Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-29
RIVER NEWS,

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The Ohio continues 10 swell here, having.
risen, during the twenty.four hours ending
last evening, some fourteen OF fifteen inches,
making, according to the report Of the
water-wOrks = channeI-depth At this point
Of about seventeen feet. a. io 81.
The weather was clear, bright and beauti-
full yesterday, quite Spring like in character,
and business on the Landing, although quiet
was better than on Wednesday. Freights
were moderately offered at the rates hereto
fore quoted. oIH. Of
Yesterdays Louisville Courier has the fol-
lowing: 10
The river was slowly rising yesterday,
with six feet nine inches water in the Canal
by the mark ct dark. During the previous
twenty-four hours the river had risen Eve
inches at the head of the falls, and some ff.
teen inches at Portland. This rise has been
very sudden, and no doubt caused altogether
by the tremendous rains in this locality the
day previous. The rain poured down in
torrents, and if it extended TO Pittsburg we
may look out for a freshet.
The officers of the Dove, from Kentucky
River, report heavy rains and much stormy
weather along that route.
From Captain Spots, of the Magenta,
which arrived from New Orleans yesterday,
we learn that the storm of Tuesday was ter.
ribly severe along the Lower Ohio. The
town Of Evansville was swept, and several
houses unroofed, chimneys blown down,
and other damage done. The little steamer
Jacob Mussellman lost her chimneys, and
the Eugenes cabin was started, but happily
not seriously damaged. The Magenta rode
out of the storm uninjured.
Quick Trip of The P~eytond.-By special
dispatch from Memphis to Benedict 4 Son,
the agents, we learn that the peerless Pey-
tons, Captain Leyden, from New Orleans,
passed Memphis Tuesday afternoon, at half
past one o'clock. She left New Orleans
Saturday evening, and was only about two
days and twenty hours to Memphis, which
is a remarkably quick trip-the best this
season.
The PeytOnG was at vicksburg Monday
morning at one o'clock, which made her run
to that point only thirty. two hours. From
q dispatch from Will Halliday, at Cairo last
evening, we learn that the PeytoHa passed
Cairo at two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
That makes her time TO Cairo from New
Orleans, three days and twenty.on hours,
which is hard to beat. She is due to night,
and will make the trip in a little over Eve
days.9
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican remarks ::
The river here has taken q Sudden shoot
upward. 1t commenced rising rapidly about
dark Tuesday evening, and up to ten o'clock
yesterday morning had swelled two feet
nine and three fourths inches, City En-
gineer's measurement. 1t was then sixteen
feet ten inches above low water mark in
December last.
The river continued to rise rapidly all day,
and from dark on Tuesday evening until
dark last evening, the total rise could not
have been less than four feet, plumb water.
The rise was so rapid that the water caught
a large amount of freight, both at the upper
and lower end of the Landing. Hogsheads
were submerged totally, and sacks were
damaged, Notwithstanding the efforts made
to remove them.
A large number of laborers and drays
were employed all day in removing freight
in danger of being destroyed, and a great
deal of stuff was damaged. Some of our mer-
chants, who have been making the Levee a
warehouse for produce, will suffer.
The Illinois River is said to be rising rap
idly, and the Missouri River is pouring out a
perfect food. 1t is rising rapidly from
RochepOrt down, and all the small streams
are at food-hight. All the country below
Jefferson City is submerged. The Usage is
pouring out a flood. The rise at Jefferson
City had been four or five feet wheu the
Carrier passed down. The Upper Mississippi
is stationary, and in good stage from Du-
buque down.
lDe uIlCeIs VI Tue NOTlueIuoT report COlQ
weather in the neighborhood of Dubuque.
They ran through newly made ice all the
wsy from Rock Island to Lynxville, which
isabout fifteen miles above Prairie-du -C Chen.
Grsin is plenty along the River, aud the
NoItberner brought down a large cargo. For
latest information 10 regard to the boats
above, we refer to the memoranda of the
NoItherDer.
The weather yesterday was cool and fine.
Business Cd the levee was brisk.
Arrivals were the Postboy, Sam Gaty,
Polar Star, Laclede and Forest Queen, from
Illinois River; Northerner, from Upper Mis-
sissippj; John D. Perry, from Memphis; Die
Vernon, FROM KeoIuk; City of Alton, from
Altoni Carrier and Theo. E. Tut, from Mis-
souri, River; j. G. Morrow, from Ohio
River, and Clara Hiue, from Rock Island.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Agrira5- Telegraph, touisville; Prioress, Madi-
sCni BUstOna, Portsmouth Lancaster No 4, Ne
Niie.
departures - Tole graph, Louisville; Prioress,
MtdisoI B.stona, PtItsmouth Lancaster Eo..4
Neville Ohio No. 5, Marietta GlcnwOod Nash
yiile; Silver Moon, memphis; Westmorelaud,