The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-21
River Intelligence.

The Weather since our last has been mild and pleas
ant. The River has risen about feet in the last As
hours, and is still swelling rapidly. Business on the
Levee Saturday tolerably brisk for the South
and West; to up river ports there is very little offer
ing, and that at very reduced rates.
FREIGHTs-Rates are firm at the following quo.
tations:
tOc Flour, 2Oc Pork and Lard, 3Oc. Pound Freight,
.NksHviLLE.-Wh Whisky, 4Oc per bril-; Ale, 3Jc Pound
Freig6ts, 2o@25c. per hundred.
w5sty III Snd R PSSnS Ssr br FrsgSs 2 Per S
iOc per brl. To Evansyille-Whisky and oil, l0c 10
Caro,Whsky and Oil, 4Oc; Pound Freights, 2O925c
NEW ORLEANs.-whisky !Oc.; Pork 3Oc; Flour,
25c Bacon, &C., l5@2Oc per hundred; Horses $40 per
The arrivals since last include the Lands, from
New Orleans, with a fine trip, and the Vixen, from
the port, passed up for Pttsburg on Saturday
| The Kate French and Lacrosse arrived from Nash
VILE yesterday with light trips. The Key West camo
in with $50 tuns from Pittsburg, for this port and
Louisville. The Commodore Perry, from Pittsburg,
bursted cylinderhead at Manchester. She will re-
| pair here The J. D. Ford came in from Wheeling,
| with fine trip. The Dacotah came in from Pitts
burg, with 4sj tuns r. R. iron for Keokuk. The
Moderator passed down from Pittsburg, for Galena
with full cargo. The Rochester from Louisville,
came in light. She expects to fill out at this port for
Pittsburg The Cen Pike, from st. Louis, had fine
lTlp. 1He OnlO NO. 2 h III from marietta, and the
| Tigress from New Orleans.
Thedepartures include the Madison to New Orleans
| The Universe cleared for tho same port with 700
tuns. The Eolian had fine trip for St. Paul and the
Upper Mississippi. The Aurora left for Pittsburg
| light The Martha Putnam left for st. Louis with
fine trip of freight and passengers. The ]. B. Ford
left for Louisville last evening The Altamont Sam
Kirkman, W. Baird, Lady Walton, Endeavor, Jacob
| Poe and Memphis due here from below. At Lou.
iavI Gatu he riv akat
eight feet nine inches in the Canal and six feet nine
| inches in the Pass The Democrat, of Saturday has
| the following:
Business at the city wharf, well as at Portland,
New Albany and Jeffersonville, was quite dull
we have seen for some time. II reined all the morn
ing and about noon II turned cold, and raining
ana showing all the afternoon till night with fine
| prospect for its continuance.
The following We clip from the Pittsburg True
| Press of Saturday:
Last evening" at twilight there were nine feet water
| in the channel, and rising. Weather wet. Another
rise may be looked for
that Capt s. Trmbie has purchased the steamer sTeT
Belmont, from Capt. R. Calhoun. He takes charge
who will be pieasedto him in charge Of so % ns
boat; The Captain experience on the river togeth-
make him general fascrte StS oar oaafsss bss
wishes attend the Belmont and her owners. Our es-
| the ONCE. S' VISA -'-"-n :"
The Pittsburg Dispatch of the same date has the
| following:
To-day the fine steamer Council Bluffs will depart
| for st. Louis She has been thoroughly renovated
ssneers win DO we'll that goes to day
Meroso for Nashville, and the the Poland for WABASH ss
! River.
STEAMERS LEAVING TO- DAY.
The Lacrosse, Rochester, Endeavor and Jacob Poe
are announced for Pittsburg to-day. The regular
| Monday packet Ohio No. 2, Capt. Sayres leaves for
Marietta at four p. M. The fne steamer Caledonia
is the maiboat for Maysville at noon to-day; Capt
]. II. Prather is in command. The Telegraph, Capt.
Hdreth, is the mail-boat for Louisville to-day at
! twelve M. Tho Forest Queen, Capt. Dan. Conway,
leaves for Madison at the hour The fine steamer
Prairie Rose is the next boat for st. Louis In the Ex
| press Line; Capt. Fenton iB in command. The Com
modore Perry, Capt. Brown, and Dacotah, Capt
Lightner, announced for st. Louis this evening
both are fine steamers. The Prima Donna Capt
Ford, is loading for Missouri River. The Resolute
Capt Bugher, and Lady Walton, Capt Nowland arc
announced for the Arkansas River; the Resolute
leaves to-day. The Memphis, Capt. Bugher leaves
| for Memphis on Thursday her regular day. The
Wenona, Capt. Barclay, leaves for Nashville to-day
at four p. NJ. The Kate French and Sam Klrkman
are also announced for the same port. The Tecum.
seh Capt. Logan, ia the next boat in the Express
Line for New Orleans; she leaves Wednesday. The
Landis, Capt Scott, and Great Western, Capt New
comb, are also loading for New Orleans.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
| ARRIEALs.-Lendis,N New Orleans Vixen, New Or
| leans Tigrees, New Orleans Key West Pittsburg;
tor, Pittsburg; Ohio No, 2, Marietta; j. b. Ford,
Wheeling; Lacrosse, Nashville; Kate French, Nash.
PsSars sS E'Ef vixen s PsSnrq
Universe, New OTleans Madison, New Orleans; Eofi.
SSnst s. Martha RSg Gq:DG IsO Ford tSg
burg; kanawha Valley, Kanawha.