Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-20
RIVER NEWS.

Opposite this port, the Ohio was still re-
eeding rather rapidly yesterday, but less so
than on Thursday. There is sufficient water
for present purposes of navigation, but the
continuation Of the, present decline will
soon render navigation difficult. During
the twenty -four hours ending last evening,
the river fell one foot nine inches, leaving
channel-depth at this pointof about ten feet.
At Pittsburg the water continued receding,
with four feet in the channels at that port.
Z Yesterday was cool, raw and cloudy, and
quite disagreeable on the whole, with slight
indications of rain or snow, we are scarcely
conscious which.
Business on the Landing was less ami
mated yesterday than on Thursday, and
ffeights were in but moderate supply,
though tolerably firm at our last quotations;
cargoes for the upper ports being still diff
cult of obtainment.
Yesterdays Louisville Courier observes:
The river was falling pretty fast yesterday, with
hve feet eight inches water in the Canal last even
hours it had recede fully six imcSeS at the head Of
the Falls or about foot and half at Portland, In
Wab clear and. pleasant but during the evening it
tnrned cloudy and windy with strong indications Of
I The rise in the lower Ohio has relieved large
route; and by reference to our Cairo letter. which
will be found interesting il will be seen that awh9le
a 81 The SkSn SGs
is reported. On most Of the bars along the route
We learned last night that the Neptune, on her
way from Memphis to Cincinnati, ran into pair Of
coal boats belonging TO Farrow, Gumbert Il Co. OF
Pitts6uIg, sinking one Of them; The one which
|, some 81, 500, which the boat will have to pay.
! The Mississippi River, at last accounts, was
ksloHly reeeding at st. Louis, with five feet
six ipches to Cairo and six feet six inches
between Cairo and Memphis. Business at
| the Mound City Wharf was pretty active.
i The Illinois River is falling from Lasalle
down to the mouth, with thirty inches in the
/ channel to Naples, twenty-five inches to
| Peoria, and twenty inches above that point.
The Upper Mississippi is falling from st.
! Paul to Dubuque, stationary from Dubuque
to the Lower Rapids, and rising slowly be-
| low Keokuk. There are thirty inches water
ron the Lower Rapids, and full four feet six
4 inches in the channel below Keokuk.
~ The Missouri River is falling, and in very
bad condition. There is scant three feet six
inches in the channel from Weston down
to the mouthglT lH lEE 80 fl5 or III
's Wednesdays New Orleans Picayune OBJ
serves;
weather y Yesterday was clear mild and taTGr, t
isTee however, were limited me prineipai "a artiv
s%cSS. sGS h RrP @ T. 6 hSoi dhiSssoP s sS 'Sa
MARIA Se9S 35HD sSTs ISsTday
\ The Planet reports eight boats at the mouth Of
Red River rying to work their way in and out, to;
ihiand the MINNESOTA era No. s, Eleanor and Sa-
| line bound out The Countess was also at the
] mouth, exchanging trips with the Era No. 5. The
former viii probably return to this city to-day
There was twenty INCHES water at the bar;
get aground on her doWn%SFd trip, as reported in
\ one Of our cotemporariea, day or two since. The
simonds reports six feety 5ter ii Helena, and sever
feet at the Hole in tho Wall.
sfl STEAMBOAT REGISTER.