Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-10
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio opposite this port has been swell
ing since our last issue more rapidly than on
Monday, having risen, during the twenty
four hours ending last evening, about four
teen or fifteen inches, making, according to
the report from the Water works a channel
depth at this port of nearly eight and half
feet. AT Pittsburg the river was rising yes
terday, with twelve feet water there at noon.
Yesterday was delightful, decidedly cool
in the morning; but sufficiently warm and
very pleasant until evening, when the tenn
perature became lower, though not too low
for comfort
Business on the Landing was quite ami
mated yesterday until noon; but in the after
noon the excitement of the election dimin-
ished much of the activity, and for the re-
mainder Of the day affairs were dull. Rates
of freight were unchanged from our last
| quotations.
Yesterdays Louisville Courier contains
the following:
The river continues TO rise slowly but steadily
with three feet four inches in the Canal last evening
hours the river at the head the Fails bad rseP
iully two inches, which Is half foot at Portland
The weather has turned suddenly cool, and during
the greater portion of the day it was windy.
| The Tempest arrived from Memphis early yester-
day morning, and to Hodges and Dalton, the clerks
We are indebted for a manifest and memorandum
only three feet in the Ohio, with the river falling
from Cairo up; She reports having met the Red
Economy and Mariner at French Island, and boat,
name nnkInoEn, at oil Greek, all hard aground,
with but little prospect of getting OFF.
The Ohio River from here to Cairo is now in n
w1etGhed condition, @ n and all the bars are above
to get through, and it is with great dfeuity that
Ihey succeed IN getting through without grounding
and ha eef waeT se arafd nd tSeT %Ss craving % two
| amount Of sparring TO come through.
We copy the following from the Paducah
(Ky.) Herald ofthe 9th inst:
The steamer Scotland, was, a day or two SINCE
$4,000. She is now lying at our landing and will be
Louis and New Orleans trade.
The Mississippi was stationary at st. Louis
at last accounts by mail, and 1--WE and half
feet to Cairo, four and half feet TO Keokuk
and two and a half feet on the Rapids. In
the Missouri there are only three feet three
inches, and the Illinois is very low and diff
cult to navigate.
Fridays New Orleans Delta remarks:
The levee yesterday was very brisk and arrivals
numerous. The upper landing especially begins to
wear more animated l00k, aud we hope in few
days to hear Of good tdings from the lower and.
ing; Among the arrivals we regret to say is the b.
The late storm and had return 70 port TO provide
hserseii with new pair. The Ed, J. Gay, from
q. L. McGili and Cora Anderson came In from 81
Louis The Mary keene, from the Bends, had also
rolltOn during the storm on Tuesday. She is some.
what Of an unfortunate craft she. was originally
built for the upper country trade, but never made
an immense fortune for her owners. She then was
Company, was run by them about one season, has
been chartered out for the 0pelousas and Atchafi-
laya trade and has for the last six months been
waiting for a purchaser.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ArriraL-M Mcclellan, LouisyiIle; Boston, No q
Portsmouth; Boston, Big Sandy; Dnnleith, Neville:
Pri0ress, Madisoni Trio, memphisi marengo, New
Orleans; lows, fittsburgj Andy Fulton, Pittsburg
a. eonalt, Pittsburg; Judge ToTrence, Dock.
Madison; Bostola No. z, Poftamonthi Boston. Big
sandy; Liberty, Wheeling; Dnnleith, Heyille Killed
PIKE. AsRphlsi Andy faltoa, ksE Orleans: