The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-07
RIVER NE WS.
The river was falling here at noon TO-
day, with IL feet inches in the channel.
TDisnatcheS TO the Mprrhauts, E,vchopno1 I

The river was falling here at noon to
day, with IL feet inches in the channel
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Dec. 7-10:l0 A
M.-Rlyer feet IL inches and rising.
Weather tair. Thermometer 35. WInC
east.
PTTTSBURG, Dec. 7-12:13 A. M.-RiyeI
3 feet inches and falling. Weather fair
Wind southwest. Thermometer 80.
CHARLESTON, IVA, Dec. 7-9:3OA. NJ,
I-Kanawha River 3 feet IL inches and tut
of floating ice. THERMOMETERS 32. Wealth
Ell cloudy and calm.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Ohio No. arrived this mornin.
from Pomeroy, and will return this eve
ming -. The Bostona arrived this morn.
ing, and will return this afternoon tt
Huntington. E. The Bonanza arrived this
morning, and returned to Portsmouth at
noon. The Handy, from MaysYiIle,
arrived this morning, and returned at
noon. The Ben. Franklin arrived this
morning from Madison, and will return
this afternoon. The United States
arrived this morning, and will return to
Louisville this evening. :. The Jas. ID,
Parker left last evening for Memphis.
with twenty passengers and two hum
dred an fifty tons freight. Capt. Ii. j.
VinLon's line steamer, Andy Baum, will
leave Saturday for Memphis. :. The
Mary Miller arrived yesterday from
Pittshurg, with twenty passengers and
four hundred and fifty tons freight. Sne
Will leave for st. Louis Friday.
Capt. W. b. Miller's large and mag
nj Gil do
Dean, will positively leave this evening
Tor New Orleans. She will hereafter
run regularly in the Cincinnati and
New Orleans trade. Capt. j. s. Jones
presides in the office :. The new pas
senger and freight steames, Calumet,
will commence loading TO- morrow, to
leave for New Orleans Saturday. Capt,
Dan. Moore commands, and Mr.. Il. j.
Anschutz has charge OF ner office Tue
City of portsmouth will leave for Chilo
this afternoon. The A. q. DOnnally.
going down, passed Cairo last evening.
... The Golden City, one Of the finest
and largest stern-Wheel steamers aflOat,
will make her trial "trip Saturday, and
leave for New Orleans Thursday next.
The Grand Republic arrived at New
Orleans yesterday with 8,2l0 bales cot
cotton, the largest trip that was ever
taken into that port. E. The Thomas
Sherlock left New Orl ans last evening
for Cincinnati with 1,2O0 tons freight.
The Wildwood Will resume hr
trip in the Maysville trade to-morrow.
and the Telegraph Will take her place in
the Pomeroy trade.
TOWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Etna lelt for Wheeling this morn
ING. The Condor, from P0merOy, ar
rIua
The Hawkeye, No. 2, passed UP this
with tow Of empty barges
from Louisville en- route to Kanawha
BoAT-HANDS GOSSIP.
The Shannon has quit Ouachita River
and given place to the smaller craft
Bastron The new John Hanna has
also laid UP at New Oleans to await a
rise in Washita. Rates of freight on
cotton from points below to Memphis
nave been reduced by the Illinois, Goa
homa, A. j. White, Phil. Allen and CIV,
Chuk, OF the Louisville, Memphis and
Vicl4ERurg packet lines, to 81 cents per
bale, The same as it was several weeks
ago. This rate is uniform and in accord
ance with that established by the An
chor Line boats as we'll as the transient
dinkies that cruise up and down the
river. Yesterday at Memphis the Ar
kansas Packet Company bought the
steamer Maumelle from Woodruff &
Jabone for $l2, 90 cash. Capt. James
Rees went on her last night as com
. The ice at St Louis IS rap
IDLY disappearing, and navigation was
resumed there to-day. The Thompson
Dean will get considerable freight at
including 275 sheep, 1O0 hogs,
" hOrs. and 30 beeves MIR. j. a,
jones, Wharf Il gis.rar, reported the
wharfage It G. ipGs lor the week ending
to-day 9l01 50.