Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-03
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio continues to decline steadily
here, but more gradually than it has been,
having receded during the twenty four
hours ending last evening about eighteen
inches, leaving, according 80 the Water
works report, ehannel-depth IT this point
Of over thirteen feet.
AT Pittsburgthe river was falfng yester-
day, with four and half feet wGter in tho
channel.
The weather yesterday was dark and
gloomy in the extreme, with a mSderate
temperature for the season. Last eve1ing q
slight rain fell and froze, rendering the
streets and sidewalks very slippery.
Business On the Lsnding continued very
dull yesterday, a. Il had been for wesks
previous, snd freights were scarce for all
points at these rates:
Piatsssrg = Cotton, zoe; Holasses, &C.; Whisky
4oc.; Flog5, 2se.i Por. and Lard, s5c.i Pound
81. Loals.-Heavy Pound Freiehts, 30 per IOs,
whisky and on O6c. per bnFfeli stoye, 2Sc.I Ale.
e EvSHsvih. whisky sud OH, Soc. per basrssi.
OetIe:-Mhsky and OIL, soc. per barr1k Pound
SssSsias' '%Psund FFsieSts, 2sasOo. Dry grOds,
a'S; ~ wsi.ey 1,, a@s 3 Pei Al 6Sc & a. dEVg5 o.
Pork, T5el BasoB il Ahds,, 800, and ethsE
eSiners Sas ' &c az & pr i'0' 0'''' ' Os' h'' ma
Yesterdays Louisville Coisisr observes.
The river oentnNes filling Sost, with only ok and
eysaiIs DuTRS she previoSs tSentg @ fous E5sTs sTs
the river bad receoed fix inches 81 the head 20 the
weather has moderated very sensibly, the thern0n-
steI lestel day barely at the freezing point.
az rapidly disappeared. f.l.. -.F
FREE NEGROES III MEMBHIA--H will be seon
by the following rom the Memphis Avs-
idnchs that free negroes are not allowed IN
that region;
Three free negroes, named respectively Goores,
Waters, VIM. Wright 40 Henry Gsilehiii, fremefi
on the steamboat Lads jackson, we're arrested by
olsw. They all hail from Cincinnati, Knd, having
no free papers, were LOCK edup to await their trial
DIsAsTERs DURIxS THE PAST YRAR,-A de-
tailed list of the river disasters during the
past year, shows large number of accidents,
including 2l0steambsats, 26l coal. boats, the
loss of q lives, and over three millions of
property. The terrisle tornadoes Of last
year were the causes of most Of the disas-
ters.
Nothing new or of interest ssomthe Mis-
sissppi, or other Western rivers.
Saturdays New Orleans papers say:
The weather yesterday continued in tho "meltng
agreeable appearance, and causing business TO drag
heavily. u was emPhatnally a duh day on both
or four boats got on O''' VA
The EStchsz came in with 800 balas OF tho staple,
The Judah ToHro arrived night before last, and
the J. =. PArgOud yesterday evening, from the
Ihe ofHcersOf these packets represent the Qua
ehita as rising with great rapidity, and the rain
falling IN torrents The river had risen twenty six
feet, and was still swelling
The Louis ID Or arrived last evening from Red
RivaFs and reports that tribatary risug with plenty
b Of water on the Falls n
The steamers Mary Keepe, u. NJ. BfoknelI,
Aurora, Lafourche, 1beFVillO and Henry Won Phut
also arrived yefterdAy.
The departures were the Mary E Keene, for
GIeenvils John Simonds, for Mensplis, and the
Robert Watson, for Tepsas. Ge
sTEAMBoAT REGISTER.
ArriraL-1uelday- Telegraph, LC uisville Prior
s.s, Madison; BSstsDa, Portsmouth; BostoO, Big
Wednesday-J Jacob stTaS4r, Louisville; Forest
Queen, Madison; Magnolia Maysvile; DupeIth,
Neville; OhiO No. ,, maristta; En- ma, Nashville;
Comm Teial, Pittsburg; Neptune, Memphis; Iowa,
New Orleans; Judge ToI renee, do. NJ
D6partires-Tg esday- Prioress, Madison; TeIe-
graph, 10 euisyille; Bostona, Portsmouth,; Boston,
Biz Sandy; Allen Collier, Kanawka River; Liberty,
Wheeling; Universe, New Orleans; Dunleith, Me-
vile; kSy West No. 2, LopisYlle; Moses Mcclellan.
est Queen, Madison; Magnolia, MRysYille; Dun
lelth, keVille Fort Wayne d ck, ,v