Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-23
RIVER. NEWS.

lNOTICE-G. A. Jones, our Advertising
Agent, will call to-day on steamboat agents
to receive orders for advertisements for the
PRESS, which, it willsbe remembered has the
largest circulation of any paper in the city. ]
The rise we anticipated in the Ohio here
has not taken place, and yesterday the river
was again on the decline, having receded
during the twenty-four hours ending last
evening, some ten or twelve inches, leaving
a channel-depth at this point of little over
eight feet. At Pittsburg the water was still
falling yesterday, with three feet ten inches
in the channel there at noon.
Yesterday was cloudy, warm and inclem-
ent, with indications of more rain; the
heavens looking dark and lowering as we
write.
The Landing was not active yesterday,
and Freights were moderately offered at
rates previously quoted, those for the upper
ports continuing quite scarce.
Yesterdays Louisville Courier has the fol-
lowing: ...--....
feet six inches water in the Canal 6v the mark last
evening. During Saturday the river was falling
tSo e fall and p We think Il viii r6 be at
this morning, During the forty eight hours end,
inches at the he adj Of the Falls or about two feet at
cortland f The weather has been cloudy and dsa
The PeytOna arrived from New Orleans Saturday,
20 aeG en se sSSrs s S %
rising slowly with nine feet water at the Hole in the
half at Greenylie six an half az Helena, nine at
PTesidents Island, and six and half at Island
Above the Niagara, the water has been running
down down the bend, , ana & Is very ioggX In the ohie
half feet at the Chain, where she met the rise She
found nine feet water en- the bars between Evans
two ports is falling fast The Peytona reports hsT-
ing met the great Atlantic at Smithland, moving
We learn that Captain Harry 1. spotts's new boat.
the Saratoga, for the Louisville and New Orleans
trade is ready to be launched, and that she will be
soon she Is launched, her machinery will be put
| enter the trade about the LIST Of January
The E. N. Ryland, on her last Columbus
| trip, had a slight encounter with a snag,
which sprung her timbers, and permitted the
ingress of some water. No freight was
damaged. She is being repaired, with a side
dock, at st. Louis.
The Linden, on her way from Cincinnati
to St. Louis. met with an accident near
| Cairo which did not do much damage. She
entered protest at Cairo, and proceeded on
| her way to st, Louis.
The Masonic Gem, small craft which
| sunk about a week ago, as was mentioned in
the news columns Of the PRESS, has been
raised, and is now on her way to Little
Rock.
The Memphis papers, of Thursday say
| McManus and kindly & Cook for $4,000
These gentlemen have purchased the entire
| line Of packets running from Memphis u
Vicksburg. The Mears is being repainteG
and repaired, and the Kentucky, of the samt
line, is having her shaft repaired, and vii
be able to resume her regular trips in thu
trade in few days.
The Memphis, on her last run from Mem
| phis to st. Louis, made the run from port Il
| port in forty-eight hours and fifteen min
utes, including all stoppages, which is gooC
running for the present stage Of water.
The planters Of Carroll Parish, Louisiana
have taken a stand against the charges Of tn
steamboats, for the shipment of cotton from
Lake Providence and the Bends TO New Or
leans. They were not disposed TO pay NOR
81 per bale, and have passed resolutions con
demnatOry of the "present steamboat mon
Opoly," and inviting new boats into the trad
that will charge less than 81 25 per bale.
The engineers of the Towboat Association
at New Orleans, having concluded upon re
ceiviDg higher wages, struck on Thursday
The wages have heretofore been $l25 pc
month for first engineers and $50 for second
enginees. They now demand $l75 per mOntl
for first engineers and $l25 for second en-
gineeTs.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
| Arripai5-Sp nday Telegraph, Louisville; Magno-
liza. Maysgillf; 6ornis, PittsbuIg. Monday yssu.
periOr, Louisville; Ellen Gray, Ksnawha River;
MsSs M.Spb. d1a 1neR ERnSS Ssys SGsT
New orlealsi A II. Sewer, Dock.
g. Depsstarss5 ss5,sunday Telegraph, Louisyillei Tou
dfm, g ouisi Jesse X Bell, New Orleans. Mon.
asy-sTgeTioE, Leepissiei magnolia, ,MagsVille
| nice, Louisyilie; Fsrny MoBrTnie Maristta: Jas5
roe ho'ls'i.ti Iyrn'ei Ouaehtta kIIer.