The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-30
nTHER NEWS.

The weather to-day is clear and warm. The
river here has risen 2 feet inches In the past
"a hours, with 25 feet inch In the channel by
the Water-works marks.
The Shannon arrived from Nashville at noon
to-day, with splendid trip of both freight and
people. She reshipPed hfty tons and twenty
people on the Molie Ebert for Pittsburg.
The III. 5. Turner arrived from Evansville
with big trip at II 30 this morning.
The Iron Mountain, from st. Louis to Pitts
burg with tow Of iron, passed up.
The Hawkeyc No. 2, IRON Pomeroy with
tow OF coal and slaves, arrived this morning.
The Robert PEBBLES is here with large
tow.
Captain Sam Benjamin leaves this evening
for ST. LOUIS, where he enters the office of W.
B..Van Blarcom, the Insurance King OF that
city. We wish Sam much success, and hope TO
him there will be ''mlli0ns in it,"
The Nail City passed up this morning from
st. Louis to Pittsburg with tow OF iron ore.
The pilots Of the new Hudson, leaving this
evening, are Ben Ogle and 0us Curtis, and of
the Vint. ShInkie, Taylor Wells and Mart
Echols.
The Lady Lee arrived at Peoria, Illinois, last
Saturday, being the first boat from st. Louis
this season.
Captain Noah scovell is In Louisville, and
wants a.light draught steamer Tor the Reu
river trade.
Alex. Chambers, the wcll-known window
glass manufacturer, of iittsburg, died yester-
day.
Captain Darlington talks Of building o new
boat for the Plrtsburg and GAINESVILLE trade
TINS summer, in which will be used the engines
OF the Carrie Brooks.
The Frank lizard mas entered the Gallipo-
Us anu Mlllersport trade, in opposition to the
'4he Jim Fisk has resumed her place in the
Paducan trade.
Navigation is open from st. Louis to Keokuk,
anu the R0D Roy, the first boat OF the season,
arrived at st. Louis from Kcokuk yesterday.
The ice in the Missouri at Omaha, Ncb., is
rapidly breaking up
The Nick Longworth and Mary Houston,
passed VicksDurg yesterday bound UP, and
the Chas Bodmann bou|d South.
The Thompson Dean arrived at New Orleans
yesterday,
The GOV. Allen from ST. Louis to Iront0n,
passed up yesterday afternoon with a tow OF
l0OJ tons IRON ore.
The Champion Tow and Coal Company have
contracted with Z. L. DumOnt for the machIn-
cry of the new Champion No. 8 the hull OF
which Is being constructed ON The Marine
Ways. The cylinders are to be Is inches III
diameter, with feet stroke, and boilers 4J
inches in diameter, and ~ feet long, con tain
ing two l4-inch tlucs each.
The Sam j. Hale, from New Orleans, has
land up at Ghent, NY. Capt. j. Lawrence Car
ter and crew have arrived here.
Capt l. IL. Couns, Of the DR.. Couns, left on
the Fleetwood last evening on visit 10 rela-
tivcs in Lawrence county. .
The Leopold is ON her way from st. Louis to
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STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
Pittsburg-tcn feet seven inches, and fall
ing.
Oil City-AlIegheny, a feet and rising.
Parker's Landings feet II inches and fall
ing.
'Brownsville--l2 feet and stationary.
Rlcc's Landing-S1s 1eet and stationary.
Whecling-l71a feet and falling.
ChtrlcstOn--hanawha. feet 4 inches and
stationary.
GaIhpolis-River stationary.
HuntlngUon-l7 feet incnes and slowly ris-
ing.
Tronton-River rising slowly.
Frankiort--Kentucky feet and slowly ris-
ing.
Louisvlilo-9 feet inches at the head of the
canal and ~ feet on the Falls in the pass and
receding slowly.
Evansvllle-26 feet and falling fast.
Nashyille-23 feet large on uarpeth Shoals
and rising.
Cairo--4l feet inches and stationary.
Little ROck-S1s feet and rising.
emphis--Riyer stationary and two feet be-
low high water mark.
yicksburg,-A, good stage for all steamers
and rising slowly.
New Orleans-Rivcr rising; heavy rains last
night
Boats Leaving To-day-Pittsburg, Hudson
and Molle Ebert; Kentucky River, Eureka
Memphis, Vint Shnkle.
! The II. 5. Turner, for Evansville; Shannon
| for Nashville, and Robert Mitchell, for New
Orleans, leave Tomorrow evening.
The following are the Memphis boats mex
| week: MInneola, Tuesday; Cons. DIiIlar
Thursday, and Arlington on Saturday.