Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-07
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio opposite this port began swelling
night before last, and was rising all of yes
terday quite rapidly at the rate Of an inch to
an inch and a half an hour. 1t is thought
that there will be an increase here Of five or
six feet above the present condition of the
water. At Pittsburg, yesterday, the river
was still falling with eleven feet nine inches
of water there at noon.
Yesterday was chilly, semi-cloudy, rather
windy, and, on the whole, quite disagreeable.
On the Landing business was dull, in conse-
quence of the election, though the City Wharf
was more crowded with steamers than we
have seen it before this season. Freights
were moderately offered at our previous
! quotations.
The river was falling at Louisville on
| Monday, with seven feet nine inches water
/ in the Canal in the evening. During the
previous twenty-four hours it had receded
four inches at the head of the Falls, and
about one foot at Portland.
The Louisville Courier thus speaks of the
new New Orleans and Red River packet,
General Hodges;
The dimcnscns ofthe Gen. Hodges are as follows
and six feet depth # hold, giving her carrying
She has an easy model and draws 1lg6t but twenty
eight inches which Is a remarkable light draught
She hss ample power. her engines being eighteen
ard half inches ia diameter, and six feet stroke
|
forty inches in diameter, She has also q steam
capstan steam freight holster, and all the improve
ments requisite to comply with the law 10 insur
safety and speed, while her cabin equipments com
bine luxury with comfort She was named for al
extensive planter on Red River.
The tow-boat Baltic is reported to hav
exploded her boilers on the Sd inst, nea
Mobile, Ala, killing one and wounding
. number of persons.
The Ellen Gray, q small stern-wheele
was sunk recently by collision with th
( Arkansas, at Walkers Bar, in the Lowe
Ohio.
The Mississippi was nearly stationary {
st. Louis at last accounts, with six feet
the channel to Cairo, and seven and ha
] or eight feet between Cairo and Memphis.
The Illinois River is stationary, with tw
1 feet in the channel below Peoria.
4 The Upper Mississippi is stationary, wit
four feet on the Upper Rapids and three fet
o on the Lower Rapids, and five feet belo
9 Keokuk.
3 The Missouri River is falling, with thr,
7 feet two inches in the channel below Westo
. Sundays New Orleans papers state:
Business on the Ievee yesterday was active, OWL
IS than to the amount of produce received or Il
IS S mild ana pleasant The receipts Of staple produ
at thsiport for the week ending Friday last,
nSss n0ia.se- oSHb s5S brs III. fcbsesG ~ hhds
IS hbds and casks corn 80 6l2 sacks; our 81 35s bril-
ft45es GfSfs Tfh Shisfy SE, ss sfSt'
sacks The number Of steamers arrived at this pO
3 for the week ending Friday oOn was u.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
l Arrirals-Telegraph, Louisville; Prioress, ,Madisc
Bostona, Portsnouth; BostOn, Big Sandy Dun eit
Neville Clara PSeSn Sa PwSsSIg ETPdTf nPdy ts S H
! phis; Kate French, Memphis: Messenger, Memph
4 |. Arizona, New Orleans; Diamond, New OrleaI
= ]. s Pringle, New Orleans; Argyle, Dock.
g. Departures Telegraph, Louisville; Pri9ress Ma
: son; Bostoua, Portsmouth,; Boston, Big SauC
a Dunleith, Neville; Liberty, Wheeling; Clara Des
Louisville; melIose, Nashville; Allen Collier,
% nawha River; Monarch, New Orleans; Planter
0 q Red River.