The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-06
RIVER NEWS.

The weather to day is. clear, warm and pleas
ant. The river has fallen foot since our last
report, with II feet s inches In the channel by
the Water-w0rks marks at six o'clock this
morning.
This department. of The STAR is a perm mt
feature. We propose to give our readers the
latest and most reliable river intelligence, and
make the fact known to their friends and ac-
quaintances along the river We will be
pleased to receive news Of reliable nature for
insertion from steamboatmen. ,n
STAGE OF THE RIVERS. w
PITTsBuRG, May 6.-River falling, with feet
inches. Their, 4S; wind, northwest.
Oil City, feet inches and falling,
Brownsville-9 feet and falling.
Greensboro-5h feet and falling.
Wheeling-9 feet and stationary.
Marietta-8h feet and stationary.
GallipOlis-Riyer about stationary.
Huntington-111s u feet and falling.
Ironton-River falling.
PortsmOuth-Riverf falling.
Frankfort-Sk feet and falling.
Louisytlle--River falling, with scant feet in
the Canal and feet 2 inches in the Indian
Chute.
Evansyille-9Ok feet and falling.
Nashville-N feet on Harpeth and falling.
Little. .Rock-22k feet and falling.
Paducah-River slowly rising.
Caro--36h feet and rising.
ST. Louis-River falling slowly.
emphis-River rising slowly.
Vicksburg--River railing.
Boats Leaving To-day-Pittsburg, John L.
Rhoads; Tennessee river, Nashville; Mem
phis, Cons. Millar; Arkansas river, Ashland.
Leaving Saturday-New Orleans, Chas. Nor
gan; Pittsburg, Kittie Hegler.
Arrivals and Departures-The Kittie Hegler,
from Pittsburg; Jno, L. Rhoads, from ST. Louis !;
Andes, from Wheeling; Chasi Morgan, from
phis, arrived. The departures were the H. S.
Turner to Evansville, and Cherokee to New
Orleans.
Towboat Movements.-The Minnie came in
from Petersburg with 81 barrels Of whisky
empty tow. The Hawkeye No. came in from
MiddlepOrt with coal. The My Choice, Lion,
Joseph A. Stone and Coal Valley are coming
here from Pittsburg with coal. The Fearless
has arrived at Pittsburg. The Lookout has
arrived at Charleston.
The John Gilmore, with a tow OF empty
barges, passed up at Z: 80 this morning en- route
to Pittsburg. She will probably exchange lows
above here with the James Gilmore.
The Brilliant also came in this morning from
Pomer0y with a tow of slaves, bark &c.
The Fannie Willard has laid up and is re-
pairing at Ironton. The Coal Hill arrived at
Cairo Yesterday, and takes her tow by install
for Middleport yesterday with the barges of
ore brought out by the Raven. The Grand
Lake No. was sold to the M V. Transports
tion Co. for $3O,0oO. The Simpson Horner and
barges arrived at Cairo last night. The Storm
No. 3 is at Memphis unloading $1,000 brls salt.
The Kittie Hegler and Andes reship their
Lower Ohio and Memphis freight on the Cons.
Millar.,
The new Upper Missouri river steamer jose
phine, made the run from Yankton to Bis
marck, a distance of 1000 miles, in seven days
and nineteen hours, against big river.
The Cons. Millar takes her departure for
Memphis this evening, and the indications are
she will have out fair trip.
The elegant steamer Ashland is also an
to leave for Arkansas River to-night.
The Arlington is the Saturday boat for Men,
phis.
The Kittie Hegler returns to Pittsburg Sat-
urday.
The Louisville is expected here tonight ffom
New Orleans, and will return next week.
Over the Main-street sewer on the wharf
there is dangerous hole about 40 feet from the
waters edge.
During the May Musical Festival tho U. s.
Mail Line steamers will carry passengers from
Louisville and return for S5 80, including sup
pers and breakfasts on the boat.
The kCharles Morgan's time out from New
Orleans to Cincinnati this trip was seven days
four and a half hours, while her running time
was six days six and half hours.
The Potomac on her last UP trip broke shaft
and came down on one wheel. She lies up for
repairs here. The Wildwood left in her place.
The City Of Portsmouth extends her trip to
Maysvile this time.
Business began picking up o little to-day,
and Oh 'Change the indications were that the
Cons. Mlllar would receive considerable Menu
phis freight and the Morgan a good New Or
leans cargo.
John F. Kelling Esq, the coal and coke mer-
chant, this morning sold the model barge
s.Blanche'' for Captain H. A. Jones to VIM. A.
PEBBLES. The barge is to be used hereafter as
q wharfboat for the new freight elevator COM
pany below Millcreek. The price paid was
II 800.
J. B. Finley, the coal merchant of Mononga-
hela City, and Robert Cornell, Of Pittsburg, are
In the city on a business trip. They are stop
ping ut the Gibson House.
The jennie ID. is to be sold on the nth at
Memphis by the U. s. Marshal
Neither the hull nor machinery OF the Prairie
City was damaged by the lire.
Blythe Weaver returned on the Arlington
,ere to-day from White river, where he has
been in charge of the Ella. now in the hands Of
the United States Marshal, at Jacksonville,
James Johnson; the old pilot, made his ap-
oearance on the Landing this morning. for sew
sral months having been sshoused" BY illness.
The Andes arrived at noon, from Wheeling,
With good trip OF both freight and people.