The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-21

wasris'ng slowly last evening, but came TO 4
stand and is now faillng, with feet incaes
in the channel BY the pier marks weather
clear, VITA, tho wind from the southeast. tTher-
moineter 66.
Oil City--2 feet inches and RISING.
Brownsville-8f feet and rising.
WheellDg-B feet 4 inches and rising
Marietta-G feet inches ana stationary.
Charleston-7 feet 6 inches in Kanawha and
rising.
Gallipolis-The river here is slowly falling.
HuntingtOa-g feet 10 inches and falling,
IronJ0n-The river rising slowly.
portsmouth-12 feet and falling.
. Frankfort-4 feet 0 inches and Stationary.
omsville-River still falling, with 8 feet on
the Fall, in the pass and feet at the head Of
the canal.
/. Evausville--l4K feet and falling
Shawreetown-Riverf railing rapidly
Nashville-6 feet on Harpeth shoals, and fall
Ing. re
Cairo--River falling fast.
st. Louis-13Ia feet and falling.
Memphis--33ls feet and falling fast
Little Rock-5 feet and falling.
Arriva aud Departures.-There were no
transient arrivals. The Andes for Wheeling,
and Rosa Miller for Arkansas river. departed.
James Nichols and James Seeds were the pi-
lots on the Miller. 'l.t
The Champion No. 8 last evening towed the
Robert Mitchell from the foot of Vine street to
Fulton, where she lies up awhile.
The Champion No. 8, under charter to Cap
tains D. p. and Josiah Shinkie will make three
excursion trips to morrow to California, Ohio,
saTng anS NJ foot q alnu' street at 10 A. NJ
The Champion No. 8 leaves the foot of w al
nut street to- day ats O'Clock sharp for the Lud-
low ball Grounds.
Captain Gus Du Souchet, late chief clerk of
| the Robert Mitchell. left for Evansville last
night.
Henry T. Kellar, ESQ.,, the accommodating
clerk IN Office Of the Champion Coal and Tow
Miss Ada Jordan Of Crittenden, Ky. 10 Henry
| and his lair young BRIDE we wish pleasant
salt on their voyage through life.
The Indiana will commence loading for New
Orleans M 5nday. 'r T
Capt. David DE Haven, commander Of the
Baltimore and New York steamer Urbana, left
| BY rail last evening for Memphis, on q brie1
| visit to his family.
Lafayette and Henry H. Devenny were in
Pittsbllrg yesterday en- route to the sea shore
| Capt. Dan. H. Moore, Of the Arlington, il
visiting Pittspurg while the boat lies up.
| j. Z. Hun er, Esq, the we'll known Pittsburp
Merchandise Broker, is in the city.
The Fannie Tatum leaves Pittsburg tonight
| for st. Louis.
| The Exchange lies over at Pittsburg unit
The Mary Houston leaves Louisville for New
| Orleans to-day.
The JAS. d. Parker, bound up, passed Cairo
yesterday morning with lighttrip.
|
and Keokuk.
| new IRON towboat for the River Improve.
ment Service was launched yesterday Afternoon
flom the st. Louis Marine Ways.
| The Belle Of st. Louis arrived at st. Loui
| yesterday morning from the Missouri, She ex
| perienceu considerable trouble, having beeI
| aground several times, and was three days be
hind time on arrival She reports but 3x fee
on the bars.
| The Cherokee left New Orleans for Cincin
natl last evening with $40 tons freight and
number of passengers.
/ Towboat Items.-Ihe Condor and Brilliant
| came i} with coal and tanbark from Pomeroy
The On Valley broug It tow of coal from
| the kanawha. Inc KanaWha No. came IL
| with a Tow of tanbark and salt from Middle
port. The C. ID. Hornbrook, Hope, and Jacol
| Heatherington have arrived at Pittsburg witt
| lows of lumber and slaves. The Etna leave
| Iionton to-day with one barge OF iron and nail
for st. Louis, two barges for Cincinnati, ON
for Louisville, and a lumber barge for Cinoln
| Aati. Tne Ajax mas gone from Cairo to NEE
! the ARK The Alice Brown has gone to ot
Louis with a tow of coal.
The Louisville & Portland canal has at las
| been reJpened
| The City Of Augusta, from St. Louis, tS du
| with cargo OF wheat
| i. The Chas Bowen NO. came In this mornin
with miscellaneous tow, and returns up tn
| river this evening.
Nearly all the packets were late coming /
this morning, having been detained by dens
fog last night
Ed. Patterson and Oscar Wheaton are the {
b. Church's pilots. Lew Pierce and Joh
lMender the Utah's, and Taylor Wells and Lii
Pierce the vinG. Shinkle's.
| The Ben Franklin brought here this mornin
255 bales hay, 10 sacks wheat, 1aO barre
| whisky, l05 SACKS corn, 1S9 sacks rags and
boxes starch
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