The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-13
River Intelligence.

The River is rising rapidly opposite this port, with
fully eighteen feet water hence to Louisville inc
arrivals from above report all the side streams sWe
ing. The Weather yesterday was very wet anu us
agreeable, with heavy rain during theday BUSINESS
in consequence of the inclement weather, was very
much retarded there is, however, plenty ni ir"sht
for up river ports, and fair offerings for st. Louis ana
New Orleans.
FRrIours,-Ratos are firm at the following quota
tions
PtrrspuRe.-Cotton, soc. Moasses, Soc; Whisky
l0c; Flour, 2oc Pork ana Laru SVc'' Fouhu reis''
zgpS per oc per bril-; Ale sOc.; Pound
FFss4Hts s4 GS1f PS' Po%Sa frghts c per oe
Whisky and Oil Sco per er stoves G 2Sc 3 Ae 4de 0S
Whisky and Oil, iOc Pound Freights' 2O@zoc'
pc NEW @ onLEANs.-whisky, 5oc.; Pork, 4Oc Flour,
3Oc Bacon, ETC., 2Oc per hundred bs Horses $40 per
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTuBus.
The Dacotah and Arizonia arrived from st. Louis,
both fully loaded The Dacotah passed up for Pitts
burg after taking 200 brls. whisky. The Boston,
from Big Sandy and Parkersburg, from Parkers-
burg, came in with fine trips. The A. W. Quarter
arrived from Kanawha, with good load OF salt.
The ]. II. Done, from Pitsburg, passed down for st.
Louis with her guards in the water The Universe,
from New Orleans, had splendid trip from New Or
leans. The Liberty left for wheeling, with goou
load.
Our dispatches from Pittsburg show that the river
is rising at that port with ten feet water in the
channel. The steamers Ward, Monarch, Florida,
Bulitt and Republic arrived at New Orleans on the
llth, and the Ward departed
oLEAS1NGs .FaoM OUR EXCHANGES.
From the Louisville Courier of yesterday we clip
the following
The river continues steadily to recede with four
and half feet steamboat water on the Falls last
6 rRs o @ four ES inches in be hS canal GSs b the
mark. During the previous twenty-t9ur t hours ne
and oTer WSp one loot at Porand The Weather M has
turned very warm, almost oppressvely warm, ana
Ecyo %ScS nsd from New
Orleans brings hG latest bnsgedpceb gd ban IN regard @ @ to
breaks in the Is2ses, and planters along tho cosst
entertain apprehension OF an overflow or further
did last year, the food would have been unequalod
but as Il R the tdG Is 0TeT and the lower rSe ss
Capt SPOTS, Of The Eclipse, reports the river fall
The Dove, from Kentucky River, yesterday, re.
ports that stream at moderate stage and falling 1t
had risen, during the late freshet, twenty feet at
Brooklyn.
| The st. Louis Democrat of yesterday says.
On Saturday good deal of rain fell and yesterday
S Weather %6e
reports heavy fall of snow at Omaha on or about
'nS On II Friday last, the Metropolitan floating barge
through the Rock Island bridge had II stove by col.
Which it Contained was subjected to considerable
damage The barge was started to the shore ana et-
4 forts we're made to pump it out ,
| The Courier, in attempting to pass between the
| piers of the Rock Island bridge, with number OF
barges loaded with ce the same day, had two or
| three of them sunk by collision How long will such
disgracefu obstruction be allowed to block up the
Mississippi?
The river fell here about four inches yesterday,
less than one foot in twenty-four hours.
NEW ORLEANs.-The Crescent of tho sth says:
| The weather yesterday was pleasant though cool
for the season. The river gradually rising, and
| at dark last evening was within eight and halt
| inches of high water mark. Business on the upper
levee fair, while the lower landing trips
| scarce and rates nominal.