The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-02
RIVER NEWS.

The weather to-day is cloudy and damp
with indications of more rain. Here the river
is rising rapidly, and will be up to the side
walk at the foot Of Main street to-day. There
is 40 feet inches water in the channel.
Boats Leaving To-day Louisville, United
States. Leaving Tuesday-Pittsburg, Hudson
and Ashland; Kentucky river, Eureka.
There were no arrivals or departures yester-
day outside OF the regular packets.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
Wheeling 15H feet and rising.
Gallipolis-Riyerr rising rapidly.
Ironton-1he river is rising.
FrankfOrt-l0 feet and rising fast.
Louisville-14 feet inches on the Falls and
rising fast.
Evansville-S7 feet and falling.
Nashville-1215 feet and falling.
Cairo-42l< feet and rising.
st. Louis-26 feet and rising.
Oil City--6 feet and falling.
Brownsville The river has risen inches
since last night, with ~ feet inches in the
channel.
Gieensboro-23 feet and falling.
Morgantown-17 feet 10 inches and falling.
Albert Milford Il Co., Of Muscatine. Iowa,
on Saturday at PlttsDurg, purchased Of Thos.
Fawcett Il Son the towboat Arrow. She is to
be used for towing RATS on the Upper Missis-
slppi.
Orleans at Louisville to-day.
Harry, commenced her trips in the Memphis
and White river trade last Saturday.
The Cherokee is the next boat loading for
New Orleans, leaving on Wednesday.
Pilot George Hughes left Saturday for Pitts
burg to bring out the Wild Duck. This steamer
LETT there yesterday.
The Ashland came in Saturday from Pitts
burg.
The H, S. Turner having been put in excel
lent trim and thoroughly renovated. is again on
deck, and will depart for Memphis next We'd
nesday In command Of the popular and busi-
ness man, Capt. w. C. Tichenor.
Mrs. Capt Norwood McClelland, we regret to
Capt. d. DeHaven, Of New Orleans, is here,
the guest Of his COUSIN, Capt. Hiram Vinton,
of the Andy Baum.
The Sam j. Hale to-day takes large excur-
sion party Of coiored people to the Emancipa-
ton celebration at New Kichmonu.
Capt. Jim Williams, Of the Emma Graham,
was in the city yesterday en- route to Lake
Chautauqua, where, together with his family,
he expects to remain until October.
There were only three boats at the landing
last evening-the Cherokee, Ashland and Thos
sherlock.
James Howard, the well-known Jefferson
vile ship builder, came here on the General
wood MeClelland.
Captain D. II. Morton. Of the Madison Ma
rine w Ways, is in the city.
Pilot Leander Patterson last evening went tt
The only death at the U. s. Marine Hospital
during July was that OF Henry johnson, Q
rOustabout on the Thompson Dean.
Towboat tMoyements.-The Th0s. W. Means
st. Louis to Ironton, passed up yesterday even
ing with three barges IRON ore.
The Cobb Cecil also passed up the river, hav.
ing come from Louisville.
The Warner has laid up at Moscow.
The Storm, Jos. Walton, Baltic and Diamond
The The N. j. Bigley came in yesterday with a
tow Of coal.
The Mary Ann and ). c. FISCHER have gone
to Pittsburg.
The .Cone and See Me-" propeller, is al
the landing.
/ The Fearless leaves Pittsburg to-day with
$50 tons.
Eight new model barges and three fuel boats
broke loose from HayesN Landing yesterday
afte mon and struck the Brownsville packet
Elector. staving in her hull and parting her
lines. She foated against the Smithfield
bridge at Pittsburg and had the tops Of wheels
pilot house and ehimneys carried away. The
1u, j boats sank. One life is reported lost
The new Luefla entered the Syracuse and
Gallipoiis trade Saturday. She made trial
trip, which seemed satisfac tory to those inter-
ested. The Luella cost $4,000.
The Charles morgan leaves here August 9Th
on her next trip to New Orleans.