The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-14
River Intelligence.

The weather for the last two dayshas been warm
and pleasant The river has risen two feet since our
last issue, and is still rising rapidly.
Business on the levee pretty brisk Saturday,
with fair offerings to New Orleans, St. Louis and
Nashville; we quote, viz:
PITTsBuRG.-Cotton, Sc; Molasses, &C.; Whisky,
0c. Flour, 25c Pork and Lard, 35c.; Pound Freight
l56llSc. per 100 lbs.
Whisky, SOC. per bril- Ale, 25c; Pound
I ST. Louis Heavy Pound Frsights, zoe. per 100;
d @hsFy psE S ana TO S G AS
Whisky and Oil, 4Oc.; Pound Freights 9O@25c.
NEw OnLEAysiw Whisky and Oil, SOC; Flour, ,a5c.;
Pork, i0c and Butter Cheese, &C., 2Oa25c. per hum
dred Horses $40 per head Keg Lard, zoe.
The arrivals since our last issue have been numer-
Gus. The Tecumseh, from New Orleans, arrived on
Saturday, with two barges in tow. The John Tomp-
kns, from Cairo, Potomac, from Louisville, and
Stephen Decatur, from Pttsburg, arrived on Satur-
day The Decatur cleared for New Orleans with a
full load.
The Neptune, Economy, Silver Wave and lebanon
arrived from Pittsburg yesterday.
The Flora Temple arrived from New Orleans with
fair trip.
The Alma, from New Orleans, picked up a snag
above Green River, which passed up through her
boiler deck and hurricane roof knocking consider
able freight overheard Protest was entered Mt this
place.
The Great Western came in from New Orleans,
with II large cargo. She broke a shaft near Yeyay,
which detained her several hours.
The Nat. Holmes, Persia, Bay City and Prairie
Rose are in from st. Louis-all with full cargoes.
The Glendale is in from Memphis with fine trip
of cotton.
The Eunice, from Wheeling, and Ohio No p from
Marietta, came down yesterday.
The X. Valley left for Kanawha, and the Swallow
for Parkersburg on Saturday.
The Potomac and New York cleared for Pttsburg
with full loads.
The Reliance left for Nashville with fair trip of
| freight.
The r. +. Sass and Nick Thomas left for New Or
leans yesterday, and the Silver Wave and Neptune
for ST. Louis
The Messenger cleared for Missouri River with u
| fine trip Of freight and people.
The Eunice passed down for Louisville after reship
ping lot Of freight tho Cheesman, for St. Louis.
The river is falling rapidly at Pittsburg, with about
eight feet water in the channel.
The river at st. Louis on Saturday had risen only
six inches in the previous twenty-four hours Tho
| W. 1. Maclay left for Cincinnati.
| Captain King has sold the Arkansaw Traveller to
| Captain Adams, of the Arkansas River Mail Line,
| for $4,000.
We clip the following from the Louisville Courier
| of the 18th:
The river has not fallen an inch during the past
| forty-eght hours with fully eight and half feet
water in the Canal last evening On the Falls there
| for st. Louis descended the Falls in the morning,
| The weather WAS changeabe, and very squally yes
terd0y, with two or three hard showers OF rain fol-
lowed bya very high wind almost gale for awhile,
| which made IL clear and cold at night.
| STEAMERS LEAVING TODAY.
The Alma, Bay City, Nat Holmes, Flora Temple
| and Economy announced for Pittsburg to-day.
The regular Monday packet Ohio, No. 2, Captain
Sayres, leaves for Marietta at p. NJ.
The fine steamer Caledonia, Captain j. H. Prather,
Is the mail-boat for Maysyille at IAN.
The Jacob strader, Captain @. ii. Dittman, is the
mail boat for Louisville at noon.
The Forest Queen leaves for Madison at l2 NJ.
The J. w. Chsesman, Captain Ketohum, is the first
boat for St. Louis In the Express Line.
The Lebanon, another fine passenger packet, will
leave for st. Louis to-day.
The Jacob Traber, Martha Putnam and Prairie
Rose are also announced for st. Louis.
Captain w. II. Davidson il loading the Eolian for
the Upper Mississippi
The Prima Donna Is the only boat loading for Mis-
souri, River. She Is announced to leave early this
week.
The Lightfoot, Captain Frazier; Hudson, Captain