The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-17
RIVER NETS.

There was terrible gale last nlGht anu
boats were Obliged to seek the bank and tic up.
The packets, as general thing, were all u lit
tie behind time in arriving. Later IN the even
ing a snow storm set in, lasting lew noufs,
but Lot falling heavily. To-day the weather IS
clear and cold with keen wind blowing. Inc
river has risen two feet seven inches since our
last report, with thirty-siN feet two lnches In
the channel by the Water works MARKS at q A.
M.
Arrivals and Departures Minneola, from
Memphis, was the only arrival outside Of the
packets. There were no departures OUTSIDE Oh
our chronicle IN the last issue.
Boats Leaving To-day-Pittsburg, Junlatta;
Evansville, Bermuda; Shawncctown, I'll. >,
Turner; Memphis, Andy Baum, anu new or-
leans, Cherokee.
The Jas. ID. Parker will leave on Saturday
for Memphis.
The first steamer leaving for New Orleans
after to-day is tho elegant Chas. Bodmanp.
leaving on Saturday.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
PITTsBuRG, March l7.-Rver falling; II feet
Thermometer 17'. Clear. Wind blowing hard
from Northwest. Light fall of snow.
Allegheny and onongahela-Falling.
Wheeling-29 feet and rising.
New River-Falling.
Charleston-Kanawha il feet and rising.
Huntington-34 feet and rising.
Frankf0rt-Kcntucky, u feet and rising.
LouNvllle-l2H feet in the pass and rising.
Evansvillc-32 feet and stationary.
Nashville-Cumberland w feet and rising on
Harpeth Shoals.
Cairo-4l feet 10 inches and rising.
Memphis-Rising and 8 feet inches below
extreme high water mark.
Little Rock-Arkansas feet and stationary.
Vicksburg-Riyer rose 9 inches yesterday.
Mississippi falling at keokuk and rising at
st. Louis and below.
81 at City and falling, and feet and
falling al MOrgantown.
WIN. J. LEWIS BURNED.
The steamer Wm.J. Lewis, OF the Star Line
Packet Co., burned yesterday afternoon ~
Chester, Ill. The night watchman, DAVID
Warbois, was lost. The boats, books and val
uablcs were saved. The Lewis was valued at
s6J,UO0 and insured for $SS,OO0 in Cincinnati,
Wheeling and Pittsburg companies. She was
owned by the Missouri River Packet Co., ID a
total loss, and was Duilt by Barmore at Louis
vile about two years nee, ana cost $oo,oUV.
She had 4 light cargo, and was en- route 10 St.
Louis from VicKsblrg. No particulars are yet
.glyen.
The yint. shinkle lett Memphis for Cincin-
natl last evening, and the Robert Mitchell
passed down before day.
The Wild Duck sunk the hull Of the old
Mountaineer at Louisville yesterday.
1t is stated that the Grey Eagle will resume
her place in the Henderson trade next Friday.
In the meantime she is being thoroughly over
hauled and repaired at Madison,
The Nick Longworth receives 700 barrels Of
pork at Mount Vernon.
MANIFEST
Steamer 81. D. Parker" Memphis to Cincin-
natl: Jeifersonville and Indianapolis Railroad,
Jeffcrsonyille, ID brls mince meat; Gebhard &
Co., Louisville. ~ empty kegs; Gaf u Co., Au-
rora, Ill empty Kegs; sam. johnson, Clncin-
natl, "A bales rags; Stearns Foster, 3 bales
anyils, 2 boxes chains; Isaa Winkler q Co.,
rs bales rags; Chas. Stewart, bales paper
stock; Louis Snider 9 bales paDer stock; Allt-
son, Smith johnson, printing-press; HalPs
Safe Company, safe door; Enoch Taylor. lOl
bales cotton: Windisch. NJ Il Co., Sc empty
kegs: HerancOUrt, w empty kegs; Marc. Rls-
sor 10 Drls scrap iron, lot loose scrap iron; Il.
stanford & Co., Is brls sweet potatoes; National
Publishing Company, boxes books; swilts
Iron and steel " Orks, 10 hhds clippings, LIZ
brls clippings Full of people.
Owing. 10 the heavy WIND, the IL. 5. Turner
ami Kittie Heglcr could not get to the wharf
yesterday. They are there to-day. The
Turner leaves Tonight for Shawneetown, in
command OF Captain Ilchon0r, and the Heglel
leaves for Arkansas river on Saturday.
On the present towbOat run Cincinnati will
get $4,000 bushels coal, New Orleans, 192,OU0
and other points south of and including Louis
vile. 2,554, ,UOU bushels.
George Ables. engineer, of Middleport, Ohio,
was among the lost on the towboat Mary
Alice.
Capt. Chas. I. Reeder, Of New Orleans. Sec
retary of the Steamboat Captains Union Be-
nevolent Association, died in that city last Fri
day after a brief illness.
The Allegheny Valley railroad bridge across
the Kiskeminetas is SAID to have been injured
somewhat BY the ice gorge coming out OF that
stream.
The Mollle Ebert, after lying up at Glass
house Monday night, arrived safely at Pitts
burg Yesterday morning at O'Clock,
There were no arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
River. rose six inches at vicksburg ycster-
Andes left Wheeling for Cincinnati at 3
O'Clock yesterday.
The Dove sprung a leak at Jefcrsonville
by being jamnied against ring bolt and lay
there wind bound during the dar.
The rough gale seemed to prevail all along
the river yesterday, and as general thing
Of e Wheeins IS IL the CITY
brief visit. He came down on the "New
Hudson" and says she is nice steamer and
performs well.
The dimensions OF the new Wheeling packet,
9G0 feet long, S6h feet beam and 5H feet hold.
The engines are 1914 inches diameter, feet
stroke, working q water-wheel Y feet in diam
etcr with 26 feet buckets. She has four double
fue boilers, 3S inches diameter and 20 feet long.
he has 40 state rooms for passengers.
She is Otfcered as follows: Captain. ". NJ.
List; Clerks, Z. D. List, j. e. Hornbro0k, X. o.
List; Pilots, Ben Ogle aud Gus Curtis; Engi-
Henry Ronck and James Hunter; Steward,
john Jackson Carpenter, Cyrus CofYman
W atchmen, Sam Noll and Henry Jones.
She is first -class steamer in every respect,
aud well adapted to the Cincinnati and Wheel
ing trade.
The officers Of the Shannon yesterday
presented suit of clothes to James Could
ing, the carpenter Of the boat, in appre-
citation OF his faithful services while the boat
was being cut down by the Ice at Louisville,
February 18th.
The City Of Portsmouth has been presented
with pair Of horns, by +. M. Cells, of Foster,
Ky.
The towboat Condor passed up with an
empty tow yesterday. :.
FINANCIAL.
Gold is Arm at l155S(gl16k.