Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-19
RIVER NEWS.

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The Ohio has continued to reccde steadily
since our last issue, having declined, during
the twenty four hours ending last evening,
some eighteen inches, leaving, according 70
the Wster-works report, a channel! depth At
this point Of over t~wenty-thtee feet. The
River at Pittsburg was falling yesterday,
with eight feet Eve inches water there.
The weather continued quite cool yester-
dsy, though clear, bright and bracing, with
alower temperature than belongs properly
to March.
Business was rather dull on the Landing,
with light offerings of freight for all ports.
There was a large number Of steamers at
the Wharf, on which there was a good deal
Of freight, but little was being moved.
Rates were unchanged.
Yesterdays Louisville Courier observes:
The River is falling slowly, with eight feet
eight inches water in the Canal last even
ing at dark by the mark. On the Falls
there were five feet eight inches steamboat
water, and nearly seven feet in the pass.
During the previous forty eight hours the
River had fallen five inches at the head Of
the Falls, with clear, cool weather yester.
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MAIL SUIT.-A heavy mail suit, in which
]. N. Eastman, of Vincennes, and Capt. ].
W. BrannoD, of Louisville, and s. H. Pat
%teIson, of Jacksonville, are concerned, has
lately been tried in the Knox Circuit Court
at Hineennes. The jury on the first trial
rendered a verdict in favor Of Eastman for
$ll,25O. A new trial has been granted BY
Judge Burke, and Judge Bicknell, of New
Albany, has been selected to preside in the
case.
The Cumberland, at Nashville, on Satur-
day. was falling, with less than seven feet
water on the Shoals. The Red Rover, from
New Orleans, had arrived, and the Lady
Pike departed for Cincinnati.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican says,
under date of Sunday evening:
The River is falling steadily. The upper
riveTs are all falling, but in good stage. The
weather continues cold.
Arrivals were the Ella, from Lasalle /;
Metropolitan, from Dubuque; Sovereign aud
Hannibal, from New Orleans; jeanne Deans,
from Keokuk, and Progress, from the I'LL
nois River.
The officers Of the steamer Metropolitan,
from DUBUQUE yesterday, report the Missis-
sippi open five miles above Dubuque. The
river was falling, and the weather very cold.
The Ella, on her last trip down the ILL
neis River, became entsngled in the woods,
and knocked down one of her ehimneys, be-
sides ~ipjuTiDg her rud6er, &c. She will make
her next trip up the Mississippi.
Fridays New Orleans papers say:
At the upper landing there were also a
good many departures. The Quitmsn, for
the Bends, and the Imperial, for st. Louis,
had perhaps the best trips. Of arrivals, we
give the following: Baltic, louisville Ne
brasks, st. Louis; Illinois, ST.. Louis; John
Raine, Louisville Golden Age, Fort Adams;
Governor Powell, st. Martinsville; Crosse
Tete, Bayou Sara; Flora Temple, Bayou de
Glaize; Picayune, Attakapas Ed Walsh, st.
Louis; J. F. Pargoud, Ouachita; Rapides,
Red River.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
drigals- Sunday Jacob Stradsr, Louisville Mag
nolia, maysyillei Fanny McBurnie, Marietta; Al
len Collier. Ksnawha River; Ida May, Nash lille;
Glendale, Memphis Judge Terrence. New Orleans ;
a. o. Tylor, New Orleans; W. l. Maclay, PittsburR;
IuDice, Pittsburg; Moderator, st. Louis. Monday
Telegraph, IOusYile; Forest Queen, Madison;
Lancaster No. 4, Neville ] II, Done Pitts burg
Iecumseh, new Orleans; Neptune, Memphis Lib
Observation-Disclosures strader, Louisville /;
EunIce, Louisville. Monday-TelaRraph, Lonis.
vile; Forest Queen, Madison; Magnolia, Mays
vile; Lancaster No 4, Neville Fanny McBurnie,
Marietta n. W. ThomHs, New Orleans; w, 1.
Maclay, St Louis; Moderator, PittsburR.