The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-07
River Intelligence.

The River has risen about three feet since our last
issue, and is still rising rapidly. The Weather yes
clear and COOL Business on the Leyee was
more hctNe than 1t has been for time. Steamers
for st, Louis are doing good business and emigra
tion westward seems to beonte increase for upriver
ports. We have no change to note with fair offer
| ings we quote, viz:
PITTsBURo.-Co 5Oc; Molasses, Soc, wbIskv
Flour, 2Gc Fork and Lard, a0c; Pound Freight
WHISKY. soc per bril- Ale, 2Sc; Pound
ST. ,LouIs; Heavy Pound Freishts, zoe. per Ioo
Whisky and Oh Soc Per bg5; Stoves, 2Se; Ale, $50
0airoJ;whisky and OIL 4oc.; Pound Freghts, 2OG425c
New oRLEANs--whisky 4sc Pork, ssc.; Flour.
Roo Bacon ETC., l5@2Oc per hundred; Horses $40 per
| ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES a.
The arrivals include the Empire CITY, Harmonic
and Potomac, from Pittsburg, all fully loaded for
below. The Persia and Fort Wayne came in from
st. Louis, both with good trips The Ohio No. g.
from Marietta, and A. W. Quarter, from Kanawha
arrived with good cargoeS The Kate French arrived
from Nashville. The departures were the Hudson
and Harmonic for Nashville, and the Empire Citv
tor ST. Louis all fully loaded The VIM Baird got
of for the Missouri River With the finest trim of pas
sengers and freight of the season. The Potomac
passed down for Memphis, fully loaded Tho sns.
quehanna cleared for New Orleans with a good trin
The Parkersburg cleared for Parkersburg, and the
Quarter for Kanswha, with good cargoes. -.
By dispatch from Plttsburg we learn that the river
Is stationary. The s. Pringe had arrived and tho
J.H Conn, Jacob Poe and Alma departed.
eLEANiNes FROM our EXCHANGES.
LouIsvIlLE.-The Courier of yesterday says:
= The river was falling slowly yesterday with eight
ieet three INCHES water in the Canal last evening by
o tne mark ON the Falls there was little over ve
water und six feet three inches In the
Pass Pass During the previous twentyfopr hours tho
TSe nsa 5TeGed ye inches at the head Of the Falls
irost and snow yesterday morning and tho gronnd
peach crop will be Killed but many persons
the opinion that II is safe, as the mosphere was dry
though there is eight feet water in the canal b
the mark, which ought to make nine feet for steam
through drawing seven feet There were seycrs1
pairs unexpectedly detained yesterday on that ac-
AFLo4r Ac4IS,-Thc yicksburg, which had run
ssgronndn a. on the bank, above Vicksburg has been
noated on after much trouble will be seen by the
following from the Yicksburg Sun of Thursday last:
toHa steamer @ vcks6nrg is aoat agsin. She was
order to tighten her, all the freight wheels and mart
oi the engines were removed putting the owners to
The LOWER MIsslssIPpI.-D Dispatches from New
Louisiana shore, below Diamond Island, with The The
river still swelling, and fears Of more breaks near tho
The officers Of the Baltic report the river at yicks
burg three inches higher than last year. and one inch
broken Warrenton below 3icksburg and AZ Go GSp
white $, a few miles above the city. All the panta.
There several breaks on the Mississippi Side above
Xicksburg From Comack's all the way to Lake
Hndae and the eyee bPoko for f ne fS%ptTy is
above Grand Lake with no sign of dry land near the
break The river had fallen five inches but had been
above last seasons rise.
PITTsBURG.-The Dispatch of Tuesday says:
The weather for the last forty-eight hours though
been blowing almost constantly filling tbe air witb
dust and keeping the temperature down to Chilling
i've inches in the channel yesterday % ~sS evenn9 m feet n
the wharf business dull in the line of shipments
Glin nhn
large eet Of boats from below however, and Ot tbe
hurry and confusion of discharging, gave the levee
tho arryas are the Neptune and j. Il Done; Gos fGom
HSSerd S asO IN Po% nS tb The
SS1 Hmp iams and n aS tG E%%S Graham from
loaded down with Cotton The AURORA eeaPeS for
st. g. LCuis and Missouri River with fair trip, and
At Nashville on the Sd the river was falling slowly,
with seven feet on Harpeth Shoals. Weather rather
,Freights for the Ohio arc exceedingly scarce for
s6 Louis Only m9derae and for New Orleans at
The business Of the landing has the appearance of
being quito animated,
STEAMERS LEAVING TODAY
The 6no passenger steamers Fort Wayne and Sir
Wm Wallace are announced for Pittsburg this even
Ing. The regular Thursday packet Ohio No. 8, Can't
Blagg, leaves for Marietta at p. b. The Lancaster
Capt Conner, leaves for Maysvle at IL NJ. from the
foot Of Walnut street; Clerk Jenkins will make pas
sengers at home in her comfortable cabin The ia
cob Strader, Capt. Dttman, is tho mail -boat for
Louisville at IL NJ. to-day. The Kentucky, Can't
David, leaves for Madison at the same hour The |
Wenona, Capt. Barclay, and Kate French, Cant |
Cafray are loading for Nashville. The W. I. Ma
clay, Capt Bachelor, will leave for St. Louis this
evening in the Express Line. The fine passenger
steamer General Pike Capt Scott will leave for st.
Louis and Upper Mississippi to-day at p NJ wecan
say, without fear of contradiction that there Is not
two more popular gentlemen the river than Messrs
Bowers and Sedam the clerks of tho Pike. Pas.
scngers and shippers will bear in mind that she goes
through without reshpping. The Pamela, Capt Ma. |
son, is announced for st. Louis to-day The high
headed steamer, Memphis, Capt. Bugher leaves for
Memphis this evening punotually at o'clock |
Messrs. Dean and Mechling hold forth in the Office
The Hickman, Capt. Byres is loading for Arkansas
River The Switzerland is the next boat for New Or.
leans in the Express Line.
- ARRIVALS. - Caledonia, Maysville; Empire CITY,
Pittsburg; Harmonic, Pittsburg; Persia, st. Louis:
Forest Queen Ma ison Telegraph, Louisville; Kate
French, Nashvillei A. W. Quarter, Kanawha; Ohio
ST. Louis " '"'"''
DEPARTURES. = Caledonia, Maysville; Harmonic.
NaBhyilie Hudson, Nashville; Forest Queen Madi.
son; Telegraph, Louisville; A. W. Quarrier Kama.
wha; Parkersburg, Parkersburg; VIM. Baird, ST.
Leuis susquehanna, New Orleans; Potomac, Mem
PMS; Empire City, St. Louis.