Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-12
RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio continues to recede rather rap
idly here, but less so than it has been re-
ceding, having declined, during the twenty
four hours ending last evening, nearly two
feet, leaving, according to the Water works
report, a channel-depth at this point of
about twenty feet. The River at Pittsburg
was stationary, yesterday, with six feet of
The weather, after the heavy rain of
Sunday night, or Monday morning, rather,
cleared up early yesterday, and for the re-
mainder of the day was clear, warm and
altogether lovely.
Business on the Landing was still quiet,
with moderate offerings Of freight for all
points, at our last quotations.
The river at Louisville was still falling on
Sunday, with eight feet six inches water in
the Canal in the evening, and six and half
feet on the Falls in the pass. The weather
had become unseasonably warm, and heavy
and continuous rain set in.
The Cumberland, at Nashville, was at
almost food hight, but falling on Saturday;
the rise being from the headswaters of that
river making it nayigable to its upper points.
The Louisville papers give this description
of the new steamer Louisville, Captain Holl-
croft, which is to be regular packet be-
tween that city and New Orleans;
She is new throughout and an honor to her build
ers Her length is 24O feet, breadth Of beam thirty
engines with twenty four inch diameter cylinders
and seven feet stroke She has fve boilers forty
IsnSth, each boiler having four dues The wheels
are thirty feet in diameter and buckets twelve feet
| Johnsen & Co, and the hull by Hill & Payne, Of
New APaPy III I6e eaR61 Nv we're erSs Os
The work. stoves &c SSrs we FIsd 6y H. w DS
E3l ana inc S1rgSsbsS nv and
| Messrs. Scott Brinley the fnraiture and uphol-
the 'estabiis6neBt Of o. Dqvsi The cabins con-
tain forty hye rooms, sEe eleganty ntted up Win I
nished with spring mattresses throughout. The
| oak and tastefully upholstered.
The Ohio River boats have obtained an
advance on cotton, judging from this para
graph from Fridays Memphis papers;
The Ohio River boats have obtained an advance
on the rates Of cotton. The Lady Jaeksoa had
b&s q Of the sBs Pr S psT 6as Fhs RsS
ton, which arrived from Pittsburg Yesterday, with
sh9Sssa At & &sReh Is SS' Of twenty
bae Ihs O90Gtsy @ has S q 1sq sas 20
Which she will reshiP at Portland;
Yesterdays st. Louis Republic observes,
under date of Sunday evening;
The river here was rising steadily all day ysster-
day. From Saturday evening until DARK last even
inn the rise alb out four or i've inches There is
~ The he weather was mild and wet. 1t commenced
raiping about twelve O'Clock on Saturday night and
continued until afternoon yesterday. Toward oven;
mid. The probsbiiitS Is thss We WIN have plenty
Of water in a few days. The upper rivers are Al
closed BY ice aud the Alton packet - the only Doa
running above st. Louis at present.
There are only four and half feet Ia the ohanne
out TO Cairo, and boats bound out are having trouDe
49, 30 pTKAHBoAT REGISTER.
Arrirals-sundAy--Telegra Louisville; Magno
liza, MayAville; Fanny McBurnie, Marietta Allel
Collier Kanayhs River Nashviie, h9shyilis y. =
w. Thomas City OF Madison, Melnotte, New VI
Z leans; Silver Moon, Memphis Monday-Jeco
STIR DER L9Hisvillei Forest Queen, Madisg2n Dun
e Lehish, St. Louis Liberty, Wheelingi Prairi
Rose, Memphis.
, Arkansas River MOnday-yacob straderl Leuil
Yile Magnolia, Maysyille Forest Queen, MAD isol
|. Dunleiihs heYillei ksnAy Mekurniel naflettt.
! Arizona Memphis Alma, New orleanai heln9tt
Z Pittsburg. Hr'