The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-27

with . feet 4 inches in the channel by thu
Water works marks.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
PiTTsBURG, May 27.-River rising, with
feet. Clear Their. 60; wind, northeast.
Oil Clty-5h feet and falling.
Parkers Landing-4 feet inches and rising
Brownsyille-6x feet and slowly swelling.
Rice's Landing River stationary with 5A
feet
Wheeling-5 feet 10 inches and rising.
Marietta -5 feet and stationary.
POmeroy-Kiver failing.
Portsmouth g feet inches and falling.
MlddlepOrt-River falling.
Charleston-4 feet scant and falling,
Galiipolis-River falling.
Huntlngton-River falling, with feet in thu
channel.
Frankfort-Kentucky7 feet and falling. Eu.
reka arrived last night.
LOuisville-River falling, with feet at the
head OF the Canal by the mark.
Evansville-River IL feet and falling.
hawneetown-Klver fell inches.
Cairo-River falling slowly.
81. Louis-River is again declining.
MemphiS-Rlver swelling slowly.
Little Rock-l6 feet scant and falling.
Boats Leaving To-day-Plttsburg, Utah
Memphis; vint. Shinkle.
Leaves Saturday-New Orleans, Chas. Nor
gan
in from PiUtsburg with VI cattle and ia bar
rels whisky. Andes from Wheeling and Ohio
No. from Pomeroy brought fair trips. The
Chas. Morgan from New Orleans brought one
ures were The Fawn and Ii. s. Turner for Ev-
ansviile, and Louisville for New Orleans, all
with good trips.
Licking river emptied her muddy water into
the OHIO at a lively rate yesterday.
: Their is 30 feet full under the Coyington and
% feet full space under the Newport bridge for
passing steamers.
The II. S. Turner took out As passengers for
Evansville yesterday.
The vint. Shlnkle will leave for Memphis to-
night without fail, and will be followed by the
j. b. Parker on Saturday. Hereafter only two
boats week will leave in the Memphis line -
one on Wednesday and one on Saturday.
All the snags in the Ohio river below the mouth
Of the Big Sandy to Cincinnati have been re-
moved by Capt. T. NJ. Cole.
I Towboat Items-The Smoky City came in, er
route to PittsDurg, with four keel boats and L
empty barxes.
The Coal HTll for W heeling arrived. She has
grounded another barge at LawfeDceburg.
naWEh8 with a. tow Of pig iron.
The Raven went on the Middleport Docks
Wednesday. '
The steamers Molue Ebert and Juniata were
totally destroyed by FIRE ut the Pittsburg wharf
Wednesday evening. Tne Exchange was
slightly damaged and the Fearless barges
partly burned. The fire origina ed in The
Kitchen Of the Ebert The Ebert was loaded
anu lDVcHutu lcdNiuH UO-udy moon Tor Dt. Louis.
The Juniata was valued at y5,0O0 and owned
by Capt, G. l.. Brennan and others. while the
Mollie Ebert was valued at S85 900, insured for
about one half the value and owned by Capt F.
Y. Bachelor, OF this city. The loss on barges
is not Known, but IL is estimated the total loss
will run up to $l20,U00.
James A. Bruce, mate OF the Belleof Sbreye-
port, oil at st. Louis Wednesday Of infam-
matory rheumatism, aged 49, He leaves wife
and one child.
The Mary BOYD has laid up at st. Louis.
The Laura L. Davis is loading at 81. Louis
for Cincinnati, and leaves Saturday.
The John Is. Maude is undergoing thorough
repairs at st. Louis.
The Maumelle is at Little Rock.
The Indiana left New Orleans Wednesday
night for Cincinnati 18th 65 cabin and 40 deck
passengers. and a good freight list.
The MolHe Ebert, burned " ednesday night
at pattsburg, is insured for $1,000 In the fol-
lowing Cincinnati offices for s2,500 each: West
ern, Firemau's, American and Enterprise.
She is owned by Capt. Fly. 5atchelor, her COM
mander, Capt. Geo. ". Keye. Of Ironton, and
Charlie Regneir, Clerk Of the Crawford House,
this city. Capt Geo. Neare this morning re-
ceived q telegram from Capt. JAS. w. Batch
elor, Clerk OF the Ebert In which he says the
Ebert's hull is still ahoat, and asks the Under
writers here to send a represent .ltive. Capt
Neare probably will leave for Pittsburg TO-
The large, fast and elegant steamer Chas
Morgan, arrived here W ednesday night, from
New Orleans, at II O'Clock, her time from
port to port being seven days and three hours
She made seventy -four passenger and freight
landings, laid U minutes at Vicksburg. %
minutes at mouth OF White river, hoar at
Memphis, 40 minutes at Cairo, Is minutes at
Paducah. 88 minutes at Evansville, and ar
rived at New Albany, Wednesday, at
8 A. M, losing there Is minutes, and
was four hours coming through the
canal She left Louisville IL minutes before 8
a. M. One hour to head Of Twelve Mile Island !;
? hours to head Of Eighteen Mile Island; hours
8 minutes to Westport; 8 hours to Plow Handle
Point; 4 hours and IL minutes to Madison.
and Al minutes. She registered .17S cabin and
lA deck passengers, and handled over 60U tons
freight. The Morgan leaves for New. Orleans
evening without fall, ana will take
out big trip of both freight and passengers.
": p: Halliday, Of Cairo, is in the city on a
brief visit.