The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-05
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.

ongahela-Stationary.
Allegheny feet inches at Oil City and Is
inches at Parkers Landing.
Y0ughiogheny-Sti closed by ice.
" heeling-f3 1eet and falling.
Marictta-16:, feet and falling.
Lharleston-Kanawha 70 feet and rising.
Huntington-31 feet and rising.
FranEfOrt-Kentucky 10 feet and stationary.
Cincinnati-Kiver falling, with 10 feet inch
cs in the channel-a fall OF foot 2 inches.
notwithstanding last, with l4h feet on
the pass down the Falls, and 70 feet under the
bridge. ....s
Evansville-35 feet aad rising.
Nashvlle-Cumberland falling, with 80 feet
on the shoals.
Cairo-36 feet inches, and rising.
st. Louis-Falling, with Z feet out to Cairo.
Little Rock-ArAansas rising, with Ia feet
Ill the channel
Mr. Henry f. Harper, of Louisville, has been
here sume days, negotiating for the purchase
or chaitpr OF boat for the Kentucky River
trade. He wanted the G. z. huntington, but
could not get her, as she enters the Moscow
trade -t,ay as a regular packet, and will re-
nam permanently in the trade. Mr.. Harper
has gone to Manchc- : to negotiate for the
little steamer Haniy.
The shannon arrived at Nashville yester-
day.
The COBB Cecil is on her way here with 1,11O
tons pig iron, l,SOO kegs nails and ~ tons of
bar iron.
machinery of the Leonora No. 2. The dimen-
siOns the new boat will be about LAG feet
long, beam 35 feet, depth of hold feet, with a
capacity Of about 4OO tons when loaded. She
will be adapted to the locks in Kentucky river,
and at some seasons will ply between the
mouth of that stream and points above Frank
fort to bring out tODacco, &c., for the U. S Mail
Line steamers. During low water She will ply
regularly between h. re and Louisville in place
Of the larger boats.
The Etna arrived here Yesterday and laid
over last night to clean her boilers. She has a
tow of empty barges for up the river
The Mary Miller has laid up at Fulton.
Capt. Mike Wise intends lengthening the
Billy Collins % feet and widen her about
ieet.
Arrivals and Departures. The Andes from
Wheeling and Tcle graph from Portsmouth ar
rived ana return to-day.
The Mollie Ebert arrived at Pittsburg last
night.
The Bermuda will re-enter the Cincinnati
and Evansville trade, leaving Evansville on
her first trip Tomorrow.
The elegant steamer Nick Longworth leaves
for New Orleans on Wednesday evening.
The steamer Exporter leaves Tomorrow
night for New Orleans, and will have a splen-
did trip. She received to-day 800 tons In one
lot. She will also have number of passen-
gers.
The Jas. d. Parker leaves tomorrow even
ing iOr Memphis AUD the indications are that
she will have nice trip
luc new NEW OTlCduS anu ' lCKSDuTk DdCket
has been named "Red-headed Liz"
Capt Thos. P. Leathcrs still remains among
us. hc says he has received so many courtesles
and has been SO Hospitality entertained, that he
hates to leave 1t is good to see his face and
hear his voice again.
Mr.. Tnos. $. R0yse says the report in yester-
days Hotel Reporter about his writing book
entitled "Eyery Man his own Missionary" is q
mistake. He attempted to write the novel, but
was interrupted by the captain of that inde-
pendent boat, whom Tom overheard telling q
shipper she would take his freight at lax cents
in order to beat that d-d line"
The Chas. Morgan took out 100 tons Of frei ght
and So cabin passengers.
Captain Geo. W. Ncare did not leave fol
Mound City as reported. He will leave to-
morrow.
The Laura Davis passed down at midnight
last night on her way to Nashville with s,0O(
barrels of salt. -
The Bowen leaves Pomeroy to-day with nine
barges salt for Cincinnati and Louisville.
Captain Sidney Miner STANDS o good chance
Of being reelected to the position of Wharf
master. There are at least dozen persons
anxious for the Office, but we know of no one
as well oualided rs Sidney Miner, who has
faithfully discharged his duties ami made him
self agreeable to all parties. s~s