Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-11
RIVER NEWS.
SUHDKY MORNING


The Ohio, opposite this port, is still de-
clining, and more rapidly than 1t has beeni
having receded during the twenty-four hours
ending last evening nearly three feet, leav-
ing, according to the report OF the Water
works, channel-depth at this point of over
twenty-five feet. The River at Pittsburg
continued falling Saturday, with five feet
eight inches there at noon.
The weather here yesterday was mild as
Spring, and the atmosphere humid, indicat-
ing rain, though none has fallen up to this,
the midnight. hour. Unless we have
change, however, we look for rain before to-
Business on the Landing was rather quiet
yesterday, and the offerings of freight for all
points at these quotations:
PiasburO Cotton, $780,; Molasses and Sugar, $50:
per 100 lbs. %hisky ooc;; Flour Soc.; o Pork and
81 LS1is.-Heavy Pound Freights, 25c. per 100;
Whisky and Oil, COO. per barrel; Stoves, 80. AleI
'Oi EySasVis SSa Ill. and OIL 5Oo per barrel
Oairo; Whisky and Oil sec. per bsrreli Pound
NasRsi5e I Pound @ FreigSts, 25@sOc Dry Goods,
aSe;; whisky and Oh, 75ci Ale S5e; y FlGSgr, or !Oc
Pound Freights, S5a4Oc; per 100; Lard, in bEls
cSinerS, chine vi i5c @Sl wv '''''' w. ~
Yesterdays Louisville Courier observes:
The River was falling fast last evening" with but
/ ten teOt water in the Canal by the mark at dark
for descending boats. During the previous twenty
four hours the river had reoeded six inches at the
land. The weather continues clear, and was freez-
| ing cold in the morning, though moderating. very
fast in the evening, fully confirming prediction
that the Winter is about over The severe blast
ofThursday was the last expiring effort OF the old
Winter.
The Cumberland is again at food hight,
with coal-boat tide from its headwaters,
and the Eastport, for New Orleans, was una
BILE to pass under the railroad bridge at
Nashville, the chimneys being too high.
The River at Memphis up to Wednesday
was falling at the rate of one foot in twenty
four hours, leaving the landing extremely
muddy.
were g. 500 bales of cotton on the Hill, fol
New Orleans, the Silver Moon and Prairie
Rose for the Ohio River, the former with
$50 bales and the latter with l,l07 bales.
, Wednesdays Memphis Avalanche has the
! following about the Arkansas:
/ Captain Rees Pritchard Yesterday received dis dis
5S% hs h1eE Sh1n % tbsf ftSa SoSt bat WAX I
ing above. This Will cause good stage o. G wafer 4.
. Rock to get out-s consummatiOn they have bee
praying for for months.
g Yesterdays Louisville Courier mention
e this swift running:
Q The swim towboat Eagle, that arrived from I'll
|
n days and sixteen hours She towed q large part
,f the way.
: Fridays New Orleans papers observe;
e The weather yesterday was cloudy, with litt
~ dash Of rain about the middle Of the day The ten
W peFature was mild. Business was active on u
De leVes, both the arrivals and departures being
"A good numbers. The receipts Of produce per the
rivals yesterday wei not 20 heavy As on Wedneada
h9t up fsghts are IN coed supply, aud two OF n thr
70 70 refuse offerings.
oi The st. Louis mail failed TO arrive Ia
be night and we are therefore without Riv
d. adYices from that point.
Ia STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
AFrfrdls = Jacob stTader, L0uisvillei Boston
in Portsmouth,; PrioreFs MsdisODi Dnaleith, Neyll
80 Louis, PittshuIR; Hastings, Pittsburg. Ain
N, PittFbuTg Clara Poe PittsbuTs Queen Of the We
! New Orleans. =
n Dspariares-J Jacob stTadsr, Louisville; Hastin
in louisville, Prorees, Madison; BnstOna, Portsmou
- panteith, Neville; konsNha Valley No. 2, kanaN
mo- / River; B0stona No, 2, wheeling; GlenvOOd1 Ma
IiiiC; / ady FTagkllL, Memphis; CniTeE-ei sew
leans; jesse K, Bell, New Orleans.