Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-16
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio is still swelling here, having
risen during the twenty. four hours ending
last evening some two feet; making chan
mel depth at this point of about fifty feet.
The River at Pittsburg was falling yester-
day, with fifteen feet three inches water
there.
The weather continued clear, bright and
beautiful here yesterday, with tempera-
ture that rendered it particularly pleasant
for out door exercise.
Business on the Landing remained very
dull, and the commencement of hostilities
between the North and South has discour-
aged boatmen not a little. Freights were
extremely scarce at our last quotations:
Yesterdays Louisville Courier observes:
The River since our last issue has been
rising very rapidly, with fully fourteen feet
in the Canal last evening, by the mark. On
the Falls there were eleven feet Steamboat
water, and the River rising an inch per hour.
That makes the Falls navigable for all classes
Of boats to ascend, and the city wharf is
called into exclusive use. The weather has
at length, after half a months struggle, set
tied, andwe now have had twenty. four hours
uninterrupted clear, bracing weather.
Saturday evening, there were twelve feet
water in the Canal, and the River rising then
an inch per hour at the head of the Falls.
Business is rather dull along the wharf
and shipments only moderate, the Magenta
and Autocrat, for New Orleans, Saturday,
getting but little freight. The Magenta
went to New Orleans yesterday about eleven
o'clock, and the Autocrat, Captain Dunham,
is advertised for this evening. She is at the
lower wharf,
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican, under
date of Sunday evening, remarks:
The river here was falling slowly yester-
day. There is no drift running.
The upper rivers are all reported about
stationary.
The Illinois River is bank full, and over
flowing. ...
There is an excellent stage of water in the
Upper Mississippi from st. Paul down, with
five and a half feet on the Upper and four
and half feet on the Lower Rapids.
The Missouri River is in fine navigable
stage, but there is very little business to do
in It,
The weather was remarkably fine yester.
day morning, but toward evening it clouded
over and indicated more rain.
There is very large amount Of New Or
leans tunnage in port, comprising steamers
Imperial Minnehaha, Illinois, Clara Dolsen,
Hiawaths, Magnolia, Edward Walsh, Jno.
0lmonds Maria Dennlng and ID. A. January.
They will all load and leave port early this
week.
Arrivals were the Post Boy, Lasalle, Co.
lonna and Anericus. from Illinois River;
e. M. Ryland, from Columbus Maria Dem
ming, Jno. Smonds and d. A. January, from
New Orleans; Adelia, Bill Henderson, Jen-
ME Deans and Rocket, from Upper Missis-
sippi, and Jno. 81. Dickey.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Arrirdls : Sunday - JACOB strader, Louisville
Magnolia, MAY lsyille; Allen Collier, Kanawha
Riveri Fannie McBurnie, Marietta; Glendale,
Memphis; Eunice, Citizen and J. W. Hslman,
Piltsburg; ST CLOUD and Judge Terrence, New Or
leans; LeonoTa, Nashville Diadem, st. Iouis
MONDAY TELEGRAPH, Louisville; Forest Queen,
phis Lancaster No 4, Neville; Undine, Arkansas
Biver; Liberty, Wheeling
Departures Sun day-JRc Strader aud Eupioe
Louisylle; Citizen, Memphis. Monday Telegraph,
Louisville; Forest Queen, Madison Magn lf4,
Maysville Lancaster No 4, Neville; Kanawhs
Valley No, kanswha River Fannie McBurhie,
Marietta tdem, Pittsburg; ]. W. Hallman, st,
Louis Monarch Dock.