Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-12
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio, opposite this port, came to a
stand night before last, and yesterday morn
ing was receding again; decline of six
inches having occurred up to last evening,
leaving, according to the Water-works re-
| port, a channel-depth at this point of about
| eight and a half feet. At Pittsburg yester-
| day, the river was falling, with about ten feet
| in the channel. The water will probably
| be swelling here again to-day or tomorrow,
| influenced by the late rise above, which
must be on its way down.
Yesterday was cool, clustering, March
like; but still pleasant and bracing, with an
indication of frost at night. The tempera-
ture was lower than it had been for eight or
ten days previous.
Business on the Landing was moderately
| active yesterday; considerable doing at the
upper and lower ends of the City Wharf.
| Some twenty steamers were there, and some
of them receiving or discharging freights.
Rates were unalteredfrom yesterdays quota
| tions.
Yesterdays Louisville Courier remarks:
The river still continues to rise here slowly though
Canal last evening by the mark. Dnri,s the pre.
yous twenty -four hours the river at the head of the
one foot at Portland and now there are over seveS
feet water at Portlan Bar. The weather was clear
A t'SciNNiT1 STEAMER suNK..we learn that the
steamer Interchange, which left here some time
since struck log and sunk at Casco landing, in
White Riyor, about l2o miles above the mouth. She
goods and mscsneon5 % Soods @ tee eagT 81 dy
aaiong White River, which had been shipped from
flour, tobacco, whisky bacon, pork, cheese, &C. and
insured in Cincinnati for $4,000. Part OF her
larger part Of It will bo greatly damaged She was was
owned by Capt. Finnie, her clerk, and was insured
for $500.
The Cumberland River, at last accounts.
was rising.
On the downward tip of the steamer A.
II. SEWER two deck hands, Edward Flavin
and John Doyle, became involved in q QUAR-
rel, during which the latter was either
knocked or tell overheard and was lost. On
the arrival of the boat at Memphis, Capt.
Windsor placed Flavin in the hands of the
police, and he was lodged in Jail to await q
requisition from the Governor of Kentucky
The New Orleans papers say that, as the
Natchez was about leaving that place Satur-
day evening, negro upset a lamp in the
hold, which ignited barrel, causing it to
! explode and set fire to some freight in the
hold. The fire was extinguished before
much damage was done.
The same papers also state that the latest
arrivals from Red River report that stream
rising and navigation resumed between
Alexandria and Shreveport. There is
swift current at the mouth, and channel
will probably be cut through, thereby pre-
venting any further trouble.
Business at st. Louis is moderately active.
The Mississippi was slowly declining there,
at last accounts, with five and half feet to
Cairo.
The City of Memphis is hard aground on
the rocks at Cairo Island, with barge along
side, and all her freight off; she was, at last
| accounts, unable to get out of her trouble.
The Great Western, bound from Ohio
River to New Orleans, was, at last advices,
stuck fast in the mud at Point Pleasant.
The Illinois River is reported falling, with
thirty inches in the channel to Naples and
twenty-five inches to Peoria. Above Peoria
there are not more than twenty-five inches
on the bars.
The Upper Mississippi is receding, with
twenty-five inches on the Lower Rapids, and
four feet scant in the channels below Keo-
kuk.
The Missouri River is becoming very low
and difficult to navigate, and quite a number
OF the packets are deserting that stream.
There are three and half feet water scant
in the channel below Weston, and three feet
above that point.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Arrirals-M. Mcclellan, Louisville; Pomery, do;
EuDice, dol Prioress, Madison Bostona No. q
Portsmouthi Fanny McBurnie, Marietta; Allen
Collier st; Louis; Onnleith, Neville; Frederick No
.Departnres-M. Mcclellan, Louisville; Prioress,
Madisoni Bostona No: 2, Portsmouth; Dunieith'
Neyllei Prairie Rose, ST. Louis; Pomeroy, Parkers.
burci Fanny McBurnie, Marietta; Eunice, Wheel
ing Iowa, New Orleans; Melrose, Memphis; Ma