Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-28
RIVER NEWS,

The Ohio is still falling here, having re-.
| ceded during the twenty four hours, ending
last evening, some eighteen or twenty inches,
leaving according TO the report of the
Water-works, channel depth at this point
OF twepty.four feet in the channel The
miver iS az FlttsouTg was declining yester ay,
| win nine and half feet water there,
The weather was still mild, clear AMI
beautiful yesterday; far more like Mayi n
| seDblar ce than like February.
Business was fairly active on the Ian in ?
yesterday, the Wharf being nearly GOV re
with merchandise of various sorts, cl AZ
composed of sugar, cotton and molasses.
Freighfs were 10 fair supply ct these rates
rttedIgqyg Cotton, 75c.; moasses and sugar, ISe
te,d IOo Pound krsig6ts lso per- loo T pounds saa
Whisky and Oil, 6Oc per barrel; Stoves, $50: Ais,
Esen'viaRs..;- Whisky. aud OH, Soc. per barrel.
srSsSi- No Ky az snd on Sec per barreli Pound
Hasirihc Pound Freights, 2SasOc a; DRY Good..
g %Pssy enT Si k0 M Az o si6 ElGHT, SsS too m
Pork. 7sc.i Bacon Ia hhds., soo, and Other tRTi
Pound Freights, S5@4Oc Der iOl Lard, in bris.,
chinery, 75c @5i, ''- "''N' HhH-
Yesterdays Louisville Courier says:
The River was falling steadily yesterday, with
i9y ice feet water q the Canal, b. the per mark,
Loat water and seven feet in the pass. During the
preio9hs I h ,Tehyf % uT hours the FLYER had receded
inches at Portland. The weather was i elonSV ssd
tderate all day.
At Memphis, on Friday evening, as Cap
tain Stewart, of the New Uncle Sam, was
handling loaded pistol, it was accidentally
discharged, and the ball glancing, struck q
news boy named Alfred Beer, ON the foot,
intiictipg painful wound.
Our New Orleans exchanges report the
following disasters in Upper Red River
phe Saie & hobinson is which came in from Jesr
rGit nd, and that three b,ats had sunk there. The
sG and Ro4 9sS Ss
Her owner vas Captain John Amsden, aud she was
sy d ik SnfG sGwSTa s%S ss Sot eSas
wheelers and not worth = great deal The Gipsey,
cotton, sunk at Devils Elbow, BacH Bayou H'Y boat az
total Loss loss she was dropping THROUGH Back
out and sunk out of sight IL five minutes.
Yesterdays St. Louis Republican observes:
The River here is rising pretty rapidly. Il was
STeil I'VE at the rate OF one inch per hour.
ing; amounted TO fifteen inches.
There arc twelve feet ia the channel ont to Cairo
The Illinois River Is rising rapidly from Maple;
orTn, put IS reported falling at Peoria by the last
The uPper Mlssssippi is also ri'ug and is, doubt
to he open to Council Bluffs.
The weather Is very ine and mild, and business
all over with freight yesterday, and there was a
much like the opening Of the spring Business sin il
old times -
Arrivals were the LehiRh from Cincinnati. o.
loDna from Louisville Ella from LasaIle, Sam
Young and Sam. Gaty from Illinois River.
here were six arrivals from the Illinois River.
yesterday as will be seon, and they all had heavy
be oficers Of boats from Illinois River, yester.
dey, report meeting boats in the river howard
bound.
sTEAMBoAT REGISTER.
Arrirals- Jacob Strader, Louisville; Magnolia,
maisyillei Forest Ques n, Madison; Ohio No 3, Ma
rte,ta baZel Dell, Nashville; Aurora, New leans;
henton, Plttsburg; melnotte, DO; Lancaster No 4.
Neville; w. Maclay, 81. Louis.
. Departure. Jacob Strader, Louisville; Magnolia,
Maysvillei Forest Queen, Madison: Oricket No q
MaGietts; Lancaster so. 4, Neville; Nashville,
WeetmOreland, New Orleans. -