The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-16


inches. Sprinkling rain. Thermometer 70 deg
Wind wesE
Oil Ciby-i8 inches and rising.
Brownsvilfe-6K feet and rising.
| Wheeling-6 feet and stationary.
Marietta-5 feet and falling.
Middleport-River slowly rising.
Charleston-Scant 51S feet and falling.
Gallipolis-Raining and river rising.
1ronton--River slowly rising.
Portsmouth-8 feet and swelling.
Frankfort, Ky.--7 feet and stationary
Louisville-Scant 81 feet at the head OF the
canal and Ak feet ON the falls.
Evansville-10feet and rising.
Shawneetown-9f feeton the bar and rising.
Nashville-2 feet inches and falling.
Cairo-20 feet and falling. H-s ~
Little Rocks feet and falling.
Boats leaving to-day-Pittsburg, Exchanges
louisville, Mail Packet; Evansville, Kittie
Kew Orleans, Mary Houston.
Leaving Saturday-New Orleans, Chas. Nor
gan.-
Arrivals and Departures.-Fawn and Kittie
Hegler from Evansyille; Minneola from Men,
phis; Thomas Sherlock from ST. Louis, were
the arrivals outside Of local packets The Ex-
change for Pittsburg and Mary Houston fol
New Orleans laid over unMl to-day.
There were no departures outside OF the
packets.
Special to the Star
LOUISVILLE, June 16-6:96 A. M.--The Chas
Morgan will arrive at Cincinnati this evening
at s O'clock, and leaves for New Orleans Sati
ALBERT. STEIN, Master.
Capt F. 7. Bachelor left for Boston via
Pittsburg last evening BY rail. lie will return
in few days.
The rain Of yesterday seemed to be general
all along the Upper Ohio.
Shippers should bear in mind that the ele-
giant and commodious steamer, Mary Houston,
leaves for New Orleans this evening without
fail. The Houston would have been at Louis
vile to-day had not her numerous shippers
here insisted, or at least persuaded, Capt.
Charlie Miller to lie over to day as an accom- :
mediation to them, as the heavy rains pre-
vented many shipments. She will leave to-
night, however, with flying coiors, and has
large engagements below here.
Capt. G. L. Dumont to-day sends two of his
competent artisans, Chas. Hoffmeister and
Henry Shout. Of Cincinnati, TO Baranquilla.
South America, via steamer from New York,
for the purpose Of setting up the machinery Of
the Magdalena river steamer, Triumph, built
here lastwinter by Z. Il. Dumont for Captain
Harry L. Summers.
Silver Moon is the name Of the new boat be-
Ing built by the owners OF the Humlnlng Bird,
for the Gallipolis and Pomeroy trade. She is
1O6 feet long and 20 feet wide The lamentetl
Captain John Bugher built the original SILVER
Moon. the best steamer ever constructed Cor
the Memphis and Cincinnati trade, before the
canal was heightened: After eyer ten years Of
hard, constant, active SERVICE her null still
floats in the shape Of barge, and is used for
transporting iron ore from st. Louis to the Up
per Ohio.
The hull of Capt. John Woodburn's new boat
was launched Saturday at Freedom. Penn. II
is 15O feet lon~, 20 feet beam, feet hold, draws
inches light, and is Of easy model. The boat
will be taken to Pittsburg for completion.
Capt. L. j. Darragh, late clerk OF the Paragon,
has purchased an interest in this boat, and will
be lerK OF her.
The new machine works OF c. T. Dumont, re-
built, will shortly be ready for occupancy, and
in full operationhVithin Ia one month";
The lallahatchie takes out her papers to-day
The Bermuda Is running between Evansville
and Capnelton in place Of The Dick johnson. .
The Utah leaves st. Louis tonight for Ports
mouth. Her cargo will consist principally OF
iron.
In the Supreme Court at Columbus Tuesday,
the Judgment Of the Superior Court Of f'Cincin-
matt, in the ease. of the steamboat Melnotte VS..
James Goode, was affirmed.
The General Buell., now laid up across the
riyep has been faithful and successful boat To
the United States Mail Line Company. In 1864
she made her regular trips 1856 DAYS.
A boat will be built for the Kanawha river to
take the place Of the Clara Scott
Towboat Items--The j. 5. Neel, with one
barge Of iron ore and two empty barges belong
ing TO the e. M. Norton, pa sGed up this morn
ing from Evansville to Ironton.
the alter end Of her cabin about half past fys
o. clock Sunday afternDOn. The fire was dis.
covered in its lncipiency by Il. II. Hudson and
two or three other gentlemen who were neal
on thesbanK. and was promptly distinguished
by them before much damage had been done.
The Robert PEBBLES started up the river Tues
day with empty barges. I
The Kanawha Belle arrived with small
miscell aneous tow, ahd returned uD the river.
The Fred. Wilsen No. passed down for LOUIS
vile with six or seven of the loaded coal baHges
that had grounded at Burlington recently. She
left no barges st Burlington except those tnat