Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-07

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The Ohio has begun 70 swonl ~ a.,.
our last issue, and rose, during ne twsntv-
four hours ending last evening, sOmo nine
inches, making, according 70 the report Of
the Water-works, q channeLdepth Al tblu
point of twenty-five feet. The River AZ
Pittsburp was falling yesterday, with fonr-
teen feet Of water there.
The weather was milder yesterday-clear
and beautiful indeed, and altogether season.
able, erlH
business on the Landing was rather quiet.
but still the offerings Of Freights were fair
for the season at these rates:
Pia.buro = Cotton, 7se.i Melssses and Sugar, isa.
Rsanra%,O .eSeSc.; Pound frciGhtst lse. per Toe pounds
80 Lovs;5 a6ssy Pound . Trsissss, go per 1909
!; s 3. sag4i; ma 'S a. on H. r. =. Fl bs ssSTsl, ,.,,,
F~rsiehtss @0; psI 70 p pounds; 9saao0 n -.
~ Ss'S %SI:t vF sS% 81 tF ss5 'ziIs s lsssi fla Sy 81. Goods
Ecs 0rsaSs-Whishy, 81 "a, sllei Flour, ssc.s
Pork O : I Enj,sb Bse0 nnss1oo. ger iiOp; lard, n ia I gps..
Kegs, 90, 30. Der ioos HOruos' ga per head Ma,
Yesterdays Louisville caurisr has the fol-
lowing;
The river was falling very slowly yester-
day, with seven feet nine incnes wafer IN the
| Canal. by the mark, at dark. On the Falls
there were Eve feet nine inches water in the
100 che river having fallen two inches at
he head Of the Falls during the previous
twenty. four hours. At Portland the fall is
ak inches, The weather has turned freez-
ing cold. and ice was freely made, with q
strong wind prevailing nom the west north
west. The laborers along the line OF WORK
on the Canal-locks are stu on q strike, and
the Contractor, Mr.. Barton, has determined to
do without them. The pay they received
was ~eiehty.ive cents per day, IL taken in
fsforesI With the understanding that after
the 18th of the present month the pay per
diem was to be Increased to ~.
Freiehts for the South at this port are In
creasing, owing to the fact that factors are
anxious to throw as much bagging and rope
into the New Orleans market as possible, on
or before the 10th. Up to that time Il is to
be exempt from duty.
| that was sunk on the reef at the head of the
Falls Saturday morning, was successfully
raised yesterday, and safely landed at the
upper wharf. She was in charge OF the I'M
deTwriters, who had her deck-load OF freight
removed, and she was then raised by means
of the marine pumps. We suppose she will
be taken to Madison or Cincinnati, to be
hauled out on the ways.
Owing to the accumulation of freight on
the line of railroads beyond Nashville, the
Poland has withdrawn from that trade and
has her bills up for Tennessee River.
The D~emopolis CAla.) Gazette says, in q
late issue
For a week past, the river has been at q
very high stage of water, covering all the
river bottom, and extending in an uainter-
rupted expanse west and north of us to the
highlands of Greene and Sumter. A great
many hogs, cattle and other stock have per-
ished by the freshet.
The old Cherokee, a stanch boat, built
in 1850, just a little over eleven years ago.
has been sold in New Orleans for $500.
Yesterdays ST. Louis Reps6IicrD says:
The river here was swelling slowly yes
terday. There is now a fine stage Of water
in all the rivers. The weather is clear and
cold but fine. Business on the Levee is
brisk, Arrivals were the Choctaw, Ne
brsska and Msgill, from New Orleans, with
large cargoes.
The @. Il. Hillman arrived from Nashville,
Belle Memphis from Memphis, Carrier from
Alton, Mill Roy from Missouri River, d. III.
Bacon from Alton and Jennie Deans from
Keokuk. All the arrivals from the upper
rivers had full cargoes.
The ]. H. Smith, from Tennessee River;
Warsaw, from Keokuk; Sam Gaty, Polar
Star and POstb0y, from Illinois River, are all
here, and will be found at the landing this
morning.
Departures to-day were the Imperial, A.
Mcdowell and Illinois, for New Orleans;
Hannibal City, for Keokak; O. FL. Wilson
and Sucker State, for Upper Mississippis
Minnesota Belle and Brazil, for Illinois
River; West Wind, for Council Bluffs; Sky
lark, for Arkansas River; H. D.. Bacon, for
Nashville; Carrier, for Missouri River, and
Colonna, for Msredosia.
REGISTER.
drrfrdLs-Telegraph. Louisville Forest Queen
Madison; Msgnoiia, MayaVIIle; Lancaster No. 4
Neville; Cricket No. p Marietta; ohio No. Q, Mar
ietta; Lady franklin, Memphis.
Departures-Tele graph, Louisvflle; Forest Queen
Madi on; Magnolia, MAY svilIe; Lancaster No 4
| Neville; Cricket No 2, Marietta; Neptune, Mona,
Phisi Aurora, New Orleans; Iowa, New Orleans.