The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-26

The weather to-day is clear and pleasant
The river here continues rising, with ~ feet
mark at o'clock this morning, rise of feet
inches during the past "a hours.
AT Pittsburg the river Is falling with IL feet
in the channel and some ice running.
At Wheeling there is Ia feet and rising.
At Marietta the ice is broken and the river
10 feet and rising.
There Is ~ feet in the Kapawha at Charles
ton. The river rose there yesterday over III
feet
The Kentucky, at Frankfort, is on stand,
with ~ feet in the channel.
Cumberland rising rapidly, with 23 feet
inches on the shoals
Arkansas is falling, with feet by the gauge.
The Paragon leaves here this evening with
out fail for New Orleans. She has very good
| cargo already engaged, and Will, no doubt I'LL
| out below. The Paragon, with few exceptions,
! is the best boat that comes to our wharf.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves for New Or
| leans tomorrow evening, and the Arlington
! for Memphis both regular line packets.
| Among the visitors TO the oteamuoat Ex-
change to-day was Captain Joseph Elllott, OF
Memphis, u brother of the celebrated John d.
| Elliott.
The water and ice is six feet deep on the
! track of the Pittsburg, Baltimore and Wash
mgton Railroad, at Pittsburg,
| The contract for the new hui for the ma
chinery OF the towboat Albion, sunk. few
weeks since, at Wheeling, has been awarded
| TO Messrs. Cock Il Bro, OF West Brownsville.
| Wharfage collections for the week ending
| last night, at this port. amounted 10 S24i 6O.
Tho Exporter Will follow tho hos. sherlock
| to New Orleans.
A big model barge is on the stocks at Mid
dleporr. Middleport is also building rev
stern wheel boat l65 feet long, 81 feet floor, ~
feet beam, and feet hold. 1t Is said that
she Will receive the machinery of the Matte
| Roberts.
At Ironton the boiler and deck frame of the
New Fashion are up.
| Arrivals and Departures.-Onlo No. 4 from
POmeroy, the shippers own from Evansville
! Nick I.ongworth and Cherokee from New Or.
leans, and Telegraph, from Pomeroy, consli
tute the arrivals since our last report The de-
partures outside OF the regular packets wert
the Juniata for Plttsburg, Eureka Tor Ken
lucky River and II. S. Turner for Memphis.
| The n. j. Btgley, from Louisville passed up
| The Ohio No. 4, returns TO Pomeroy to-day II
place Of the Telegraph.
The Nellie Speer and Exporter, also arrived
The Il. w. Skillenger and Capt J. Il. Rus
sell, leaves at b O'clock o-day for Pittsburg
! She will take out a good trip.
The Exchange was preparing last night Il
/ leave PIttsburg for Cincinnati to-day.
| The Ice broke carly yesterday mOrnin. a
Marietta breaking loose the Lioness No. am
the Tom Recs No. 2 The latter drifted tel
! miles down stream, but is now in safe harbol
River II feet and rising.
i The Moliie Ebert for PittsDurg, passed Pom
eroy yesterday.
The Argosy is loading with salt at Masol
City for the Lower Ohio.
The Wild Gazclle lost her wheel yesterda
and loaed from near Mildleport 10 Gallipolit
The Fashion has laid up az Ii oDton to re; al
her wheels.
The towboat Etna left Ironton at six o'clocI
last night witt, eight barges containing 9,g
kegs nails amt IL 81 tons of iron for Louisville
and lLU tons for Cincinnati
The Indiana, which left here on W eGhesda
night for New Orleans, descended the fails a
Louisville ut five O'Clock last evening, the 6rs
boat over since the ice blockade.
I The Arlington has arrived from Memphis
ami re, urnS to morrow under the aus. ices q
the Ohio River 4 memphis Packet Co.
Three inches OF STOW at Evansville yester
day.
: The Lhas. Bodmann was aground "a holh
on iiendei sou Bar, and aesis ed of by the j
A. Wood.
The Chas. Morgan passed Memphis early yes
ttriay morning, five Gays out from New Or
leans, with Go toES and 90 peOpc.
The liob2rt Mitchell lett New Orleans 70
Cincinnati yCstci day.
Inc It amer Y0ung America, which was car
'i+,i of by The iloOd at Ierre iiautc, was fJun
By her oWncIs i've miles below that ilace yes
tertlay caiCcGet. They Immediately set fir
and burned her to tho waters ed &c, il order t.
save hgr macEinety. She was owned by par
ties at Marietta, Dnio
The Andes will not leave Wheeling for her
until Len, week.
The steamer Srippers' own will leave 70
Nashville Tomorrow. Capt. Tichenor vii
coinmaud her as far as Evansville, ana the
lurn her over tc some hired and licensed cap
tain i'll thtt trade.
The steamer n. J. Bigley is towing to-da
three barges coke 10 Swift Rolling mill, o
part OF Il contract for the towing Of 2JU.0U
bushels
:. to-day, and II VISITOR TO the steamboat EX
change.