Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-01
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio, opposite this port, continued
to recede slowly yesterday having declined during
the twenty -four hours ending last evening, some
hres or four inches, leaving a channel depth
Of less than five and half feet. At PittsburR
at last accounts, the river gradually declining
The weather here was as wet, chilly, raw and dis
agreeable as 1t we'll could be. The rain fell at In
teryss all day, though not SO heavily to affect the
Business amounted to nothing, of course, yester-
day-it never does on Sunday. We have not seen
the Wharf look more desOate than it did yesterday
the Landing between Main and BroadTSS SS OSinS az
Fridays New Orleans Della remarks
, The weather yesterday was more like summer
ingy brisk, though better than for the past two
days; The Belfast, which arrived on wednesday
evening, had togo into dock yesterday, and will
lose one trip. She hurt herself while coming down
bers The Grand Duke Will take her triO apd n saHe
Private advices from Shreveport say that the late
rise amounted TO about nine feet, and that there
cation.
Regarding Red River we find further news in the
Alexandria CoRStituioRGlist, Of the ed. The most
important item is the news that the little steamer
Texas had sunk short distance below Alexandria
in twenty-feet water. No lives lost There was no
insurance on the boat.
Saturdays St. Louis Republican has this intelli-
gence:
The river at this point was about stationary yes.
eIday the regent rains on the upper rivers holding
II IN check IL will probably be rising trihe this
there Is not water enough coming to do much good
At Alton, yesterday, the river was rising, and at
the hour OF the departure of the Alton packet had
sWelled about two inches since the same hour the
day previous. The officers Of the Sucker State, In
from keokuk yesterday, report the Upper Missis-
sippi rising from Ke kuk down. They were de-
tained eight hours at Alexandria by very severe
storm. AT Dubuque, yesterday, the river was sta
tionary, with three feet in the channel.
The officers of the w. II. Russell report the Mis-
souri, about stationary, with three feet four inches
in the channel from LeaVenworth down. II can
get no worse, and we may consequently look for an
improvement before long.
The Illinois River is improving, the late copioua
rains throughout that region having had the effect
Of swelling II couple Of inches.
The Lower Mississippi Is still about at stand, or,
II any thlng, reeeding very slowly. The last boats
up report four feet tSn inches water at Turkey
Island, and four and half feet at Crawford's II
Is probable the present tendency toward improve,
ment here will hold the river below in check till
some thing better may turn up.
The weather In the morning was hazy, and had
very much the appearance OF rain, but toward noon
the sgn came out quite warm and bright, aud soon
Business is decidedly improving on the lower
portion OF the landing. In the neighbOrhOod Of the
New Orleans and Illinois packets wharf boats there
was much activity and Shipments appeared TO be
proVement in the Illinois River will be OF sni Client
help 70 enable the regular packets 70 make their reg
ular trips There 70 sufficient freight TO down
the Illinois River and there are enough good boats
in the trade 10 make lively and prosperous times all
around among farmers shippers and merchants, 4
their keels. The New Orleans packets have all the
freight they can carry the Wator aud one or two
have almost totally refused feghss In order to get
along with their passenger trips