The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-31
RIVER EEIyS.


The weather to-day is clear, warm and
spring-lke.
The river has risen II inches since our last
report, with 26 feet inches in the channel ut
six O'Clock this morning by the Water works
marks.
Ike Gauge ami Yves Conner are the Robert
Mltchells pilots
Andy Frazer, the well-known pilot, has
opened the Park View Exchange, on Freeman
street, opposite the Lincoln Park.
The new Champion Nc. o, on the Marine
ways, is now being planked.
The Coal CITY. with tow, came in from
Plttsburg to-day.
The Mount Claire. with a tow of empty
barges, passed up this morning, en- route from
Carrollton to Raymond City.
The Tom Farrow arrived from Ashland with
tow of coal.
Boats Leaving To-day-Pittsburg, Mollie
Ebert; Shawneetown, Ii. 5. Turner.
Leaving Thursday-Nashville, Shannon;
Memphis. Andy Baum; New Orleans, Robert
Arrivals and Departures-The arrivals and
departures during yesterday and up to noon
to-day. outside Of the regular daily packets
were as follows: Fleetwood, from Huntington
ana ST. James from Pomeroy arrived. The
Hudson, for Wheeling, Eureka, for Kentucky
river, and Vint Sninkle, for Memphis, departed
with fair trips
The Coal City arrived from Pittsburg with a
tow. to and tn, Mount Claire from Carrolton to
The Tom Farrow came in from Ashland with
tow Of coal.
The Lion, with an empty tow for Pittsburg,
passed up.
The Alex Swift left for St. Louis with one
barge coal, one coke and three empty barges
She has eight loaded coal barges at Louisville
for Cairo.
The Etna, from Ironton to Louisville, with
two barges iron, one with nails, one with fire.
brick and one with fire. clay, passed down.
The Robert Mitchell received 43 plows from
the Potomac yesterday, and to day is receiving
largely, so that it will be impossible for her to
get away till to- morrow. She taxes on 250 bar
rels Of pork at Louisville.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS.
PITTsBURG, March 3i.-River stationary at 10
feet 10 inches. Thermometer 43. Clear. Wind
east.
Oil C,ty-Allegheny again rising, with feet
inches In channel.
Parker's Landings feet 6 inches and rising.
Brownsville-Mononga rising fast, with
10 feet 2inches,
Wheeling-le feet and falling.
PomerOy-River falling.
Middleport-Riverh has been stationary, but
now fallen few inches.
Charleston--kanawha rising, with s teet 10
inches by the marks.
allIpQlis-Rising slowly.
Huntington-17 feet inches and rising.
Portsmouth--i6 &c feet inches and rising.
Frankiort--91a feet in Kentucky and begin
ming to fall.
Louisvillo-1O feet inches at the head of the
canal; 8 feet on the Falls in the pass and slow
ly rising.
Evansvllle-24 feet and falling.
Nashville-2l1a u feet anu falling.
Cairo--River 4O1i feet and falling.
st. Louis-River rising. with fair boating
stage between here ana Cairo. Mississippi is
open quite distance above Keokuk, and boats
expect to reach Dubuque next week.
Little Rocks feet IN Arkansas and swell
ing.
Licking river was running out quite lively
during yesterday.
The Andy Baum commenced receiving for
Memphis to-day and leaves tomorrow. She Is
u regular packet, leaving here every. alter
nate Thursday, and is well otfcered and hand
The Longfellow, with three barges of lumber
and q tow of tmpties, left Carrolton, KY, for
Cincinnati, yesterday.
souri, river, was launched at Louisville last
evening,
The Exporter has 300 tons for Cincinnati and
passed Evansville at 10 O'Clock Monday night
The Thos. Sherlock got lU0 tons freight at
Shawneetown, and left an hour before the Nor
gan arrived. The Morgan was flying light
and making railroad tune. The Arlington also
received rs tons at that point.
The Katie is on the Algiers (La.) DOCKS and
is to be repaired at II cost Of SIX, ,0UO.
The Great HepublIc towed the Quincy from
Ba:on Rouge to New Orleans.
The bellboat Eckert left st. Louis yesterday
for the wreck of the Mary Alice. The machin-
cry OF the latter steamer is to be taken out, all
hopes of raising her having been abandoned
The Harry johnson and Eagle are on the st.
Louis Sectional Docks.
The Chas. w. Mead and Alex Mitchell came
off Monday.
The Cons, Mlliar arrived at Memphis yester-
terday with q big freight trip, and was COR
daily received She leaves there Tomorrow
for Cincinnati
The Charles Bodmann arrived at New Or
The ice has moved out of the river at Musca-
tine.
Here we so. The clerk of the Seminole, at
New Orleans yesterday was bound over in the
sum Of $i00 for refusing cabin passage to Louis
Chevalier and wife, colored.
The James ID. Parker came off the docks yes
terday afternoon.
June Dunbar, late of the Andes, has entered
the dry-gooas house OF McAlpin, Poage
II Co.
The fine passenger steamer Chas. Bodmann
will leave here ON the l4th Of April for New
Orleans. In the meantime passage can be Sc
cured and rooms engaged for either the single
or round trip, at the Steamboat Exchange, No.
~ West Fourth street, where q plan Of her
cabins can be seen.
The new steamer Benton leaves Pittsburg
to-day with a big trip.
The U tab and Rover and barges are loading
at pittsburg for st. Louis and the Upper Mis-
sissippi.
The following towboats left Pittsburg during
yesterday afternoon and last night with tows
Of coal: Mary Ann, Diamond, Fred. Wilson
No 2, My Ch5ice, Jos. Stone, Panther, Hornet
No. 2, Atlantic, Sam. Rees No. 2, n. j. Bigley,
and George Lyle. The Fearless will assist the
Hornet with her tow below the Steubenvlle
bridge
Andes left Wheeling for Cincinnati yester-
day.
Julia No. arrived at Charleston, w. Va,
Monday night
FINANCIAL.