The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-19
River Intelligence.


The river has risen about fifteen inches since oul
last report, and is still swelling slowly The weather
during the day has been very wet and disagreeable
with n heavy fall Of snow last evening. The Leyes
yesterday presented very drcary aud dull appear
ancc; In fact, not say that there was any bust
ness transacted during thoday. Frcshts are declin
ing, and with light offerings We quote
PfrTsBURe. Cotton, 5Oc.; AIolassos, 50c; Whisky
tOe Flour 2oci Pork and Lard, 3Oc.; Pound Freight
| l22@l5c. per 100 lbs.
NhsSEyrLLE Whisky, loc per bril- Ale, o0c.; Pound
,,ST 1T LOUIS Pound Freights, s0c. per 100
c per- br Go To To ans hi Ssd & Ae de S
Whisky and Oil, lOc Pound Freights, 2OC925c
NEW oRLEANs,-whisky 4Oc.; Pork, Soc; Flour,
25c Bacon &C, l52Oc. per hundred; Horses $40 per
Arrivals AND DEPARTURES.
The Swallow arrived from ParkersbuIH with fair
trip she has fifty tuns for points below. The Henry
Graf and South America came in from Pittsburg
with full cargoes. The Monarch came In from New
Orleans, with 600 hhds. sugar for this port The Arr
gyle, from the same port, came in with full cargo
for this port and Pittsburg The departures include
the Hazel Dell to louisville, and the Courier to
Wheeling, with fair trip. The Queen City did not
get off for New Orleans night before last on account
Of the crew Jumping" her. She left last evening.
The South America was preparing to leave for the
same port last evening The Henry Graf cleared for
st. Louis with fair trip.
The steamers Key West, j. d. Ford, Commodore
Perry and Cremona arc due from above, and the
Vixen and Lands from below. by special dispatch
from Pttsburg learn that fhe river is falling with
eight feet nine inches I'm the channel. The steamer
Switzerland arrived at New Orleans ON the l7th and
the J. X. Bell, Eclipse, Pringlc and Haiman de.
parted.
CAIRO, March l6--lt A.. NJ.
Eos. DAILY Press: The steamer Lands left New
Orleans March 10TH ut +. NJ, with $50 tuns freight,
a cabin and 50 deck passengers. FreiRhts low and
s1earcss; Boats in P9rt for Cincinnati-Defcnder,
Passed 4. o. Tyler above mouth of ,Plaquemine;
Z. Nj; Kennett Ct Coles Creek Island. l2th-Met
ChoctaM Island; Tigress st island q. ljtii-PsssSd
hIady, Walton ct Cat Island. ,!6th-Passed Wm.
Baird at Riddles Point met II. F. Sass and Stephen
Decatur at Island No. !. Lost ten hours taking on
freight on the coast Discharged, and have. freight
Nevay, Rising SUM- and Aurora. BE un Saturday
morning All well. N. CLEARY.
STEAMERS LEAVING TO-DAY.
The Aurora Cart. Sloan, is announced for Pitts
burg ut four p. NJ to-day. The regular Saturday
packet Swallow, Capt. Williams leaves for Parkers-
burg at four p NJ. The Kanawha Valley, Capt Jesse
Walton, leaves for Kanawha River at five p. NJ. to-
day. The splendid Bosona, Capt VIM. McLan,
leaves for Portsmouth at twelve NJ. The fine pas
senger steamer Freestonc, Capt Whips, leaves for
Maysyille at noon to-day. The Telegraph, Capt.
IIdroth, is the mail-boat for Louisville at noon
to-day. The Kentucky, Capt. David, leaves for
Madison at the same hour. The fine passenger
steamer Martha Putnam, Capt. jewell will leave for
st. Louis to-day at four p. NJ, positively The Per-
sla Jacob Traber and Prairie Rose are also loading
for st. Louis. The Prima DONNA Capt. Ford, is the
only boat loading for Missouri River. Capt Tim
mans is loading the EOlan for the Upper Mississippi;
she leaves to-day. The Resolute, Capt. Bugher, is
announced for Arkansas River to-day vt four p. NJ
Capt. Barclay is loading the fine steamer Wenona for
Nashville she leaves to-day at four p. NJ. The Ian.
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