Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-19
RIVER News,

Inc river was about stationary at this
point yesterday, with Is inches on Harpeth
Shoals. Weather last evening cloudy and
clustering.
Capt. Dan g. Kinney, of this city, has
/ Just e0Isae INTO possession Of fine Hthograpb
OF the old steamer Gov. Jones that formerly
Piled between this city and New Orleans.
AT the time this Telegraph was made, this
craft was commanded by Capt. n. D. f.
ii. Brooks, and the clerk was our fellow
citizen II. L. Claiborne. II was the steam
er Gov. Jones that brought to this city the
first news of the Battle Of Montery. One
Of the city papers at that time run a pony
express TO the island, obtained CODY Of the
New Orleans PicdyllRe with full details of
the battle, and the runner got up in town
before the boat had landed, and an extra
was Immediately issued, communicating
the news to our citizens. The picture is
now suspended at the Merchants Ex-
change.
| The steamer Great Republic, wblIs being
towed to the wharf at st. Louis, on Thurs
day evening, just after dark, by the Francis
/ Fisher, came 10 collision with the W. j.
/ Lewis, the bow of the Republic striking
/ the Lewis just forward of the larboard
| wheel, and cutting into the hull below fne
/ water line. The Lewis was saVed from
sinking by the timely Ese Of taTyaulins, and
came to at the to1k Of Miller street, where
her freiiSSs..l was taken off. The w. ]. Lewis
6slongs 10 the Missouri River Packet Com
pany, but was running 10 Vicksburg. in
connection with the Memphis and Vicks-
burg Packet Company. Both parties claim
that the ether was in the wrong, and the
affair viii probably result in a lawsuit. The
Republic was uninjured.
The st. Louis Deaeoret, OF Thursday
says;
Captain Clark, ex-HarbOrmaster, saws the
weather looks very much the same as in
1872, when the river closed here about Nov.
20, and wagons crossed ca she ice Dec. 5.
IL was closed till Jan, 10; was open till
Feb. l, and was closed again till the 18th,
and didn't open finally until March the 10th.
The Louisville COW-ieT-JOluaal, of yes
terday, says:
Capts. E. r. Perry and Robt, Dismnkes'
new boat John Howard will raise steam to-
day and make her trial trip. The Howard
Is receiving freight for all points on AFkan-
sas river, and viii leave the city wharf for
that stream next Tuesday evening at 4
O'Clock.
IMPORTANT TO STEAMBOAT OwEERs.-
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
circular promulgating amendments to for
mer rules adopted by the board of supervis-
ing inspectors of steamboats,, additional
rules and regulations adopted al the recent
session, and the names of certain instru-
ments, machines and equipments approved
and adopted by the board.
Secretary Boutwell,, in his circular, saws:
''The Department takes this occasion to
again antOin upon collectors and inspectors
the Importance of requiring a strict and I'M
mediate compliance with all the provisions
Of the law upon the part of owners and
masters of steamers. Upon inspectors. es-
pecially, devolves the duty of seeing that
steamers are provided with all the instrtl-
ments, machines, and equipments required
by law, and by the rules and regulations
approved and adopted by the board of su-
pervising inspectors and this Department.
as soon as they can be obtained by them
concerning such instruments, machines.
equipments. Special attention is called to the
following provisO contained in the second
subdivision Of section II, act of Feb 2S,
1871, viz: That no kind of instrument.
machine, or equipment for the better seen.
ity Of life, provided for by this act, e,,,oIl b.
used on any such vessel which, shall ~
first be approved by the board Of sunervi se
ing inspectors and also by the Secretary of
the Treasury 0'''iJ Vi
"By rule go, all steamers CARVING nassau,
SeFsa or freight, when lying at the wharf or
landing without steam 10 work the r,,1o,,s
are required to be provided with a cert5in
number OF portable fire-extlnguisbers thai
have been approved by the board of sIDer-
vislng inspectors and Secretary Of tba
Treasury, In enforcing the provisions of
thu rule, inspectors are further eujoiued 10 |
cause such fire-extinguishers to be uroperfv |
arranged on such steamers, and to give To |
the watchmen or other officers In charge 4
thereof, necessary instructions for the man |
agement and use of same.
referring to Iule SO, requiring every de-
vicS or appliance on board of steamers which !
IS by iaw or in the discretion of the Inspec-
tors taken from the control of all persons
navigating said steamers, to be secured by a
good and substantial lock or locks. as also \
10 the report made by the Board of SuDer- \
vising Inspectors at is last session IpOn the
American seal-lock, the Department. apair,
designates said American seal1ock az tbe
standard lock (until orders TO the eontrary,
are issued) for all uses of the Steamboat IN.
spection service; and Inspectors are directed
to continue TO govern themselves in accord
anee with the provisions of the Department
circular OF March 30, 1871, the same still
being in full force and effect, and a COPY Of
which is again herewith furnished them for
their guidance. The Department deems il
proper to here remind all concerned that.
by the terms of section twenty-three of the
act otFeb. 2S, 1911, the rules and regula-
tons adopted by the Board Of Supervising
Inspectors having received the approval of
this Departments, now have the fun force
of law, and the same viii be obeyed and re-
spected accordingly"
tBy Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Nov. 18.-The river has
fallen three inches. Weather cloudy and
nilder.