The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-07

tendent, P.s. Davidson: Executive Committee,
II. Grifith and N. Mulliken. This settles the
long pending controversy for the control Of the
CAPTAIN John KYLE is still at st. Louis.
The Robert Mitchell passed Memphis yester-
day afternoon.
Towboat Movements.-Iron Mountain from
St. Leuis; and Coal City from CINCINNATI al
rived at Pittsburg yesterday.
The VIM. Stone, Jno. Penny, Samuel Miller,
Jno Dippold, Belle MCGOWAN, Sam. Parker.
Boaz, Chas. Mcdonald and j. $. McDon aid,
depa,tcd from Pittsburg Yesterday with tows:
Evansville at two o'clock yesterday. bound up.
The Red Cloud amt barges passed Shawnee
town atseven last night. bound down..
Raven and barges en- route to st. Louis,
passed Cairo yesterday.
The Ironsides with a heavy tow Of iron ore
leaves st. Louis to-day for the Ohio river.
The Ajax and tow arrived at tyicksburg yes
terday.
bargcs. the former from Cincinnati and the
latter from st. Louis, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Storm No. and barges passed up for
The Paragon, burned at st. Louis yesterday,
was owned as follows: Jas II. Rees, FIVE
eghths interest; Jno. Darragh, one.fourth in
terest; Thos. Darrayh, One-sixteenth interest;
and Jas. +. Thorn, one-sixtecnth; all OF Pltts-
burg.
A dispatch received this morning from 7, J.
Darragh, clerk Of the steamer Paragon, to JAS
H. Rees, jr. clerk of the Exporter, states that
the Paragon is q total loss.
The elegant steamer Exporter. Capt. Jno. B.
| Conway, is now loading for New Orleans, and
will leave positively as announced in our ad-
| vertising columns. ~ n
Boats Leaving To-day-Pittsburg, Juniata;
Louisville, mail boat; Nashville, shannon; !;
Shawneetown, II. S. Turner; New Orleans, Ex-
porter. t,
Arrivals and Departures-Nick Longworth,
| from New Orleans, arrived. The departures
@ were: HUDSON, 1879 to Wheeling; Utah, tor Fort
for New Orleans.
The c. B. Church left New Orleans for Gin
cinnati on Monday night.
The new Cons. Millar is receiving to-day for
! Memphis, and will leave tomorrow. She is
fleet, frst-class steamer, and is commanded by
that widely known and popular master, Capt.
James II. Pepper. l.. A. Reister and Sterrit
Pepper, two accomplished young gentlemen,
The new John L. Rhoades made trial trip
at Pittsburg yesterday afternoon, and per-
| formed satisfactorily.
4 10 said that Pilot Leander G; Patterson
will appeal from the decision OF U. 3. Local
Inspectors Fisher and Devenny.
| The Andes left Wheeling for Cincinnati at
The J Julia No. ! arrived at Charleston, West
Va, yesterday morning early
The Alex. ChamDers Is working a coal tow
up the Kanawha.
STAGE OF THE RIVERS TO-DAY.
HPITTsBURG, April 7.-River falling, water II
feet inches. Cloudy; wind W. Thermome-
| ter. 56.
| Wheeling-20K feet and falling.
| Marietta--22 feet and falling.
Charleston-Kanawha 8K feet and falling.
Fraukfort-Kentucky 101l feet and falling. j..
! Louisvilie-lOk feet in the pass on the Falls
| and 81 feet towboat water.
| Evansvillc--25 feet and rising.
Nashville-26 feet and rising slowly.
| CairO-40 feet and rising.
| st. Louis-l8 feet and falling
| Memphis-Kiver in all has fallen 10 inches.
| JOhnsonville--Lower Tennessee has fallen in
| all feet, and no fears are now entertained Of
an overflow.
Little Rock--12K feet and falling.
| Fick5burg--l stationary.