The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-07
RIVER NEWy.

! The weather to-day is cee.., and cloudy snt
/ sunshiny at interySis. The river continue
rising, with 8 feet inches in the channel a
noen. f'.1ot Oscar Whitten reports the Littl,
/ Miami pouring out this morning. Licking wa
also pouring out slightly to-day.
| STAGE OF THE RIyERs.
| Special TO the Star.
| PrTrsBURG, Oct. 7.-River feet and sta
| tionary. Their. 5U >. and wind from the west.
| Nheeiing-3 feet 9inches anu rising
| Marietta-3 feet s inches and stationary.
| Charleston-3 Ieet IL inches ana rising.
| Galiipolis-River falling slowly.
lronton-Riyer falling slowly.
portsmouth -6X feet and stationary.
| Frankfort-5 feet and falling slowly.
| Louisyille--4 feet ~ inches at the head Of the
Canal and rising.
Evausvlle-4 feet and falling.
Nashville-S feet inches and rising
| Shawneetown--Rver failing slowly.
| Carroll feet 8 i, ches and falling
st. LouiS-River falling, with IT. out to Cairo
| The Fearless Left Tor Pittsburg last evening
with tow Of iron ore. w. II. Hall was at the
wheel.
United States Inspectors Fisher and De-
venny yesterday inspected and tested the pass
enger steamers Jas. ID. Parker and e. p Hum
tngton. Test pressures-Parker, hydraulic,
~ hounds; steam, 156 pounds. huntington,
hydraulic, 222 po Inds; steam, I43 pounds Ihe
Huntington is chartered to go South with a
circus tloupe. and left last hight for Ripley,
Ohio, where she will take it on board. The in
sptc ctors go to Aurora, Indiana, to-day, to m
spect the small pleasure steamer Allemania
and the ferry steamer Kentucky No. 4.
John g. Gilfllan, father Of VIM. Gilfillan,
one OF the clerks ON the Telegraph, died ut his
farm, above MOSCOW, on Tuesday evening, of
disedse Of The bladder. aged about sixty-two
years. His children are all grown.
Capt. Ben Merielees, 0f The III. s. Turner,
left for st. Louis last night, to be gone til. Sum
day morning. Capt. JAS. Ii. Madison is in
temporary command OF the Turner.
Irwin Dugan leaves st. Louis tonight for
Cincinnati Heis Still suffering with the chills.
The Mary Houston has arrived at New Or
leans.
Mr.. Will. Z. Madigan, clerk on the Big Sandy
'whaffb ,at, has just dramatized and had copy
rlehted for the popular actress, Miss Ada Gray,
Ring"
The cement dealers are again crowding the
upper part OF the wharf with their goods.
fhe Cham lion No. 8 has been engaged all
morn ng In towing loaded coal barges up Lick
ing riy Il.
ihe John G. Crossley was crowded with peo-
pie last nj hit, visitors to the Exposition.
The Emma Graham arrived at dusk last
night.
The John L. Rhoads came in with a fair trim
at ten O'clock this morning.
X. F1ekler, w, Whafmaster and wharfboat
proprietor at Maysville, KY, returns home On
Tile UonH La lSnotlS bnlS evening"
The j. q. Cross ey leaves this afternoon for
Pomeroy at y O'clock, instead Of O'Clock.
The Arlington leaves for New Orleans on
Saturday.
Mate Hiram Shaw, Of the James D. Parker.
is lying dangerously ill with heart disease aud
eulargement OF the liver.
/. Mr john Throop, OF the steamer silverthorn,
Captain ii. A. Beltzhoover is in the CITY.
The Fanchon leaves Wheeling for Cincinnati
0n Saturday uayt.
The Frank MIllard,s chimneys were raised
at Ironton on "Wednesday, and she will be com.
pleted in about enc week.
The Sandy is toran in the Red river, above
Shreveport.
The hinneola win be launched at Madison
to morrow.
The Robert PEBBLES arrived from Ironton this
morning with tow Of coal and tan bark.
Capt VIM. Underwood arrived here this
morning from Loog0otee, Ind.
The vinr. Shinkie will not come here for re-
pairs but returns 70 Evansville from Louisville
this evening. Capt. James s. Wise received a
dispatch to that eject from Capt Remission this
The steamer Jas. D. Parker was three years
old yesterday. aud during that period made
nifty successful trips.
Capt. B. Frank Pierce, Underwriters In.
spcctor, mas returned from Madison.
Captain Chas. TruslOw's new steamer which
is on the Ways at Madison, is now receiving
her machinery and'will 10 launched in about
two weeks.
Capt. schenck's boat, at Madison. has been
newly planked.