Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-16

b Ohio opposite this port Was recedinR
yesterday, though quite SLOWLY, having de-
clined during The twenty.four hours ending
last evening some eight inchesonly, leaving,
according to the Water works report achau-
mel depth at this point Of some e~Fenty-six
feet The River ct Pittsburg was slowly
swelling yesterday, with ten feet water there.
The weather was clear, bright and beauti-
fui yesterday-quite seasonable and SPRING
like. Business on the Landing was duller
than on any previous day Of the week with
light offerings of freight for all points, and
few steamers at the Landing. Rates Of
freight were as before quoted. ai
The River at Louisville on Thursday night
had not varied a particle at that point since
Wednesday evening. On Thursday evening
there were nine feet two inches water in the
Canal, seven feet two inches in the steamboat
pass at the Falls, and six feet three inches on
the rocks.
Yesterdays St. Louis Republican has the
following:
The River here was falling slowly yester-
day. According to the CITY Engineer's
measurement, 1t is falling one inch in twenty
four hours. The River Is fifteen feet six and
a quarter inches above low water. mark in
December last.
The Upper Mississippi is rising slowly,
and is open to a point fifteen miles above Sa,
vennab Landing.
The weather is very cold above Rock
Island. We refer to memoranda of boats
from the Upper Mississippi for particulars.
There are five or six feet on the Lower
Rapids.
The Missouri River is falling slowly, and
in good stage.
The Illinois River is stationary. The
weather here is cold, and was windy yester-
cay, There was a considerable fall Of snow
south of us, and early yesterday morning a
few scattering fakes of snow fell in this
city. Business is brisk on the Levee. and
arrivals were numerous-numberihg twenty
steamboats,, viz: The Champion, City Of
Louisiana, l.. NJ. Kennett and r. CampbeTl.
jr, from New Orleans; W. L. Ewing, CITY
of Alton, Denmark, Castle Garden, Warsaw,
Badger State, Luzerne, Wisconsin No. 2 and
Courier, from the Upper Mississippi Omaha
City, from Missouri River Louisville, Sam
Young, Belle Peoria, Progress and Laclede,
from Illinois River, and the O. P. Hillman,
from Nashville.
All the arrivals from the upper rivers had
full trips.
The Departures yesterday were the H. r.
W. Hill, Gladiator, Edward ]. Gay, and
John }. Roe for New Orleans; E. NJ. Ryland
for Columbus, Henry Clay for Dubuque,
Jeanne Deans for Keokuk, Castle Garden for
Rock Island, Omaha City for st. Charles,
Badger State for Quincy, Progress, Laclede,
Belle Peoria, Sam Young, Louisville and
Americas for Illinois River, Cheesmau for
Ohio, River, Forest Queen for Des Moines
River, City of Alton for Alton, and Silver
Lake for Usage River.
... STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
drrirdls-Jscob Strader, Louisville; Forest Queen,
Madison; MAJ nolia, Maysyille; Boston. Big Sandy;
kanawha Valley, Kapswha River; Continental,
Pittsburg; Great Western, New Orleans; Emma
Duncan, do; Lancaster No. 4, Neville; Bostona No.
2, Wheeling; COnewago, Dock.
Departures - jacob strader, Louisville; Forest
Queen, Madison; Magnolia, Maysyille; Boston, Big
Sandy; Lancaster No, 4, Neville. Courier. Whpeiing.