The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-11
RIVER NEWS.

ue Ilfel ueIe COuIluueu 10 ldll, WlJD
feet in the channel at noon to-day.
The ice seems to be getting thinner, but
navigation will not be resumed until
there is rain.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, Dec. 11-9:1S A. Nj
River l foot 7 inches and stationary.
Nearly gorged over. Light snow, and
wind south. Thermometer II.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Dec. lilo A. M
River leet 7 inches and stationary
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 30. Wine
northeast.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. Dec. 11-9:8t
A. M.-Kanawha River feet. NavIga
ton closed by ice. Weather calm
Thermometer 36.
PITTsBURG, Dec.11-12:13 A.M.-Riyer
closed, feet inches and falling. Wealth.
er cloudy. Thermometer II. Wind
south.
Capt Jas. s. Wise:
EVANSVILLE, Dec. 11-Noon.-The
COus. Mlllar arrived here to-day, and
will 90 in Green River. Boat ali right.
W. U. TICHENOR, Master.
Capt. W. HonshelI:
BUENA VISTA, Dec. lis A. M.-The
Telegraph laid up at o clock last night,
lying at foot of eddy at Rockville. No
gorge nearer than Portsmouth. Harbor
not good. E. S. MORGAN, Master.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The U. z. SChenck left, and the Mary
Houston and z. b. Church arrived at
New Orleans Saturday. ... The following
steamers are at the wharf, ice-bo und
Emma Graham, Potomac, BosLona, Bo.
nanza, Yirgle Lee, United States, Alex
Kendall, b. II. Cooke, Andy Baum,
Mary Miller and Calumet. .. The Ben.
Franklin is lying at the mouth of Lick
ing River :. The City of Portsmouth is
still at California, bound i'll by ice
The Louis A. Shirley, VInt
Shinkle, Dove No. 2, and several other
boats are harbored in Kentucky
River. The Wildwood is at Fulton.
she had her rudder carried away by the
storm Friday at Augusta, and was
towed down by the BUstona Saturday
night. The General Lyte is at Louis
vile. The steamer Big Foot, owned by
the Central Railroad, of Georgia, was
snagged and sunk ten miles above Eu-
faula, Ala, Saturday night. The crew
and passengers were saved. About
1000 bales cotton was lost. The steamer
is total loss E. The Jas. d. Parker
passed Evansville yesterday going
down. The Fleetwood and Exchange
are ice bound at Portsmouth,, and The
Telegraph at Rockville Tine A. e..
DonnallY passed Memphis Saturday
loaded fat and with TO passengers.
BoATHANDS' GOSSIP.
Yesterday afternoon, at Portsmouth,
as Capt. Little was attempting to ar
range his coal fleet for an expected
break in the ice, the gorge broke. About
twelve loaded and several empty barges
were carried off. The propeller w, f,
Gaylord, Capt. Little commanding, was
carried away by ice, and her rudder
gone. The Exchange has several tim
Ders on her larboard side broken, and a
hole knocked in her head on her star
board. She will go on the docks. The
starboard wheel OF the Fleetwood was
broken. The Terry boat was damaged.
Several barges are aground on Scloto
bar. Others have gone or nave sunk. A
large humDer of skaters narrowly es-
capped. Several were compelled to take
TO Lhe Kentucky shore, where they were
last night, unable to cross. The
heaviest losses were sustained by the
Gaylord Rolling Mill Company,
and Burgess Steel and Iron Works.
The ferry y-boats have ali ceased run
uing. One of the Newport boats is laId
up OH each side of The river. The CoV-
ungton aud fifth street boats are both.
aid up on this side. 4. The gorge at the
head OF Ars email Island gave way yes
teraay, but il Is belieVed another
gorge has formed somewhere b9low
: ap'. James KINGSTON anu the crew ut
the Wat ShiAKle came up by raitlast
ntghL from Madison =. z lot Oscar jolly,
OF the Beacon-light steamer Alice, came
up by rail this morning from Cairo.
TOWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Brilliant tried 10 sc: in the Ka-
nawna Saturday, but Jailed, and float d
down i'll the ice with TWO empty barGes,
anu one barge was cut down by the ice.
-. The Liberty No. A and barges are
laid up al SedamsyIlle.