The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-22

desire TO secure large, frst-class and fast pas
| senger steamers for river trips during tne sum.
mer, can procure all necessary information at
the Steamboat Office, IN the Merchants Ex-
Barmore, Of Jeifersonville, is going to put
new hull under the w. II. Curtis.
capt Billy Taylor is said to be improving at
the Arkansas Hot Springs.
The Arlington arrived from Memphis this
morning.
empty tows.'
The Keystone arrived here from below with
two empty model barges.
The Ashland will be in complete order In
few days, and return to the wharf,
TOwboat Movements.-The Fred. Wilson NO.
has arrived at Pittsburg. The Liberty towed
Browns hull to.Vanceburg. The hull is to be
used as a wharfboat. The Condor has arrived
at MiddleDort. The Liberty came here from
Middleport after tow OF empty barges. The
Smoky City is making up tow for New Or
leans. at Louisville. The Susie Silver and
vile yesterday. as well as the Fearless and
barges. The Hornet No. passed down. The
Liberty No. 8 and barges passed Shawnee
town, bound South, yesterday.
Six hundred dollars were realized yesterday
Francis and Mary Alice The sale took place
on the 4. +. Eckert at st. Louis.
| Capt. Peter Eckels has had numerous picnic
applications for this season. He has several
large, 1rSC -ClaSS steamers, ana one OIL Ine COOl-
est groves on the river for charter. His office
Is on the Public Landing.
| Quite a number OF Cincinnatians and exour--
sionists, from points below, make the round
trip with Captain Jas. IL. Pepper, on his new
steamer, Cons. Millar. The Mlllar leaves for
| Memphis this evening
Captain j. Slut Neal, formerly OF the Indiana,
Richmond, and other famous steamcrs, is in
The Cons. Millars chimneys have been
| heightened.
Captain N. B. Hayward, of the Glasgow,
died suddenly yesterday at shawneetown.
The Chas. Morgan left Cairo yesterday FOR
New Orleans, loaded fiat. :.
The new steamers Benton and G. M. Mead,
passed Omaha yesterday, upward bound.
The Louisville and Cnas. Bodmann passed
Vicksburg, going down, yesterday.
The Mary Houston passed Memphis yester.
day, having aboard considerable Cincinnati
freight. 1t is likely she will extend her pres
ent trip to this port.
The Mollie Ebert left St. Louis Yesterday for
Pittsburg.
| THE STAGE OF RIVERS
PITTsBURG, April 22.-River falling. Water
| 7 feet inches. Cloudy. Thermometer 2S deg.
| Wind west.
| Oil City-2k feet and falling
Brownsvllle-Sh feet and falling.
| Wheeling-8 feet inches and falti.t'
| Maretta-Scant 10 feet and failiag,
| PomerOy-kiver falling.
| Miuulep0rt-River falling.
| CharlesCon-71s feet and rising.
Gallipolis-RIver falling.
| Huntington-l3 feet and falling.
lrontOn-Rlver falling.
| POrlsnoutn-l6 feet y inches and falling.
Frankfort-Kentucky scant feet and fall
ing.
| LouisvIlle-9 feet in the canal, and Z feet on
the Falls in the pass.
| Evansvile-14 feet and rising.
| ;Nashville-6 feet on Harpeth Shoals and
steadily falling.
| ShlWupatOWO-RiVer falling.
Cairo--River II feet and falling.
st. Louis-River rising slowly.
Little Rock-River failing.
/ Memphis-River rapidly declining.
| Vicksburg-River rising.
| ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. The Andes
and Ohio No. arrived, and the Shannon to
PIttsburg; T. Ii. church and ThOs sherlock
| departed to New Orleans.
| The Thompson Dean left New Orleans last
night Tor Cincinnati, and the y ohm Kyle arrived
| there from st. Louis.