Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-09
RIVER NEWS.

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here since our last issue, having risen ovei
four feet during the twenty. four hours end
ing last evening, making, according TO N,
Water. works report, a channel. depth at thil
point Of more than twenty. eight feet. TIL,
River was receding at Pittsburg yesterday
with ten feet water there.
The weather was warm yesterday, but sc
windy and dusty as to be extremely disagree
able until late in the afternoon, when It be.
gan TO rain, and has continued with an oc.
c%asional fall of damp snow, melting as soor
as it touched the earth, up to this, the mid.
night hour.
Business was quite active on the Landing
yesteIday-more so than it had been on any
previous day Of the week. The Wharf was
lined with steamers, and nearly covered with
freight for the upper and lower ports. Rates
were without change from our last quota
tons.
The River was rising at Louisville on
Thursday, with fully eight feet water in the
Canal at dark. On the Falls there were six
feet in the Pass, a rise o fthree inches in the
previous t~wenty-four hours at the head OF
the Falls, and nearly one foot at Portland.
The weather was mild again.
Notwithstanding the fact that during the
pest ten days the Mississippi has contained
sufficient water to allow the largest-class
boats to come out from St. Louis fully loaded,
there has been no perceptible d~iminution in
the receipts by railroad. The whole vast
interior seems to be full of surplus produce,
now seeking outlet by the Illinois Central
The other day the packet City of Alton
ran into the tow boat Courier, at the upper
st. Louis Landing, by which one Of her
guards was raked of, from the boilers to the
wheel house, and the hull damaged. She
had to go on the dock.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican has the
following:
The river here is still rising slowly. In
the twenty four hours ending at noon YES
| terday, it swelled one and a half inches. and
was then fifteen feet seven inches above low
water mark in December, 1860. There are
eiPhteente twenty feet in the channel out
to Cairo.
and in good stage.
The weather is cool and foe. Business on
the levee is brisk.
Arrivals yesterday were the J. 81. Smith,
from Tennessee River; Louisville, st. Croix,.
Stephen Bay ard and Little Martha, from
Illinois River; Badger State, from Quincy;
City of Alton and Carrier, from Alton; Die
Vernon, from Keokuk; Platte Valley, from
Memphis ortherner, from Upper Mississippi;
Americas, from Montrose, and r. j. Lack
land, from New Orleans.
The st. Croix arrived from Lasalle, and
had three canal boats in tow, loaded with
produce. One of Ter boats sunk at Meri
dosia. The cause of the disaster was over
loading. she had on board 1000 bushels Of
corn.
Departures yesterday were the Nebraska
and Edward Welsh for New Orleans, War
saw and Denmark for Upper Mississippi,
Sunshine, Louisville and Belle of Peoria for
Illinois River, Spread Eagle and Florence
for Missouri River, Mill Boy for Glasgow,
and City of Alton for Alton.
Wednesdays New Orleans Delta remarks:
The weather yesterday was somewhat
chilly and winterish. Business on both
landings was but moderate. Several more
steamboats, have, since our last, concluded to
lay up, owing to dull times. The Pike is
one of the number, the Newsboy is another.
The Planter was laid up, but yesterday hung
out a sign for Arkansas River. The Era No.
Z Withdrew from tue Opelousas trade, trans
ferring her freight to the Flora Temple.
Capt. Len. Moore has chartered the No. Z as
q Summer packet TO the Ouachita. He will
start her out for Camden to. morrow evening
Of the arrivals since our last report we give
the following:
Nina SHINES, Opelousas; Laurel Hill,
Fort Adams; Iberville, Bayou Sara; B. J,
Adams, Louisville; Chancellor, Louisville
Comet, Minden; Henry Chouteau, Cairo
Argyle, Pittsburg; T. S. Conley, Ouachita
The Comet had a very fair trio. consider
ing the season, out of Lake Bisteneau, and
returns to- morrow. She was receiving an
excellent freight yesterday. The Andy
Fulton was also receiving quite freely. o
the Arkansas River boats the Parallel and
Arkansas had the lions share of freight
The st. Louis boats as yet start out mostly
with very slim trips. The Crescent City
and ]. q. Swon, which left last evening, had
TO go away very light. If this state OF
things continues much longer, we do not
believe that one half of the boats now 10 the
trade will be in active service till next Fall.
The Ohio River packets also find it q little
hard to get full loads, and several of their
number will either quit or pitch into other
trades.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Arrirab. Teles graph, Louisville; Forest Queen,
Madison; Magnolia, Maysville; Boston. Big Sandy;
Do; iehigh' st. Louis; ConewaRo' RrkausssS RIVE;
No. {, Wheeling
Msoison; Magnolia, Mays lille; Eunice, Pittsburg;
MsTmUra, do; Lanoesier No 4. Neyille;- Boston,
Big Sandy: Courier, Wheeling; Citizen, Memphis:
Hastings. do; Undine, Arkansas River; Prima
Donna, New Oriesn'.