Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-09-08
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio opposite this port continues to
swell gradually, having risen, during the twenty
four hours ending last evening, about seven or
eight inches, making n channel-depth, according
to the Water-works report, Of some twelve feet at
this point At Pittsburg the river wus still re-
ceding yesterday, with three and half feet there
at noon, #IH. rr
Yesterday was another very warm and sultry day.
and though several showers occurred during the
morning, they did not to cool the atmosphere
end even AT late hour at night the air was heavy
Business was quite brisk at the Landing yester.
Of the week. Freights were not very abundant
but still in fair supply at previous figures.
the twenty -four hours ending on Thursday evening"
and there were four feet eleven inches water in the
without cooling the atmosphere.
The Arkansas River, after rising nine inches at
The Cumberland, at last accounts had risen fifteen
inch's at Nashville, and is still swelling slowly
The rise Will give but about fifteen inches on the
The Madison Dry Docl, Company have concluded
O contract with Liter and others at Evansville to
build the hull of a l20 feet boat for tho Bowling
Green and Evansville trade, to be ready to launch
The Mississippi at ST. Louis was falling steadily
at last mail accounts ut the ratio of two inches in
There were five and half feet on the worst bars
out TO Cairo, and seven and half feet between Cairo
and Memphis. The Illinois River was falling, with
thirty inches in the channel below Peoria and
| The Upper Mississippi was falling from ST. Paul
| down, with scant three feet on the Upper and
| twenty two inches on the Lower Rapids.
Below keokuk the packets find three and half
feet, and below Alton there six feet in the chan
mel. The Missouri River Is falling and becoming
worse every day. The last boat down reports soant
three and half feet in the channel from Weston to
| the mouth.
| The weather continues hot and business dull at
French Bar, twenty miles above the mouth of IIli-
nois River is the worst bar in the river The Bra
2il, bound from st. Louis to Peoria, Obliged to
tuIn back fifty miles the other side of her destina-
| toD, on account of the very low water.
Wednesdays New Orleans Picoyune remarks:
Tho weather was much warmer yesterday than
the day previous. Clouds still prevailed, though
they were not heavy to exclude the SUMS rays
| from view. On the landings business active.
Steamboat tunnage for the Upper and Lower Mssis-
ant as might be desirable though sufficient for the
amount of business transacted. Ere fortnight
elapses will doubtless be able to witness the in
auguration OF the shipping season.
The steamer Polar Star, of the Illinois River
Packet Company, was disposed of at ST. Louis, on
the lst., to Captain p. Conrad The price paid was
| 5000.
| The steamers Laurel Hill and Crosse Tete came
TO the landing yesterday painted and repaired. The
| Laurel Hill leaves tomorrow for Fort Adams and
the coast and henCet0rth regular Thursday
packet. The Crosse Tete re-enters the Bayou Sara
trade, and ventures out Friday, in place Of the
Arcadia.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Arrivals-Bioses Mcclellan, Louisville; Forest
| Queen, Madison; Magnolia, Mnysyille; Boston, Big
Sandy; pnnleith, Neville; J. b. Ford, Louisville;
Diadem, Economy, 81. Louis; Kanawha Valley No.
Departnres-Moses Mcclellan, Louisville; Forest
Queen, Madison; Magnolia, Maysville; Boston, Big
SANDY; Dnnieith, Neville; ] ,; Ford, L J; Patton,
Allen Collier, Kanawha River; South Bend, Arsan-
sas River