The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
RIVER NEUy.


fhe river is stationary here, with eight rect
three inches in the channel at six O'Clock this
morning 9y the W Water- works marks.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
PArrsBrRG, May gf.-Riyer falling. with 0
feet inches. Clear. Thermometer 10. Wind
northeast
Wneeling-5 feet lOinches and falling.
Marietta IS feet inches and falling.
Charleston-Sts feet and failing.
Huntingten--6 feet inches and rising.
Frankfort-61s feet anu stationary.
Louisyille-5 feet scant at the head OF the
Canal, and about feet out over Portland Bar.
Nashyilie-S feet In Cumberland on Harpeth
shoals and falling.
Evansvile-8 feet and falling.
Cairo--s0Is feet and falling.
ST. Louis-Rver declining steadily.
Memphls-River falling.
Boats Leaving To-day-Louisville, General
Lytle, Z. M.
Leave Tuesday-Kentucky River, Eureka;
st. Louis. Utah; Memphis. Minneola.
Leave Wedncsday-New Orleans, Cherokee.
Arrivals and Depariures-The Eu eka from
Kentucky River and Minneola from Memphis
were the only arrivals. There were no depart-
ufes outside the regular mail packets.
The Wheeling anu ParAePsburg packet Ex-
press was laid up at the Madison Maflnr Rail
road yesterday, and will 70 on the Ways TO-
days for repairs
from Wheeling to St. Louis, with three barges
with nails and iron ore, passed down Saturday.
The Iron Mountain and Nail City, St. LOUIS TO
Plttsburg. passed up Saturday
the Eagle has laid up AT the foot of Phillisee.
The Fred Wilson No. 2 stuck one Of her
barges at the Sisters.
The Thomas w. Means passed Evansville
Saturday morning en- route to PiCtsburg. She
tows The new Holac Hyde to Mt. Vernon.
The following towDoats were in port al Pitts
burg last night: Diamond. Grand Lake, Dick
Fulton No. 5. Sam. Miller, Boaz,. Hercules,
Tigress, ARK, Enterprise, Fearless, James Gil
I NJ I'll I,r Dat tuta UArtrs
}. +. Drayo, s. G. Mccormick, Maggie Smith,
Charley Mcdonald, Sam. Parker, ID. NewcOmb,
ant, Il. j. Grace, Stella, Lioness NO. 2, Sam.
Clarke, Baltic, j. ii. Bislcy, Resolute, John
Dippold, Tom Dodswurth and Panther.
The Lookout, from Louisville, with a TO W of
empty barges for Kanawha, passed up yester
ihe Sam. ). Hale has 100 tons scrap iron for
The Alex. Swift broke her capstan in the
Lower OHIO, where she found bottom
The Grand Lake No. was turned over to
her new owners at Cairo saturday.
The Iron Mountain has five barges ore, 2,500
tons, for PitlsDurg.
The Andy Baum and Champion No. are out
with picnic excursions to-day
The Nick Longworth, with large picnic
party aboard, grounded saturday opposite
Parlor Grove, and was pulled or by the Chas
Morgan.
The Morgan added number Of passengers
at Louisville yesterday, aud took on 5JO barrels
pork.
Col James C. Mccoy, Of Gen. Sherman's
staff, died in New York Friday. He was an
uncle OF Commodore James $. WISE
Captain James C.. Grace has returned to Ris-
ing sun, where he will spend the summer.
Captain J. ID. Hegler is repairing and re-
painting the Kittie Hegler for the summer
campaign.
Captain Nat Green, formerly Of the Rich
mond is now commanding the Memphis packet
Illinois.
captain Charles Dufour, who piloted the
Charles Morgan to Louisville, returned home
this morning on the Gen. Lytle.
The owners of the Grand Lake No. having
delivered her to the Mississippi Valley Trans
portatiOn Company. are about to construct q
new boat of larger dimensions and power, and
to be the largest and most powerful navigating
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers The dimen-
lows. lows I Hui. MI W sis feet on deck, 4o % ieet beam,
with feet hold, with a battery Of seven dou-
Bile flue boilers, 40 inches in diameter and 2e
feet long, tie cylinders being 26 inches in di-
aneter with ten feet stroke
There is a flatboat bottom side up, in the
channel just above Preston's Hollow. Boats
going down should pass it on the right.
superintendent Dan. IL. Morton, of the Ma
rine Ways Mt Madison, has under way new
light draught steamer for Captains Gus. Hodge
and L. 2. Deiahou ssaye. of the steamer Bas-
trop. She is TO be called the Tom Parker. She
is to be 10u feet long, "a feet beam anu feet
hold; will have no cabin, but neat texas. She
will draw about inches light, is now being
planked, ami Will be ready lor business about
August 1st.
The Eureka, from Kentucky river, brought a
good trip out this time, discha ging largely on
the way, and discharged here 90 hhds. tobacco,
$50 hogs and 900 sacks grain. SHE also HAD a
large number Of people.
The U. S. Louisville Mail Line steamer Gen.
Lytle on Saturday evening took out large
number OF people on a round-trip excursion,
leaving here Saturday evening at O'clock,
arriving at Louisville at A. NJ. Sunday, and
departing at 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon, re-
turning here this morning at daylight.
AS we have no regular Sunday excursion
steamers running this season, there can be no
better way for those who desire rest, recrea-
tion and d COOL time, than to make the round
trip with Capt Bea Merrielees and Andy iar-
rigan on the Lytle. She is large, commo-
dIous and fast steamer, running railroad time,
and is otlioered by gentlemen with whom it is
pleasure travel.
Among her passengers we noticed Mr.. JAS.
f. Noble, the veteran boatman, Capt. Frank
Richardson, Mr.. Henry Cook, of the Foarth
number Of others. T6s trip was au enjoy
able one on account OF the attentions received
at the hands OF the officers. The weather was
delightful and the country wears its green
coatng.
Numbers of sail-boats are out on the river
every evening. Hughes Brothers "Alice" is
the pretticst Of them all.
The Minneola leaves for Memphis to morrow
CftHfuSy anu VIII Ut IUliOWcu Dy tUc COUS Mll-
lar on Saturday.
he Cherokee is the only boat announced this
week for New Orleans, and she has not yet ar
rived.
The wreck of the Mollie Ebert is to be sold at
Pittsburg next week.
Capt +. Y. Batchelor contemplates building
fast packet for the Pittsburg and Cit cinnali
trade-a boat fast enough to make one tr. p per
week.
The Minneola is the Wednesday boat for
Memphis. the Cons. Millar will leave on
Sa urdaY.
Capt. j. J. Darragh, late Of the ill fated
Paragon, takes command of the White River
packet, Belle OF Texas, until his new pOat is
completed.
The Robert Mitchell left New Orleans for
Cincinnati Saturday with good trip.
the Thomas sherlock Loads at New Orie ans
for Ut. LOUIS.
POLICE COURT.