The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-01
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.


PITTsBURG, june 1.-River failing. with
feetS inches. Thermometer Is. Wind north.
east.
Brownsville-6 feet and falling.
Yafker's Landing-N inches and falling.
WneelIng-6JS feet and faiHng.
Marietta rs feet inches and falling. ,., ,
Ml.blleport-River falling,
Charleston-3H feet and falling,
GalliDolis-Riyef rising slowly. ~ ''.
Huntington-Ta feet and rising.
Ionton-Rivef falling. E'4' 'ttH
Portsmouth -ltiver rising. f. i,.+ .s
Frankfort-Kentucky ~ feet and stationary,
4 L0uiSvllle-5h feet at tue head Of the Canal,
and scant Az feet on Portland Bar.
Evansville-RIyer faiflng,with scaht fleet in
channel. '' =
Calo---so feet and falling. li Il %, jog
Little Roek--15 feet and falling.
Boats Leaving To- o-day-Pittsburg.E Exchange;
kentucky river, Eureka; ST. Louis, Utah; Men-
phis. Minneola. ..I
Leave Saturday Memphis, Cons. Millar;
New Orleans, Cherokee
Arrivals and Departures-The Fawn ana III.
S. Turner from Evansville, Cons. MIllar from
Memphis, Exchange from Pittsburg, arrived.
There were no departures outside the regular
paeke s. -, ~
Iowboat Items-The Robert PEBBLES arrived
with miscellaneous tow from Pomeroy Mon
nay. The Mount Clare came in from Kanawha
with three barges coal The Cobb Cecil brought
pig iron from IrOnton. The Tom Farrow flom
Ashland had tow of coal.
The j. S. Neel also arrived from Cairo with
two empties and TIVE barges Of iron ore. The
Brilliant pa ssed up from louisville with a tow
Of cement and lime The Mount Glare started
to Carrolton after tow OF empties. The Min
ME came in from Petersburg with 147 barrels
whisky and ~ cattle. The E. NJ. Norton passed
up at eight O'clock Monday night from st.
Louis, with q toW of iron ere. Tue Wagner re-
ceived her new shaft from z. T. pumept Mon
day night, and Will probably go to Middlepor
on Wednesday. None OF the last fleet OF Pitts
burg coal tovTs have arrived as yet, but are ex
pected here during tonight and Tomorrow.
phe My Choice stuck two Of her barges at Buff
dngEon, passed Pomeroy Monday morning, and
Is coming here with the balance of her tow
four barges coal.
The Bernard has laid up at Marietta. II
The Condor is coming with coal from Mid
dleport. and the Coal Hill left there Monday
with lighter to take the balance of her tow
from here. .- -. .I.s.
The John Means has arrived at Louisville
with one barge, and lies up for the present.
She left her other barge high aud dry at Flint
Island. ~ @
The Liberty No. picked up snag at Dog
tooth Bend Monday, which penetrated through
her bnlkhead, over the larbOard engine, break
ing lever. tail and guarteping on the boiler
deck aud ont of the roof on the starboard cor
ner aft She drfted several miles down stream
before the wreck could be cleared She man
aged to unship her larboard pifman az the
hank, and went into Cairo on one engine. She
is being repaired there
The Tom Reese came in with tow of coal
the first arrival Of the Pittsburg coal q et.
The Minneola leayes for Memphis this even
ing without fail, and will be followed by the
Cons. Mitiar. leaving Saturday.
Captain Will kyle's famous Rackansack
packet Ashland Will arrive during the day
with fair trip. Captain w ill aad his boat are
popular from here to the end of Arkansas river
and there's always "welcome back" given at
eli tlher end. .&.- ~.
Capt. Ike r. Whitaker of the Fearless and
barpes, arrived Monday from Pittsburg. His
harges were destroyed in the late steamboat
conaagratiou.
Capt. Jas. s. Wise and his neither left for
Columbus, OHIO, to attend the funeral of Col
james E. Mccoy, Of General Sherman's staff.
Janles How ard.the Jefersonvilie boat build
err, was here Monday and examined the
steamer General Buell.. The mail line con-
template building another boat for ner ma
ohinery.
The cylinders Of the burned Juniata and
Mollle Ebert, together with the boilers Of the
latter, can be saved The Charts wreck is to
be sold j une Q, while the Juniata wreck has
been taken charge OF by the Snerif and towed
around in Allegheny river.
The Clara Scout. recently sunk in Kanawha
river, has been given UP as lost. All efforts to
raise her proved unsuccessful. ~
Portland bar is very troublesome. The Gray
Eagle WAS hard aground there ail day Monday.
and had her stern checks and dohtriggersibroken
by the 1arascon trying to pull her. The Chas.
Morgan was aground Ii hours, getting or at
o'clock
The Cons. Millar and Ashland received /, 500
brls. cement at the Tarascon Mills.