Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio opposite this port continues TO
swell steadily, having risen during the
twenty-four hours ending last evening, about
ten and half feet, making, according 10 rhe
report from the Water works, 9 ohanuel-
depth at this port of nearly twenty-six feet.
At Pittsburg the River was receding yes
terday, with seven feet ten inches there at
noon. ...4- ...., .
The weather was disagreeable and lower
ing, q slight snow falling during the greater
part of the day, but 1t melted nearly as fast
as it touched the earth, and the tendency,
last eveningSwas to rain. The weather was
moderate, being one or two degrees above
freezing point throughout the day.
The Landing yesterday looked moro active
than for several days previous, but still BUSH
ness was quiet for the season. A good deal
Of freight was deposited on the Wharf, which
continued lined with steamers. The offer
ings of stuff for the various ports were still
moderate, at our last quotations.
Yesterdays Louisville Courier observes:
The river has been rising quite fast during the
water in the Caual by the mark at dark last ever.
Ihst % is afse Ci twenty -8ne lnSnes a. Ihe he9d
again, and was freezing all day yesterday, making
The present rise is likely to make the Falls novi-
ga9ls 9T boats 70 ascend as there we're oyer three
half feet steamboat water in the Indiana Cnute.
The Lehish, Emma, Lady franklin, and J. II.
pec the Eagle and WoodfOrd will be able to ascend
to-day.
The Cumberland River is rising fast, with
over ten feet water on the shoals Saturday,
and a coal-boat tide reported in the head
waters.
The Ohio, at the mouth, was rising steadily.
Friday evening-the effect of the Cumber-
land rise, but the Mississippi was falling.
At Memphis, last Wednesday, the river
was falling slowly with very rainy weather,
and business excessively dull. The ship
ments South were only 546 bales of cotton,
| with over DC, 900 bales waiting shipment
! MORE OF THE PACIFIC DIsAsTER.-The
| Louisville Courier learns from the owners
of the boat, that nothing whatever will be
| saved Of either boat or cargo. She was
totally destroyed, and all her live stock lost
excepting eight head of cattle, two mules,
and two or three horses. Five bodies have
been recovered, but the remains of Captain
Lamb have not been found, though liberal
rewards have been offered for the recovery
of the body.
The loss of property, including jewelry,
money, boat and cargo, can not be less than
! $4,000. A gentleman of the name OF
Davis, wealthy Southern planter, who was
on board with his family, lost fully $4,000
in jewelry and other valuables, all burned
up, as he could not-save even single article
of baggage.
Two coal-boats were recently lost in a
storm on the Mississippi River, near Baton
Rouge, and half of the crews were probably
drowned. Neither the names of the boats
nor the persons are given.
Saturday evenings st. Louis papers re-
mark:
We have to report the river here to-day as fallin
very little During the night il receded botweeI
one and two inches. The weather is somewha
colder to day, but is freezing none, and the rive
is perfectly free Of ice. Navigation, far up th
stream ReOkuk, is comparatively unimpedeC
gD far ice Is I'm ia pIlit
! difficult account of the lOwness of the water
Memo OF the boats now plying attempt making regu
lar time. We have nothing further in regard T.
the Illinois, except what may be found under thu
teegTaphic head. The lower river, to Cairo, is in
bad condition, and difficult to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
continue to report five feet only on the bars.
Mr.. John II. Bowen, yesterday, received n tele
graphic dis patch from Captain X, Ford, dated s
Joseph, November 30, stating that the Missoul
River was down to less than thirty INCHES, and tha
no boat could run: The weather had turned yer
cold at st. Joseph yesterday morning, when tn
dispatch was sent.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Observation-Disclosures Queen Louisville; Mag
noa, MayBvile; Fanny McBurnie, Marietta; J. "
Cheesman, St Louis Silver Moos, Memphis; ALE
isville; J. Ford, dO Eunice, Pittsburg Nose
Mcclellan, do; st. Cloud, do John McComb:
Nashville; Rose Douglass, Dock; Dunleith, Neville
Liberty, Wheeling.
Departures Sunday Forest Queen, Louisville
MoDday-Superior, Louisville; Magnolia, Maysvlll.
Fanny McBurnie, Marietta; Dunleith, Neville;
. b. Ford, Pittsburg.