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


feature. We propose to give our readers the
latest and most reliable river intelligence, and
Will be Indebted to our friends If they would
make the fact known to their friends and &C
pleased to receive news of reliable nature for
| insertion from steamboatmen.
The weather to-day is clear and pleasant.
last report, with 18 feet s inches in the channel
by the w ater-works marks.
| STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
Parker's landings feet inches and falling.
Brownsville-9 feet and rising.
Wheeling-8 feet 10 inches and rising,
Marietta-s feet and rising.
Pomeroy-River rising slowly.
MiddlepOrt-River at noon about stationary.
Charleston-7h feet and falling in the Ka-
nawha.
Huntington-111l n feet and sta@knary.
DOlis-River stationary here.
Ironton-River falling slowly.
| Frankfort-Kentucky, feet and falling.
L0usvIlle-Scant feet at head of the Canal
| and feet inches on the Falls in the pass.
River still falling.
Evansville-20X feet and rising.
Nashville-3l feet and falling in the Cumber-
land.
hawneetown-River here rising fast.
Cairo-35 feet and rising.
st. Louis-River falling slowly;
Little Rock-3 feet in the Arkansas by the
gauge, and river rising fast.
Memphis-River falling.
| Vicksburg-Falling slowly.
Boats Leaving To-day-Louisville, Mail
packets, New Orleans, Cherokee.
Leaving Thursday-Tennessee river, Nash
Vile; Memphis, Cons. Millar; Arkansas river
Ashland.
Leaving saturday-New Orleans, Chas. Nor
gan.
| Arrivals and Departures-The Nashville from
Tennessee river brought good trip. She re-
| turns tomorrow. The II. $. Turner, from Ev-
ansville, arrived, and returns Tomorrow. The
Minneola departed for Memphis, drawing 81
feet. The Shannon left for Nashville, drawing
I feet.
wharf loading for Memphis, and departs fol
that port Tomorrow evening. She Is No.
| first class passenger and freight steamer. Hei
commander is Capt Jas. H. Pepper. and Mr.
Lewis A. Reister is her accomplished purser
| TowbOat Movements.-The d. 4. Lane and
Alex. Chambers, with emptles for the Ka.
nawha, passed up yesterday. .t-
The L. NJ. Norton, for st. Louis, left here al
seven o'clock last evening. She is one Of the
most powerful towboats on the river.
The George Lysle left Pittsburg with Goa
last night and the following boats were pre-.
pairing to leave: My Choice, Lioness No. 4, Tom
Rees and Joe Walton.
| The Warner and barges are above Evans.
vile. the Liberty No. arrived at Cairo yes.
| terday.
Hereafter the cargoes of all the steamers Of
the Memphis Packet Company will be dis.
charged at tine Memphis Elevator, Superin.
|
| that effect.
The Vint. shinkle left Memphis for Cincin-
natl last night with fair trip.
| The Chas, Morgan will arrive here this even
| ing from New Orleans, with big trip OF botl
\ freight and people. She also has abehri
number Of the passengers ana crew OF the ill
+ fated steamers, Charles Bodmann and Ex-
porter.
Capt. Morgan, Of the Telegraph, has taken
two weeks vacation and gone to his home Ii
Augusta, Ky. Major James Henry Stratton ii
now in command.
VIM. II. Harrison, the well known New Or.
leans and Cincinnati pilot, opens place Of re-
sort to-day near Spring Grove Cemetery.
| The Humming Bird and Gaz9lle are making
alternate trips between Gallipolis and Middle
| port.
The steamer Rock Island collided with the
st. Louis bridges yesterday, knocking down
| her jackstaf, flagstaff and chimneys. She lies
up for repairs at st. Louis.
The Andy johnson caught fire at Keokuk
| Sunday morning, In her pilot-hOuse. Amount
| of damage SlO0.
The Great Republic broke q gallows-franle,
and laid over at st. Louis till two O'Clock yes.
| terday afternoon.
The Robert Mitchell arrived at, and the Thos
Sherlock departed from, New Orleans yester-
| day.
For the convenience of our readers who have
| friends coming up on the Chas. Morgan, We
will say that she will be here about III O'Clock
| this evening.
Capt. Val. p. Collins has returned from his
Kanawha trip.
| Mrs. Melinda McMillin, the mother OF Capt
J. D. Hegler, OF the Kittie Hegler, died in this
! city on Monday, May 8, of pneumonia, aged a.
| Capt. Hegler arrived here this morning by rail
| from Parkersburg, and will take the remains
| to Xenia, Ohio, for interment, the funeral tax
| ing place there tomorrow afternoon at two
O'Clock. Capt. Hegler has our deepest sympa-
| thy in his bereavement.
| The kittle Hegler will arrive here tomorrow
with 200 tons freight and fine trip Of people
| from Pittsburg.