The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-05
RIVER NEWS.
Special 70 the star.


Special 70 the star.
PlrTsBURG, oct. 5.-River rising steadily
with foot inches in the channel
Oil City--8 inches and STATIONARY.
Brownsyille--4 feet inches and stationary.
Wbeeling-3k feet and falling.
Marietta--S feet 10 inches and stationary.
MiddlepOrt- -3 feet and rising.
Charleston-4 feet inches ana falling.
Huntington-4 feet 10 inches and falling.
/ lip0lis--River rising slowly.
lront0n-6H feet and rising,
Portsmouth-6f feet 3 inches and rising.
Frankfort-9 feet and rising.
L0uisville-3 feet inches at the head of the
canal, and feet over Portland bar.
Evansyllle-4 feet inches and falling.
Nashyille-4k feet and rising.
Uairo-I2 feet I inches and falling.
st. Louis-River slowly falling.
.Memphis-River falling.
Little Rock-River stationary.
The Shannon arrived at New orleans yester-
day from the wreck Of the Indiana
The Mary Houston passed Vicksburg yester-
day bound down.
Capt. Jas. Ii. Williams, of the Champion Tow
and Coal Company has returned from Tennes-
see
The amount of pig iron received here by fiat
boats during September was 1873 tons.
The new Steubenville and Wheeling packet
Forest City, will be completed in about two
weeks.
The Arlington arrived yesterday afternoon
Capt Il. w. Lightburne, Of Memphis, is in
the city.
Ad. Ryland has taken charge Of the river de-
partment OF the st. Louis Republican.
Big Sandy rose 10 feet last Sunday.
The Champion No. o has laid up at the foot
of Ludlow street.
The Eureka at noon was preparing to leave
for Kentucky river.
Capt. Adam Poe contemplates naming his
new boat, now building at Pittsburg, Big Foot,
after an Indian chief who was killed by his
grandfather years ago.
Capt VIM. Dean has returned to Pittsburg
from Cairo.
the Trout is now running from Gallipolis to
Capt. 4. I. johnson has returned from his
The I. I. Hillman's damages in her collision
with the Ylnt. Shinkle, is estimated at $500.
Capt W. L. Halliday sprained his ankle at
Cairo yesterday while alighting from his buggy
Thos. Matthews, carpenter OF the II. q, ! de-
ger, died on tile boat Sunday night after brief
illness.
Commodore r, G: Gray is at St. Louis
The funeral OF ). Coll Baker was largely at
tended at st. Louis yesteid day.
The Cobb Cecil lett for lronton last night
with q tow OF empty barges.
Mr.. Thomas Carr has purchased from Col.
Mercer, of Portsmouth, the bar OF the Po-
tomac, and leaves for above this evening to re-
The venerable Captain David Whittier was
in the city yesterday, having come down from
his extensive farm at Mainville, Ohio, Capt
w htten is looking hale and hearty.
The Jno. L. Rh0ads came in this morning
with alarge number Of passengers including
quite number who CAME here to witness the
races at the Chester Driving Park.
We regret to hear that Mr.. Philip Sehaefer.
the clever river operator OF the W. U. Tele-
graph Company, is confined at his home with a
severe attack Of hem0rrhage of the lungs.
Local Inspectors Fisher and Deyenny re.
turned home on the JnO. L. RhOals this morn
ing from an inspection tour up the river. They
at Ripley the ferry-boat Maggie
NJ ay, giving her hydrostatic pressure of I42
lbs, and a working pressure Of 81 lbs. Att
Augusta, KY, they inspected the ferry-boat
DR.. Geo. Mackley, allowing her a hydrostalic
pressure OF 1871 lbs, aud working pressure OF
2, pounds.
Captain r. j. schenck, of vevay, is in the
,ity.
Robert Fickler, ir,, the wharfboat proprietor
ind Wharfmast or at Maysville, KY, is in the |
,ity to visit the races, the Exposition, Grand
View, and other objects Of interest.
Captain Is. Frank Pierce, Underwriters In |
pector for this district, leaves for Madison |
his evening to look after matters in that VI |
Unity pertaining to his business.
Local Inspectors Fisher and Deyenny. this
loon, inspected the kentucky river steamer
eureka, and allowed her hydrostatc pres !
ure OF 2l6 pounds, and steam working pres |
ure Of LA pounds.