Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-29
RIVER NEWS.

The swell in the Ohio at this port con-
tinues, and was more rapid yesterday than
on Tuesday, having reached about three and
half feet during the twenty-four hours
ending last evening, making a channel
depth at this point of over sixteen and half
feet. At Pittsburg the river was rising at
last accounts.
The weather was clear and cool but pleas
ant yesterday, and business on the Landing
very dull for the season, with crowd Of
boats at the Wharf. Freights were scarce at
these rates;
4oc; Flour ase PORK and i, Lard 0Si &c.; Pound
pfS Pound SS pqFSefi Freisis 2so Uer 1OO
Whisky and Gill; GOO. per bsrreli Stoves, 26O.i Ale
Eyensgiis; whisky, and OIL, sOc per barrel
OqtIoi- i-Mnohisly w and Oil, SEQ. per barrel Pound
Na'5sTIs Pound Frsig6fs, 2s@soO Dry Goods,
'' %ssas anS %2R 5' III AS E9 %Ga4 4o' o
Pork, 7SG:; Bacon i6 hhds, SOC, and other
kegs, &C., s6c Ter I66: Horses, Is Si2 per head: Ma
cSinerS, chine 7sc@si @ ~ wv NO'''' VIZ p'i H'Au' fn0
The Mississippi is stationary at st. Louis,
with six feet scant to Cairo, and plenty of
water below the latter point Ice is still in
the river but was rendered soft by the mild
/ weather. .f
The river was rising rather fast at Louis
vile on Tuesday, with six feet four inches
| water in the Canal by the pier-mark. Dur
ing the previous twenty-four hours the river
rose seven inches at the wharf-a very
rapid rise on falling river. At Portland it
swelled nearly two feet. The weather was
warm and cloudy after the late rains.
| The Cumberland River at Nashville on
Tuesday was rising, with over seven feet
water on the shoals.
Yesterdays Pittsburg Dispatch observes:
The river was rising last evening, with six feet
two inches water IN the channel BY the pier-mark
eaTns s%eng ss Ire s sOn e ONT Tsf %
Allegheny. The ice is thinning out and the Belle
SSn! ana LGSSF tosa yefF srep TeRs F % & "
outside local packets, except the Linden from
The. Red River packet, Robert Fulton, tried her
tosaYe o,@orrO& St P New 9Taas, to take Iar
has been eSPTesy BUILT and the
| Of her commander, Captain james Ransom. She Il
the day. w - W -i''''-- '''''''''-''
The Illinois River is closed by ice. If the
| present weather continues it will sooH be
open. The Upper Mississippi is still falling,
with about thirty inches on the Rapids, and
| five feet scant below Keokuk. The Missouri
River is very low, and in bad navigable con-
dition.
Sundays New Orleans Delta has the fol-
lewing:%
The arrivals Of river steamers At this port for the
The receipts by the above arrivals show slight ia.
| crease in cotton, sugar and mOlassas, as far as
southern staples are Concerned Western produce
ana tobacco show very good hgnresbetter, In fact,
than we were led to expect. Tho West. II almost
seems TO us Is rushing down It's produce to this port
! az fast as the boats can take IL. -
The weather yesterday was decidedly cold a
| change somewhat too sudden 70 be thor5ughly en-
loyed, even appreciated A large hnnber of boats
lett port last evening, but that they did 50 with the
best trips Of the season. viii scarcely undertake
| 10 say. Arrivals were limited.
The hags Of the steamboats, in port were ut half.
mast Yesterday as token Of respect to tho memory
OF Capt Geo. Tay lor, who died in this city last Fri
/ day night Captain II. was about iity-hVe years OF
age, and wassa veteran in the st. Louis and New or.
leans trade The Last boat he interested In was
the A y Lace, which was destroyed by frv on her
| way down 70 this city last SPRING Captain Taylor
was a man of starting integrity-,a careful con-.
mandery aud universally respected. His remains
were taken 20 ST. Louis last evening on tho Ne
| braaka- f
srEAMBoAF REGIsTER.
Arrirdls Telegraph, LoulsvilIc; FOREST Queen
Madison; Magnolia, Maysville; Dnnlsilh, Neville
| Mary Cook. Pfttsbure; Melnotte, do; Neptune
hsmphist hoderator ST. Louis MOnareh New
,I,Porips.-T -TelsgraEh, LonisviIle; Forest Queen
Medlsoni MagnQlis, Maysyille; Dunieith, Neville
Cricket no, z. haTietta; Anglo Saxon. ST. Louis
GlenNood, Aashviliei Mary Cook, LaErenceburg
! Moderator. Pitteburg. y