The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-22
River Intelligence.

The River continues to recede slowly, with fully
fifteen feet water hence to Louisville. The Weather
yesterday very wet and disagreoable, making tho
Wharf muddy, and thereby preventing shipments of
freight. Business on the Leveo was dull, but rates
remain about the same as last quoted viz:
PITTsBURG.-Cotton SOC. Molasses, 5Oc.; Whisky |
40c Flour, 2oc Pork and Lard, 3Oc; Pound Freight,
-NAsaviiLE.-Whisk SOC. per bril- Ale, 2Sc.; Pound
ST. LciuiSgHeayy w Pound freishts, 9Oc per 100
4Oc per bril- To Evansville and OIL, 4Oc TO
CarOIwhisky and Oil, 4Oc.; Pound Freights, 2O@2Sc
NEW oRLEANs.-whisky, 45c.; Pork, 35c.; Flour,
2Oc; Bacon, etc. l5@2Oc per hundred lbs; Horses $40
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals since last include the Empire City,
from st. Louis, with fair trip. The Post Boy
in from Pittsburg partly loaded for St. LOUIS she
built expressly for the st. Louis and Naples trade
The Courier arrived from Wheeling, and the Ka-
nawha Valley, from Kanawha, both with paying car
goes The j. D. Ford got of for Wheeling and the
Ohio No. for Marietta, both loaded deep. The
Marmora, for Pittsburg, and the Memphis, for Men,
phis, left fully frcighted.
OLEANISGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
PITTsBURG.-The Dispatch of yesterday says:
The weather, yesterday, was dull and gloomy, with
occasional light showers in the afternoon The river
i still rccedng steadily with eight feet large in the
10 st. Louis there was considerable advance. The
Ta1 hoW Sn9 99a9ns m M M he ro orMsr per
were the Jac9b Poe with fair trip from LonsyiiIS
also returned. The Haiiman, which was unayoida-
Ily detained on Tuesday evening, cleared for or St
high water A letter from her officers announces
that she will be here on Friday, and will lay oyer
surance Company ny has at length fairly smbarked in
business, and is now receiving applications for
JoUIsyIILr.-we clip the following from the Cour
ier of yesterday
The river continues falling quite fast, with but
boats, at dusk last evening During the preSiou.
twenty-tour hours the river has receded fully Two
Falls will barely be navgable for ascending boats.
The weather yesterday mild, cloudy at times, and
The Hood in tss lower Mississippi continues to pre-
vail and the officers of the Baltic the last arrival,
report the river ct New Orleans within an inch or two
Of the flood of 1883 portion Of some of the wharves
covered @ With vi water and the singular PSStscls Of
sengers by the boats and the discharge of freight
The levee at the sauve plantation, just above Car
wss G ayS s Gt
The Mayor of New Orleans ordered the purchase of
Of Seventy aSor The ess
Of Strengthening the evee at Sauves the bags TO be
sssipp isG % on tie JacEsoS RsIrosS up III
AT Nachez the river was reported five or six inches
fourteen inches higher than last year, and the water
over the banks everywhere, working more deyasta-
Of plantations overowed with but little hope of
S SS oeees Hlsss S
report the river roceding very slowly with much
rainy weather, and the Lower Ohio rising fast from
The Cumberland yesterday was reeeding slowly,
with about ten feet water on the shoals
The greater portion Of the wood cut along Diamond
Island Bend for steamboats,, has been swept of by the
From to isoO6 e6rds Of Wood had been Carried
| of, involving loss of fully $4,000.
ST. LouIs-The Democrat of Wednesdays says:
The river has come to dead stand at this point;
| W falling eXneCted
to be declining again to-day The upper rivers are
The weather is delightful here, and has improved
are constantly coming in and going out-every body
seoms TO be coming TO the West.
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
CAIRO, April l9-4A. NJ.
FDIroR PREss-The Lands left Cincinnati ou Satur.
@ 6R NO. w'9 took ok ON 1s o at SSe%
Madison, Grand View and Evansville. We leave here
with fair trip OF people and ndfreight',,
STEAMERS LEAVING.
The Joe Conn and Endeavor are announced fol
Pittsburg this evening . The regular Friday packet
Courier leaves for Wheeling at Ave P. M......Tht
Boston, Capt. Wash Honshall, leaves for Big
Sandy at tho same hour"..". The Caledonia
Capt. ]. H. Prather, leaves for Maysville al
twelve A. NJ with the mail.......The Telegraph
Capt. Hildreth, is the mail-boat for Louisville a
noon to day .... The Forest Queen Capt. Dan. Con
way leaves for Madison at the same hour..... The
fine steamer Progress, Capt Johnston, is the only
boat loading for Wabash River She leaves to day
......The r. b. Hamilton did not get of fo
Nashville on account of the disagreeable weather
but Capt Davidson us that ho will leave at al
early hour to-day. Clerks Mccullough and David
son say that there is "room for more In he
neat cabin. Call down and try them"""..The prett
steamer Reliance, Capt Bruce also leaves for Nash
Vile this evening" A. D. Johnston is in the Office.
The Hudson, Capt. Rdenour IL loading for Mach
ville..... The Prairie Rose, Capt Fenton is loadin
for st. Louis In the Express Line. She leaves thi
evening .... The Henry Fitzhugh Is the only seame
loading for Arkansas River."..T The Post Boy leave
for st. Louis this evening g"..The Madison, Capt
: Hoople, leaves for New Orleans on Saturday.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ARRIyAIs-B -Bostona, Portsmouth; Kentucky, Madi
son; Lancaster Maysvie; Empire City, 81: Louis
jacob Strader, LOuisve; ]. Is. Ford, DOL Ohio Nc
g. Marietta; Post Boy, Pittsburg; Courier, Wheeling
. Kanawha Valley, kanawha.
DEPARTURES. : Bostona, Portsmouth; Kentucky
Madison; lancaster Maysyile; Jacob Strader, Louis
Vile; y ID. Ford, Wheeling; Ohio No; ., MARKETS.
MarmOra, Pittsburgi Memphis, Memphis