Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-01
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio opposite this port has continued
rising very slowly since our last issue, and las
evening It was about at stand; there were, accord
ing to the report from tho Water Works, seven feet
six inches water in the channel between here and
| Louisville At Pittsburg, the river was swelling
yesterday, with five feet three inches water there
| at noon.
Yesterday continued very warm, but the tempera.
tuie was lower than we had reason to expect still
the weather was hot enough to be very uncomforta.
be; The skies were cloudy during part of the day
Business yesterday was dull again on the Landing;
but no more SO than it should be this season One
or two boats, bound South, we noticed were heavily
laden, but most Of the steamers were doing very
little, and bad light cargoes. Freights were Offering
sparingy, and rates underwent no special change.
Sundays Memphis Bulletin has these items of in
terest:
The river falling yesterday at the rate of four
inches in twenty -four hours Business at the steam.
Perry arrived from ST. Louis, at an early hour,
The Frontier City cleared for White River, and
the Ellen Gray for Cincinnati-the latter with i22
bales cotton. Tho G; Il; Hilman, for st. Louis had
Il; ! Gay, for st. Louis, passed up during the day
The mammoth Eclipse, Messrs. j. D. Morton 4
brought up from GhoRasS% city 'ye YESTERDAYS Snd MS
moored al the foot Of Court street Since her arrival
Undergone material under the energete
neutrality-suspicious. of Mr.; W; D. Love, one Of the mem
wharibont on any Of the Western rivers.
VIM. Carter, Ofthe A. w. Quarter, arrived in the
city last evening, by the GAY in advance Of his boat.
lie informs that the Quarter grounded at Little
and lost thirty hours. She was due here last night,
t With about Sd 100 % forty bales of cotton
return Tuesday, evening. There is only about four
feet water in White River.
Captain II. L. Dean, of the Cincinnati fleet, is at
Captain Sam. Miner has purchased a commanding
interest in the Pocahontas.
Sundays New Orleans Picavune observes:
The week closing last evening was chiefly marked
continues TO fall and is twelve feet five inches
Delow high water mark, it having fallen five inches
during the past week.
The arrivals of steamboats, at this port for the
week ending Friday noon number thirty-two. The
receipts Of produce follows Cotton. $50 bales
Hour, 1880 brls; bacon l5T hhds. and casks; bag
gng l0I pieces; rope 3lO coils; corn, i4,s49 sacks
brls and sucks; pork, l,797 brls and tea; tobacco
l'ig5 hhds, and whisky, 1855 brls. .s
= The receipts of new cotton last week amounted to
OF the river were on the 2sth July. =
The steamer yicksburg having been oyerhauled
morning ready TO receive freight, aud will leave
rhrnalsoaS mr. even evening IN her regular trade.
ready to leave on her first trip on Tuesday, August T.
The steamer X. w. Powell was sold ON Saturday to
Captains, webbing and Heno, who intend placing
tho Golden Age. She will leave every Tuesday
Wgt VW9gtain Heno viii be in command, and Captain
price paid for the II. W. Powell was $4,000
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
,Arricak Moses Mcclellan, Louisville; Prioress
Madisoni Bostona NO. 2, Portsmouth; Clipper, Big
SANDY; SANDY; Dunleith, Neyille Pomeroy, Parkersburg
,DeparturssE Moses Mcclellan Louisville; Prioross,
sapa 6aSsR IsifRa S Clipper big
Collier, Kanawha River; Melnotte New Orleans:
Cricket No. 2, Marietta. "f