Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-05


The river was still rising slowly at this
point yesterday with 20 feet on Harpelh
Shoals. Weather warm and cloudy, with
a heavy Shower Of rain in the afternoon.
Information has reached this city that
tWenty-six coal boats from the Upper
Cumberland mines, are safely over the
falls, and en- route for this place.
Tbs Mollie Graiz was yesterday sold to
Capt. James Hughes for the sum of 50. 900.
The Camelia eleire fer Pitlsburg las;
evening with some 800 tons of iron. To-
gether with some cotton, dried fruit, etc,
The Alpha is expected ihis morning.
and returns to Evansville on Wednesday.
fine Tyrone is the regular packet for
Cairo this evening at o'clock, Capt. Tom
Harmon commanding and Wash Weaver
and Alex Hard, clerks
The John Lumsden will not arrive
before Wednesday evening, on &C.
count Of large amount of freight at Eg.
aDsville and other points.
Among other freight on the Talisman,
was sixteen head of mules aud four horses.
shipped to Gen. EEell to his plantation.
near GreenVille, Miss.
The Havana which arrived last NIGHT
returns 10 Cincinnati on Wednesday even.
ing.
The total number Of steam crafts lost on
Southern and Western waters during the
past year sums up 156; Of which los re.
suited in a total Loss, viz: 81 by fire; 9 BY
collision; 2 by explosion; and "A By sink
ing; The estimated value Of these boais
reaches the enormous sum Of 5000, 600.
NEWS From OTHER PORTS.
Quite rise in the Kentucky river is an
ticipated, the river continues 10 swell at a
rapid rate.
The Wheeling Iaielligeaeer devotes about
the third Of a column TO the launching of
the Minneapolis. Her reported dimen.
sions are: Length 233 feet, breadth of beam
SO feet, depth Of hold feet 10 inches. d.
ameter of cylinders 20 inches, stroke7 feet.
She is 10 run in the upper river.
The Paducah Herald of last Thursday
BIys:
The steamer Itasca, belonging to the
"While Collar" Line of St. Louis, was
burned here on last Thursday. The boat
caught from the slovepipe of the hail stove,
and the fire had gained such Roadway be-
fore being discovered that all attempts 10
save her were in vain. The Northern Belle
was lying below the Itasca but did not
take ire a. there was no Wiad stirring.
The boat burned to the waters edge, the
hull sinking with the machinery. We do
not know whether she was insured or not.
We clip the following from the Wheel .
ing Iatelligenesr of the 1st:
The steamer Ingomar sunk, Yesterday.
about four miles above this city, while on
her way TO PittsbIrg She had a pretty
full cargo Of freight, and several passengers
on board. No lives were lost. She lies 10
an exposed position, and should there be
freshet, will probably go to pieces. We
could not ascertain whether che was insured
or not, but presume she was, as that pre-
caution IL now almost universally taken by
the owners Of such property. The Storm
NO. 2 passed down 40 hour or two after
the accident, and her captain received in
answer to an inquiry as to the cause, that
the unfortunate boat had struck a snag
which had run entirely through her hull.
She went down in a few minu ca, the water
covering her lower deck.
1t will be remembered that the Ingomar
met with a similar misfortune last summit
when running in the trade between this
city and Pittsburg.
by telegraph
| LOUISVILLE, Jan. 4-River rising
IL feet wafer in the canal BY mark. Wealth
er warm and wet.
| MEMPHIS. Jan. 4-Westher clear aud
pleasant. River rising fast. Departed
Ii. s. Turner, Mountaineer, ST. Louis;
Hays, Arkansas river; Longworih, New
Orleans.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 4-Weather clear and
| pleasant. River IL feet 7 inches and
/ rising. MPreurv 56