The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-09
River Intelligence.

Riuer-A Weather--1rriv and Departures !
Ruies Of Freigkt--Boots Due--Dcstructire |
Fire ut PtisJurg-- GlendoLe-- Giednings from |
ai Our Erchangcs-Steamers Leaving, etc!
The weather during the last few days has been
clear and pleasant Tho river continues to rocode
rapidly opposite this port with fully eighteen feet
water hence to Louisville Business on the Lovee
Saturday, was rather dull being very little freight
going for any port. Rates firm at the following
quotations; .r..
.PIrEspuRo.-oottop, SOC; MOissses, sOc.i Whisky
i2H@iSc: per 100 lbs. a.. .h., Al. a., po,ra
FreisSts, Isa52oc. peril per hundred. @ a. O',
ST. Lou1s-Heavy Pound Freights, 20c per 100;
%hsE S and 70 0 S gss ey SSd
oairo-whisky and Oil, tOC.i Pound Freishts, 2O@2'c.
.NEy ORIEAss.,-whisky, SOc:i Pork, tOc.i Flour,
3Oc Bacon, etc, ls@9Oc por hundred he; Horses, $40
ARRIVALS AND pEPARTuREs.
Tho Eunice arrived from Wheeling and the Key
West, Arizona and Moderator from pittsburg, all
with good carRoes The Glendale is in from Memphis
and tho Jacob Poe from Louisville, with light trips,
The departures include the Belle Creole, for Pitts
burg, aud the Swallow, for Parlcersburg both fully
loaded. The Arizona and Moderator left for st.
Louis. loaded to the guard. The Lands got of for
New Orleans with good trip. The Eunico and Key
West passed down for Louisville Saturday.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Glendale arrived from Memphis Saturday
evening" three days and hours out This is tho
quickest trip Of tho From the officers Of tho
Glendale we learn that deck hand named John
holland, resident of this place, fell through the
wheel house at Memphis, and drowned; he leaves
n wife aud two children. The Hudson, Alma, Cliff
ton and COM Porry, are due here and will doubtless
bo found In port this morning. At Plttsburg, on
Saturday, ten steamers were burned to the waters
edge, VIZ: Belmont Council Bluffs, jennie Gray
Potamae, Jas. Wood, ]. II. Conn, Pamela, Cremona
Commerce and Henry Graf.
ouR CORRESPONDENCE.
EVANSVILLE, Friday, May 9th, 1889.
EDIIoRs DAILY Pass Steamer Hudson left Nash
S tSS MAY May tStS th at SGOGa & Th
passengers. The Daeotah was the only boat in port
for the Ohto river Freights arc very scarce at Nash
when we came out. Freishts are exceedingly scarce
So' oho RT E ns SG@S Above M Mount y
non, but still rising below Wabash was rocedlng
when we came past. We will be in Cincinnati on
Saturday evening. SAM.
| oLEANINos FROM OUR ExcHANGEs.
LouIsviLLE.-The Courier of Saturday says.
FALLING FAsr.-The river was falling with unusual
rapdty yesterday barely eleven feet water the
falls St dusk last evening During the previous twenty,
Of water. The weather has continued exceedingly
warm and clear, without drop Of rain the whole
FTeghts for the East are advancing the river
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per cent on the ruinousy low rates prevalent few
91 Ss =" i paeRe to he
New Orleans trade. She will be exclusively Of Louis
' N2w ISuREG Il HtEG.We learn from Capt SSa Hooper
that the Msssrs Howard tho builders, have tho new
sdy to R eP EsPSS By PiSEsf5ss 5 wi" be
The late freshet In the Ohio and its tributaries has
threatened Cairo very seriously, the water having
risen to within five feet of the flood last year, and
| still swelling half an inch per hour Thursday
| mamnhig cOmmpuCpu Wadnae.
day and aSIs .ss,I in hs vicinity Of dsspd 2; the river
St New Orleans tho River was four inches above sS
high water mark, and not feet as had been errone-
ST. Louls.-The Democrat of Saturday has the
following:
slssppi rising all the way from Dubuque, He, saw
Capt. Smith Harris, of the Gray Eagle, just down
rise had taken place At St. Paul, and that ali the
small streams were full l., and pouring out turhuant
here will amount to eight ten feet at this point
The rise here, yesterday, amounted to about five
@ SshsH Y nS Psai ' sSisas Ss
Eagle at ANY n9 GTa The GUd
searee at all points and partial cessation Of
Capt Morrison has given up all attempts to raise
the Aunt Lefty, and will not resume them again
until the water fallS-a contingency far of, It is
The Aionzo Child, on her way to St. Joseph, broke
from rom the D. 4. January. 4''''' ''''s IL
NAsHvILLE.-The Cumberland was falling on Fri.
day, with plenty of water on the shoals
STEAMERS LEAVING. ...
The jacob Poe, Clifton and Alma are announced
for Pittsburg this eyening...."The regular Monday
packet Ohio No. p Capt. Sayres leaves for Marietta
at r. M.......Tho Caledonia, Capt j. II. Prather,
leaves for Maysville at noon with the mail.
The Jacob Strader, Capt. Dittman is the mail boat
for Louisville at noon TO day The Forest Queen
Capt. Dan. Conway, leaves for Madison at the same
| hour......The r. B. Hamilton, Capt. Davidson, is
loading for Nashville, and will leave this evening"
She is a fast and staunch boat, and her courteous
clorks, Messrs. Mccullough and Davidson, will make
passengers at home In her neat cabin.... The Hud-
son, Capt. Ridenour Is also announced for Nashville
.....Tho J. W. Cheesman, Capt. Ketchum, is the
next steamer for st. Louis in the Express Line ..
The Glendale, Capt Bugher, leaves for Memphis OH
Thursday next, her regular day"..r.The General
Pike is also loading for Memphis, aud announced to
leave to-day. Eugene Bowers is in the ofice.
The side-wheel steamer Pocahontas, Capt. REILLY,
leaves for Arkansas Ryer this evening" Capt Charley
Kcndrck is In the office. The A. o. Tylor Capt
Collier is loading for New Orleans and will leave to-
morrow.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
| ARRIVALS -Bostona, Portsm out IL lancaster, lays
vile; Eunice, Wheeling; Jacob Strader Louisville;
Arizona, Pittsburg; Key West, do; Moderator do;
Kentucky Madison. ..... ri. '.I
DErAnTURhs.-Bostona, Portsmouth; Lancaster,
Maysyille; Eunlce, Louisville; Jacob Strader, do
Key West, do; Kentucky, Madison; Swallow, Par.
kersburg Belle Creole, Pttsburg Arizona, St. Louis
Moderator, do. Lands, New Orleans.