The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-21
RIVER NEWS.

The river here has not changed since
last report. 1t remains solidly blocked
with ice; but, if the weather continues
to moderate, navigation will probably be
resumed next week.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, Dec. 21-10:05 A. M
River l loot 7 inches and stationary
Weather cloudy. Thermometer %. Light
snow. Wind northwest.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Dec. 21-10:22 Am.
River D feet ana stationary. Weather
cloudy. Thermometer 36. Wind north
east.
PITTsBURG. PA, Dec. 21-11:56 A. NJ
River 2 leeG scant and falling. Weather
tair. Wind southwest. Thermometer 30.
CHARLESTON, VIVA, Dec. 21-9:4G A. NJ.
-kanawha R,ver 4 feet inches. w Gather
cloudy and calm.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Chas. b. Church, from New Or
leans en- route to Cincinnati, arrived at
Memphis yesterday. -. The st. Gene
We've, at last reports, was still in the ice
gorge a mile above Columbus The
Chas. Mo gan got off of Plum Point Bar,
Monday evening, after sixteen hours
help from the Osceola Belle. She nov
lies opposite Osceola in a snug harbor,
and will not try to proceed down until
the river rises. She resbipped seventy
two passengers on the James Howard. I.
BOAT HANDS GOSSIP.
Capt. j. A. Gilmore, OF PIttsburg, is in
the city .. Capt. r.. w. Dugan thinks
the sunken steamer Leopard can be
raised :. Report says the ice gorge is
fifteen feet high at the head of Eighteen
mite Island. Capt. Isaac Whitaker. OF
Pittsburg, is in the city. The Kate
Waters No. 2 was engaged in breaking
the ice this morning. She is trying TO
get to the foot Of Race street.
MANIFEST.
Steamer Jas. w. CAT, from Memphis
to Cinclnn att, but bow laid up in Green
River: c. & y. r. r., 36l bales cotton;
g., IL. 81 ID. r. r., 3 empty ale barrels;
to order, "a bales cotton; JOS. Joseph, 6
bales sheep-skins, 8 brls tallow, 8 bales
dry hides, 2 brls beeswaX, l tierce
cow-tails, 1O4 bdls hides; Refs, Bro.
& Co., IL Drls pecaus; Proctor g.
Gamble, IS bales cotton; Alliso1:
Smith u Johnston, 8 printers cabinets !;
FreibeTg & Levi, 8 brls whisky; Switps
Iron and Steel Works, 3S brls turnings; |;
f. Grasselli, 8 carboys; q. f. Bartb,
tierce sausage; Putnam, Hooker g. Co.,
bales cotton; b. Benjamin, bales pa.
per, bdl iurs, brl metal; j. @. Lewis,
100 brls cotton seed oil; j. Winkler, 2i
uales rags; b. Bruce & Co., 1 bdl covers;
Chambers, Stevens & Co., So sacks pea
nuts; Robert Moore & Co., 2S bales
cotton; King, Bro. & Co, 10 bales
cotton; Mullen, Brown 6 Co., 2 bales
cotton, 10 SKIS peanuts; j. Ii. Woodhart &
Co., Z bales cotton; Buchauan, Robinson
s. Co., 81 sis wheat; 5. w. Hampton, %
SKIS peanuts, 10 bales cotton, deer; Al
ner l.. Frazsr, IA tcs lard; l.. Joseph, A
bdles green hides, brl tallow. bdl dry
hides; Snodgrass IL 90, 13 brls pecans, 4
brls poE-sorn, brl ta!l0w; Simon Wolf
stein, brls tallow; George Chadwick, l
box sundries; Scnaiier 81 G3rke, 19
empty beer kegs; Thomas d. II
NJ. Jones, 2 brls hickory nuts;
Bishop Brothers, 100 SKIS peanuts; N.
W olisLein u CO 3, 5 brls hides, Drl ta-
low, 2 boxes tailow, box eggs, II dry
hides, 3 bdls green hides, Uul coon
skin | bag feathers, bag wool, bags
rags; Oversman Il ochuberiy, 70 brls
mus, 2 brls ctackHMs; order, Whllam
Fiesu " Co., 90 SKIS wheat, 2o7 SKIS corn;
reshipping TO Wheeling, Booth Il Co.,
l bJx pecans; Pitrsbarg, r. G. W., s
Wis stesli s. Il &, II bales eettQn.