The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-05

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| RIVER NEWS.
| ,,T The weather to-day Is clear and pleasant
Inc river since our last report has risen fee
. incnes, with 33 feet inches In the channel b,
| ehe w ater-W0rks marks at u o'clock this morn
ing.
Ihe Fannie Dugan wharfboat, at Portsmouth
mas Deen purchased Tor business at Warsaw
ny, Dy mr.; John Pnerlier, of the latter place.
| oeorge Hendricks, Il. Moore and others tall
Of purchasing John Gcrke's little propeller
Star i1aa OF the West, to ply between Aurora ant
Capt. P. Eicheis has leased the Silver Groy,
picnic grounds for the coming season.
Ine towboats John Gilmore, John Dippold
.. n, Phillips, VIM. Stone, and Hope, have ar
| rived at Pittsburg.
Ihe upper Mississippi steamer e. Fl. Durret
VIII be Commanded tins season by Capt. Dan
| as clerk.
The new steamer John l.. Rhoades will be
commanded by Capt. J. M. V0ndergrift.
The Thomas w. Means arrived here yester.
Gay anu after taking on stores passed down
with two barges containing 25v tons OF bar
IRON SoJ anyils, Is tons OF pig iron, and lot OF
nie- orlck for St. Louis, and so kegs Of nail:
sne had one empty barge which she will load
with cement at Louisville.
Capt L. +. Eckert has returned from JACK
sonport.
The Thos. Sherlock arrived at New orlean.
Saturday.
Competition in New ORLEANS freight this
week will be lively. The Indiana, after an
nouncing she would leave. on Saturday, lies
over 70 hght the gilt-edged steamer Exporter.
Steamboatmen must be getting pretty hard up
to come down to such small actions when the re
IS no excuse for 1t. There's plenty OF freight
below to FIJI dozen such boats as the Indiana,
ana we don't understand what her owners
mean or expect 10 gain by such petty tricks.
Ihere .lsf one thing certain, they not only
damage themselves, but lnjurc the whole river
interest. Shippers lose confidence in boats
then lie here several days cutting rates in or
der to get few hhds. bacon, or q little dab OF
miscellaneous stuff We nave here on Thurs
gay tue Thompson Dean. which will leave on
Dean are frst-ciass boats ana officered by
practical ana gentlemeniy people.
IN tne matter OIL the collision on December
=, 1874, OF the towhOat Wild Duck with the
Terry landing Of this city, the United States
Local Inspectors, Fisher and Deyenny, have
suspended f0Esixty days. from April B. 1875
tne licenses OF Chas. H. Thomas, pilot Of the
OF the Villa Duck.
Iowboat Movements.-The Rosolnte, Ell. e.
Pierpont and Fannie passed. up with empty
Darges. The Michigan. Panther and w. j.
miscellaneous tow, including barges freight,
passed down from PIttsburg yesterday after
noon. byron Clark and Wnl Randolph joined
her mere, and Will pilot her to ST. Louis.
this morning from Pittsburg.
capt. Jno. n. Bofnger is in the city on
yIsit 10 relatives, and stopping at the Grand.
He ais Is en- =, , route to st. Louis from New York.
n lrnrntf xUrs11u 4.
day from New Orleans. returning on Wednes-
day.
Capt. Jno. H. Triplett, of Owensboro, is in
sne city negotiating for packet for the OVENS
boro and evansville trade.
me Joseph ID. Bigley passed W this morn
ing Tor PIttshurg with twenty empty ba gas.
The Fred Wilson No. ! took up VI rteen
empty Sarges to Pittsburg this morning.
Tne Nellie Speer left two barges coal here,
taking the balance to Louisville.
Inc !oiOWing boats are in port at Pittsburg:
DICK Fulton No. 8, Maggie Smith, J0hn f,
Davis, ). sharp, Mcdonald, Coalyslley, Eagle,
John DIppold, Storm, Sam. CLARK, Tom Rec
" " m; Stone. John Gilmore, James Gilmore -
phiilips, Veteran No. 2, Il. ]. Grace IN.
:. Y. Mccormick, j. s. Mercer, Jo- wa wSipsy'
r,ta ia Duck, " Rover and Tom Dodsv orth. A'''n
at Louisville yesterday WITH. tows mr., wure
TO descend the falls o"'' p1oparihg
the, John A. Wood and baraes. nound mn
passed cairo yeSterpay, "P,
Capt. IKE n W nitaker has returned to Pitts-
bbuis, oue "ii 81 Pe Dack here i'll aay or two on
-, WIN. .dh ". VMell, , Esq, the well l-known coal
mefchans pi flttsburg, arrived here Saturday
evening and |. putting up at the Gibson.
enip ~ap@ ING. m, n. Bootn mas returned from St.
Jay night for Wheeling with 1905 tons i,on ore
she is due here Friday or Saturday,
capt. Jno. Kyle was over to St. Louis on
saturday visiting Com. w. f. Davidson. He |
was expected back to-day.
The Exchange and Raven are LOADING at |
flttsDurg. The former for Cincinnati and the
after for st. Louis. N 'A0
The Vint. Shinkle arrived at Memphis yes-
,eruay ,n,r WIN aOV tons OF freight, and only ~
Inc thompson Dtan passed Memphis yes
'eruay with 40 tons freight and $50 people.
The Robert Mitchell left Shawneetown for
sea s Orleans atsoclock yesterday afternoon.
The Bannock City ran through ona eno;,a
nd broke her shaft at the journal on SATURDAY.
'lShC WAlle III the chute at Island 2, She was
owed to Cairo by the It. +. Eckert.
,iie aMe paragon was taking on freight at st.
1ouis last night and preparing TO leave for
ew Orleans with al immense trip.
capt. Jno. W. Cannon, OF the famous raceI
teamer Jeanne Il. q. Lee, was at Memphis Yesterday
cry III, ana en- route to Frankfort, KY.
arrivals and Departures.-Hudson. from
wheeling; Ohio No. q, from POmernv. and
ureka, from Kentucky river arrived. There
ere no departures outside of the railroad and
all packets.
Boats Leaving Tuesday.-Hudsop. for
heeilhg; Eureka, for Kentucky river. Shan
)n, Tor Nashville; Utan, for st. Louis; Mime
a, Iof Memphis; and Indiana for New Or
ans
Air. Fred Wendt, of Pittsburs, and identified
ith the coal trade there, is in the city on
'ief visit. wy w
wharfage receipts at Portsmouth. durinp
ttrch, amounted to $345 80.
DAVID Summers, a steamboat engineer gad
(, residing in Beaver avenue Allegheny. Pa
u down stairs during Saturday night and
oke his neck. anu
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
fITTsBURG, "a, April 5.--Riyer falling. =
Nv = ieet inches. Clear. Thermometer. =
Wind northwest
Mlyonongahela-l6 feet and falling. y
heeling-T feet and Stationary. IL
ortsmouth-32 ( eet and rising.
4 untin yton-.6k feet and rising.
feet and rising.
fanKloft--kentucky II feet and station | 81
.ouisviile-ll feet in the canal, feet ON the :.
us In the pass, and s1s feet up the middle :.
,airo-40 feet and rising. u
=. Louis-River rising, with IS feet ont to "
no. " ~"' W
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