The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-14
River intelligence.

ANANOA AhgOhHS9OhOOs
The Weather yesterday was warm and cloudy, with
indications OF rain last evening The River continues
to recedO steadily with fourteen feet water hence to
Louisville. Business on the levee is dull. There was
aslisht improvement iniahrments for New Orleans
ye'teripys end the seauchanna and Nick Thomas
wero receiving freight quite lively. To Pittsbure
tho offerings were light, with fair trado for St.
Louis. Rates remain the same as last quoted, viz:
~ PIrTsBURG. Cotton, 5Oc. Molasses, 5Oc.; Whisky
c; Flour 2c Pork and Lard, 3Oc.; Pound Freight,
r, NAshyrLLE-whsky,5 5Oc per bril-; Ale, IOc.; Pound
Freis1ts, 2O@2So. per hundred, :.
srS wan XII T. qRS
Niw onLE Ans. WHISKY and on, SoO.; Flour, sOe.;
M HoTs sRd pSa StSSs head roSS KSS
Lard, lOc.; Dry Goods, i0c per hundred.
-gfiARRIyALs AND DEPARTURES. .r-.n
The Lehigh, Tlgress aud Sir VIM. Wallace came
in from St. Louis fully loaded Tho, Economy is In
from Pittsburg and the Swallow from Parkersburg
The Kanawa Valley arrived from Kahawa, with a
light trip. The Universe, from Now Orleans, had
big trip. The departures Include the Tigress and
Sir Wm Wallace for Pttsburg and the Courier for
Wheeling, with paying trips. The Hazel Dell loft for
st. Louis with full cargo, and the Hudson for Nash.
ville with light trip
MISCELLANEOUS.
From our Pittsburg exchanges we learn that there
is only four feet water on Glass House, Steamers
bound for Pttsburg will have to be careful to prevent
being stuck. The Dispatch of yesterday says:
h The & river continues to recede slowly very slowly
feet six inches, scant, in the channel This makes
Soas s n6 then four feet on Glass House and
wE susnsas wss S thSy
0rGSs o weTe II irent G
teIday, were the St. Louis from St. Paul, Marengo
| from Wheeling The Melnotte cleared for St Louis
Epdeavor for louisville, Melrose for Nashville and
AT Louisville, as We learn from the Courier of yes
terday; The River continues to fall, though slowly
ycnns in the pass In III the cSSs there S l@s Weo
feet water by the mark, but owing to the immense
water in the locks During the previous "a hours the
nd y MAJ reSSae9 ns S ac4S IN at the head @ Of The falls
clear and rather cool in the morning, but very
Captain Lockhart, tho Superintendent, was COM
pio penied yesterday morning to close the canal, in
the locks. There should be at least seven feet water
IN the channel, but yesterday morning the Universe
drawing only four feet water. This induced the S-
perntendent to Immediately set all his force to wo
ty dre,dge out the mud, and the canal was abruptly
We, do not know how long the canal viii be
closed, but probably it will be temporarily opened to-
night, if any light boats want to go through There
were several boats IN port yesterday for points below
all of which were light enough to go the Falls
and suffered nc. detention.
The coal-boat that lodged on Sand island has been
Iightened of all right, through the management Of
Messrs. Crane and Littrel. This is the boat alluded
to the other day. ~ f-tt FA =
Tho Mississippi at St. Louis continues to rocede
slowly, although the Upper Mississippi was reported
at full tide. 1t had risen so high at Lacrosse that
the railroad terminus was nearly submerged One of
the bridges over tho Black River, near that point,
has been carried away, and the cars arc unable to
| reach the depot.
by Telegraph
NEW ORLEANS. May 18Th The steamer Ohio
Belle, from CINCINNATI arrived aud the Queen of the
West departed. The River has fallen fifteen inches
| In the last four days. T4FN
erEAMERs LEAVING.
The Economy, Capt Beltzhoovor, leaves for Pitts
burg this evening Tho Swallow Capt Williams
is the regular Saturday packet for Pnrkersburg cav
ing ats P. N..,@,The Kanawa Valley, Capt. Walton,
leaves for Kanawa at P. M".".".The fine passenger
packet Lancaster, Capt. Conner leaves for Maysvile
at noon to day-Cerk Lew. Morris will AXE passen-
gers at homo in her neat cabin....... The Bostona
leaves for Portsmouth at II NJ, with the mail....
The Telegraph, Capt Hildreth, leaves for Louis.
Vile, at noon to-day, with The U. S. Mail......
Tho Superior Capt. David leaves for Madison at the
same hour.".".Tho hns passenger pa ,ket Dunleith
Is loading for Nashville and will leave this evening
She is fast and comfortable steamer and her accom-
modations are No. l. Capt. Enyart Is In command,
and Clerks Wilson and j. 7. Enyart in the Office
..."""The Wenona, IL also loading for Nashville...
The Martha Putnam leaves for St. Louis this evening
with good cargo"-.. The Fred Iron is loading for
ST.. Lonis and will leave on Monday......The sus-
guehanna Capt. Williamson, leaves for Now Orleans
this evening. Mart. r. Fisher is in the ofice.,...
The N W. Thomas, Capt. Duble is also loading for
New Orleans.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.