The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-13
River Intelligence.

The river continues to recede steadily opposite this
port with fifteen feet water hence TO Louisville The
weather yesterday warm and pleasant. Business
on the Wharf is exceedingly dull, there being very
little freight going for any port Rates have up
ward tendancy, the following prevailing yesterday:
PIrTsBURo.- Cotton, SOC. Molasses Soc; Whisky
49, 49, Flour pc; Pork and Lard, sOc Pound Freight,
NAsnvILLE.-whisky, SOC. per bril-; Ale, IOc Pound
fSSeishts, SI 2O@2Sc. @ per hundred. 80.
whisky snd d I Pend Ssr Sr FrfsSt saTs s
per brl. To Evansyile-whisky and oil, IOc. 40
Cairo-Whisky and OIL iOc.; Pound Freiehts, N@a5c.
NEW ORLEANS Whisky and Oil, SOo Flour, sOc;
Freghts, 2Oc per hundred; Horses IS per head; Leg
Lard, lOc Dry Goods, iOc. per hundred.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The Argonaut arrived from st. Louis with full
load. The Wcnona and Dunleth are in from Nash
yille The Hazel Dell came in from Pittsburg, en-
route for st. Louis. The departures were the Mar
mora and Argonaut for Pittsburg, and the Ohio No
for Marietta, with good cargoes. The A. o. Tylor
for New Orleans, Glendale for Memphis, and South
America for St. Louis, left with paying trips.
MISCELLANEOUS.
At Louisville, as we learn from the Courier of yes
terday:
inches water in the pass, the falls. In the canal
there was about seven feet water by the mark which
clear and quito pleasant.
The two late freshets have caused an immense ao-
canal locks At the foot of the falls yesterday the
tow boat, sam snowden, in crorsing Picayune bar,
from Sand Island, run aground. The marks called
for nearly six feet water, and the boat was barely
the bar having formed directly across the rive to the
, head of said island.
From the officers of the Eclipse we have the latest
intelligence of the river, and learn that the Misss-
sippi falling from Holes Point to Cairo and the
lower Ohio falling fast all the way and all the trib
utares receding fast. We published dispatch yes
teray announcing the gratifying fact that the Mis-
sissppi at New Orleans had fallen six inches 1t is
now more than probable that the flood in the lower
river will abate in time for the planters to make
| their crops.
From the Cairo Gazette of the 9th we clip the fol-
| lowing:
bushels Of coal, belonging to Captain Haws, and
which secured to the old levee near Standng's 8
it soon went to pieces. Loss about 81, 500.
Two Tive new boats are now being built at Mobile, Ala.
s, one :, for Cox Brainard Co.. Is stern wheel boat
Mob Mobile and N Montgomery The Dimensions are i72
hold mqcRneTy includes two SGi Inch hey cynders
~ ifet stroke three % inch boilers, % feet long
the place of the Lucy Bell in the Claiborne trade
Her length s $50 feet, 81 feet beam and feet hold.
joint square fastened she will be % propelled by BY the the
engines Of the Lucy Bell When finished she y III
NAslvILLE.-The Cumberland was falling on tho
| 1lth, with feet water on the shoals.
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
CAIRO, May lO-sA NJ.
EDITORS PREss The steamer Lands left Cincin-
Sh % cSb s dSc sg M n oa 5
freight at Madison and Grand View. We leave Cairo
with afull load of freight and fair trip of people
Yours, NJ. CLEARY.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
The Courier leaves for Wheeling at 5, P NJ, she is
the regular Friday packet"..T he Boston leaves for
Big Sandy at the same hour. Caledonia leaves
for Maysville at noon with the The Jacob
Strader is the mail boat for Louisville at IL NJ
to-day y..."...The Forest Queen, Capt. Dan. Conway
leaves for Madison at the hour......The pretty
| steamer Dunleith, Capt. Enyart is loading for q
return trip to Nashville; she leaves on Saturday. DOS
| tively; Clerks Wilson and J. q. Enyart will make
| passengers at home in her neat cabin........ The
Hudson, Capt. Ridenour, leayes for Nashville this
evening; Clerks Devinney and Barr, are in the Office
| ."....The Martha Putnam is loading for St. Louis
and will leave this evening 1.-The Fred Iron is
| loading for the same port......The Susquehanna
leaves for New Orleans tomorrow Mart. Fisher is
| the Clerk.
| STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
| ARRIvAIs.-Lancaster, Maysyille; Bostona, Ports
mouth; Argonaut, St Louis; Telegraph, Louisville
| Pittsburg; Dunleith, Nashville.
| DEpARTUREs.-A. y. Taylor, New Orleans; Superior,
| Madison Lancaster Maysville BOstopia, Ports
mouth Telegraph, Louisville Ohio, No 3, Marietta;
Marmora, Pittsburg; Argonaut, Pittsburg Glendale,
| Memphis South America, St. Louis.