The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-06
River Intelligence.


Duing the past few days we have had very pleasant
Weather. The River is falling rapidly opposite this
port and the Courier from Wheeling reports tho
River falling all the way down. business on the
Levee was tolerable active yesterday but rates re
main about the same as last quoted
PITTsBURe.-Cotton, SOC. BIolasses, Soc; Whisky
49, Flour zoe. Pork and Lard, 3Oc.; Pound Freight,
l239l5c. per 100 lbs. ---1
..sT. .Iouis,@Heayy Pound Froights, zoe. per loo;
c per Br in' TO STS 9 SSd d e s
Whisky and Oil, 4Oc.i Pound Freghts, 2O@25c
NEw ORLEANS. Whisky, l5c.; Pork, ssc.; Flour,
2Oc Bacon, ETC., l5d2Oc. per hundred hs Horses $40
per head.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals include the Gen. Pike, Anglo Saxon
and Mariner, from st. Louis, with good trips; the
two latter left for Pitsburg last evening. ... The
Ida May, from Pittsburg passed down for Nashville
yesterday"...".Tho r. b. Hamilton and Reliance are
In from Nashville; the latter goes Pltsburg this
evening.....The Belle Creole arrived from New Or
leans with good cargo....The Ohio No. . left for
Marietta with paying trip...T The Hastings left for
Pittsburg and the I. b. Ford for Wheeling with full
cNrgoes".""..Tho W. I. Maclay for ST. Louis, Ohio
Belle for New Orleans, and Memphis for Memphis all
got of with full trips of freight and people..The
st. Louis, Neptune, Marcngo and Fred Iron are due
from below and will be found in port this morning
......At New Orleans on Wednesday the Eclipse ar
rived and the Faircbild departed
oLEAN1NGs FRoI our EXCHANGES.
PiTTsBuRG.-Tho Dispatch Of yesterday saws;
The weather continues clear and pleasant and
dust is taking the place of the mud of Which we have
had so much lately. The river ID still rccednR stead
longer navigation viii again he a dilcuIt matter;
Yesterday evening there was eight feet scant I'm the
freight being handled eithor way With excessive
tonnage to all points, rates continue below remun-
Economy from Cincinnati, and the Minerva from
MheeIng tho latter clearing again in the evening.
trip TodS5 the Key Wes Viii ES .ayC S"ag tSr Tn G
and the Moderator for st. Louis.
LoUIsyILLE.---Wo clip the following from the
Courier of yesterday.
rGpS ThS RyeE RI. T@s falling rapidly and
Visible last evening. During the previous twenty
aGur @ noHfs me river hJ reeeued two feet six inches,
falls are of course navigable for the largest boats
ana b0uS S we telGk & continue SO through the wsok
The weather all the month, full four days. has been
lear; dIy, and very warm and tho most genial May
In CH4EcEPYEITnL Y INTERCHANGE FINED ron Con-
rEaPT-lt will he recollected that tho Interchange
some time ago, was attached by the Marshal Of tie
ShsnSsTy court n thia elty while IN charge Of Capt
while in custody of deputy. This led to the arrest
81 All teo parties Supposed to be engaged in con-
pilot 'l'O
llo VI VI were 10 be tried be-
fore Jury In the Ohancory Court yesterday ali tie
parties being in arrest. The case Of Can't Ford was
verdict nns him s3o He Lad bsen Sy conped pGipesd ia
Jail two weeks, and was proven to have been an ac
ccssory. .. -
The trial of Capt Finch will be held to-day.
From the officers Of the Diana we learn that the
river at Natchez had commenced falling, but at
the New Orleans True Delta of Sunday the ist
The river opposite this port was about four feet
to be ut stand. Early yesterday forenoon d slirht
break took place In the levse the Stock Land.
The width Of feet by some four FEET deep ThreuTh
this, the water ran pretty freely, powing rapidly
the railaoad thence extended to tho rear Of Jefferson
City Immediate help was given, and last evening
the would-be creyasse was closed. ...
We learn that the T. II, Judson has laid up for tho
The Cstahoula from ouachita, reports that stream
in good boating order.
The National reports Red river falling from shreve
The Era No. I, Is the last boat from Red river She
s was ssnagged Thile running down, but managed to
The Indian arrived FROM Tensas last evening, re-
pSFs tRst Rsdr rosy very high and many
their cotton on RATS to get it on board
~ The Chatatanooga came out OF dock yesterday, and
The Baton Ronge Gazette states that break in IN,
levee occurred on Wednesday night, between Conrad
steamer D. F Kenner, as she passed down, caused IT,
aseSsH ssr iUTSs TO the
good spirits, succeeded In stopping 1t. = E'
STEAMERS LEAVING
The st. Louis, Marengo and Neptune are announced
for Pittsburg this evening. regular Friday
packet Courier, leaves for Wheeling at five p. M...,
The Boston, Capt. Wash. Honshall, leaves for Big
Sandy at the same hour....The Caledonia leaves for
Maysville at twelve NJ, with the mail.. The splen
did steamer Lghtfoot Capt. Frazier leaves for Nash
vile this evening. She is fast and staunch steamer
and her attentive clerks, Messrs, Metcalfe and
O'IIara, will see that passengers are comfortably
roomed..""The r. B. Hamilton, Capt Davidson,
is also loading for Nashville; Clerks Mccullough and
Davidson are in the ofce....The side-wheel steam
er Pocahontas, Capt Reilly, is loading for Arkansas
River; Charles Kendrick is in the ofice.... Tho Tel
egraph is the ail-boat for Louisyillee at noon to-
day""o".The Forest Queen, Capt. Conway leaves for
Madison at the same hour.
our CORRESPONDENTS.