The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-29
RIVER NEWS.

VIZ.
with 16 feet 2 inches in the channel.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, Nov. 29-9:42 A. Nj
River 2 feet 2 inches and falling. Wind
southwest. Thermometer a. Weather
cloudy.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Nov. 29-9:55 A. NJ.
River leet inches and stationary.
Weather fair. Thermometer 30.
PITTsBURG. Nov. 29-12:02 A. M.-River
8 feet inches and falling. Thermome-
ter ~. Wind northwest. Weather fair.
CHARLESTON, VIVA, Nov. 29-9:O6 A. M.
Kanawha River 5 feet 3 inches and sta
tionary. Thermometer 40. Weather
clearing off.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Mary Houston left for New Or
leans last evening with 40 passengers
and 500 tons freight. Capt. Miller thinks
that he can fill out at Louisville .. The
Cons. Millar will leave this evening for
the lower Ohio and Memphis direct. Mr..
j. Wilson has charge of her office.
The popular freighter, Chas. B. Church,
will be the next boat leaving for New
Orleans. She will depart tomorrow
positively. Capt. J, 5, Patterson CON-
mands. Mr. John T. Hambleton is her
accommodating chief clerk. The Poto.
mac arrived this morning from
Pomeroy and will return this eve
ming ... The Bostona arrived from Hunt
ington this morning and will return
this afternoon. ... The Bannock City
arrived this morning from Veyay
and will return this afternoon at 3
O'Clock. . The Telegraph arrived last
night, and returned to Maysville TO-
day at noon :. The b. I'll. Cooke arrived
yesterday. She will leave this evening
for Evansville The Louis A, Shirley
arrived this morning and will return
this afternoon to Carrollton. The
United States arrived from Louisville
this morning, and will return this even
ing .... The A. Q. Donnally will leave
Saturday for New Orleans. The Vir-
gie Lee left Charleston for Cincinnati
this morning with 1900 brls salt The
Trout is on her way back to this city
from White River .... The Robert Mitch,
all left New Orleans Tor Cincinnati
last evening %. The Telegraph brought
down 200 hogs....T The Chas. Morgan
will arrive from New Orleans tonight
4. -. The Alex. Randall will arrive to-
morrow from Louisville and load to
leave Saturday for Evansville. She
will hereafter run between Cincinnati
and Evansville as regular Saturday
packet.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Oil Wiley was to leave Kanawha
last night with one hundred and twenty
thousand bushels coal for this city ....
The Coal Hill, Pittsburg to New Or
leans, passsd down this morning The
Boaz arrived from Pittsburg with tow
OF coal this morning. :. The Lookout ar
rived this morning with miscellaneous
tow from Kanawha. -. The Rover ar
rived this morning from Pittsburg with
a misce llaneous tow. She left the barge,
Rover No. 2, containing 24S tons hard
ware, 40 tons of which, including TIA
plows and 80 wagons, she reshipped
ON the Chas. b. Church to New Orleans,
and tons to Memphis on the Cons. Mil
lar. The Rover lett for Louisville this
morning with the remainder of her tow.
-. The Hercules with IA empty barges,
Panther with Is empty barges passed up
this morning for Pittsburg -. The Tom
Farrow did not get off yesterday, as
expected. She left for Kauawha this
morning with a tow of empties .. The
Joseph Warner arrived this morning
from Pittsburg with a tow of coal.
BOAT-HANDS' GOSSIP.
Mate Josh. Harrison left The Charles
Morgan at New Orleans to go on the
Thompson Dean. George Lightner and
George Hukill will pilot the B. III.
Cooke g. John Evelyn and John Carroll
will pilot the Cons. Millar to Memphis.
90. Mr.. s. James, OF the steamer Alex.
Randall, is in the city. The Telegraph
brought down 200 hogs. U. S. Local
Inspectors Fisher and Devlnney REIN
cpnntnd and tastad the T,oiliavilla Mail
line steamer Gen. Lytle yesterday. They
gave her a hydrostaJic test of 2O2, and
allow her steam pressure Of 1856 pounds.
They left last night on the Fleetwood tor
Catlettsburg to inspect the Sandy Fash
ion and terryboat j. w. Dillon. They
will return here tomorrow morning.
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