Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-18
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio, opposite this port, has begun to
swell since last ssue and was still slowly SWELL
ing last evening, having risen during the twenty
four hours then ending about six inches leaving
channel-depth at this point Of nearly nine and a
halt feet. At Pittsburg the river still declining
Yesterday with four feet eight inches water there at
Yesterday was the warmest day we have had for a
mosphere sultry and oppressive to a very disagree.
able degree. Rain began TO fall about nine O'Clock
thres hours The Skies are cloudy, as We writeOten
o'clock p. M.-and there are indications of more
Business on the wharf was fairly active for the
put d rev oosss were az me Land
quoted rates ~
Yesterdays Louisville Courier has the following:
The river commenced falling yesterday, and was
six inches water in the Canal last eysnins, BY the
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inch, and nearly, half foot at Portland. The
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evening 4 turned % very warm and the Thermometer
The Ohio Riyes at Cairo commenced falling We'd
nesday after having been rising slowly for nearly
Wednesday night. The Mississippi is also slowly
receding, with seven feet water from Cairo TO 81.
The. Tempest arrived from Cairo early yesterday
morning and instead Of turning back as advertised,
The river not to pay boat to run regularly
h bs asf s o TO @ seTe
| Is an increase In business.
RssS IL pSsSS S
Grse,nyilIs Ths Captain I G OF the Araso charged
u viii be seen by our Cairo letter that there is
large amount Of freight sccumulatins there, being
several boats left there Tuesday for New orleans
all loaded to the guards. @
blown ofi by tornado. When on her irst trip, sh,
Lansing this week, she broke her shsf in sndesyor
nSs ssg % S% Sn es q nG SOs
%ednesdsy,s New Orleans Dss informs =. ns =,
days out from Shreveport in . disabled condition
her Wheel Thss In fsgmsnss g ana hss esPsan
Lales cotton taken al g per bale She was OiisEs'
1 1000 bales in Shreveport, at the same price; The
Il ri The eGn mouth R u Bayou Pierre 81
went up as far as Grand Bayou, attending TO her wa
whom below Os ss Struck y
4 ing her bottom for thirty feet, and sinking her i'm
stern in eight feet and her bow in eighteen inehs
Sies Hss s T ps e A9ysG % s6Sasd @
The stes%srs rs Reub White aud Alligator have lai
| up above Grand Ecore. There are eighteen inche
ON that bar nd nine inches, II not more In sight,
!, The Era No. T. after dredging for threedays on Ca
" h0un's BAR, succeeded In getting 20 AlexAndrla
making the trip in the unprecedented time oftwens'
the Fsts J; 4 aground 1Yposlts, the wreck Of q
Up above the falls The saracen, with load 81 sro
e The Moro was unable 10 reach Alexaniria, and
i laid up below the town. The Guide and Newsbo
are SSnd 4 sDsssE rGMnt wte sSssSsR 3 Sr.SaS SSh,
q at morgan's Landing. The Minncsota y aground Z
n the mouth Of Red River with eightoen inches waite
u | on the bar The steamer Anna Perrett has r.
n shipped her freight on tho Eimira AZ the mouth
e Red River, and Is yipg up Just rboxe ~ ses moatl
J. entirely suspended ii Red River, 80, ,,.
i Yesterdays st. Louis RspubaicaH has this intel
y | gence .s.---.
le The river here remains stationary. The last a
r. rivals from below report seven feet IN the uhann
~ out TO Cairo. We last eyeninerecevedR telegraph
N John Walsh, dated Cairo, august 10. htaling th
IA the Walsh arrived at Cairo yesterday afternoon. ~
7 bund six and half ieet only In the channel, III
water Ii getting low, truly. The Lower Mississipl
Ii In very bad condition. =. t. n flg.l 10
4 The nliPois River is hilng steadily, with thr
?, and a half feet in the ehaunei below Peoria Al
N The Upper Mifsissippi Is fslliag from el, "
n down. with four feet soaut the Upper and tyeet
~ eight inches on tAe Lower Napids. below Aeokt
OF there are three and nlA,f feet seent The keot'
m packets have very ecant water for the amount
- business they hnye TO DO. -. -.
ss he msS sssS rs hissE % Joy
a | The weather u beeonins quite bot again. hp
I. mess ON the levAs "a dull. = - \
- oaias ssKANsoAf nkdfaFki y. ssisa ~, 7. y.
xyr;tuh superior, louisville; Forsst Qnsap, M
a" isOn Magnolia, Maysvilie; Boston Dig eS1dyi \
10, lance, Mariet'G hose Douglas hemphii pan'ni'
~ Deeastures -superior. Louisville; fersst .Ques
Nv MadlsOn, Magnolia. Mayaviliei puuteith, Aexh
Boston, Big Sandy; Lebanon, b. Louia.