The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-23
RIVER NEWS.

Boats Leaving To-day-Pomeroy, Ohio No. 4;
Huntington, Fleetwood; Maysville, Wildwood;
Louisville, General Lytle.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
Special to the star.
PITTsBUKG, August 23--1O A. M.-River Az
feet and falling. Thermometer GA deg. Clear.
Oil City-22 inches and falling.
Brownsvile-6 feet 2 inches and falling. n
Greensboro-5h feet and falling.
.WheelIng-7f feet and falling.
Charleston-6h feet III Kanawha.
LouIsyille-7 feet at the head OF the lanai,
scant feet on the Falls in the pass, and river
declining.
Evansville-l1 feet inches and falling.
Cairo-29 feet and falling.
st. Louis-River still declining slowly.
Nashville-T feet 3 inches and rising.
Arrivals and Departures-Ashland from
Pi.tsburg, and City OF Augusta Gom ST. Louis,
arrived. The Vint. ohinkle for Memphis. and
Z. B. Church for New Orleans, departed.
George Hukili and Taylor Wells VIII be the
pilots Of the Vint Shinkle when she enters the
louisville and shawnetown trade as semi
weekly packet. ~
The JAS. D. Parker leaves for. Memphis next
Wednesday.
Herr Chas. Hitler, the extensively acquainted
and well liked river editor of the Volksfreund,
left Saturday evening for thesEast, on pleas
Miss Zoulemia Hates, the daughter of Capt.
Lew Kates, will be united In marriage this
evening to Mr.: Henry Loper. OF Port elizabeth.
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residence OF the BRIDES parents and win be
quiet affair. The officiating minister will be
Kev. Henry D. Moore.
The Pomcroy Coal Co., is selling coal to
steamboats, at Pome 10y at five cents per bushel
Clay Runyan, formerly freight clerk on the
Andy Baum, has gone to Golconda, Illinois, to
take charge of Theodore Steyer's wharfboat.
The Ashland returns to Pittsburg next Tues
day.
The Cherokee is bringing to Jefcrsonville,
Ind, the machinery Of the Lizzie Hopkins,
which is to be put In new steamer building
there, and intended for the LatOurche trade.
MIR. Andy Pauley, chief engineer Of the
Natchez is sotourning in Colorado, and is de-
riying much benefit from the clear and delight-
full climate there. Z
The Diamond 10 sunk, Saturday, in feet Of
water, at keithsDnrg on the Upper Mississippi.
Gorge Clinton went out as mate of the G. d.
Church, Saturday evening.
Captain George McQuigg returned here from
st. Louis, saturday. and went home on the st.
Pilot George Catering went to St. Lopis on
the Utah. to look at the river. Upon his Sgival
there he goes on the Susie Silver.
Captain Frank Carter, b. e. levi and Mann
satterwhite will represent Louisville in the
Convention Of the National Board Of Steam
Navigation, which convenes in New York,
Sept. lst.-
The following movements of Light house
Tenders er. we clip trom this mornings Gazette;
The Alice was at Louisville Saturday, and
had located the following new lights between
Evansville and Louisville: N
Anderson's Bar.-One headlight on Ken
lucky side at foot of BAR. above Lewisport,
wharf. One headlight on Indiana side at old
coal-tip.
Troy Beach.-One head-lig ight on Kentucky
side, 200 yards below the lower double frame
house at foot of shore gravel.
Hog sPoint.-One head light on Indiana side.
100 yards above the shore rocks.
Holps Bar.-One head-light on Indiana side,
at the Old sycamore II ee.
Oil Creek -One headlight on Indiana side.
below the saw mill.
Blue River.-0ne headlight on Kentucky
side, at Peckenpaugh's house, foot of timber.
Mosquito Creek.-One headlight on Indiana
sile, at head of rocks below Browns house,
The Alice will locate several new lights be-
tween Louisville and Cincinnati, besides sup
plying and paying the keepers OF the old lights.
Then she Will return from Cincinnati to Cairo.
A light will be located at Hancock's Bar on re-
turn trip. At Cairo the Inspector will take the
Lily and proceed to locate seventy-fve or
eighty signal lights on the Lower Mississippi
riyer
Lew Hates for four years on the Robert Mitch
ell as steward, has gone 10 Evansville to actin
similar capacity on the Idlewild.
Capt. JOHN N. Hardin returned to the city
this morning from st. Louis. and leaves this
evening for Virginia.
The Champion NO. o will make two excursion
trips to North Bend next Sunday.
Capt. Dan ii. Morton, Of the Madison Marine
ways opcul Cuuldy ItFSs
Captain Joe Speors. of the Memphis and
Vicksburg packet Illinois, is in the city, stop-
ping at the Grand Hotel.
The Shannon, next season, will enter regu.
larly into tie Nashville and Paducah trade
In 1858, w. r. Halliday was clerk OF the High
Flyer. So says Ben Egan, and he ought 10
know.
Sam Hill succeeds W. J. Fry as chief engin.
eer of the Jas. Howard. -
Captain Henry U. Hart, of the Thomas Sher-
lock, is commanding the Lytle during the iii.
ness OF Captain Ben Merrielees.
Captain Sweeney's new steamer was
launched, Saturday, at Pringle's boat yard,
She draws only thirteen incpes
OF water with her cabin finished. The boat will
be completed at W heeling
The John l.. Rboads arrived from st. Louis
this morning, and will proceed TO Pittsburg
this evening. ss
The Wild DICK diseherged 500 barrels Of
-four here. 49,
The excursion trips OF che Champion No. Q
to California yesterday were well patrpnizsd.
and proved something Of a bonanza 70 the par
ties interested in her charter. ~
Full particulars as to the election Of dele
gates TO the Convention of the Nation al Board
,f Steam Navigation will be found In our local
,oiumns. The meeting was largely attended,
and the deiiherations were important and IN
terestjng- - ss;t4