Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-08
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio was slowly receding here during
all of Saturday, but declined only few
inches, and yesterday the water was about
stationary, with very little change during
the forty-eight hours ending last evening,
when there were, according to the Water.
works report, some twGnty-one feet in the
channel at this point. The River at Pitts
burg was stationary, at last accounts, with
seven feet nine inches water there.
The weather was very disagreeable and
inclement Saturday, the River continuing to
fall with little interruption all day and all
night, but.yesterday evening it cleared off
and became bright and beautiful, with the
prospect of further fairness.
Business on the Landing was still dull on
Saturday the muddy condition ofthe Land
ing and the storm interfering with what
little business there was doing in that
vicinity. Freights were scarce for all points,
and rates unchanged from our Saturdays
quotations.
The steamer Hazel Dell, from this city,
on Saturday, and was then reported in a
sinking condition; her freight being dis
charged as rapidly as possible. Of the ex-
tent of the damage to the boat or cargo, we
have not learned.
Saturdays Louisville Courier observes:
The river was at a stand all day yester-
day, with seven feet eight inches water in
the canal by the mark at dark. On the Falls
there were five feet eight inches in the pass,
and four feet eight inches over the rocks,
there having been no change in the stage of
water for forty. eight hours. The weather
was cloudy and moderately warm, with one
OF two slight showers Of rain.
Business just now Is rather dull again,
especially in the New Orleans trade, and the
Fanny Bullitt, that arrived yesterday, has
been laid up. The packets for Henderson
and Arkansas River had good trips, and
the Louisville for New Orleans had good
deal of freight and large number of pas
sengers.
The Cumberland was rising, with four feet
six inches water on the Shoals, Wednesday.
A suit against the owners of the Emma
Dean, for not taking lot of hay from Madi-
son, Indiana, in 1859, as engaged was de-
cided there on Friday, by a verdict of $ll5
damages. The river was high at the time,
and it was very inconvenient to the boatmen
TO take the hay, and as the river continued
to rise, it was damaged.
S Saturdays st. Louis Republican remarks
The river here has commenced rising again.
Up to ten o'clock yesterday morning, it had
swelled five inches, City Engineers meas
urement and was then sixteen feet three
and half inches above low.water mark in
December last.
The Illinois River is rising, and is at high
tide from Lasalle down.
The Missouri River is about stationary,
with four and half feet in the channel from
Leavenworth to the mouth.
The weather is very fine and warm. Some
rain fell on Thursday night, but yesterday
was clear and fine, and, altogethef, favorable
| for business, which was brisk on the land
ing ,.,... 60 ....f. -
Arrivals were the Emma No. from Pitts
burg loaded for Upper Mississippi; Cham
| pion and AloDEo Child, from New Orleans
Minnesota Belle, Brazil and Post Boy, with
| full trips, from Illinois River Hannibal City,
| from Keokuk; Cambridge, from Cumberland
River; City of Alton, from Alton; Diadem,
from Keokuk, and the Canada, from Reeds
| Landing. ....
The Upper Mississippi is reported low and
falling, with four and half feet on the
Upper and three feet and a half on the Lower
Rapids.
Thursdays New Orleans papers report
River business very duh there, with pros.
pect Of still greater dullness, as the business
season is about over in the South.