The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-29
River Intelligence.

The Weather yesterday was clear and pleasant.
Thever continues to rise steadily but will doubtless
be falling in day or two Business on the Levee
dull; there being very little freight for any port
Pittsbure boats have great difficulty in procuring
full loads. For New Orleans, the offerings are
limited with fair trade for st. Louis and Nashville
FREIoHrs-Rates are firm at the following QUO
tations:
PIrTsBuHG. 6Oc. Molasses, SOc.; whisky
t0c;; Flour 2oc Pork and Lard, 9Oc; Pound Freight
NSsnSiiHEr HSs sOc. per bril-; Aio 2o Pound
ST. SG RSr PonnG fregh. eOo per lOo
Whisky and OH Soc PST bT Stoves; Phi i AS Ss@
Cairo1Whisky and Oil, dOc Pound FreiShts, 2O92'c
NEw ontEANs.--whisky, 4,c.; Pork, Ssc.; Flour,
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The Courier came in from Wheeling with good
trip, and the Tigress from Plttsburg with load Of
salt for St. Louis. The Eunice passed up for Wheel
ing from Louisville fully loaded The Dunleith came
in from Nashville with splendid trip. The Poland
and Economy got of for Pittsburg and the Ohio
No. for Marietta with good carsoes. The Glendale
left for Memphis with a big trip, including forty
eight head Of horses. The Tecumseh cleared for
New Orleans, and the Conewago for st. Louis with
fair trips The Ward and Diana from Louisville, and
the Universe from Cincinnati arrived at New Orleans
on Wednesday, and the Alma, Terrence, Lands and
Ward departed.
oLEAN1Sas FROM OUR EXCHANGES
PITTsBuRo The Dispatch of Wednesday says:
There was light but steady fall Of rain yesterday
interfering materially with the TRANSACTION OF ont
but will probably be checked by the constant rain
On the wharf every thing wore dull, gloomy ap-
the Aurora and Empire City from St; Louis Harmo-
The Minerva to Wheeling, Emma Graham to zanes.
Vile, and Sir VIM. Wallace to St. Louis, were the
LouIsv1LE.-we clip the following from the oOur.
iSr of yesterday:
TREMESDous RAINS ANOTHER FREsHET - The
river rising very fast yesterday with over four.
previous twenty four hours the rise was fully two
Feet and dusk 4 was rising faster than 1 amy time
been since the late food with fears that will come
SsfS dy tie previous night
wet, with hard rains for hours. .
e s4s 4s PRys Rs 'G' Hyss
could have as there need be no ears OF nm
did not extend along the Kentucky, SO as to Hood
that stream the present rise will not reach the curb
H9s' TRe %SaT SSEf was tosrsS lively yesterday with the
departure Of no less than three New Orleans packets
which received fair quantities Of freight but few pas
sengers. The Antelope had 1000 coils Of rope, for
The Eclipse, among her sngsgsmSnts, has lot Of
o bags Of corn ad 800 hogshesdi & 81 oGa9SG has
sold his interest in that boat, and retires flom the
and in OSd SSs RTfsfSt BE SE the to
fne business and passenger packet, such one as will
command success, and compete with any competitor
Capt Leyden will take command Of the new boat,
which he Informs US will be name the peyt"na after
the peerless craft that for long time the pride
Of the trade. The contracts for the new boat have
THs FLooD IN THE M1ss1ss1ppI-Fro New Orleans
papers of late date we clip the following interesting
items:
At vicksburg the river was eighteen inches higher
higher high Al New Orleans the river was an inch and
| o half higher than last year.
The New Orleans True Delta OF Sunday has the fol.
| lowing:
We learn that Wednesday morning last the Hen;
| derson levee broke. The gap has already extended
several hundred feet, through which the water l.
%snse 1USnd de.trneon. The break Is about Thirteen
miles below yidalla and near where the break OILS
The Bonns Carre creyasse has forced the Jackson
railroad to ADOPT siTsutSus route s via the LAKE, ns
heard of any effort being made to repair the break
reach the lake. thereby, It Is true saving the city
from overflow, at the same time DONG great damage
other portion Of this State There are as far az heard
sraduay sxtndne nssry ali the
G% ROrRs Point to SssW6 SS Snd
the orsvasse were either partially or entirely sub;
at Se plantation Sf Mr. Mathews, Just above Da.
Bedford's levee broke on the 10th, entirely over.
of water pouring down upon bayous Videl and
the 18th, still another break occurred Just below
Duck port at cglbertsCns Pantation, , and another
ssr We learn Service
mail routes in that parish has been suspended, ex-
rled in skiff.
The New Orleans True Delta has the following:
We learn that the steamer Floyd, from New Or:
%psn asF sEflTs 4 TsSsSsFs, TSr5:dsy q iSs @
| of fnrd aunaU m a anfa
s@ssd TO o. give bond and the boat was @ az the
wharf-boat last night
NAsHvIILE.-At Nashville, on Tuesday, the river
was falling, with Ave feet on Harpeth Shoals
| STEAMERS LEAVING.
The Bay City and Iowa announced for Pitts.
burg this evening .-....The regular Friday packet
Courier, Capt Roberts, leaves for Wheeling at five
pM........The Boston, Capt. Wash Honshall, leave:
for Big Sandy at the same hour....".The Caledonia
Capt J. II. Prather, leaves for Maysville at twelve
| NJ, with the mail. ...r....The Jacob Strader, Capt
Dittman, Is the mail boat for Louisville, at moor
to.da The Forest Queen, Capt. Conway
leaves for Madison at the same hour. Lehigh
Capt Skunk, leaves for St. Louis this evening with
a splendid trip.......The Prima Donna, Capt. Ford
leaves for Missouri River this evening ."".The We
mona, Capt. Barclay, is loading for Nashville, ant
will leave this evening ....""The Kate French ant
Dunleth are also loading for Nashville; the Dun
leith leaves Saturday."-..The Monarch, Capt
williamson leaves for New Orleans this evening
The Queen Of the West leaves on Saturday.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ARRIvAIs-Kentucky, Madison; Lancaster, Mays
vlllei punleith, Nashville; Tigress, P{tsbprg; Eu
PPiSs ISTsvus uoGrer WRssiins
DEPARTURES : Kentucky, MSdsoni IanefsstteeI Ianefl.:teI
Bostona, portsmouth; Ohio No. 3, Marietta; Tecum
ssh New orlssns C9heTbag0 81 Louis P0iSnG an;