The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-16
River NeMR.

HlVer News.
The river Is rising rapidly, with 10 feet
inches in the channel. 1t rose 2 feet {
inches in the twenty-four hours ending
at 8 A. M.
Special to the,STAR:
PTTsBURG. August 16-9 A. M.-River
3 ieeG B inches and falling. Weather
clear. Thermometer II deg. Wind
southwest.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Fleetwood arrived llum Hunting
ton this morning, and will return tn 3
afternoon. :. The Potomac will be the
regular Pomeroy packet leaving this
evening. The United States, from
Louisville, had a lar trip, including 2e
bundles paper, 104 sheets iron, l6 bales
wool, 8 brls potatoes, so boxes starch,
1856 empty kegs, 10 tierces hams, brls
p,ums, Il sacks, wool and l6 mead stock.
She Will return this evening. The
Fontenelle arrived at O'clock this
mornlr from Prttsburg, and proceeded
to 81. Louis at A. III The City of
Portsmouth will leave for Uhilo this af-
ternOOn. The Louis A. Sherley arrived
from CarrOltOn Lhls morning. Her prin-
cipal items vi freight were 40 brls pota.
toes, 26 sacks potatoes, and 325 bales oil
hay and straw. Sne registered 32 pas
sengers on the up trip. She will return
at her regular hour this afternoon
The BannUck City arrived from Carrpl.
ton with a good trip. She had 155 bales
hay and straw. Sne Will return this af.
.ternoon... The Ashland will prob.
bly, follow the Golden Rule
to New Orleans, :. The Exchange re-
ceived 135 tons Of freight at IrontOn.
rhe DAVID Slnton, now loading at the
foot of Ludlow street, Will leave for
PlttsDurg this evening. Captain Tin
Strider commands. -. The Mary Miller
will make "a picnic excursion Sunday
| The Golden Rule is advertised to leave
for New Orleans this evening. but will
lay over. . The new steamer Jas. W
Gatf will make ner nrst trip 10 Memphis
Saturu ay in Hplace of the Vint Shlnkle
Tue Shlukle will lay up here to receive
repairs. Ed. Miller and Joe Meyer Wlll
be, the CATS clerks. The Mary Miller
will start for ST. Louisnext Tuesday
The Evansville packet Glasgow has
changed her day Of departure back tO
Wednesday. .4
TOWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The HaWKeye No. 2 lelG Kdnawha yes
terday with "a large tow oil coal for Cin-
cinuaLi. The COBB Cecil departed from
Ironton to-day with five barges coal anu
one barge iron and nails for Cincinnati
aud louisville, ,.. The Lookout from
Evansville passed up early this morning
with a tow Of empty barges Ior
Kanawha. The Thomas W. Means
will leave lrontOn Saturday for
81. Louis with a tow. The Fearless,
from st. Louis with six barges iron
ore, could not get over Rising sun Bar
this morning, and was compelled to
drop back. to Tobacco Landing to wait
tor water =. The e. Nj. Norton, coming
up with three barges ore, Was passed BY
the United States above Madison last
night. The j. 5. Neel was assisting
her ;, The Grand Lake Coal Company
offers the Blue Lodge for sale at Pitts
burg.
MISCELLANEOUS.
James Goruen and Thomas Mcdonald
arrived from Plttsburg by rail this morn.
ing. They will take the Fearless from
here to Pittsburg John Meeker and
Robert Ostraner went as pilots on the
Fontenelle from here ... The following is
furnished by the officer in charge OF the
Alice in regard TO new lights on the
Missls lssippi: List of new lights and
changes of old ones made by
Commander r. Il. Wallace, U. S. N,
Lighthouse INSPECTOR Fifteenth Dls,
lriot, between Memphis and New Or.
leans-Ralllff's, Miss, new light; Forl
Adams, Miss, new light; Bougers
Landing, La, new light; Ashley Av-
enue. La, moved down to ayenne; Nat,
chez Island, La, moved to avenue above
Head Island; Waterproof (head bend)
new light; foot Big Back Is
land, Mas, new light; Briccounps
moved down halfa mile; Island 96, dis
continued; Bavarian Crossing, moved
to Bass house; M McMillan's, moved down
quarter mile; Island % ffoot) new hight
| Glencoe. discontinued; Monterey Point,
(toot Ozark Islanu) new lignt; head
Scrub Grass Bend, new light;
Island So, Mississippi shore, new
light; Island 65, Arkansas shore, new
Ilgh. Montezuma, MISS, moved dnwn
t6ree:quarters mile; Fox Island, moved
down One mile; Moon's Towhead, ,moyed
to shoulders Of Towhead; De Mumry's
moved down half mile; Bald wins Point,
Ark, new light; head Cow Island Bend;
Ark, new light; Ensley's, discontinued;
foot Presidents Island, new light (wanl
| a keeper for the light at foot Presidents
Island). All lights not mentioned il
the above list are continued at the ole
| locations.
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