Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-07
RIVER AND WEATHER.


The river, last evening, was stationary al
this point, with II inches on the
shoals. Weather clear, cool and bracing.
Capt John w. Baker, a veteran steam
boatman, who, for a number of years was
engaged in the Louisville and Cincinnati
and Louisville and Henderson trade, died at
his residence, in Warsaw, Ky, Wednesday
night, of sppOplexy.
Capt. A. 3. Evans, who has the matter
in charge, is now at work placing In posi-
ton at Grand Chain, twenty miles above
Cairo, on the Ohio, the lamps provided by
the Louisville Pilots Association, and iu-
tended to serve as beacons to guide steam
ers through that difficult and dangerous
pass at night.
The Evansville Journal states that the
North America Life Insurance Company
has paid to the widow of Samuel L. Cope
land, mail agent on the steamer Cumber-
land, who was lost by the explosion of that
steamer, S5,OO1 80, the amount of his pol
icy few months before his death, and but
for this provision his family would have
been left in straitened circumstances.
The bridge at st. Louis, which is to con-
meet Illinois and AIissouri-one of the most
stupendous undertakings of the days
now under way. At present four hundred
and thirty men are employed on il. This
is to be an arch bridge with three spans
/ one Of 51j feet, and two each Of 40. There
will be lower track for railroad trains,
and an elevated one for passengers and
vehicles The engineers bring into use all
the modern appliances for excavating earth,
moving heavy stones and timbers, etc.
and steam is freely employed. A bridge at
st. Louis has been the dream and hope of
many years, but there have been unusual
difficulties In the way. The riveT-bed at
Rock Island and that at st. Louis are two
different things. After the Missouri pours
into the Mississippi quite another condi-
ton of banks and bottom Is found. But
modern engineering is equal to any
emergency, and this will be met boldly and
successfully.
The st. Louis Republican of the 9TH
says:
The weather yesterday was of an in
tensely mean nature; though a mild breeze
blew all day, the air seemed murky and
damp, and not once did ''SOl' come peep
ing out from behind the gloomy clouds to
cheer poor mortals with his genial rays.
Business was active in all the trades at firm
rates. There is large amount of tonnage
Just now commenced to leave for New Or
leans, and judging from appearance,
freights will have to hold out well to load
them with satisfactory trips. We think that
there is a slight falling off becoming no
ticeable in New Orleans shipments, but we
are certain that there viii fall 10000 tons
of freight leave on New Orleans bound YES
sells this week The extreme low rates at
present holding full sway in the Ohio river
is driving the heavy tonnage Of the Louis
vile and New Orleans trade to this port,
and we should not be at all surprised if
some of the big steamers found it difficult
to receive a full trip the coming week.
The Missouri river trade is about closing
for the season, and there are only few
boats making their time in the regular
lines. The Illinois river is at dead low
stage, and the packets viii soon have to
quit running above Naples. The river here
is receding steadily, and the channel hence
to Cairo is becoming terribly demoralized.
(By Telegraph
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 6.-The Ohio is falling
with three feet IL inches in the canal.
PrTTsBURG, Nov. G.-T'he Ohio is station
airy at this point
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. G.-The Mississippi is de-
Ginning.