The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-27
RITER NERS.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.


Special TO the star. s.#8
PITTsBURG, Oct. 27.-River continues fall
ing, with feet inches iu the channel by
the metal marks Weather cloudy, with the
the west.
Oil ity-8 inches and falling.
Brownsville-4 feet and falling.
WheeIing--4 feet and falling.
Marietta-4 feet inches and falling.
Charleston-3 leet and falling.
Galfpolis-River slowly falling.
Louisvlle-4h feet at the head Of the canal,
and river falling.
Evansville falling with feet z
inches In the channel.
Nashville-2>s feet in the Cumberland and
falling.
Calro--7 feet and falling.
Capt r. w. Wise has returned from Peoria
The Th mas W. Means and two barges have
been chartered by circus company, 10 make
a trip doWl the ONO and up the Missssippi
rivers.
1he Acme takes on 800 barrels OF potatoes al
Rising sun for New Orleans.
The Naomi is to be sold by the U. s. Marshal
In this city next Tuesday.
Tne Lizzie Gardner goes to Syracuse to NOR
row to take tow Of ten produce boats to New
Orleans.
Harrison Williams, the veteran pilot, is in
the city.
U. S. Local Inspectors Fisher and Deyenny
yes ierday inspecte and tested Captain VIM.
WenzePs new freight steamer Aem :, Just com.
p eted here. anu desi .ued for the Southern
trade, particularly the waters OF Red and
Ouachita rivers. Captain Wcnzel, her com
mandsr and owner, Fesdes in Newport, Ken
tucky. The hull is by Alex Perry, of Gov
ingtoo, KY, and is OF the following dimen-
sions: Length ll4k feet; floor ~ feet; beam q
feet inches; depth OF hold 2h feet Her
dfaught is light, with everything on board, ii
inches astern and inches forW ard, and will
tram on'l0 inches. The boiler. which Is entirely
new, was manufactured by RJbt Jones u Co.,
OF this city. 1t is cylindrical, with fire. box,
having a. unusual number OF strong bolts. Ii
is iy% feet IN length, AZ inches In diameter
anu contains flues, 4 Of which have diame-
er OF inches, and Of ~ inches. The boiler
is double riveted, and stood hydraulic test
pressure OF 2l0 lbs per square Inch, while tIe
lbs. Inc engines we're originally
built here, and were used on
the steamer Oddity. They each have diane
ter of slz inches, with 8 feet stroke, working a
watcr-wneel ~ feet inches in diameter, with
buckets 10 feet inches in length, and IL incnes
wide. Pilot Oscar Whtten takes her to New
Orleans. Tim. Morgan is the chief engineer,
She is substantially. built, and being Of light
draught Is admirably adapted TO the trade fol
which she is designed. She cost $500. Hei
Custom -house measurement is ll628 tons, Cap-
tain Wenzel built the 0ddity here IN the fall Of
1870, and the Bertha Brunner in 1873.
The U. ). tender steamer Lily has made the
following changes between Wheeling and
Pittsburg: Light at Horse tail moved down TO
foot OF bar: tight at beaver Shea Is, moved down
100 yards; light at Rlccoon moved down roU
Yards; light at Georgetown Island moved up
l50 yards; light at black's Island moved up aDt
yards. "A number of changes will be made be-
tween Wheeling and Cincinnati.
Edward L. Baker, son OF the late Captain S.
Call Baker, died Tuesday at st. Louis, aged Is
years.
The Kanawha Belle came down this morn
ing with two barges OF coal.
The Acme did not get OF till Q O'Clock
this morning. N
m orning two barges Of stone