The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-02
RIVER NEWS.


OIL CITY, PA, April 90 A. Mt has been
raining very hard, swelling the Allegheny to .
feet lU inches, and still rising. Weather warm.
Expect big water.
The Ashland will arrive here tomorrow from
Arkansas rIver.
Heavy showers during last night. At noon tho
indications were thai we would have clearer
weather.
The river has risen four inches since our last
report WITH - feet in the channel by the
r-wOrks marks at o'clock this morning.
Yesterday WAS the one hundrelth trip OF the
Ohio NO. 4, in The POmer0y trade, since Capt.
Alex. Halliday took command.
The towboaLs ID. 4. Lane from Kanawha with
a tow OF coal, slaves and lumber; Stella with
coal and II barge load Of drain pipes; Geo. Lyle
W lth an empty tow, and the Etna from Louis
vile Z" ilh barge, cement and lime. arrived ana
departed. The EtDa took from here one loaded
barge and nine empties.
Inc Fleetwood brought down this morning
45 tons IRON, nails ami glassware, reshipped
on her by the II. W. Skillinger and cOnsi gn+d
TO ihe Louisville hiail Line.
The Telegraph brought 0J0 barrels salt FOR
Memphis and Ieshipped it on the James ID.
Parker.
The towboat Dexter from Pittsburg, with s
barges coai Ior W. Ii. Brown, arrived
1he Cobb Cecil also came in with miscel-
laneous tow from Big sandy.
Capt. Ike Whitaker vi the Hornctt No. is In
the CITY, having returned from fIttsburg. The
uornett viii lie here Tonight with tow oil
cOal.
The Fearless will arrive here Sunday night
with a miscellaneous tow, including two bal ees
OF southern freight,
President Holloway announced on Change
to-day the death of Captain James w. Goslee,
who was run over and XII cd tiiis morhing by
train on the Louisville anu NASHVILLE road.
Capt Goslec resides at Anchorage, near LOUIS
vile, and was the founder vi the famous Mem
phi, and New Orleans Packet Company. and
boals Captain Gosieo was member OF this
we'll known Louisville firm OF Aewet., GOslee
u 20.
The Andes for Wheeling and Shannon fol
Nashville are announced to leave to-day.
The steamers leaving to-norroW are thS
JULIA NJ. for kanawha, JAS. ID. ParEcr FOL
Memphs and Indiana for New Orleans.
Arrivals and Departurrs-Andos from
Wheeling, julia No. IRON hanawha river
| a ID Mnneola from Memphis arg The arrivals
| Tne deDarturss were the Andy Baum for Mem
| phis and Robert Mitchell tor New Orleans, the
former drawing 3 and the latter feet
The Audc5 IeshIppel 80 Kegs nails ON the
| Shannon Tor Nashville.
The JAS. A. Biackuore passed down with q
tow OF coal. .,
Capt. as. Rees, jr., OF the Exporter, left las
night by rail for flCtspurg. The Exporter vii
lwheel into line on MONDAY and load for Ncy
| Orleans, leaving on Wednesday.
| Tie Champion No. is lying at the uppe
|
where she IS TO DE aisinantled.
Lhe osella u,f.eo, ,ea'inS melc paiSeS eo't'
anu procee'cu ol WY WIN % iSo coai 'or Law
| coal for Patriot, hay barge for EGYPT BO.uom
| p're Ho7si,r took I'm bars corn. and the
| Low Wafer LOO bags into 5hawneetown yes
teIday.
1he James Howard left St. Louis last nighi
ioT NeM UrI9'ns VIII ]'IVv a .ou' NJ @ gnt, o.
ny Sieh Lone m., h.,s sn, tl. o sS
teinay iot o.ioiiua'i' 'i'' h'' WV ''n' "h'' e'
| passens1I:s. .,,o o,o.,,,ou G. r,;,
Ing caDIn VI guy sunAIn ,, S'otti'ioi & o.. rIhnou
mas broken loose from 'he null anu Is ni'ore'
near a., oy, i, 5,,..b o,xi,,o, =. Nov, o,,oon
| Inc =. d. ehurch alli'eu "O NC" orean
Sestel uay' ,.c.,.o, =. 4,,o IT,.
| ohhiuet hcIriScnen, pantrs,a VI ot .ng EN- EN-
| chahge. 1eli 0Vei poaiu aC buena is.a anu wa
! uo" neu. LIS paien's le5iue oh D"lf e'feeV
th1s cry.
Capt. Challes Munlemah. OF inc Ahoes, WA
presented WIN handsome 2olu-headed cane
| lew u;tys SINCE, oy Iflchus In w heeiing.
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