The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-14
RITER NEWS.

The weather day is cloudy and threaten
Ing. Here the river is booming, having risen
during last night at the rate Of inches per
hour. with ~ feet in the channel at noon to-
day. There is 10 feet space under the Goying-
ton bridge and % feet under the Newport
bridge for passing steamers. tF
Boats Leaving To-day--Louisville, General
Lytle; Evansville, Fawn; Memphis, Cons.
Millar; New Orleans, Chas.. Morgan.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 14.-River stationary
feetss inches strong. Thermometer, 7s. Wind,
S0piTcfss OH city9ls inches and falling.
! kice's Landhg-41S feet and falling.
BrOwnsville--6 feet . inches and falling.
WheelIng-41a feet and falling.
Marietta--4 feet inches and falling.
Middleport-l6 feet and rising fast.
Charleston-M feet and stationary.
Huntington-25 feet and falling.
Gallipolis-25 feet inches and rising.
IrOnton-25 feet and rising fast.
Cattlettsburg-There is 40 feet Of water In
Sandy river and rising rapidly at Louisville,
KY.
! Houisville-91S feet at the head OF the Canal,
ard TsS feet on the falls in the pass,
Eyansvhle--20 feet and rising.
Nashyille-l6 feet 10 inches on Harpetll
Shoals and river rising.
'Shawneetown-A feet and rising. ,,
st. Louis-2SH feet and falling.
Arrivals and Departures-The John !. L.
Rhoads, from Pittsburg, arrived and departed
for ST. LOUIS The Fannie Tatum, for Fits
burg, Hudson, for Wheeling, and Eureka, for
Kentucky river, departed. To-day the Gems.
Millar leaves for Memphis, and the Chas. Nor
gan for New Orleans, which will have a ten
dency to again make the landing look some
what deSolated. N4 ~
row and begins loading for New Orleans, ieav-
ing Saturday.
The Jno. L. Rhoads received rs tons freight
here. One item OF her cargo is 10000 iron ralt.
road ties for st. Louis. At Evansville she will
reship lO0 tons ana 1900 bundles cotton ties on
Lhas. Morgan. AZ es# y n
Captain Perry Tfarp, of the Marine W ays,
is figuring on Z sternwheel steamer for Capt.
%. p. Shinkle s1d others The boat is intended
long, ~ feet beam, and eject hold. s
ThesJulia has arrived al, On arleston.
The sudden rise in the 5kapaw9a broke loos Sc
a $1,000 walnut log raft near Charleston, and
wreck ofthe Clara scottaway with it.
J The Sam Cravens was swamped in the mouth
of HigsSandy river yesterday by the food.
Tue Mary Houston on her excursion trip to
St: Paul carries 5000 barrels cement
tropolis nex5 Tuesday.
1'ne Tnos. sherlock laid over at Cairo to clean
her boilers.
The large and magnificent steamer Charles
Morgan is of o-day for New Orleans, and on
thsPbig and rapidly rising river will make ex-
tfaordinary'fast tlnIe The Morgan, without
is the fastest steamer running
between Cincinnati and New Orleans. She is
manned by picked crew, each OF whom knows
exactly whatIs reqAredOf them. sst94a s1
Capt, Stein, her owner and commander, is a
iboatman Of long and practical experience, and
very popular all along the river. His son,
Harry W. Stein, is the chief clerk Of the Nor
gan, and one who knows how To cater to the
guests Of this palatiafEteamer. g
bushels Of coal loaded at Pi1sburg and ready
to come South The first rises III the riYer at
that point.
The Speer & Bigley barges Of coal sunk at
Barretrs Landing some three months since,
were raised this morning, u
sTowDoat items.-The John Means, ST Lopis
to Pomeroy, passed up with two Barges iron
ore. = -
the Grand Lake Coal Comipany will be the most
powerful on the Western waters. She will
have HartuEees. compound engines, small
cylinder, 43 inches in diameter, 8 feet stroke.
Her shaft will be. hexangular, is inches in di-
'aaaeteH working q Sl-foOt bucket; steel boilers,
six in number, 30 inches in diameter, 70 and
feer IAnr n y fT %th A =
The 9pkIand I9e etg is hard aground near Freedom,
ghe kaven's barges1 ara being loaded. with
salt and nafIs at Mfddleport and the Brilliant
mas arrived there. %@fffs n !
The vint shinkle arrived Tuesday at New
Orleans e}N't IT Eif4 fff EtRtf =