The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-20
River Intelligence.

The weather since our last issue has been and
peasant with sightshower of rain yesterday morn
ing The River continues to reccde slowly with seven
feet hence to Louisville. Business on the Wharf
Yesterday, was very dull there being very little ship
ping Tor any port Rates have not changed and we
continue 10 auute
PirTsnURo Cotton, 75c.; Molssses, 7Sc.; Whisky
&c; So Flour SOc Pork and Lard, 4Oc.; Pound Freight
rNAsHvILLE. whisky, 5Oo per bril-; Ale 4Oc.; Pound
Frslghts, 2O@2sc. per hundred.
wit. IT ,LoUIsIHeayy Pound Freiehts zoe. per 100;
Per To ssd opi o H1s 9oe 'YG r.
Whisky and Oil, lOc Pound Freights, 2Oa25c
NEw 0RLEANs.--whisky and OIL, 7sc.; Flour, Csc !;
FpGSb, FFGrk 0c Way Lots sOS Bacon and other Pound
Goods, 4Oc. per hundred.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals since our last include the Mariner and
Tigres9, from Pittsburg, with good cargoes. The w.
l. Maclay and s. Prlngle are ia from St. Louis with
iair trips Of freight The Hibberd passed up for
Pittsburg from Nashville yesterday. The Ohio No 2
cleared for Marietta, and the j. b. Ford for Wheel.
loaded as deep as the present stage Of water will
allow The Memphis left for Memphis, and the Mar.
liner for st. Louis. with good trips.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ARRiyALs;-Bostona, Portsmouth Superior Mad.
ison j. B. Ford, Louisville; s. p, Hibberd Nash.
Pittsburg. A'si'oo'
NJ. 9 19EPARTuREs; -Bostona, Portsmouth; Superior,
burg; Lancaster Maysyiile; j. D. Ford WbeoIins:
Memphis, Memphis; Mariner, st. Louis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Jacob Strader had not arrived from Iouisyille
ut late hour last evening, she having grounded on
Rising Sun Bar The Superior takes the place of the
Strader in tho Mail Line and the Tigress takos the
place of the Superior in the Madison trade. At
Louisville, as we learn from the Courier of
the river falling aloyvIv yit
water on the Falls, and four feet inches in the
canal by the mark. The Courier says2
The Dunleith, with heavy freight for Nashville
sartel out Of the canal about six o'clock yesterday
foremost the bar at sand Island and in sWipsin9
round she struck the after post of the Lebanon tied
ana her water wheel was broken off close to her hull
nSsding the & cylinder ti%6ets The boat drfted
the ferry boat Exeelsior took hold q The crippled
the o tho Boat n T
to the deteniions. Tho water wheel, shaft and pt.
MAJ man cropped overheard, and made to the bottom OF
The Lebanon was considerably damaged by the
collision having her guard and fantail broken
Heretofore the channel followed, or ran close along
the side of Sand Island at the foot of the island
t9 the rocky reef along the Kentucky down past tho
Old warehouse with current swift as the rapids
quired to stem the current Several boats especially
1he ie % have not power enough @ cope
succumb in one way or another.
PITTsBURG.-The Dispatch Of yesterday SAYS:
The weather continues clear and warm with indj.
river has Teceed to hree e ThS
t less han , three ieet on Glass House The long
bars and the receding river is again slowly cutting
then ont tGr day t or two longer and while this
not be materially INCREASED ON the wharf business
was not much changed. Shipping continues AT about
steTay The vixen oT st. Lou sS II
for Nashville, cleared with moderate trips. At the
eleven tow-boats were tied up or waiting for trips
The Fort Smith (Ark.) Times of the 4th, says:
The Violet on coming to the fret bend in tho river
she remsps s9TronSdeg g1t M n.U pocket where
rise.
The Helena Democrat, of Saturday, learns from
& passenger, who went down on the j. G. Cline from
Memphis, on Thursday last, that soon after leaving
Memphis, an officer of that boat kicked one of the
deck-hands overheard, and he was drowned. The
perpetrator Of the inhuman act could not be found
out, further than that he was one OF the officers.
The Nashville American has the following;
The Cuba arrived last night in disabled condition
having met with a serious accident at Hydes Ferry
entirely running her larboard engine The Ella viii
take the place Of the Cuba in the Paducah trade
nesday with ~ feet ON the shoals
STEAMERS LEAVING
The Lebanon is announced for Pittsburgh this
evening..."...The regular Friday packet Courier
leaves this evening, at p. NJ, for Wheeling The
Caledonia leaves for Maysvile, at I2 M... The Dos
ton, Capt. Hohnshal, leaves for Big Sandy, at p NJ
....The Telegraph, Capt Hildreth is the mail -boat
for Louisville at noon to-day y.....The Forest Queen
Capt. Conway, leaves for Madison at the same hour
......Thc Judge Terrence will leave for New Orleans
at IL M.""..The fine passenger steamer Lightfoot
Capt Frazier, leaves for Nashville this evening. For
Speed accommodation and attentive officers this boat
has no superior. Clerks Metcafe and O'Hara will
devote themselves TO the wants and comforts of pas
sengers.