Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-09
RIVER NEWS.
SATURDAY Nom, April

SATURDAY NIGHT, April q
The Ohio was still receding slowly, yester- |
twenty.fonr hours ending. last evening, some six
inches leaving about nine feet IN the channel hence
was falling slowly but as there were storms to the
east Of US, another rise may occur to-day or to-
The weather was very. warm, yesterday, even sptry
and oprressiye-more like July than AprilIzand The
Gates rain, which shall probably have before this
Tbe SRsrf ws rthcr dull in appearance yesterday
and freighta we're offered In moderate quantities for
all parts. Rates, which were unchanged, remained
follows:
Pia.buro.- Cotton, 75c.; Molasses, 75c.; Whisky
Soc. Flour 25c Pork and Lard, ,lcc.i Pound Freights
81. IoIis,IHeavy Pound Freights, 25c per 100 lbs
Whisky aud on, 6Sc per barrel; Stoves, 2Sc Ale
VI; ErSnsriiIe eeWhisly and Oil, eOc. per barrel.
per brl IHc d. euc ISo
A CairO.1WSisky G and oil, SOC. per barrel Pound
FrSights g 2Oc per loS RSundss ns M, Flour Po.
tatUes Ss ana Apples a % PORK 1Sc Bacon in hh
25c.; and other Pound Freights, 29Oc per 100 IDS;
Keg Lard, lSc.; Horses $40 per head
The river at Louisville on Friday was slowly fall.
ing-about an inch in twenty-four hours-with hye
feet three inches water In the canal by the mark at
dusk. The weather was mild, clear and very warm
the wind shifting from the south clear round to the
east, Indicating rain, ~, s.,..
Eclipse is offered for sale ut Louisville for wharf
boat purposes. The hull Of the Eclipse is $40 feet
and was built at cost Of fully S3O,OOO, and now
can DO bought for $1,000.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican observes:
The river here was about stationary yesterday 1t
probably fell little. 1t certainly did not rise any
Out to Cairo there s seven and half feet large in
| the channel. The Edt1drd j. Gay went out drawing
feet and eight inches and Will have no trouble
| The illinois River is falling slowly, with six nd
half feet in the channel below Peoria, and six feet
| above that point. There is plenty Of stun In the
Illinois River to come forward. .,
| four feet on tho Upper and thirty-two inches re-
| ported on tho Lower Rapids Below keokuk there
Is six feet There has been rise OF four inches oil
| the Lower Rapids and eight inches below keokuk;
The Missouri River Is reported In very bad condi;
half feet and falling. There was a rise oil thre'
inches at Washington on Thursday.
| SUNDAY NIGHT, April 8.
The River was recedlng still more slowly thi
morning than Saturday and late in the AFTERNOON
stationary in which condition 1t remained sl IN
channel hence to Louisville: ,,.,,
| The rain we Ind predicted began to fall this morn
ing, and continued throughout the day at Intervals
but at no time came down heavily.
Several boats arrived and departed to-day, Dul
of course nothing of consequence transpired on N
wharf. Business during the past week was dulie
than Il had been for number Of weeks previous, an
T will be 30 this week, In all probability.
T STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
| 4rrirdb.--Grey Eagle, Pomeroy; Swallow, Parkers
burg; Jacob Strader, Louisville; Prioress Madison
J. X. Bell New Orleans; Universe, DO; bosT9ns h,,,
, | leith, Neville; Arizonia, st. Louis.
| Depdrhtres.-Grey Eagle, Pomeroy; kanawha Val
ley, Kanawha; Swallow, Marietta Bostona, P9rti
, mouth; Jacob Strader, Louisville; prioress, MAI
Cloud, New Orleans; j.. G.. Fremont, do; E9nice,
0 Louis; Arago, do; Prairie Rose, do; Dunleitl
/ Neyllie Universe, dock.