Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-14
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio is still declining here, but grad
ually, having Teceded during the twenty
four hours ending last evening, about ten
inches only, leaving, according to the
Water-works report, a channel depth at this
point of eighteen feet. The river at Pitts
burg was stationary yesterday, with eigh-
teen feet FIVE il ches water in the channel.
The weather was rather mild and quite
cloudy here yesterday, with indications Of
rain, though none fell. Business on the
Landing was still quiet, with light offerings
of freight to all points, at these quotations:
Patsbur0 Cotton, 75c.; Molasses and sugar, l5e.
Laro. 4Oc.; Pound Freghts, l5c. per loo pounds.
80. LoHls.-Heavy Pound Ereights 2So per lloi
Whisky and on, 65c per barrel; Stoves, 2so.; Ale.
Eranssile. Whisky. and Oil, SOC. per barrel
oalIo;;-Whisky W. and OH, 500. per barrel; Pound
Easiriis. Pound Freig6ts, 25a3Oc.; Dry Goods,
&c; Whisky and OIL, 75c;i Ale, 65e; Flour, 4Oc.
Pork, 75c.; Bacon II 'hbds., sOc, and othsf
Pound Freights, s'@tOOi @ per 100; Lard, in bsls..
cbinerS' i5o @Si ' wv -'''''' 'i- p'' 'i''-'
The river was falling very slowly at Louis
vile on Tuesday, and at a stand in the even
ing, with seven feet nine inches water in the
Canal. During the previous twenty four
hours, the river receded three inches at the
Wharf, and some nine inches at Portland,
leaving FIVE feet nine inches water on the
Falls in the pass. The weather continued
pleasant.
The Cumberland on Tuesday was slowly
receding, with some fifteen feet water re-
ported on the shoals.
The Lower Mississippi, at vicksburg, on
the 7th inst, came to q stand, after having
risen twenty three feet. at Memphis, at the
some date, it was falling two feet in twenty
| four hours. l2'4a a
The Admiral, from White River, arrived
at Memphis the other day with the first ship
mept of prairie hay. There is said TO be
| ahnTf 1 000 haIao 10 NtYf NJ fhof otr
| The Arkansas was quite low at the last
dstes-the 7th-and the Freestone was laid
| up at NorristOwn. The Leon, bound up,
was aground at Morris Rock, and the Thirty
| fifth Parallel was still laid up at Litworth's.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican has the
| following:
The river here is rising At The rate Of Ave inches
| feet in he cha 2neloqt to Cairo.
abRs and s0M 81 taS at as eRE as s
probably opsn from Naples 10 the mouth. At any
@ nns RVar & evening
ssid to be a gGed stage Of water The river was
last accounts, and there is about six feet in the
The Missouri River is showing ne indications of q
rise az the mouth. II Is low and Sluggish
sE1 @ S% SS tsS Baa q SP
one Of the Keokuk packets will make trial trip in
The " weather ia exceedingly fne, mid and spring.
like Yesterday was glorious day for business, but
1t IL believed by boatmen that navigation 10 about
to open in the upper rivers and the prospects, ID do
| eidedly for brisker times on the leves.e O. D iiLH
Arrivals EesSs5fbayS i.b ST wsEs the fat%m 9RS H
sale, from Alton, and Platte Valley, from Msmphis.
T. Fridays New Orleans papers observe;
pleasant, unless unless We may fSISds tRs dust a 90 ia
gredient Of the weather, in which case weishoUid
vote IL highly disaGEeeable. y 10 ~ =.
Business was rather quiet on the Landing, the
| arrivals and departures being but few in number-
Fair, paying trips, however, were to be noticed in
regard to both the incoming and outward -bouod
| boats. The Lizzie Simmons, from the Quachitav
had TOE bales Of cotton, and 499 sacks of cotton
Eeed, A,eouplf Of items Of her oargo this e the
laTgest lead Of Gotten ever brought out OF Black
| River. tH q or i' t'i rs"-e
f1-ll1 STEAMBOAT REGISTER. 7s5l
T .ArrivaZs Jacob strsder Louisville; Magnolia,
: Maysville: Forest Queen, Madison; Dunleith, Ne
yillei Ohio, No g Meristta;o Emerald, New Or
leans, Tecumseh, New Orleens; beonora, Pittsburgh
J. Citizen. Pttsburs, HSEel Dell, Dock Lady jack
| son, Memphis u. 9 4 Lgt ~ .-.T :.
Departnres-Jacob strader, Louisville; Magnolia
| MhysyIlle; Forrest Queen, Madison, Dqnleith, Ne
ville; W. /. Maclay, ST. Louis; Crest Western, Ne
Orleansi Queen Of The West, New Orleans Cricket
No. 2, Marietta; Neptune, Memphis Citizen
! | Memphis. .t'.tfs.-I