Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-01
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio opposite this port has been
recedipg quite slowly since our last issue,
having declined, during the twenty-four
hours ending last evening, about seven or
eight inches only, with a prospect of. being
at q stand this morning. The channel-depth
at this point, last night, was barely fourteen
feet. The River at Pittsburg was falling
Yesterday, with five feet three inches water.
The weather was cool yesterday, but
moderate for the season, and pleasant withal.
Business on the Landing was rather quiet.
with a moderate amount of freight offering,
at previous prices.
The River was at stand at Louisville on
Wednesday evening, with seven feet water
in the Canal, and five feet on the Falls, in
the pass During the previous twenty-four
hours the River fell four inches at the head
of the Falls, and about twelve inches at
Portland. The weather continued clear and
cold.
Il is said that Captain Huddleston and
Preston Bland, of Kentucky, have purchased
the Des Moines, for $l3, ,000 and will take
her place in the Louisville and st. Louis
trade.
A deck-hand on the Citizen, named
Patrick Geary, was drowned at Memphis,
on Monday. The deceased lived in Pitts
burg, where he had relatives.
| The Arkansas River continues low with
| thirty inches water at Little Rock. The Cen
eral Pike is reported hard and fast aground at
| Little Red River.
The Joe JACQUES collapsed her flues in
the Wabash, near Ashworth Ferry, recently,
while going up for load of corn.
The Mississippi is stationary at st. Louis.
! with five feet in the channel at Cairo, ald
very little ice in the River. Business is inn
proving and was quite lively on Wednesday.
Business is very active on the New Or
leans Levee, il we can judge by this extract
from Mondays Crescent:
Business on Saturday was most remarkably active
SBd The Departures almost IN preSedsnty So but The
labor Of removing the quay OF Us enor u eroNa %
activity alone. Both Landings were crowded with
boats ans the large number OF herths ett vacant "
arrivals before daylight yesterdaI grping. At
dusk, hist evening, We counted torIy-two boats
crowd in. On the lover Landing perfect sea of
Gotten spreads out almost TO, and in some places OBJ;
Etruets the street. and is in places piled up hTe and
The iecep pts II cotton for the week ending Friday
week, we believe, since New Orleans had history.
| We append our usual weekly resiEls:
The arrivals of river steamers at this port Tor th0
week ending Friday noon last foot up LOG. The re-
esipts Of the leading articles Of sagle produce Tor
lt9,lt2 bales Sugar. g,1z5 hhds aSd 20 Drls'i MO
la,ses bTis odS ISsSSeeo S % 1SS hees S9En' ~
sacks; Flour 90 2S brsi Pork, Oo brls and tercea
The liver at this point has risen thirteen inehel
for the past week, and is stll stssdy rising lt ID
nov Dne feet four inches eelow high M r.
| Louisiana from the Federal Union was reoeivet
wf Sa. ce sfeS cur soStberp seanboaf@sn cs Saturday
several Of our lever river IN 0rdSrsd PeeS
!, flags 10 replace the Union eolors on tseir jack
| ltafs, and simultaneously With the nEing o. IN IN
r s1nthine and the breeze, at least a half dozeE
T. beautiful Louisiana hags.
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