Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-08
RIVER NEWS.

The River was rising here all of yesterday
and continued last evening, having swelled
| during the twenty-four hours theh ending,
| twelve or fifteen inches. At Pittsburg the
water was receding yesterday, leaving q
| channel. depth at this point of some fourteen
feet, with five feet ten inches in the channel.
The weather was mild even warm for the
season yesterday, the mercury reaching SO
and 54o; the sky cloudy and the atmosphere
| murky, indicating rain.
Business on the Landing was dull still,
and freights light for all points, though they
| showed some improvement on the offerings
| of Saturday.
The River at Louisville was still fallino on
Sunday, with five feet five inches in the
Canal, three feet five inches in the steamboat
pass at the Falls, and about two feet six
inches over the rocks. The weather was
mild and cloudy with light fall of rain.
The Cumberland River was rising rather
fast at Nashville, Saturday, with seven feet
water reported on the shoals. The James
johnson was in port preparing to start
South, and the Nashville was going North.
Nothing new or interesting from the Miss
issippi, Missouri or Illinois Rivers.
Saturdays Memphis Avalaache has the
following:
Tho shipments Of Cotton yesterday amounted to
$50 ba es, all Of which for the South with the
Tho John Simonds, for New Orleans, with 4O0o
Lady Fraukln and Messenger each with zoo ba es
cotton, and the Captola, for Nashville, without a
parturesFesterday.
Some excitement was caused at Little
Rock on the oath ult., by the arrival of the
Conway, from Cores Bar; Julia Roane, from
Triplett's Bar; Freestone, from Plum Bayou;
Talequah, VIM. Henry and Undine, from Ma
poleon; Quapaw, from Rob Roy; Chester
Ashley, from Memphis; Henry Fitzhugh,
from Napoleon.
Between the above date and the 9th ult.,
the Arkansas fell several feet, but sufficient
water remained for small boats to Napoleon.
The Democrat of that town says:
Any hopes above Norristown, are out of the oues.
ton. ton The Fitzhngh has arrived with much
We1ona came up on Tuesday 18th, with an over. over
,hs5g w,hssl5mlng load from Memphis. Our ewes were
OF corn and potatoes, which arc now for salo.
PARTICULARS OF THE Striking OF THE
JAMES MoNTGOMERY.-Saturday's Memphis
AUalanehe has the following particulars of
the sinking of the James Montgomery:
We regret to learR Of the sinking of the Louis
vile and New orleans steamer James Montgomery,
day morning. A gentleman board of her, who
arrived in the city on the cars yesterday, states
Monte omeTy struck log The damage TO tRe boat
was supposed TO be slight but after she had again
got under way it was found that she was filling
rapidly, and sbe was run ashore. She sunk shortly
after ip eleven feOt water nearly all the freight in
The Prince Of Wales came along before the sink
ing, and took on The Montgomery some twenty
with which she arrived here at a late hour Thurs,
day night, and will carry it to New Orleans. After
the Montgomery was run ashore, her stern swung
around, and she lies with her head up stream in a
condition easily to be raised.
The James Montgomery was worth about s25 0OO
and was owned by Captain Sam Montgomery, her
commander She was Insured, we learn, for sis OOo.
PARTICULARS OF THE SINKING OF THE A. H.
SEVIER.- The telegraph has already an
nounced the loss of the steamer A. H. Sewer,
in the Arkansas River, and the Memphis
AvaLaRehe says:
We last night learned Of the snagEing and sinking
Of the iine new Memphis and Arkansas River packet
A. IL. SEWER, The boat was bound down, and on
Blum, she struck log which fairly shivered large
portion Of her bottom. She filed rapidly, and sunk
severs cargo consisted Of about 200 bales Of cotton
much Of which, We regret 70 learn, will be lost.
passenger who arrived in the city last night says
that i s John d. Adamss opinion that she can not
The Sewer was perhaps the finest stern.wheei
boat on the river with the exception Of the Chester
Ashley, which was built almost after the same
been built Pressly for the Memphis and Arkansas
last Ei bst%een Memphis and and sS G anS
was sunk 10 the Grand Chain In the Lower Ohio, on
accident she was in command Of Captain John ID.
Adams, Capt. Windsor having left his boat here TO
night in time to learn that his boat hsd sank.
VIM. Windsor and 4, Dean (the latter Of Ciacin-
nat)i aud was insured In that city for $4,000.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
=, ,Arricgts. : sunday Jseob strader, louisville;
Magnolia. MapsYlle; Fanny McBurnie, Marie tia;
Clipper, Nashville; Allen Collier, KanaWha River.
lio5day = IelegTspb, Louisville; Forest Queen,
madisoni Glendale, Memphis; swallow, Nashville;
Dunleith, Neyillei Mary Cook, Dock.
Depdrfures.-Sm mday-JacOb Strader, Louisville,
Monday-F Forest Queen, Madis0n; Magnolia, Mays
vile; Telegraph, Lonisyillei Dunleith, Neville;
Switzerland, New Orleans