The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-24
RIVER INIE1ILLGENCE.
specials to the STAR. |

River 8 feet inches aud rising Weather
cloudy. Wind southeast Thermometer IS.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Nov. A-IO:00 A. NJ
MOnongahela River has risen 6 feet inch
since yesterday and is still rising fast with u
| feet inch of WAGER by the marks. ThermOms-
ter 50.
PITTsBURs, PA, Nov. 73-s A. M..-River
feet and ising fast. Weather cloudy and cool.
PITTsBuRG Nov. A--1l 30 a. M.--Fhe marks
show feet 10 inches, having risen feet in "a
hours and is still rising last Rained hari all
night. Weather cioudy.
PITTsBuRG, Nov. A--is:is P. M.-Rlver q
| feet and rising atl2 O'Clock.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, Nov. 2+-ll:l0 A. M.
-Kanawha River has risen feet inches, and
continues to rise fast with feet inches OF
| water by the marks. Clearing weather. Thsr-
mometerts, Wind east.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov. 2t--lO-N5 A. M.-Rfy.
er feet inches III the canal, anu feet7 inch
es on the falls, and falling. Weather cloudy
anu damp.
to-day, with feet 4 inches in the channel.
Weather cloudy ANA disagreeable. Light
drizzling rain this morning..
business Ialr.
The following steamers were in port ut noon:
Fleetwood, Potomac Bonanza, A. L. Norton,
City Of Portsmouth, Golden City, GOlen
Crown, Goiden Rule, Nint sninkle, James ID.
Parker, Andy Baum, United SCAT s, Beu.
rankin and Emma Gra0am.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The City OF Portsmouth leaves at p. M.
sharp for Chilo and all Intermediate points.
The Bona Z / arrived This morning, and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The large and elegant Oh sapeakc & Ohio
Railroad packet Fleet oJd arrived this morn
| ing, and will return to Hunting gtOn this even
| ing Capt j. +. Campbell commands, ana Z.
w. Vanderbilt and a. q. Houshcll are assuci-
atei in the Office.
! The fine side- wheel packet Potomac came
| down this morning, and will leave this even
| ing from the Big Sandy Wharf boat foot of
| Broadway, for GalIpois and Pomeroy direct
Capt JAS. kjrker commands, and Capt. Watt
Shedd presldes i'll the otliCe.
Inc Andes left last evening for Wheel
ing with rather light "Trip.
The Gen. Pike arrived from Madison tlis
morning, and returns this afternoon.
The Mary Miller left last evening for st.
| Louis with fair trip OF pas 3engers and 500
tons freight.
Capt. Jas. Keniston's fine packet Vins
Shlnkle will be the regular boat leaving this
evening for Evansville, Cairo and MeMphls.
MI. j. a. Lindsay, clever gentleman, pre-
sides i'll the office.
Capt. IL IL. browns large and eommodious
| new steamer Golden Crown will positively de-
part this evening for all points on the Lower
Mississippi and New Orleans. Mr.. Eugene
| Shinkle is her gentlemauly chef clerk.
| Capt, Hiram j. Vinton's fine side-Wheel
packet Andy Baum will commence loading
Monday and leave Tuesday Tor Cairo. Mr.. Nj,
Nj. Deem has charge of the office.
The Jas. ID. Parker will follow the Vint
Shinkle and leave W ednesday for Memphis
capt. }. ID. Hegler's unsurpassed steamer
Golden City will commence loading Monday
and leave FOR New Orleans Wednesday.
The Bostona will leave tomorrow at 80 P.
NJ. for Huntington where she connects with
the e. i A. Il. h.
The Dora Cabler returns to Evansville this
evening.
| Evansville with trip which may be called de-
| cldedly hgnt.
The Emma Graham arrived this morning
from Plttsburg and will return this evening.
ToWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Cobb Cecil came down yesterday with a
tow OF pig iron and returned last night.
The Joseph II. Bigley, from st. Louis, with
an empty tow, came up last night and returned
to Rising Sun this morning, where she left
portion OF her tow. She will pass up this af-
ternoon for Letart.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The B. d. Wood, from Cairo en- route to
Pittsburg with tow Of empty barges, struck
an obstruction of some kind yesterday, just
| below Warsaw, KY, and knocked hole in
her hull ana came near sinking.
After considerable labor she was pumped
out and came up to this city this morning with
her tow. She is lying at the foor of Ludlow
street repairing, preparatory to proceeding up
the river.
Lew. Young is making few trips on the
Bonanza as Second clerk IN place of Cir.
Walker
Taylor Wells and Jas. Madison will be the
Vint Spinkle's pilots to Memphis.
The Golden Crown at noon to-day had about
| 40 passengers registered, and 800 tons freight,
including rs tcs meats rs brls whisky, ~ tons
| wagons, H5 head stock. 6J0 boxes bitters, 200
boxes, 100 bris and IL hhds glassware, 50 buck
cts Lard, $50 brls pork, 30 tons iron, 600 boxes
starch, 1000 boxes soap, 23O cases canned
goods, 81 pkgs cheese r50 brfs oil, 200 bdls pa
per, 500 empty oil brfs ana 1880 pigs furni-
ture. She has large engagements below.
W ash. Tenley anu Joseph Purcell will be her
pilots.
Col. JAS A. Blackmore returned from Pitts
burg yesterday.
Tne Wildwood will bring down lot of plows
to- night which she will reship on the Golden
crown for New