The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-02

PITpsBURG, June 2.-River falling, with 6
feet nehes Rained all night. Thermometer
~. Wind northeast.
Parkers LapdIng-16 inches and falling.
'Brownsville-6 feet aud stationary.
Wneellng-5 feet and falling.
Marietta IS feet and falling.
Charleston-3 feet ~ inches and rising fast,
GaliiDolis-River slowly falling.
Ironton-River stationary.
Huntington-7 feet and falling
POrtsmouth-SH feet and stationary.
Frankfort-Kentucky6 " feet and falling.
|. Louisyllle-5 feet at tue head OF the Canal,
and 5 feet on Portland Bar.
Evansvilie-6 feet and falling.
Nashyille-Cumberland falling, with scant
feet on Harpeth shoals.
Shawneetown-Riyerf falling
Cairo-River still falling, with scant 10 fee
in the channel.
|, st. LOuis-River falling.
Memphis-River falling.
Boats Leaving 70 Io-day-Pittsburg, Exchange;
Louisville, Gen. Lytle; Evansville, Ii. s. Tur-
ner and Fawn; st. Louis. Utah.
Leaving gSaturday-Cons. Millar and Arlinp-
ton for Memphis, and Cherokee for New Or
leans.
Arrivals and Departures-Cons Millar from
Memphis Ashland from Arkansas river, Ex-
change from Fittsburg, Cherokee from New
Orleans, were the arrivals. Eureka for Ken
lucky river, and Minneoia for Memphis the de-
partures.
Towboat Items-The Wild Duck, st. Louis to
Pittsburg, arrived at O'clock and departed at
p NJ, Yesterday, with barges iron ore-6OO
tons, l5O tons pig iron, 80 tons blooms and 3UO
shipstuffs and 3OO SACKS barley. Her pilots are
Leander Patterson and E. Williams n.
The J. A. Stone, A. J. Blackmore, George
Lysle, Coal Valley, Sampson No. :, Lion, Sam
Brown, Whale, N. j. Biylcy, j. e. Risher, ar
rived from Pittsburg, with tows of coal during
yesterday. The Wha e. Lysle. Risner, Lion,
Blackmore, Bigley and Rees, returned to Pitts
burg with empties, while the Jos. A. Stone and
al on, To
points.
There are eight coal bsrges aground at Buff
The Gen. Buell. came in from Madison, and
laid up at Covington for repairs. =
The Ben Franklin went out last night to
Madison in place Of the Gen. Buell..
The Warner taxes the new charleston. W.
Va. ferryboat to the mouth Of the Kanawha,
leaving here to- morrow.
Capt SanrJ anes is in the city on visit.
capt u. Y. Gray has returned 20 PiUtsburg.
The Charles Morgan got aground agan les-
terday at Evansville in front Of Humphreys
wharfboat, and remained there one hour.
The Tom Jasper has arrived at st. Louis.
The Laura L. Davis left st. Louis for Cir
cinnad last night with 4U0 tons freight.
Thompson Dean arrived at New Orleans yes
terday
Inc Alice Brown laid up part Of her tow op.
posite St. Mary's when the Exchange passed
down. The Sam Brown and Dexter mad come
down from Pittsburg to assist her up, and
would probably take charge Of the lIghtest
barges from that point All three boats were
at st. Mary's AS the Alice Brown is pretty
heavy, it is hardly probable she viii get
through herself.
Captain Geo McQuigg, Secretary Of the Ohio
river salt Company, came down from Middle
port yesterday, on the Hudson. The COMPANY
are loading the Governor Allen and Leopard
this week with tow of 10000 barrels OF salt,
and he yesterday contracted with the Nj
Hobbs and Nail City to take tow of three
barges Of salt TO ST. Louis. Both boats belong
to the same Company, anu it is not certain vet
which boat will take the tow. The salt the
Leopard and Alien will bring out this week IS
also for St. Louis, with the exception of one
BARGE which will be left at this place. The
Leopard Is due Back at MiddlepOrt to-day.
from Wheeling, whore she went with q tow Of
ore. The Charlie Bowen went with her from
McQuIgs left for ST. Louis last night