Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-11
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio opposite this port was still rising
yesterday, having swelod during the twenty.f -four
hours ending last evening about siI inches, making
n chanuel-depth between here and Louisville d
about fifeen and half feet. Our regular dispatches
will probably give the condition OF the river at the
prominent points.
, The weather here continues delightful, and al.
though rather. warmer yesterday than for several
for the season, especially after night
Nothing was doing ON the Landing Yesterday, OK
than sixteen or seventeen we're lying at the
CITY wharf s6 only three Or four M sTinSsd any snI
these quotations
.o Fofk and LaFd PSSId rssR:
Ea.%s'; NV; per Hrt, 5so Glover SCs
Psi %Sisty and oi' SsS par bsSf.l, Slows. = Sssi
Ale, SOC. Rsr barrel;
oS1S;;.Whisky ana on 10. poF barrel, Pound
S.su @ peT III and OIL soo Flour pa
StosS nd spd S,SsSP ASSPIss SSs I pGTS W. Bacon in hhs
4 SSss Lard Isc Horses $40 per head. MsahinsrS u
Yesterdays St. Louis Rspabsoaa has the SollowlnSs
v5 T5e river At this rising steadily and right
inches and yesterday five inches more, making one
Sns to Wc feet nos
fully nine feet out to Cairo.
feet II the cSsna. below PSors and hrss aaa
half feet above that point.
aaS SEDh sls Sn 4 E Il & 81 Sp E
AID forty !nehe. OF the Lower Rap!de.
ing down the Mississippi viii make at least four isst
On the LsSsr s;. Rapids. The sst arrival frSm The
IN The channel from Weston down.
The weather 10 fine and warm-not too hot. Bnai.
nsss:on lns Levee, yesterday, exhibited good deal
heavy damage BY storm on the river bstSssn Cairo
apq M1emphIs, on monaay ni ght last. At thS head
lost The sStont q the loss q life on he
ooasbeats was not asoertained, and the ownership Of
m tie MsF mat as as S
be coal boatmen from their dress were found caught
We are sorry 70 have to report the sudden dsoess.
mate Of tSo %snps Dsas. Tsf
a.: fHs !, new HssGSri River packet A1gu,tgI, Ne.
Edds sold his interest In the boat, being three
eaI formerly eiSrE of ths boat, S and Ms.sr. II william
Wilcox and Ashley, pilots. Captain GrsenlsSf will
offiser.
Fridays New Orleans Delta observes:
The levee yesterday continued dull and d.plritSd,
The Imperial and Autocrst for the upper country,
had slim freight trips. Ths new boat eintrec,sd f6r
and louisville trade, is to be called the Saratoga,
Dowerkran Humphreys are building the hull, and
to be 10 feet in isgt6 with 20 feet breadth Of bssa
and 10 feet breadth Of aoor Depth q hold, 81 fsst
stroke, seven boilers, forty inches diAmstsr and
twenty eight feet long,
A NEw AND SPLENDID srEAMT1.-Friday's New
Orleans PiodypRs says:
We yesterday took a look at the interior arrange
ments Of the splendid steamer James Battle now In
port, en- route for Mobile, having been built II tbs
Alab ana River The Battle e about q, feet long,
est time record, but her owners pretor that she
should accomplish more In this way before they
tablish tho claim for speed allowed her on the oooA
The cabin .f the Battle isveTy ne and tho carpet
ings upon the floors Of the richest Tapestry.
Magnificent chandeliers arc suspended In both cabins
which BY the by VII have to be braoed considerably
The table covers surpasa any thing Of the kind We
have ever seem and one alone Is worth visit aboard
thi. aostinG palace They ere q different ooorsd
edges, and fringed with gold lace aud gold tasssls
In the ladies' cabin magnificent $1,000 plano, the
very best Of Haett Gunlhtons make, is placed i'm.
With magnificent cloth Of the same design as t6s
tables. The state rooms are roOmy and airy, apd
have all the modern improvements for COMFORT In
ment which will doubtless be adopted by steam
boats generally II 10 less than a. regular iidlca-
tor after the style Of those sed n hotels and pas
senge1 without leaving the state-room can call .
between the chimueys 81 the Battle is large star
composed Of representing the fourteen cotton
oD ~ thS ssts Srs Of Aia6sma and Geo Ga
iusarapss xe and viii doubtless 10 the iavorits
bost q the An6an 9soT the FALCON aRSSaFSs % So .1st
break open dvEep or so baskets of Champagne upon
the occasion of her arrival IN Mobile for which port
she leaves this afternoon. The Battle was BULL AZ
tie, Eco, a vel: known merchant " Mobile. Her
moiel one OF the most sytemAtie we have ever
looked at.