Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-06
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The Ohio is receding more slowly here At
present than II bias been, having declined,
during the twenty four hours ending last
evening, some six inches only, leaving, &C
cording to the Water-works report a channel-
depth at this point Of about twenty and a hall
feet. The River at Pittsburg was stationary
yesterday, with sixteen feet water there.
b weather was cold and wintry yester-
day, with akeen frost during the night and
the Thermometer at or Jelow freezing point
all day.
Business on the Landing was tolerably act.
i've, with good offerings of freight for Nash
vile, Memphis and New Orleans, and light
cargoes for the upper ports at previous quo
t~ations.
The River was falling rather fast at Louis
vile on Monday, with seven feet ten inches
in the Canal at dark. During the previous
twenty.four hours it receded four inches at
the head of the Falls, and one foot at Port
land. On the Falls there were scant five feet
water in the pass. The weather was clear
and cold.
Strenuous efforts were being made on
Monday evening to raise the ancient Nom
arch from her hard berth on the reef at the
head of the Falls. The Champion No. 3
was along side with her pumps, and an
other barge-load of freight was taken off
Monday.
The Philadelphia was lately sold to Capt.
Sproat, of Peoria, Ill, for $4,000. She is to
be used for towing ice boats from the ILL
nois River to Memphis.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican observes:
The River here was nearly stationary ves-
terday. There are about fifteen feet water in
the channel out TO Cairo.
The Illinois River is open to Lasalle, and
in good stage. There is plenty of freight on
the River TO come out.
The Upper Mississippi is open to Rock
Island, and in line stage. Thereare from four
to five feet on the Lower Rapids.
hi Missouri River is falling, with seven
feet in the channel to st. Joseph.
The weather is cool and fine. Business on
the Levee was very brisk yesterday. Ar
rivals yesterday were the Lasalle, Post, Bow
and Belle Peoria, from Illinois River Lake
City, from Arkansas River; j. D. Perry,
from Memphis; D. A. January, Henry Won
Phul, Adriatic, Edward Waich and Clara
0SAHNhi ALOm NSW OllOduS lsdDcllh4 ITOm
Missouri River, and Hannibal City, from
Keokuk.
Sundays New Orleans PieGyuae remarks:
The weather yesterday was cloudy. with
increasing manifestations of another storm
as night approached. The temperature was
warm.
Business was active on the levee; the ar
rivals being fair, and the departures embrace
ing a large number of boats.
The number of arrivals of river steamer
at this port for the week ending Friday noon
last was ninety-six.
The receipts of produce at this port for
the week ending same day foot up as fol-
lows: Cotton, So, 100 bales; sugar, 6.435
hhds. n brls; molasses, 1852 brls.; to-
bacco, l,175 hhds.; -four, 233, 445 brls.; wheat
3,84l sacks corn, 1856 sacks; oats, H.
$50 brls. and sacks; bacon, 1,676 hhds. and
sacks pork, 4,Sl7 brls. and %tierces; whisky,
3,74l brls.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
-.drrffdls Jacob Strader, Louisville PrioreEs.
madison; BostoDa, Portsmouth; Boston, Big Sandy;
Prima Donna, Pittsburg; MarmOra, PittsburR;
Lancaster No 4, Neville; Clipper, Nashville
.DepdrtuTes-Jacob Strader, LOuisville; Prioress,
Madison; Bostonat Portsmouth; BOstOn, Big Sandy;
Lancaster No. 4, Neville; Swallow, Nashviiie; Clara
Dean, PittsbuIg; Aurora, New Orleans; j. s.
Pringle, New Orleans; Liberty, wheeling; Allen
Colliar. RApawha Rigar