The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-19
charleston--S feet in Kanawha and station

Charleston--5 feet in Kanawha and station
ary.
Gallipolis-Rive falling.
Portsmouth-River falling.
Frankfort kentucky 7K and stationary.
head Of the Canal, and 5k feet full in the Falls
on the pass.
Evansvine-12K feet and falling.
hawneetown-Rlver falling slowly.
Nashville-Cumberlan falling, with 7 feet 0
inches on Harpeth shoals.
Cairo--26 feet inches and falling fast.
St. Louis-River rapidly reced1ng.
Little Rock-Arka1sas 7h feet and falling.
Memphis-River falling. &
PITTsBURG, May 19.-RIvcr falling, feet Q
inches. Clear. Ther. 80 degrees. Wind south
east.
Arrivals and Departures were no ar
rivals outside of those reported Already in The
STAR. The only departures outside of the
packets, were the Minneola, for Memphis, ond
Robert Mitchell, for New Orleans. Both had
very good trips considering the dull times.
The large and palatial steamer, Thompson
Dean, in command OF Capt. w. B. Miller, will
arrive Tomorrow from New Orleans, return
ing on Saturday evening, without fail The
Dean, with but one or two exceptions, is the
largest steamer in the New Orleans trade, and
as for elegance, she has no superior.
Towboat Iteins.-lhe W.. M. Stne, with
empty barges and new barrels, returned here
from Aurora and proceeded to Pittsburg.
The Etna, from Pomeroy, and the j. :; Neel,
from Ironton, arrived this morning with tows
of iron and salt, and will return with tOws Of
empties.
Tine Mount Glare came in from Raymond
City with one barge coal for Vevay and four
for Louisville.
The new Champion No. Q, on Monday, made
the run from Taylorsport to Cincinnati-twelve
miles-in one hour and twenty -four minutes.
with only 100 pounds steam.
The Grand Lake has arrived at Pittsburg.
The Sam Brown has laid up at the Pumpkin
Patch and placed her tow In the canal.
The Alice Brown is at Evansville with eight
barges, containing S,7oo tons Of ore, and is re-
pairing her boilers.
The new boilers of the George Roberts will
be put on her to-day at Evansville.
The Wild Duck and John Gilmore and barges
left Cairo yesterday for st. Louis.
The Ironsides and Iron Mountain are expect
ed at st. Louis to-day. They will load there
with iron ore for PttsDurg.
The A. j. Baker, tug Laura Barnard and Il,
ID. Norton are at the St Louis ore pile loading.
The Sam. j. Hale left New Orleans last night
for Cincinnati, with 100 tons scrap iron and
1000 bundles of ties.
The Jno. A. Wood and barges have arrived
at New Orleans.
The new steamer Fawn is loading for Evans
Vile, and leaves this evening without fail in
command Of Capt. A. T. Gilmore. The Fawn
mas come here to stay; ana, as the river is wide
and long enough for all, she is welcome. We
can recommend her to passengers and shippers
as frst-class in every respect, and the officers
as gentlemen who thoroughly understand their
business. The Fawn Will carry freight this
trip for all points between here and Cairo at
ten cents per hundred.
The business along the wharf looks rather
brisk.
The river continues falling, having receded
eight inches since our last report, with IA feet
in the channel by the Water-works marks at
O'Clock this morning.
The Andy Baum arrived Tuesday at Men,
phis with 3O tons. She leaves there to morrow.
The Vint. Shinkle left Memphis Tuesday
night for Cincinnati with 80 bales cotton for
Plttsburg, a few sundries and few people.
Capt. K. G. Gray, of Pittsburg, is at st. Louis.
The Utah left st. Louis Tuesday night for
Cincinnati with 500 tons, ESQ of which is scrap
iron, and 25O miscellaneous freight.
Minnesota, May l4th, with 200 passengers and
400 tons freight. One hundred passengers ad-
ditional landed at Emerson. The total freight
receipts reached $ll, QUO.
Captain j. ID. Hegler has returned to the city,
after being laid up some timo with the fever
and ague at Xenia.
Major Whiting Of Peoria, ILL.,, and Captain
Peasant Devenny were around looking at.df-
the st. Louis and Illinois trade. They inspect
ed the Cons. Millar, Fawn, Exchange and Kit
tie Hegler. They intend if not suited here, to
proceed to Pittsburg and take a look at the
new John L. Rhoads
The Grangeps Association are negotiating
for the purchase Of the new Champion No. 3
for the Cincinnati and Madison trade
The Cincinnati and st. Louis pilots have
nished their elegant suite Of rooms, and now
are as Independent as millionaire, or maybe
a little more So
Smiling, genial Captain Charlie Miller. of
the New Orleans packet Mary Houston, is in
the city, having come up from Louisville by
rail The Houston's broken cylinder will BE-
repaired at Louisville, and then she will come
here and load for New orleans.
q fba
new steamboat, which will plow the Wabash,
between Evansville and Vincennes, and which
is owned by gentleman Of the latter city.
Capt. i: z. George arrived here last night
d. Bright, who was in dying condition when
he left baltimore Monday night Mr.. Bripht's
physicians pronounce his case a hopeless one
Col. 9. L. Dumont is making. the new shaft
and fanges for the steamer VI arner
The New Orleans Times. of Sunday, SAYS:
"We learned on yesterday from Captain VIM
w entzel, of the Bertha Drummer, that he has
contracted at Cincinnati, Ohio, for new light
trafr steamer, loo feet long, "a feet beam. 30
inches hold, one boiler, two s-inch cylinders,
% inches stroke; will have neat cabin on her,
and it is expected that she will only draw |
inches water when fully completed. She will |
DO all ready for business IN the latter part of
August, and is intended for Saline river and
Bayou kartholomew packet"
Captains w. y. Flanders and j. A. MofYet |
Local Inspectors Of New Orleans, have given
heir report regarding the late steamboat dis |
.s.er at New Orleans, and condemn mildly the |
conduct of the officers of the tugs Nellie, Dime |
md Tyl.r and at the same give credit to those !
Who i'll sklffs rescued many of those who had |
20 escape to the water to save themselves from
,eing burned to death.
That's very mild way Of putting 1t. Won
ler what they got to smooth the matter over
or the tug owne,sS
The Rover and bargcs arrived from Pittsburc /
mis- morning, bound to St. Louis.
Captain John Kyle received this morning the
blowing dispatch:
LITTLE ROCK, May 10, 1875.
The Ashland arrived here at O'clock this
aorning, and dleaves for above at noon. Seven
eet and falling. Cloudy. All we'll.
WILL. II. KYLE, Master.
The Ashland is just one week out from Gin
tnnati
The fire at the landing this morning is m
iOned IN our local columns. en-
FINANCIAL.
Gold Is firm to- day. 1t is quoted in New York
80 p. NJ, 116%.
Eastern Exchange is firm and active. The
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