Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-03
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio opposite this port continues TO
decline, though very slowly to be hardly per-
ceptible. Tho fall during the twenty -four hours
ending last evening was only about two inches, with
five and half feet in the channel between hore and
Louisville. At Pittsburg the water is still on its
downward course, and yesterday at noon there we're
only forty -four inches there.
The weather continues oppressvely torrd and sui
try, yesterday being the hottest day Of the season
There were some clouds and few breezes during
able, rendering the burning sun more insufferable
when Il made its reappearance.
Monday and July. Freights were scarce and firm at
Yesterday Louisville papers say.
The river Is still rising--that is, the bottom Is
coming up as the water declines.
tinues very low On the fats, the Pilot Of the GOOdy
Friends that arrived last evening" reports four and
The river continues to swell nicely at St. Louis
with nearly twenty feet to Cairo, with nine feet to
keokuk ye feet on the lower and seven feet on the
The Missouri is still rising, and tine stage to the
| swollen about one hundred miles from the mouth,
but exceedingly low and dficplt to navigate above
| that point Tree-top Bar is almost, or altogether
impossible, and covered with canal boats, barges,
The D. j. Adams, which left Loui,yille for New
Orleans on Wednesday evening, is hard aground at
Flint Island. Friday evening at four O'Clock the
Adams was lying disRonally across the bar, with
| her bow toward the Kontucky shore and headed
70 get her bow ap stream in orSer to ~ twist her o
great deal Of her freight was taken ashore at
| Derby.
Captain John McLane, of the Kate sarchet arrived
at Evansville on Thursday, and says that that boat
which sunk in the Wabash River some time ago
can not be raised. The hole in the bottom made by
the snag, is one hundred and twenty feet in length
and from twenty inches to three feet in width Tn,
| timbers are so badly broken to make IL next Il
| impossible to build a bulk head in her
The New Orleans Della learns that the Yazoo Bell
(tho sinking of which stated the other day) sunl
above her boiler deck, and is total loss She wa
insured for $4,000.
The Memphis appeal, of Saturday, says:
The Rose Douglas, from Arkansas River, tn
Southerner, from Louisville, and the Victoria, iron
| YIcksburg, arrived yesterday. The Southerner ar
| rived at late hour, with good freight list. Tn
Interchange came in from White River, quite light
| and commenced receiving for Louisville. The Ros
| Douglas made double trip" In the Arkansas
| River, without wetting snar, returning 10 Pin,
Bluff after her arrival at Little Rock, and then pro
| ceedng again to the Rock. The Grand Turk arrivei
| from Pittsburg yesterday, with about 800 tuns 0
Pittsburg manufactures for our merchants, and viii
{ leave again for Pttsburg tomorrow.
, STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Arriuqls-Sunday Moses Mcclellan, Louisvill,
Magnolia, Maysville; Ohio No. 2, Marietta. Mon
day-Superlor, Louisville; Forest Queen, Madison
Allen Collier, Kanawha River; s. P. Hibbard, Pitts
burg Dunleith, Neville; Reliance, Pittsburg.
DepartiWes-Sunday-Mo Mcclellan, Louisville
Marmora, Louisville Monday-Superior, Louisville
{ | Forest Queen, Madison; Magnolia, Maysville; Obi
No, 2, Marietta Ellen Gray, Arkansas River; Dun
| lait Navtl1a