Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-25
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The Ohio opposite this port continues to
decline steadily, though less rapidly than it
baB beenj having receded during the twenty
tour hours ending last evening nearly four
feet leaving, according TO the Water works
report, a channel depth at this point Of some
thirty and a half feet. The river at Pitts
burg was stationary yesterday, with six and
n bali feet water there
The weather was variable yesterday.
hfter tho rain of Wednesday night the
temperature became lower, and il was
cloudy and chilly all the morning, and quite
cold in Intervening, with clear sky.
BtfsiDPs was inactive at the Landing yes.
terday, though brisk here and there. a
number of the steamersIihat fined the Wharf
were doing nothing. Rates OF freight were
unchanged with moderate offerings
The River was falling quite fast at Louis.
vile on Wednesday, with about eleven feet
water on the Falls for steamboats, in the
evening. During the previous tweaty. four
hours it receded over two feet at the head Of
the Falls, and was falling even faster yester-
day.
The Mississippi, at Memphis, on Monday,
was rising At q rapid rate, BOme three feet ia
tweDty.feur hours. 2
F.. The Tennessee is at food hight; the Cum
berlaDd attained channel. depth of fifty one
feet at Nashville, on Monday, when il com
teet water, IN the Ohio at the foot OF the
Falls.
; A feet Of about eight coal. boats had
started oSt from the head warers Of the
Cumberland on the last rise, q portion of
which reached Nashville Oh Monday.
The Louisville and Cincinnati Mail. line
have closed contracts IN the fOrmer city, for
the immediate construction of fine boa. 10
ply between the two points The new craft
hp m ilap 10 tba Snpartn-
better and faster boat with two feet more
beam, which insurss unusual light draught
The Switzerland, on her way to New
Orleans, broke a sbaH below Donaldson, last
Thursday. That win detain her week or
more. Aa EInr3T ".
The Cora Anderson was sunk by a snaQ,
and was run on TO a bar, and the Kentucky
saved large portion of her freight.
Mondays Memphis papers have the fol-
lowing: ''H
The Golden State arrived from White River ye,.
torday morning, at eight o'clvck, having nade the
round trip ~ qnch time than any boat evsr In the
MAKES the Golden State w1s rav At seS TS q
shames the railroad. The Golden State brought
The NJ Il; ". lhi took out but !, 900 bales of cot
io1 apd 70 othtrwise Iv light trip for New Ore4ns.
The General Pike arrived, having 5Oa bales of cot,
RIVER tisibg.
The Mississippi is slowly falling at st.
Louis, with FIVE and half feet to Cairo. and
considerable ice in the river The Ohio is
still swelling at the mouth. OF the Illinois,
Missouri and Upper Mississippi Rivers we
learn nothing new.
Sundays New Orleans Delta remarks:
Business on the Jevee yesterday was remarkably
Ruud below CHnalstTee; but above the Ferry -lahd-
be desired ..
The arrivals of river steamers at this port for the
ia number.
The receipts Of produce by the above packets ex.
hlbt decided in, ,Provement those of any pre-
Niopsvtek tliis season. The receipts of cotton are
nearly 2O,t(u bales more han last week Sugar aud
mUiasses show handsome figures but IL is corn
which leads ths column. tb,B week, the receipts
being no less than I34,13 sacks. We never have
seen SO great an amount reported in any single
week = receipts.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ArrtrGts-. Jacob Strsdsr, Louisville; Pri1ress
Mafieon BustOpa, Portsmouth,, Lady Franklin
B' mphis, UniNtrse, New Orleans Dunleith,
New Ile; kanawha Valley, kanawha River Oour-
Dcpart,rss- Jacob sirsder, Ioniqville; Proress,
anisoni BOstonA PO' tsm .u'h Dnnleith, Neville;
ohio No 3, Marietta; Clipper, Nashville Cleo dale,
NJ NJ MI htsi Lehigh, st LOUIS Commodore Perry,
PitisbUrg.