Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-18
RIvER NEWS.

The Ohio, opposite this port continues to
recede steadily, leaving sufficient water
however, for all purposes of navigation.
During the twenty-four hours ending last
evening, TIE River declined about eighteen
inches, leaving, according TO the report Of
the Water-wOrks, n channel-depth at this
point OF some fourteen feet. AT Pittsburg
the river continues on its downward course,
with four feet six inches there yesterday
| noon.
Yesterday was very pleasant though
lower IN temperature than on Tuesday;
lively breeze blowing through the greater
part OF the day, without Indication of rain.
Business on the Landing was quite ami
mated yesterday, and the City Wharf lined
with steamers. Freights were in fair sup-
ply and firm at quotations; careoes for the
upper ports being difficult of obtainment.
The rates are:
NJ Pi'9SEyg Cotton, zsC.; MGlasses 7So Whisky,
FTeights, l5c; per 100 pounds.
NJ s. LLessiis;zHeayy Found Freights, 2so per 100
lbs whisky and Oil, COO. per barrel; Stoves, 25e.;
Ale, oOo Bsr barrel;
ogigoWhsty and OH &c. ~; per ri barrel; Pound
Freights, zoe. per 100 pounds.
Pork 81 Bacon Il hhds U S6 ~ anG TlG2nr osRei sRGi
fcunS aoo tr9ights TS. GoH per 1907 Lsrd in br kegs
Yesterdays Louisville Courier observes:
Ihe river continued to rise until noon yesterday
When NJ came to stand, with six feet three and
9i 9ait ihGhes OF water in the Canal by the mark
in1h5es and the rise altogether at the head Of the
little over six feet of rise at the foot Of the Fails
az Portland. The weather clear and warm All
:, N. Biebey, pilot oft6o b. j. Adams, arrived from
New Orleans yesterday morning, and reports but
Island "a. The huge City of MeInphis, that had
been aground at "a, had succeeded in lighting on
other boats detained in that locality to get Off and
tthe the channel may cut out and make more water on
There were six new boats at the Wharf yesterday,
9sSsary comRleted-the General Hodges, Capt. w S.
hadel, also for Red River; the new National Can't
WsSces Yazoo packet SpS tbe Gspt T9G1 9ba SaPt
Atkinson, for the Attakapas sugar trade
Capt. Roberts s new boat the J. W. Roberts,
was to be launched at New Albany yester-
day morning. She is destined for the Red
River and New Orleans trade.
ANOTHER NEW STEAMER.--The I. D. Hine,
Capt. j. j. Atkinson's stanch new boat for
the sugar trade between New Orleans and
Attakapas, says the Louisville Courier of
yesterday, is now all complete, and starts to
New Orleans this evening, from the City
Wharf, She is good, stout boat, with
very neat, comfortable cabin for a limited
number of passengers. The T. D. Hine was
built expressly for the sugar trade; the hull
IS the handiwork of Sam. King, of Jefferson.
1t is 156 feet in length, with 30 feet beam
and six feet hold.
The STEAMER TEMPEST TOTAL Loss
Yesterdays Louisville Courier learns from
officers of the Tempest, who arrived there
yesterday, that the boat will prove a total
loss. She was owned by Capt. Parr, of
Louisville, and was valued at 5000, and in
sured for $4,000 in Louisville, as follows
Guthrie Insurance Company, $4,000; Della
ware lTyler's Agency ST, 500; and the Qua
ker City for 81, $780, The passengers were
much scared, but none lost She sunk some
hve miles above Mt. Vernon, near Longs
Landing, at ten o clock Friday morning, BY
striking snag or rock. She was run over
to the bar, and grounded in about four feet
water, where bulkhead was built and the
leak stopped. All at once the water rushed
in, the sand was washed from under her hull,
the water got over her matches, and the hog
chains broke. She is probably broken In
two forward Of the boilers, with her head
thirty feet lower than the stern. The engine
rooms were out of water. A great many
passengers and a lot of stock were taken off
by the Lady Pike and Minnetonka; also a
quantity of freight off the deck and what
could be got out of the hold. Pork, bacon,
dry;goods, rope, bagging, &C., are still in the
The Mississippi at st. Louis, at the latest
mail accounts, was swelling, with FIVE and a
half feet full to Cairo, and six feet below
there. Business at st. Louis Landing was
moderate, with number of boats there.
The Illinois River is falling, with thirty
inches in the channel below Naples, twenty
two inches between Naples and Peoria, and
twenty inches above Peoria.
The Upper Mississippi is reported rising.
There are thirty inches on the Lower
Rapids, and four and a half feet full below
Keokuk. Above Keokuk the river is reported
stationary.
The Missouri River has lately risen six or
seven inches from Kansas down. The chief
part of the rise in the Missouri, however, is
supposed to have come from Grand River.
Business is very dull in the Missouri, and
the river is at poor stage.
Sundays New Orleans Piedyuns observes:
Business, yesterday on the landing was fair, al
though there were but few arrivals. All the boats
advertised in the PicdtHi1e, yesterday morning 10
depart last evening" left several taking fair trips
The river, at this point has been falling all the
week, and shows decline of five inches since last
Monday. 1t is still falling.
The steamer Red Chief No. arrived here yester-
day morning, from Ouachita, and reports that trib
utary IN an improved condition, slight rise in the
upper river enabling the r. G. to ascend as high as
Columbia.
The receipts of produce at this port for the week
ending Friday noon, follows: Cotton, 33TS3
bales; sugar, ll9 hhds. and tierces; molasses, 90
barrels Hour, 2e,4l2 barrels; bacon, Cos hhds and
Ga sas5s; osgging SSS pieces rope, i729 coils; corn,
barrels and tierces lard, l47 tierces and barrels
and 3Sl kegs; wheat 025 sacks and barres tobacco
1862 hhds.; whisky, l,05l barrels.
The total number Of river packets which arrived
here, for the week ending Friday noon, was fifty
one.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.