The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
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PITTsBURG, April 2S--9 A. M.--River feet
10 inCnes and falling. Weather cloudy and
raiuy
LOUISVILLE, KY, April a5-l1 :e2 A. Mar
rived: Gen. Lyte, from Cincinnati; Alt Ste
yens, from Parkersburg; Grey Eagle, from
Henderson, Belle, from Madison. The coal
tow5 arrived all safe. The canal is full OF coal
b ars and barges The Mary Houston is still
IN the canal, delayed since noon Yesterday.
The Government boats, Cameron and Sherman,
went over the Falls at O'Clock thus morning,
bound ior the Y Yellowstone. ltIver falling
slowly, with 7 feet inches in the chute.
w Gather pleasant
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchange.I
OIL CITY, PA, April rs S-9:23 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River 2 feet incues and falling.
Wind south. Thermometer So. Raining.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. April 28-1O:02 A. NJ
MOnon gahela Rivers feet inch and falling.
w Gather cloudy. Thermometer 6j. Wind
northeast.
CHARLESTON, w. VA ,April29-l2 MI Kama
wha River feet inch. ThermQNtLer 66.
Weather calm and cloudy.
The river was falling here at noon to-day,
with 20 feet in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Millar, Chas. b. Church, Nashville, Emma
Graham, Laura l.. DAVIS, Virge Lee, United
sta es, A, l.. Norton, City OF Portsmouth, Ben.
Franklin, and Robt. Mitchell.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Potomac arrived this morning, and will
return to Pomeroy this evening. Capt. IL. II.
DIR wn commands, and Capt. " att. Shedd is in
the Office
The Laura l.. DAVIS will positively leave for
st. Louis this evening.
The Champion No. 8 will make an excursion
trip to Aurora to- morrow, leaving early III the
NOR ing from the 70 1t OF W alnat street.
The Bostona arrived JdIs morning from
Huntington, and will return this afternoon at
her usual hour
The reliable and popular Cons. Millar will
depart this evening sure FOR the Lower Ohio
and Memphis. Capt. W. Q. Tichenor COM
mands, and Mr.. las Wilson presides in the
office.
The Chas. B. Church and Cherokee, both ele-
CANT steamers, will commence loading next
week for return ips to New Orleans.
The lhos. sherlock 10 below Vicksburg
4 he United Stu es arrived this morning and
will return to Louisville this evening.
The Nirgie Lee leaves this evening for CALI
| polls and Kanawha River. Capt. J. V. Rey-
nolIs commands and Major Ii. Stratton has
charge of the Office.
The Nashville will return to Tennessee River
Tuesday,
The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning and
returns to Madison this afternoon.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The James ID. Parker arrived from Memphis
last night, and will return Wednesday. She
reshipped 81 Dales CO ton and 1850 bags corn
ON the e. u o. Il. X. packet BOstona, and 1853
bales cotton on the c., II. & ID. r. K. She has
1853 bales cotton for reshipment to Pittsburg.
ToWB0AT MOVEMENTS.
The Etna with l barge coal for Louisville
ana 8 empty barges arrived last evening, and
will proceed to the Wabash River today.
wnerG she Will load her bar ges with corn for
Huntington. She LAID over here to be In
spected. .. ..t.
The Dexter arrived with tow of coal this
morning from PlttSburg.
The Tom kees No. passed up at noon to-
day from Loui vile for PittsbuIg With tow
Of empty bafges
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP
The Big San iy Packet CON any have pur-
chased the A L.. Norton aud added another
to their large feet. lhe Norton wifi commences
business in the Ripley trade first. leaving hero
Tuesday, May /. she was towed to this CITY
b. the Bostona this morning, and is now at The
foot OF Lud ow stleet
The United States this morning reshipped ~
hhds tobacco and 50 brls lime ou the Potomac.
and the Potomac reshipped 27j kegs nails on
the States to Louisville. She also re -hIpped
5UO brls salt on the Cons Millar and 2,OSo kegs
nails on the Robert Mitchell p.
The new Andes was launched from the Gin
cInnati Marine Ways at 1870 O'Clock this morn
ing, and will be brought down to DUN nTs
tuesday TO receive her machinery. She draws
inches aft and 10 inches alongside her boilers
as she now lies ..r.
John Carroll and John Evelyn Will pilot the
Cons, M illar to AIemDnis.