The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-21
RIVER NEWG.

The weather to-day is clear and cool. The
river continues rising slowly, with feet 8
inches in the channel.
Boats Leaving To-day-Huntington John l..
Rhoacs; tomeroy. Kittie Hegier; Louisville,
ttE ,srsre;;a' Arkansas River. Ella Hughes.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
s<TrsBURG, Sept. 21.-The river is slowly
rising with feet inches in the channel.
Oil City-la inches and stationary.
Pa ket's Landing -1S inches anu falling.
Brownsville--5h feet anu rising.
Mheeling-5 feet inches and falling
Marietta feet inches and rising.
Pomeroy- River rising.
Middleport-3f feet inches and falling.
Charleston-5h feet and stationary.
huntington feet and rising.
Gallipolis-River rising.
lronton-- River slowly rising.
fortsmouth-4 feet inches and rising.
Louisville-3 feet at the head OF the canal
ana feet over Portland Bar.
Evansyille-2 feet inches and falling.
Nashville-4 feet q inches and rising.
Shawneetown-4h feet on the bar and river
rising.
Cairo-l8 feet and falling.
st. LouIs-l7hfeet and falling.
Memphis-Rlver falling.
The Mary Miller was brought to the New
Orleans wharfboat yesterday afternoon and is
loading for New Orleans.
The Kanawha No. 2 passed to Louisville last
night with three barges Of salt and coal.
The Etna came in last night from Ironton,
with miscellaneous tow.
The new steamer W. $. Holt is loading at
Pittsburg for the Tombigbee river.
The Bannock City is at Louisville and enters
the Tennessee river trade.
The Alex. Kendall takes the place Of the
Handy in the Lexvenworth trade.
The Eddyville takes the place of the Flor
ence Lee in the Tennessee River trade. An
attempt to raise the Lee failed, and the Eckert
mas been sent for.
The little sternwheel steamer Lizzie, plying
on the Arkansas river between Pine Blulfs and
Little Rock, sank Sunday, and will prove q to-
tai loss. She was on hcr down trip, and had
some rs tons Of the Iron Mountain Railroad re-
shipping freight The boat was valued at
The Jno L. Rhoades came in this morning
literally crowded with passengers. Her regis
ter showed she had carried over 400 people this
trip.
The Arlington has arrived at New Orleans.
The Gen. Lytle is having new pair oil
chimneys and breeching put UP. The chlmneyi
the hurricane deck. They will be feet shorter
than her present ones and 10 feet shorter than
the pair she had when she first came out
The Ohio NO. 4 will be docked and repaired
here, and not at Madison. as has been stated
She is having q new pair Of cnlmneys put uI
which will be but ~ inches In diameter.
The Jno. W. Carrot goes on the ways to-
morrow.
Inc Condor comes on the Marine Ways to-
day.
Capt Geo. W. Neaye left for Paducah las
evening In the interest Of Cincinnati Under
writers, to look after the sunken Florence Lee
The Exchange comes OFT the docks to-day
and takes her place in the Huntington trade.
We regret to hear that Mr.. w. L. Pritchard
the messenger Of the Adams Express Compa
ny, who has for rsome time been connected will
the steamer Granite State, died suddenly OF
that steamer last Saturday evening Of apo
plexy.
The Jas. Macarthur brought large numbe
of people to the Exposition this morning.
The Emma Graham came in from Hunting
ton about eleven O'Clock, with fair trip, in
cluding lighter loaded with kegs of nails.
The Pauley Condensers have been placed OF
| the engines of the steamer Charles Morgan
The Morgan is being handsomely painted ant
RENTED fer the fall trade. .
| The Cobb Cecil passed down to Louisvill,
last evening with miscellaneous tow.
The Cons. Millar brought from Louisvill
$50 boxes starch, hogshsads tobacco, 225 bale
hay. 10 hogs, 81 sheep, q cattle and 100 empt
tierces.
The Jno. L. Rhoads brought from Ports
mouth quite large cargo composed princi
pally OF leather, hides empty barrels, whisky
tobacco, sheep. horses and cattle.
| M. ID. Dean, Esq. clerk Of the @. B. Church
has arrived from Cairo and was on Change to
day.
Col. AL. w. Howe, the St. Louis Insuranc
King, was on Change to-day,