The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-20
River Intelligence.

The weather. since our last, has been clear and
pleasant. The River fell about eighteen inches dur
ing tho last twentyfour hours, and Is still falling
steadily business the Levee was pretty brisk.
Boats for st. Louis had as much they could do,
and there Is fair trade for New Orleans. We have
no change to note in up-rivcr freights With fair
offerings TO all points, we quote, viz:
PIrTsBuRa.-Cot 6Oc,j Molasses, SOc.; Whisky
ioc Flour, 2c; Pork and Lard, sOo; Pound Freight,
NxsaviLfs.g whisky, sOc per bril-; Ale, 2sc; Pound
F[sights, lsCalSc. per % hundred; ,o... a., ,oo.
wSsEy snd 5 SSc rSSnS Ssr Sr soRss &c. @
i0c per brl. To Evansyille-W hisky and Oil, 40c To
Cairo Whisky and OIL iOc.; Pound FreishtS 2Oo2Sc.
NEW oRLEANs.--whisky, 4Sc.; Pork, ssc; Flour,
2oo Bacon, etc., 5@2c. per hundred lbs; Horses, SO
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals since our last include the Commerce
and Henry Graft from st. Louis, with good trips,
and the Ohio Belle, from New Orleans, with full
load. The Shenango Clara Dean and Colona came
in from Pittsburg with good loads. The Parkers-
burg came in from Parkersburg, and the A. W.
Quarter, from Kanawha, with pretty good trips.
The Martha Putnam and Mariner cleared for st.
Louis and the Coona for Kansas Biyor The Jacob
Traber and Commerce left for Plttsburg, and the
Liberty for Wheeling, fully loaded. The Shenango
left for Nashville loaded to the guards. The Grape
shot left for Arkansas River, with light trip. She
has engagements below.
GLEANINos FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
PITTsBURG.-The Dispatch Of yesterday says:
The weather yesterday was cloudy and cool, with
Of mGro % o rain If The river Y SGnthuss 70 ps
day. On the wharf business was rather more lively
st 6Pgs arp o ali
points, and tpnnage super9bundent. Rates, especi.
there is now an upward tendency, several boats
fusing freight at the prices movement IL also on
possible, to a living point. Tho arrivals yesterday
were, the Moderator from Dubuque, and the DacCC-
railroad iron, got away to Nashville.
LouIsvILIE.-we clip the following from the
Courier ofyeserday:
The river as we anticipated, was falling yesterday,
with over twelve feet water on the Falls last evening
During the previous twentyfour hours the river had
| fallen six or seven inChes with clear and frosty
weather in the morning, and cloudy, with light
sprinkle Of rain in the evening .,,.u
and the upper upper river T at Lake Pepn was ice bound
and the ground around in good sleighing order.
latest %GSices regard to the ood in the lower
Mississippi. Her officers report the river slowly
ss1e nearly On =" ese and at stand at Natchez above
that 1t was recedng little, being fully ten inches
Rsssds ento to SSsb ycRsburs the
was entirely over the banks the Mississippi side
vases Great fears were entertained that the river
would cut through into To- Lake Washington: s,u,.
from Lake Providence ali the way 70 Cairo, and ali
%he tS S% %ad falling
| The numerous breaks in the levecs including Col.
Whites above yicks6nrg at Island One Hundred, ,d
Courier What little left of the once fourishing
town of Grand Gulf was entirely engulphed-swal-
| lowed up-by the waters Of the Mississippi
STEAMERS LEAVING.
| The Henry Graf AMI Marmora are announced for
Pttsburg to-day......The regular Wednesday packet
Parkersburg, Capt. A. Mcdaniel, leaves for Parkers-
l burg at five P. M.......The A. W. Quarter, Capt.
Johnson, leaves for Kanawha this evening g..... The
Caledonia Capt. J. H. Prather, is the mailboat for
| Maysville at noon to-day.....The Telegraph, Capt.
Hildreth, is the mail-boat for Louisville at noon
today..T The ForestQueen, Capt. Dan Conway, leaves
for Madison at the same hour...The Progress, Capt
Johnson, is loading for Wabash, and leaves this
evening. fine passenger packet Lightfoot Capt
Frazier, leaves for Nashville this morning with
splendid trip. Messrs. Metcalf and Smith will dc
the agreeable to passengers....Tho R. b. Hamilton
Capt Davidson, Reliance Capt. Bruce, and Hudson
Capt. Rdenour, are loading for Nashvile......Th The
Memphis Capt. Bugher, leaves for Memphis or
Thursday next her regular day.......The Prairie
Rose, Capt. Fenton, and Fred Iron, Capt. Atten
borough, are loading for ST. Louis; the Iron leaves
this evening"...The Universe, Capt. Stein, is tn,
Express line steamer for New Orleans, leaving thi
evening. Queen City is also loading for thu
same port.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ARRIyAIs-Commerce, st. Louis; Lancaster, Mays
5aee6 stradsr BSstSnsy Pors
MST5sr SSsqH o Big ssHd s6snanS S
kanayGa Clara bSan Psbug oh
,DEPARrqREs. = Lancaster, Maysvllle;. Kentucky
Jacob Strader, Louisyille Liberty Wheeling Colona
EuEn Kansas PRiiEeF Martha Putnam st. LoHis; Jeso
riner, ST. Louis; Shenango Nashville; Commerce
Pttsburg. - .... ,