The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-28
STAGE or THE RIVERS.



Special to the star.
PITTsBURG, oct 2S.-The weather is hazv
and winu from tue southeast, with the ther-
moinuter at 80 deg. he river continues fail.
ing, with feet inch in the channel Wy tine
metal marks.
OIL City-lO inches and rising
Brownsville A leet anu faltng.
Wheeling-4 feet anu falling.
Marietta--4 feet inches ana falling.
Mlddleport-3 feet inches and failing.
Charleston-3 ieet and failing.
Huntington--f,s feet and railing.
GatllpolIs-R River receding.
IroIton-Rlver continues'lalliDg.
L0usyile-Scant4% ieet at the head OF the
canal, and river falling.
Eyausvile--5 feet and falling.
ShawneetoWn-Riyerd declining with feet on
tho bar.
Cairo--7 feet inches and abont stationary.
ST. Louis--kiver falling steildily. Packets
report feet AT Horse tail.
1he Ohio River Commission and number of
memoers of the Loal Exchange exam ned the
model OF the French adjustable dam. Wednes-
day, at PitCsburg, and tney ali appear to think
it will lill the bill. The OHIO River Improve.
menu Commission mot i'll the Monon .aheia
House, Pitlsuurg. on W Wednesday, General j.
X. MoVrhead IN the chair. Penns slvania, w est
Virginia, ONO aud Kentucky were represented
by Che following delegates: General j. X.
MoOlhead, Geotge ii. Ihurstou, Joseph Wal
ton. Pittsburg; 4. j. Power, Beaver; John Me-
Lure, Wheeling; John q. PEBBLES Portsmouth;
Colonel George w. McCooky6 y6leubenville: John
s. Shanks, CINCINNATI; John Meas, Ashland,
Kentucky.
The towboat John F. Drav5 struck log Just
below vattetsblg, Wednesday, aid SUNK IN
IL feet wafer SIZE is badly listed. and it is
doubtful about her being raised. She i, owned
by Capt Thomas Chester, Of Plttsburg, and
valued at 5000.
The Uhio River Pilot has suspended publca-
ton. i
John F. Barker, o well-kaown river en-
gineer, died at Ironton MonIay, aad was
buried ut Portsmouth.
Tue Fawn has Withdrawn from the Cincin-
natr and Evansville trade.
There was a suhken barge containing ~ 900
bushels coal, lying directly in the channel op-
posite the Coai Tap, just above Newburg, last
night.
The Peytona pulled her stern out at Casey
Vile par, and has gone to Evansville Ior re-
pairs.
lhe C. p. Huntington succeeded in getting
OF ShawneetOWn bar.
The Kate Kinney on Tuesday struck an OBJ
stpuction at DEVILS Island, took water fast
and was run ON the bar below Mmlon's Point,
charge her cargo at cape Girardeau and re-
turn to st. Louis for repairs.
Capt Dyas Parker was. married Wednesday
at romeroy, o., to Mrs. b. Hallilay.
MontgOnery's supken coal barge goes on the
Covingbon Docks to-day for repairs.
Caps w. y. Tiehenor has gone to Cannelton,
Ind, but will be back here Saturday and com.
mence loading on Monday the Ii. S. Turner foI
New Orleans.
The Tarascon drops down to the wharf to.
day, and commences loading for Evansville
and Cairo to leave saturday.
The Z. b. Church comes OF the docks Satur.
day in complete repair.
The Zanesville Courier says: "Another o.
the old boys has, wandered back to the OLD
stamping ground Do any Of the boys oi
40 remember Tisey Ridenhoura In the
good old days Of. kecl-boats Gainesville
was his home. For many long years be-
fore dams were constructed on the Muskingum
he was jolly boatman on this beautiful river
All the days OF his vigorous manhood were
spent IN running the old keel l-boat from Pitts.
burg, Cincinnati aud other ports to Zanesville
Many a time, also, he glided down the Father
OF Waters to New Orieans. Many years ago hi
left the old city to seek fortune and fame fur.
ther West So long has he been gone that hii
old associates have nearly all passed over ths
river. In bis old age his heart yearned 70 gazs
once more upon the scenes Of htAeariy ex.
ploits, on his old home, and 40 he came back 4