Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-20
RIVER AND WEATHER.

The river was still rising at this mimi
yesterday with five feet reported on Har-
peth Shoals. Accounts from above report
tbs river declining, however. CANT Dix
OF the Ella Hughes, states that eiobtv
miles above on Wednesday night. the river
was falling Weather yesterday clear and
pleasant
= The Ella Hughes was the ONLY arrival
yesterday. She had good cargo, includ.
ing seven hhds of tobacco. me ar1t az
rival OF the season, and large amount Of
produce and barter The Ella Hn0hes
mas oeen out one month to day, having
oeen tieo up In the ice on one occasion,
ano prevented from coming down in CON
sequence Of the low water. Can't Dir
gives q wonderful account of his racs-,I
sr1P; While lying up in Cumbsr-
Iano county, Kentucky, he ventured
out some distance In the woods, and en-
countered furious wild cat, which first
aHacked ms dog. and afterwards ssvent''
ior MN. The Captain fortunately had
KNIFE In bis hand, and slew his assailant
before the Varmlnt had an Opportunity Of
i1Jurng MN. But the wonderful part Of
the trip was yet to be told. Il was during
that very cold weather that the boat was
under way, ploughing the waters OF the
Wild upper Cumberland. Suddenly the
boat encountered something between 4
maelstrom, Whirlpool and a whirlwind. and
before he knew what he was about. Can't.
DIX found his craft going round and round
at a fearful rate This lasted for upwards
Of fifteen minutes, and when the commo-
ton in the waters had ceased, Cant. Dix
found his boat about one thousand fact
above high water mark, situated ON
an Ice pinnacle. He looked abroad at
the undiscovered country, and there on
one side Of the ice mountain was
Sir John Franklin picking ginseng. he
expected ID go out and have a converse
ton with Sir John, presto change the boat
IN some manner "unbeknowins' to Cant.
DIX was changed to its rightfuI position on.
the bosom OF the waters, but there she
STUCK, M up IN the ice, where thecraff
remained until the thav set. This is all
q his marvellous story that We can ind
room for to-day. He was glad to get back
once more among his friends.
The America from Cincinnati win arrive
early this morning. -
The Tslisman was due last night. She
is the regular packet for Cairo this evening
at o'clock, Capt. Wiley Sims command
ing.
Capt Pegrainms new steamer James
Howard arrived at Cincinnati on Wedues-
day She Is marine wonder. The length
OF the hull is $50 feet, she has So feet beam
the depth of her hold is 10 feet, and her
extreme width is SO feet, and it is said that
1000 tons Of freight may be easily and
prudently placed upon her. The Howard
is the largest boat afoat on the Western
waters, and is the largest boat ever built
for their navigation, and In point Of size.
has doubtless reached the climax for the
next decade.
Capt. Barclays new steamer Nashville
and the Lawrence of the Cincinnati and
Nashville Packet o., were advertised to
leave Cincinnati for this place on Wednes-
day evening.
The tow-boat Ajax, left PittsburQ on
Wednesday with tow of five acres Of coal
over half million bushels. Hone We
will get about an acre down this vsy.
The steamer Argos, plying in the upper
white nVer trade, struck snsg above
Batesv1lle on Monday, and sunk. No lives
lost. Boat and cargo Of cotton are said to
De total loss; but We presume the cotton
VIII be saved, IN damaged condition.
On Saturday, the United States Marshal
at New Orleans sold the Lotawanna 10
Mr.. Il. Conery, ST., at public auction.
The price paid was so, 500 cash. Soon
after the sale we understand the bar was
sold, which brought S., 900
The following is clipped from the Pitts
burg Commercial of the 10Th inst:
The vast amount of traffic on the west
ern rivers, and the importance of these
. inns 90 - -
fromthe interior to the gull, render il neces-
sary that some means other than those now
employed be adopted 10 increase the safety
10 navigation, and to this end a project is
on foot. 1t Is proposed to secure the pas-
sage of an act Of Congress authorizing the
Of a system Of iight-houses-
buoys and channel marks on the Ohio
Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Ats
meeting Of the Coal Exchange of this CITY.
held recently, a committee consisting Of
simpson Homer Esq, Hon Joseph Wal
.on and ]. T. bravo, ESQ.,, was appointed
10 prepare a circular to be addressed 20 the
several Boards of Trade along the line of
.hese great national thoroughfares, and to
he Governors Of theseveral States border
ng thereon, requesting their active 90
operation in the project.
49, ~ ~@Ss-Ao ASCpNCttteN Ok Jue8QAV
avs:
To-day will doubtless prove the busiest
4 this year along the landing. FREIGHT
blockade here is at an end The Memphis
nd st. Louis Packet Company have now
2 port four white collar" packets for
'ieksburg, viz City of Alton, Julia, Colo
ado, and Rubicon, and two for Memphis
st. Joseph and st. Undermining under
heir auspices The united tonnage Of these
oats, on a rough estimate, is fully 8. 600
ons. Two New Orleans packets are AZ
1e wharf The W. j. Lewis has arrived
ON below, and viii go South again. Ire
reat stern-wheel Ocesnus, of the Carter
ne, is on berth for Shreveport freight.
A late st. Louis exchange chronicles the
saith OF Christian Smedley, well known
yer pilot formerly of Psducsh. He died
q board the steamer Fannie Brandsis.