The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-16
RIYER NEUG.

The weather to-day is clear and cold, with
regular March winds.
The river here is rising fast, hay ng risen 4
feet inches within the PAST "a hours, with y
feet inches in the channel by the Water
works MARKS, at six o'clock This morning.
AN IMPoRTAST DECISION.
Mr. j. Nj. Iighe. II merchant tailor in thi:
city, sued the steamer Minneola i'll admiralty,
in the District Court of the United states at
Memphis to recover u, 900 iOr g0ots shipped on
the Minneola August II, 1869, at Cincinnati for
for Memphis. AT the time oil making the ship
menU the river was so low that part oil the cargo
had to be slowed on two barges fastened to the
steamer on each SIDE, This necessity was
known and assented 10 by the shipper. Ga the
trip down the river the barge ON which Mr..
Iigne's goods were struck an unknown snag at
Hurricane Island and sunh, where part o.
Mr.. Tighe's goods were lost, to the value Of
81 ,0U0. On the trial in the District Court Mr..
Tighe recovered Judgment for II 200. The de-
fendant appealed to the Circuit Court, and
Judge Emmons, on hearing the appeal, reversed
the Judgment below.
The Andy Baum leaves for Memphis this
evening in place Of the Minneola.
Inspectors Young and Wilson inspected at
Mldulcport Yesterday the Liberty No. 4, Little
Condor, and the Portsmouth ferryboat and re-
issued several licenses
The elegant steamer Charles Bodmann ar
rived last night from New Orleans, and begins
loading Immediately. she will take out a big
"trip Saturday night nd large number of
round-trip excurslonists. There are but few
choice rooms left on her Among her passen-
gers down will be the families of Mr. Laboy
teauX and George +. Cutrie, ESD, and mum =
ber from Coyington, Ky. A plan Of her cabin
can be seen and rooms secured at the steam
boat Office in the Merchants Exchange.
Captain Wm. Bay has named his new packet
"Sci0to."
The Grey Eagle has gone to Madison to go
on the ways.
The Kitte Hegler has come OF the ways, and
will leave for Arkansas River ON Saturday, re-
cepting for freight to ali points.
Boats leaving to-day-Pittsburg, New. Hud-
son: Kentucky River, Eureka; Nashville,
shannon; Memphis, Andy Baum.
Arrivals and Departures-C. B. Mead, from
Pittsburg; Alex. Swift, from st. Louis: Chas.
Bodmann, from New Orleans, We're the arrl-
walls. The departures were the Eureka, for
Kentucky River; New Hudson, for Wheeling
shannon, fdr Nashville: Warner and Barges,
for New Orleans, are preparing to leave to
night.
Capt. j. L. Shallcross, Inspector for the I'm
dcrWritels at Louisville, was among the visit
ors to the steamboat office on Change to-day.
STAGES or THE RIVERS YESTERDAY.
PITTsBuRG, March l6-8 A. M.-River rising,
Is feet. Clear. Thermometer 3T'.
Brownsvillc--13 feet and stationary.
Allegneny-4 feet and inches at Parker's,
and feet at Oil City, and rising fast.
Whecling-..h feet and rising.
Marictta-M feet and rising.
Charleston-kanawha iU1a feet and station
ary.
lIuntington-2S feet and rising.
New river rising. -
frankfort-scant II feet in Kentucky, and
rising fast.
Louisvllle-l2ya feet at head OF canal; 10Y
feet in the pass on the Falls, and faliag slowly.
Evausvillc-32 feet and falling.
Nashyile-Risjng with ~ feet on Harpcth
Shoals.
Little Rock-s1l feet and rising.