The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-07

men In tile channel by the Wafer works
MARKS at Q O'clock this morning.
Boats Leaving To-day-For Pittsburg, Ash.
land; Louisville, United States; Evansville
Fawn; Memphis, II. $. Turner; New Orleans
Robert Mitchell.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
PITPsBURG, July 7-Riyer falling, with fee,
inches. Cloudy. Thermometer ~ deg. Wine
northwest. Rain last night.
BroWnsvlle-6 feet and falling.
Rice's Landing--4 feet and falling
Parkers Landing-l4 inches and falling.
Wneel1ng-4 feet 7inches and falling.
Marietta-4h feet and falling.
Mlddleport-6 feet and rising slowly.
Charleston -6 feet inches and rising.
HuntingtOn-7A feet and rising
Frankfort, ky.-l21a feet scant in the Ken
lucky and falling.
Louisville-S feet II inches at the head of thu
canal, and u feet / inches on the falls in the
pas, with the river slowly rising.
Evansville-l2 feet 8 inches and falling.
Nashyille-6 feet inches in the Cumberlant
and falling.
Cairo-s0 feet inches and rising
st. Louis-26 feet and rising.
Little Rock-River very low and falling.
The Charles Morgan arrived at Cairo yester
day morning at IL 10, four uays and twelv,
hours out from New Orleans. She will arriv,
here Thursday and leave for New Orleans Sat
urday.
The superb passenger steamer Robert Mitch
ell, leaving this evening for New Orleans. Of
fers superior inducements to both passenger
and shippers. She is of light draught fast
and comfortably equipped. Capt Lew. Kates
her commander, is boatman Of many year,
practical experience, and mir. Gus. Dusouchet
her purser, is as gentlemaniy person as an,
one would like to meet.
Capt. Jno. j. Darragn arrived here this morn
ing from Piitsburg, en- r0u5e to Memphis, OF
business connected with the insurance Of tn,
late Paragon.
The JnO. l.. Rhoads has arrived at Pittsburg
Capt. Cole has commenced building the DYKE
at the foot of Marietta Island.
A St. Louis dispatch says:
The Susie Silver ran AGAINST a pier of the
Louisiana bridge, last night, at 10 O'Clock, ano
had her larboard wheel carried away. The
damage will be over $1,000. The boat was re-
turning from Quincy, with Company A Of the
st Louis National Guard, which had spent the
Fourth there. Quite number OF ladies were
on board, and for a time the CONSERVATION was
great. The crash of The collision was heard q
mile distant. No lives were lost.
The Fannie Tatem is loading at St. Louis for
Pittsburg.
Towpoat Items.-The Tom Farron and Cham.
hers, with empty barges, passed up Tuesday
the Barnard passed up to Wheeling with
pig iron and IRON ore.
! The Ed Hobbs and Ike Hammlt passed up
with ore.
The Kanawha No. came in with a miscel-
empty bargcs. '++ t''
The Cobb Cecil came in with a TOW of pig
iron.
The Mount Clare has gone to Raymond City
with tow Of coal boats.
The Mary Houston has laid up at Louisville.
The Lessie Taylor has laid up at New Or
leans.
The Fawn brought large number Of excur-
sionists here.
. The snag- boat 0. H. Waggoner, in Ouachita
river, has cleared Haideo Rock Heap COM
pletely, raised most Of the machinery Of the
Letawanna and brought the same TO Monroe,
cleared Horse Head and Jacks Island and
she is now work ing on Rock Row and Soutree,
and will soon have all the distractions out OF
the way.
Capt.J. IT, Russell and Charlie Russell, OF
the ill-fated SkiIlinger, left for Wheeling by
rail Tuesday evening.
The Frank willard has gone to Ironton.
Special to the star.
EVANSVILLE. July T.-The Charles Morgan
passed up at four O'Clock this morning and will
arrive at Cincinnati Thursday. Albert stem,
Master.