The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-18
RIVER NERS.

The weather to-day is cloudy and sunshiny
at intervals, with indications Of rain. The
river, since our last report has fallen one foot,
at noon to-day.
Boats Leaving To-day Louisville, United
States; Evansville. FaWn; st. LOUIS, Utah;
Arkansas River, Rosa Miller; Memphis, Vint
ShiDkle; New Orleans, Z. Is. Church.
STAGE or THE RIVERS.
special to the Star.
PrrTsBURa, August 18-1u A. M.-There is a
feet inches by the per marks, and the river
falling. Thermometer 73deg., with wind from
the southwest. Dark and cloudy. B.
Oil lCity--2 feet inches and rising.
.Brown,ville-6h feet and falling.
Wheeling-B feet inches and failing.
Marietta-6 feet 10 inches and falling.
Mid.lleport-SH feet and falling.
HunUmgton-ll feet and falling.
Galfiipolis- River falling fast.
Frankfort, ky.-There is no change in the
Kentucky.
feet on the falls in the pass.
shawneetown-River falling rapidly.
Nashville-f1l feet in the Cunlberfand and
rising.
,Cairo-4l feet and falling.
ST. Louis-Sca 1t Ia feet and falling.
Little Rock-G feet inches and falling.
The steamer NichOlIs Longworth will soon
be sold, in order 10 wind up her affairs.
Capt. Gus Lemke was in tile city Yesterday.
At the foot OF Fifth street the wharf Is COW
ered with mud three feet in thickness.
The Thomas Sherlock yesterday afternoon
Wv as toWed to Mack's shipyard, where she will
|lie up until the fail season optn..
The new iron snagbvat at Pittsburg now
building, is to be named the e. A. Woodruff,
\ after an engineer officer, who died .at Shreve-
port while nursing yellow fever patients.
The name OF the remodeled ayette, Is to be
Echanged to Dollie Dixie.
Jno Il. Hambleton is still on the Fleetwood,
and is as usual courteous and clever to all who
travel with him. He has our thanks for kind
fav0rs
Arrivals and Departures-The Utah and
Rosa Miller, from ri tsburg, were the only ar
rivals. There were no departures outside the
The MIX. Longworth was towed to Fulton
~ Capt Lon. Mcfarland, Of Portsmouth is at
the Crawford House.
Capt. I. L. sweeney, Of Whe ling, passed
through the city last evening en- route to St.
Louis.
Towboat Items-The Nail City and barges
passed down last night from Wheeling to st.
Louis with 9JO tons OF iron and nails. Mike
Kelly and Joe Mccullough went on her as pi-
lots. sl.
The Hawkeye No. returned to tile Kanawha
with tow OF empties.
Tie Tom Dodsworth, Dexter, Nellie Speer,
Jos. A. Stone, Fred Wilson, Bengal 1iger,
Hornet No. 2, John Penny and sam Brown
have arrived at Pittsbufg.
The Iroisides mas laid up at Freedom with
the Oakland and John DipD0ld.
The Brilliant and Condor have arrived at
haaig9E eanes nns at cy e assasa q ss s rsm s% g.
the reepcning Of the canal. The Etna passed
up to-day for Ironton. The sunken A. j. Baker
was pumped out Yesterday but did not float
owing to the accumulation of mud on her decks.
fhe mud is beingremoved as speedily as pos
sible. Tne Barnard is at the iron pile at St.
Louis loading for Wheeling. The Coal City
passed Memphis yesterday bound north. Capt.
Jno. Ferrell leaves to.night for Sunish on the
Bostona TO take the Gov. Allen to st. Louis,
where she will load her barges with oar.
Pilots arriving at Pittsburg report the fol-
lowing new obstructions: sand bar 20 feet
hi gll near the brick house, just about Ashland;
an ugly snag abreast Of Glenn's Rocks: an
ugly log pile On the outside of Fishing Creek
bar: break in the neck at the head Of Letart;
asunken coal boat on the Ohio point above
Sardes. .,t.... ..........
with. EO0U sacks oats, 500 sacks corn. 30J sacks
shipstuG, ,1S0 tons pig iron, and 29O tons iron
ore.
The patent wheel steamer w. B. Smith was
sold at Alarshars sale on Tuesday at st. Louis,
anu was purchased by her creditors for 1881.
Steve Stephenson, one of the Old time steam-
boat stewards, died at st. Louis on Tuesday,
aged 81.
Ihe James D. Parker arrived at Memphis at
noon on Tuesday, and leaves there to-day
for Cincinnati, crowned with passengers.
The White river steamer Batesvllle is on her
way to st. Louis with 1000 bushels wheat She
will undergo thorough repairs upon her ar
rival there.
Capt. James Recs, IT,, is RAPIDLY recovering,
and to- morrow will leave for Pittsburg, ac-
companied by his brother, Wm. Rees.
1 here has been a large and dangerous slide
at Worthwhile, KY. filling up the Kentucky
river so that boats can not pass above the nioati
of Eagle creek.
MILO. Haynes, second clerk Of the Chas
Morgan, ha, retired from the river, and como
into business ON shore at OweHsboro Ky.
, captain A. j. McAilister is plotting on the
Sciuto. .