The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-01
River Intelligence.

The River continues to recedo slowly, with plenty
of water for the largest class of steamers. The
Weather yesterday was clear and pleasant. Business
more lively appearance on the Levee yesterday
than for two or three days previous. St. Louis boats
doing pretty good business but the offerings for
the South very limited. Freights firm at the
following quotations.
PITTsBURG.-Co SOC. Molasses, SOC; Whisky
iOc Flour, 2Oc Pork and Lard, 3Oc; Pound Freight,
NGsHviLLE whisky, Sc. per bril- Ale, SOC; Pound
Freights, I5929c. per hundred; -. ,o,.
ST LoUIsELeayy d Pound Fre,ghts 2ec Per I. 100;
CairoWhisky and Oil, 4Oc.; Pound Freights 2Oa25c.
NEW ORLEANs.-whisky !5c.; Pork 35c Flour,
Oc Bacon, etc, l592Oc per hundred; Horses $40 per
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals include the Lebanon from st. Louis,
with full load for Pittsburg, for which port she left
last evening. The ]. W. Cheesman, from the same
port, came in with II full load The Cambridge ar
rived from st. Louis with 200 tuns freight for this
place. The Switzerland and j. S. Pringle arrived
| from New Orleans with fine cargoes The Courier
came down from Wheeling on time, with fair trip.
The Ohio, No. g. for Marietta had good trip. The
| Lehigh and Jacob Traber got oil for St. Louis,
crowded with passengers and freight. The Glendale,
| for Memphis, and r. b. Hamilton for Nashville, left
| with splendid trips.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| The Kentucky, from Madison, brought up the iron
safe Of the David Gibson The steamer Conewago
has withdrawn from the Nashville trade for few
days to repair. Negotiations were being made yes
erday for the sale Of the steamer Freestone She has
withdrawn from the Maysville trade. Mr.. II. O.
Bruce, the clerk has taken command of the steamer
Fairy Queen, with the intention of running her in
the Nashville trade
The Louisville Courier of yesterday says:
The falls will be barely navigable for ascending
boats to-day, unless they are light The Switzerland
from New Orleans, drawing over eight feet water
compelled to come through the canal in Tho
mOrning-th6 first boat since tho rise.
The officers Of the SOutherner report that the Mis-
sissippi at Memphis had commenced rising again or
sro o% ESs sRy tRe & all 9
almost general and another break had occurred il
the leyee at Amcricfn Bend, on the lake behind th
cut:oh IT, has also broken az the lower end Of Ken
inundated. Plantations there which escaped tn
flood of last year completely submerged, dn,
the Lake Washington region Is generally under,
ST. LOUIs.-The Democrat of "Wednesday says:
The river rose here ten inches on Monday night
and two or three inches yesterday. The swell i'm
to think there is going TO be no very important rs
| here at present-that the river here Is as high o
nearly as high as II will be this season.
Business continues brisk as gould be expected, an
alittle more 80.
: BY Telegraph
5 pITTsBURG, March 3l-M.-Riyer is rising, wit
eight feet eight inches water in the channel Til
steamers Diamond and Goody Friends have arrived
We learn by telegraph that the steamer Queen Cit
had left New Orleans for this port on the 3Oth
. L13y Adams Express.
. EVANSVILLE, March 81,
EDITORS DAILY Pass: Steamer Dunleith, Captai