The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-27
RIVER NEVS,

The weather o-day is clear, cold, and pleas
ant, with slight sprinkling OF snow early this
morning
The river here, like elsewhere, is on high
| hours.
The Water works marks at 6 O'Clock thii
morning indicated .6 feet l inch in the chan
mel.
1t is showing to-day at Pittsburg, with the
wind from the west, and the thermometer al
20 deg. The river is falling, with 10 feet 4
inches in the channel, and considerable ice has
run out.
The Kanawha is on q stand at Charleston
with - feet and inch, and is up to 45 feet al
ST. Albans, and rising at the rate OF inches
per hour The Kentucky is RISING, with ~ feet
in the channel. Cumberland booming, and N
! feet on Harpeth Shoals. Arkansas continues
to fall. The indications are that We will have q
! big river here by Monday. as all the SIDE
f, streams are pouring out. hope the damage
done by these freshets may be slight.
DAMAGE BY THE ICE-ARGosY AND MARY DAv-
| AGE SUNK.
The t0wboat Mary Dayage and three bargcs
coal, belonging to Bigley n Co., and wo.coa
boats, one barge ana one fiat, belonging tC
heeting " Co., were sunk by the moving ice
yesterday, near Pittsburg, at Bigley's Land
| ing, located near the head OF BenneCs Island.
Commodore KOuntz's new bout, the Chas II
Mead. was forced high and dry ON the Pitts
burg wharf Yesterday by the ice. A swell in
the river soon set her atioat again, and for
|
| The Argosy was sunk by the ice at Middle
| port yesterday, heavy cake striking her on
the larboard side just forward of the cylinders
| At the time Of the ACCIDENT she was bound u
| Cincinnati, with 1850 barrels OF Hope Salt. She
was backed into shore anu sank IN six feet OF
water. The water at last accounts was over
her boiler deck. Only " barrels Of salt and
her furniture and equipments were saved. She
will be total wreck with no insurance. she
| is owned by Captain VIM. Maddy and VIM Pol
| Slpy, and valued at a4WU.
| The freshet in the Kanawha broke loose two
whlrfboats at Charleston last night, and sew
eral barges, all OF which were recovered after
floating some distance.
| The Exchange and Granite State leave Pitts
| burg to-day tor Cincinnati.
| The run Of ice now coming from Pittsburg is
| exceedingly heavy, and boats en- route IRON
here to Plttsburg, it is feared, will encounter
| much trouble from It,
Tine Exporter leaves here next Wednesday
for New Orleans.
The Kanawha River is higher now at Char
lesion, W. Va, than at any time since 6jS
The lower part Of Charleston is under water
At Charleston the marks indicated '36 feet
inch in the channel, and at ot. Albans had
gone as high as 40 feet, and is rising at the rate
| OF inches per hour.
The julia No. arrived at Gallipolis yester.
day.
The Laura Davis arrived at Portsmouth at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and is discharg
ing 5l4 tons iron at The Gaylord Rolling Mill
The Fashion has laid up at Portsmouth.
There is feet inches water at the head Of
the Louisville canal, and feet inches at the
pass on tue falls, and scant feet over thu
| rocks.
The Granger is at Louisville loading fol
White River.
| The John Means left Evansville yesterday
with two barges for the Wabash, and will bt
| followed to day by the Julia.
| The &. B. Church passei Memphis, bound up
| yesterday with 4JO tons of sugar.
| Three boats left Terre Hautc yesterday fol
| the South.
1 The Kittie Hegler goes on the docks here
after discharging her freight
| The following steamers will leave here this
evening: Telegraph, for Pomeroy; Bostona,
| City OF Portsmouth, for HigginspOrt: Mail
boats, for Lou, ,syIle: shannon, for Nashville
| Arlington, for Memphis; Ella, for White Xiv.
| er; Thomas Sherlock, for New Orleans.
| Arrivals and Departures-The arrivals out
side OF the regular packets since our last re
| port were the Kittie Hegler, from Arkansas
River; Arlington, from Memphis, and W arnel
| and barges, from New Orleans. The depart
| ures were the r. w. SkIllinger, for PitsDurg
| Ohio No. 4, for P0meroy, and Paragon, fol
Ne Orleans.
The Cherokee leaves to-day for PIttsburg
with 5O0 tons gunboat iron.
The Tigress No. 2 left for Pittsburg last night
with an empty tow.
The Charles Morgan passed Paducah yester-
day, and will leave here for New Orleans on
Wednesday.
The John w. Garrett and barges will COM
mence loading for New Orleans Monday morn
ing.