Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-11
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio, opposite this port, continues to
recede, though less rapidly than on Sunday,
having declined during the twenty-four
hour ending last evening only twelve or ff-
teen inches, leaving, according to the Water
works report, channel-depth at this point
Of fourteen and half feet.
The river at Pittsburg was still swelling
yesterday with eight feet of water there.
Yesterday was mild, cloudy and damp,
with occasional sprinkles ofrain. Business on
the Landing continued dull, though there
was considerable activity on some parts Of
the Wharf. The number of steamers at the
Landing was increased, but many of them
were doing nothing. Rates Of freight were
without alteration.
The river continued to fall quite fast at
Louisville on Sunday, with only six feet nine
inches water in the canal in the evening"
During the previous forty-eight hours the
river fell nine inches at the head of the Falls,
with four feet nine inches water in the pass.
The weather continued mild and cloudy,
with light dFizzling rain in the evening.
The Cumberland, at Nashville, was falling
fast Saturday, with only four and a half feet
water on Harpeth Shoals and business very
| dull, and the boats all laid up, with nothing
| to do.
The Lower Mississippi, at Memphis, Thurs
day evening, was at good stage and rising
one inch an hour.
We learn that the st. Francis No. 2, which
sank in the Mississippi, at Memphis, some
time, keeled over the other day into the
river, leaving nothing visible but the top OF
her texas.
There is nothing new respecting the Mis-
! sissippi, Missouri or Illinois Rivers.
THURSDAYS New Orleans papers say:
continuation of the "norther' yesterday
rendered the temperature cold and disagreeable al
though old Sol shone out bright and cheerful. Ba5i
crowded with boats and well covered with freight.
S bSDSr Ed SSS OF Tf rise Of T et IL
Arkansas River at Fort Smith, and rising rapidly
| Napoleon, came passenger the Gay to contract
for freight from New Orleans to all points on the
Arkansas and White Rivers.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican observe;
under date of Sunday evening:
The river here was entirely stationary yesterday
The last arrival from below reports four feet in the
channel out 10 Cairo, and no more water; MI,
| The McDowellis over due from New Orleans: The
Platte Valley, from Memphis, will be at the Land
ing this morning. AID the j. II. Smith is due IRON
We have no late news from the Illinois River. l
and he Sam Young Louisville and Lasalie are dn
from Peoriai also the Progress, from Bath. Iher
are about twenty -ionr INCHES water in the channe
We have no late news from the Missouri Kiyel
The river is extremely low, and almost unnavigabl
a, great deal Of snow has fallen sleng the oours
of the upper rivers, and ifthe weather should con
tinue mild we may soon expect rise.
The weather was cloudy and cool yesterday morn
ing, and some rain fell in the forenoon. Ab0u
three o'clock in the afternoon steady rain set in
which continues unabated at this writing-eigh
p. M. Should the present weather continue W
fully expect to the river rising in aday or tw
at most.
Alton, Northerner, from Sawyer Bend, and John
Roe and Illinois, from New Orleans.
, STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
-Sunday-Superior, Louisville; Magnolit
Maysyille; swallow, Pittsburg; James Hale Pitt
burg. Monday-Telegraph, Louisville Forest Queer
Madison; Clara Dean, Lawrenceburg; Fanny MI
Burnie, Marietta; ]. b. Ford, Wheeling; Libert
Wheeling; Glendale Memphis; Rocset, Memphi
Allen Collier, Kanawha River; City of MadisO
New Orleans; Dunleth, Neville; NJ. Mcclellan, Pitt
+ | burg
l Departures- Sunday-Superior, louisville. Mo-
} | dayETelegraph, Lousviile Magnolia, Maysyill
Forest Queen, Madison; ! Ford, Louisville; Du
= | VILE, Nathville; Clara Dean, Plttsburg; ROcke
l Pittsburg; dge TOrrenco, New Orleans.