Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-02
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio opposite this port ceased to re-
cede at late hour on Sunday night, and became
stationary, remaining until early yesterday morn.
ing, when it began very gradually TO SWELL having
riser only two three inches up to last evening
making channel-depth at this point of barely six
feet. At Pittsburg the river was rising yesterday
afternoon, with three feet eight inches there at
noon. Heavy rains occurred at that point on Sum-
day night, as they did here, and we have no d0ubt
'iiT NV water y coming up al the way to this port
Goa'hSr since our last issue has been variable
eonsisting q rain! thunder lightning, chilliness
sunshine and sultriness The rain fell heavily from
warm, without rain. 80 1N f''-''
ment f1 yesterday and ireghts were more freely Of
ieredl though they were not abundant. The offer.
lngs for the upper ports were light.
Yesterdays Louisville Courier has the following.
The river was at stand Saturday, with three feet
tour inches water in the Canal by the marx The
weather was clear and quite cool in the evening,
three inches water in the Canal By the maTk@a
decline Of an inch in the previous twentyfOur hours
& ~ wea'HeI @ & was rainy nearly all day though the
6 The Chester Ashley, that arrived from Memphis
aground, including the Lady Jackson and GauIt' ~
Oil Greek, and Fannie Pearson, at Flint Island
h Son o{ Inee ana hali to four feet water on the
business at the Wharf Saturday, was rather brisk.
including the Time, for Tennessee River. and tbs
sam irkman, for Memphis ''''
II.
Louis and Memphis trade, was launched from Muir
rays shipyard, at Padueah, Saturday afternoon.
The Memphis papers say that the Belfast the ether
night struck a sunken log at Indian Charley Bar
aud broke a large number Of her timbers-one re-
port says seventy She will have to go on the docks
az New orleans, and will probably lose one trip
The War Eagle, bound to New Orleans, when tho
kentucky passed her at st, Francis, had ali her
freight on shOre-whether to tighten her over the
par or 70 repair damages, we could not learn. 3 /. T.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican has the follow
ing: r. .... -.-r
, The river at this point was improving Saturday
having risen about hve inches in the twenty -fOnr
hours ending at six O'Clock. We fear, however that
the relief will be but short lived, as the upper
streams, nom whence the swell came, have about
run out aud all are again falling or stationary
The officers OF the Alton packets report the river
again receding at that point, after having risen
about eighteen inches during the last five days The
telegraph on Friday night cheeTed us with report
of three feet Use at Quincy but the officers or the
receding very rapidly at Keokuk when they Isft,
and Of course that influence the water at Oniney
The illinois, after aFise of few inches was again
stationary at last accounts NJ. .5.I. -
The weather was clear, with heavy frost in the
morning.
We stil have five feet ten to report to Cairo,
though the depth will probably be increased, by the
swell now running out, twelve OF fifteen inches.
We have nothing new from tue Missouri River
since our last Three feet four six nehes IL prob
ably about the depth Considerable difieulty Is ex-
eating that stream.