The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

GlTTSbUR0, "a, July J-S a M.-hlVeGA /
eet inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
warm.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, July 9-740 A.M.-MO-
long lhela River feet inches and falling.
Gather warm and cloudy.
WHEELING, W. VA, July 80 A. M.-River
} feet AID falling. WcaLner cloudy ana warm.
PORTSMOUTH. o., July 9--l1:35 \. M.-River
u feet inches and falling. Up: Fleetwood at
A. NJ. Granite state LEFT for PIttsburg at
A. NJ. The Mary Ann, with tow Of coal,
passed down at A. M; hudson down at $3.50
A. Nj. Tue John A. WOOL with a low Of coal,
passed uOwn al $3.50 A, NJ. Bonanza left at II
A. NJ.
Dispatches TO the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY PA, July 9-l0A2 A. M-Ahe-
gheny River foot inches and falling.
Thermometer ~. Wind southwest Light
raiu.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, July 0-9:52 A. M.-Mo-
nongahela River feet inches and falling.
76. Wind northeast. leather
cloudy.
PITTsBUR0. PA. July 9-ll :2S A. M.-River
3 feet inches and falling. Thermometer ".
Wind southeast. raining. -
CHARLESTON, W. VA, July 9-9:14 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet and falling, Their
u. Wind northwest. Weather
clear.
The river continued to rise here at noon TO-
day, with II feet in the channel.
The following steamers were tn port at noon:
Andy Baum, Jas. ID. Parker, Golden City, Col
den Rule, BoatoDa, wildwood, Ohio No. 4,
city Of Portsmouth, Geo. W. Cheek. Louis A.
SheIley and General Lytle.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The ThOs. Sherlock left Saturday evening
for New Orleans with fine trip of freight.
The Golden Rule arrived yesterday morning
at l0:lJ O'Clock from New Orleans, and will re-
turn Saturday, l4tb inst Capt y. p ohinKle
commands, and Mr.. W. Il. shaw presiues In
tEe Office.
The Bostona arrived from Huntington this
morning, and will return This afternoon al 4 80
O'Clock, with Capt. Isaac BrysOh In command.
and Mr.. w. p. Walker In the Otllce
The Wildwood left at noon for Memphis
The Ohio No. 4 arrived last evening, and wiz
return to Pomeroy tins evening.
The Cons. Millar. leaving for Memphis Satur-
day evening, had q fair trip.
The United states arrived this morning from
Louisville, and will return this evening.
The Geo, W. Check arrived from Madison
this, morning, and Will leave at q r. NJ, for
VeVay and way landings.
The Jas ID. Parker, Capt. Chas. Is. Russell
master. MI J. A. Lindsay Clcrk, win be the
next packet leaving for Memphis. She is now
at the wharfboat Loading, aud will depart
Wednesday,
The Louis A. shcrIcy arrived this morning
from Madison, and win leave this afternoon
for CarroltOn.
The Laura l.. Davis left for st. Louis satur-
day evening with splendid trip OF freight.
Yesterday, and wlll leave there for Cincinnati
"Wednesday.
The Cotton Valley passed up last evening.
The Golden Guys Qulsk TIiD-The Golden
City arrived here at 40 Z. NJ. yesterday tue
9th. She left New Orleans at 1905 A. NJ,
the lst, Her time from port to port was
seven days, seventeen hours, and fifteen
minutes, and her running Time was seven
days and one hour. AS she steamed up to the
WnarfboaL she was literally covered WITH flags
| and other decorations an4 III u few moments
| a number OF Capt. Heglef's friends were on
| board to congratulate him Oh having made the
| quickest time ever made by sternwhcel boat
from New Orleans to Cincinnati. Ster-
| MClntyre, her clerk, kept record Of
| her time from point to point, from which we
! were permitted to make some extracts: New
| Orleans to Memphis, three days thirteen hours;
Memphis TO Cairo, twenty eight hours; Cairo
to Evansville, twenty hours; Evansville to
| LOUISVILLE, twenty -one hours; Louisville to
| Cincinnati, fifteen hours. iicr running time
| from New Orleans TO Cairo was four days
and seventeen hours, to Evansville five
days and thirteen hours; to Louis
| vile, six days and ten hours; 10 Cincinnati,
seven days and one hour she made the last
| forty miles from Louisville up In three and
| half hours, when she struck q fog and was de-
4 tanned three and Il hall hours. She also lost
| fifteen minutes waiting for the towboat My
| Choice TO pass her barses between the piers OF
| the Southern Railroad Bridge. On the entire
up trip shc made twenty eight landings and
/
en- City will return 10 New Orleans Wednes-
| day.
| The Andy Baum arrived from Memphis this
morning with ~ passengers aud a fair trip of
| freight. She reshipped 81 hhIs tobacco on the
q. W. r. Il and hhds the Z. Il q. K. Il.
| Packet ROstona. The Baum on return trip
will follow the James ID. Parker, and leave
| saturday.
| TowBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| The following lows OF coal arrived from
| Pntsbutg: John Penny, at Il A. Nj; Belle Nc
Gown, $3.50 A. NJ; Sam. Brown, Z A. Nj; Dia-
mond, 7:l5 A, M; BcIgal Tiger, $3.50 A. III. :;
james Gilmore, lO:5o A. M, and Coal City, II
A. Nj
The Etna arrived this morning from Ironten
with misccllaneo MS tow, principally pig
lruu
lhe Diamond returned with empty barges.
| BOAT HANDS GOSSIP.
| The Thomas sherlock added 800 boxes Of
starch and Il big lot of other freight at Madi-
son and 800 packages Of grlts, POTATOES and
onions mt New Albany. 90
| The whaTfbOat at MAJ klaud's Landing, Ind,
'PIttsuurg collected syia a. halfage III June,
and Memphis $l,6aI.
A short time ago 4 lake propeller OF 900
tons made u twenty seven day trip, her total
cz penscs amounting to $40 per day. 1t takes
S20O ger day to operate l,gvO-lou steamer Oh
the Mississippi
| Cant Ea,ls' new drc0geboat will be launched
at PttshuUg next saturday. twill cUst when
IunlsHtU, 9lNo,ppNs
Capt Nat. Williams has purchased the hull
Of the julia No. Z for wharlDuat Purposes at
| Madison.
1 The q. Gunby Gordon, recently completed at
Louisville arrived ut lChattahooChee River,
| Florida, on the I'd. only three weeks out.
Capt. w. Is. Donaldson, builder OF the once
famous steamer Great Republic, arrived lu ST.
Louis yesterday FROM the East. He Is engaged
III the gold mining business III California, and
leaves ioT there in Il few days.
MIR. Irwin Dugan, prominent coal NOR
chant Of Louisville, is in the city, and was "a
visitor on Change day. He will return to
Louisville this evening on the United States.
The Harry Hi2bce did not come off tho Gov
lngton docks, to- day. Sne will come of to-
morrow, and The Arch ?. Green VIII go on.
Capt AL Burrss, the diver, is in the city,
and Will remain here for the present.
Daniel Ecner, pilot on the Joseph A. Stone,
will leave by rail this evening for Pittsburg.
The Stone has laid up at Willow Kun.
| Capt Wash. W illlamson, OF the Cotton VAL
ley was welcomed on the wharf this mornIng
by host OF old friends. He Informs us that
his boat will be repaired AZ Fulton, where shu
Is now Iylng
For PomerOy.
THIS DAY. 9th. at P. NJ. POSITIVELY,
g. ONO No. 4. ban. Moore, Master.
I-essEH Freight received at all hours or
sssszsssaaz& harf- boat, foot Of Broadway. w
HonshGlly superintendent