Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-06
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio was receding slowly at this point
yesterday, having declined no more than four five
Louisville was about ten feet. At Pittsburg last
evening the river was swelling with seven feet and
WITH Il 1--WE et four Su inches IN the ePppn At ST. L6n
the Mississippi was rising, and the Missouri likewise
~ OTets 95S snd sSG WReps 20 Oe coming up gradually
The weather was clear, mild and beautiful yester-
day only disagreeable by the agency of versatile
wind, which often stirred the dust most uncomfort
rally less than on Wednesday Rates of freight were
II PiassSro' Cotton, 7Sc; McIisses, 75c; Whisky,
ioc Flour, 25c. Pork and Lard, ,lOc Pound Freights
81. Iouis.-iIcavy Pound Freights, 25c per 100 lbs +;
Whisky and OIL CSC. per barrel; Stoves, 25c; Ale
EyGn.piIlc lcH.whisky and Oil, 6Oc. per barrel.
Nashrfhes Whisky per brl I5c Cloyer,seed eoe;;
Cairo2WRisRy and Oil, 50c per barrel; Pound md
FrSSghs St,1 sOS PER TO- RSunds1m and Oh r,orr
2sc.; and other Pound freghs, 2593Oc. per 100 ibs
The Clarendon left for Pfttsburg yesterday. Her
among other things % 20 SSrrcIs Of
The Poi1gd q left for Nashville yesterday, with 700
Whisky Ths 5.t and t1g ,ds 5sgs , Of Flour.
with 100 bales ofcotton on board.
Al, The riytr at louisville was slowly swelling on
with i've eet seven inches water in the canal in tic
evening. On the falls there were fully three and
which it turned chilly with very high wind pre-
The Cumberland, at Nashville, on Tuesday com
menced rising, and had swelled ten inches in twenty
shoals With Tse IL caney Fork The WaOSa Sn and
Gien,Sood had arrived at Nashville. and the Belle
Yesterday 3 Louisville Courier observes.
The UnG SS Cant, ssyGrt + in an ugly and un
rsked her starboard side, breaking the engine and
while, and L was feared several lives would be
sacrificed by the escaping steam but luckily no one
was knocked overheard with Shoulder dislocated,
but managed to sustain himself in the water, by
1 WHICH az New
Orleans, on "Wednesday, brought the latest intelli,
nine feet on the shSaest bars along the lower Ohio
Med sS tEsYS S S. in e Shn' 6s Sstee Gs End
Island Z" and the new gnsLe Sam At Island g, were
and hopes q aSstns W them @ Of exCeptng By sc
contracted to buda boat for the Southern trade to
AT New Orleans, Capt. Smoker sold his boat, the
S dp seaf
purchased the steamer Belle GATES for 5000. Capt
Ea % %saraS s %s SaSsse vii II sTs NS
for new boat !. n place Of the y MsRde:
The river here swelled about three inches in the
twenty four hours ending at dark last evening. The
river lb bIll bWellinB Out 10 tdlrO tncre Is seven
and half feet full. The Illinois River is about
stationary, with six and half feet to Peoria, and
five and half feet to Lasalle.
The Upper Mississippi Is swelling slowly all the
way down There Is four feet on the Upper and
thirty two inches on the Lower Rapids Below keo-
kuk there is six feet and the river has risen fully
eight inches. At Gaena the river has risen two feet
There is evidently swell of some extent coming
down the Upper Mississippi. On the Lower Rapids
the water has risen four inches. TheIo is O great
deal Of stuff coming down 80.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ArTiUals-PTioress, Madison; Ohio No. g. Marietta;
Jacob strader, Louisville; Bostona, Portsmouth;
Melrose, Maysville. -I7'
Departures -Prioress, Madison; Ohio No. ., Mari
eta; Bostona, Portsmouth, Jacob Strader, Louis
Poland, Nashville 7