possible, but it required
constant pumping to keep her clear Of
water. Alter landing, and finding her
pumps would keep her clear, and fearing
they might run short Of fuel, Capt. Rast
brought her on to this port under SLOW
bells, and arrived here Saturday evening.
After 4 full consultation it was deemed ue-
safe to proceed, and Capt. Rust, having
entered protest here, concluded to dis-
charge cargo and afterWard go to Paducah-'
or Madison and go on the ways Tor repair.
by telegraph
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 6.-Weather clear and
spring-like. River rising with thirteen
feet two inches in canal
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6.-Riyer rising and
within eight feet Of Cairo.
CAIRO, Jan. 6.---Departed, Talisman,
for Nashville at noon.