The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-11
RIVER NEJCS.

RIVER NEVS.
The weather to-day is clear and pleasant.
The river has risen feet inches during the
past "A hours, with 35 feet inches in the chan
mel by the Water works mark.
mir. Chas. Dufour, for nany years connected
with the Cincinnati Il louisville U. 5 Mail
Line as pilot OF their packets, has concluded
to seek other climcS for his occupations. and
therefore leaves for New Orleans Saturday on
the elegant steamer Nick Longworth. Mr.
Duiour has seen mu h faithful service while
i'll the Mail Line, having been at the wheel of
the Gen. L. tie and Pat Rogers during the DIS
tsters to those steamers. We can commend
HIM to our Southern friends as good, faithful
and practical pilot, and hope he may secure for
himself Il berth according to his ability and
energies.
The scaflolding under the steamer Kittie
Heger ie!l this morning at the Eureka Dry
Docks, slightly I'M juling one carpenter and Sc
verely ilijuring another
Capt. Frank DuSouchett Of Evansville, was
a visitor to-day at The Steamboatmen's Ex-
change, accompanied by Capt w. b. Miller, Of
the steamer Ii. ). Turner. =
The Nautical Gazette is kept on file, for the
benefit Of steamboatmen, at the Steamboat
mems Exchange, No. "a West FOui th street
The Mollie Ebert leaves to-day for Pittsburg.
The Arlington is the next boat TO Memphis,
leaving ON Saturday.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Oil City-3 leet.
Parker'S Landing-16 inches.
MonOngahea-9 feet at Ricc's Landing, and
- feet 3 inches at Brownsville.
Wheeling-10 feet iU inches and rising.
harles0n-Kanawha II feet 2 inches and
falling fast
rankfort-Kcntucky rising with scant II
feet.
Louisvllle-Rlsing, 1a,s feet at head OF the
Canal, and ~ feet inches on the Falls in the
pass
Nashville Cumberland falling, with 25 feet
scant on Harpeth. ..a. .
Little Rock-Arkansas. rising, with Z feet
inches
leans Tomorrow.
. The Lizzie Gardner has returned from Ken
lucky river.
The Jas. ID. Parker and John Means passed
Paducah yesterday. The Parker passed the
exporter at ohawneetOWn,
The Laura l.. DAVIS and Chas. Brown left
Nashville yesterday for CincinLatI.
The Louisville, Thompson Dean and Sam. j.
Hale left Ncw Orleans Yesterday
The Paragon passed Vicksburg yesterday,
thirteen days out from Cincinnati.
The City Of VicksDurg, recently sunk at
Sheep Island, was raised yesterday, and the
Underwriters wrecking boat, the 1. +. Eckert,
has gone to the assistance OF the Mary Alic",
which sunk yesterday in eight feet water at
Rush rover. forty miles below st. LOUIS The
Mary Alice is Il tOwboat owned by the Missis-
sippl Valley Transportation Company, and at
the time of the disaster was bound for New Or
leans with a low of bargeS, when she struck
barges were uninj urei.
The Minneola left Memphis last night for
Cincinnati.
The Little Condor passed up yesterday with
a tow Of empty barges. She will load them
with salt ut Pomeroy. e..
The Naomi arrived here yesterday with two
bargcs of bark, and returned up the river light
The Etna brought here four bargcs of iron.
The Lookout arrived from Louisville, with
several empty barges, and proceeded up the
river with the propeller Sea Bull in tow.
The kittie Hegler will come off the docks on
Saturday or Monday, and commence loading
Immediately for Arkansas River. he has al
ready secured large lot of freight, aud will
undoubtedly have big trip.
The DAILY Hotel Reporter, since it came un-
der the supervision of Mr.. A. Ward Robinson,
late of the Times, has improved not only in ap-
pea ance but in a business way. Mr.. Robinson
deserves success in his new enterprise, and VIC
have no doubt but our merchants and shippers
will appreciate his efforts to make the paper u
perpetual thing.
The shannon will arrive here tomorrow, and
returns to Cumberland river on Saturday.
The Andes will leave for Wheeling to-mOr-
row, as usual. She is a neat steamer and as
fleet as any upstream packet. Her officers are
clever anu accommodating, and see that pass
engers not only enjoy the trip, but 'feel at
hOma"