The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star. /

PrTTsBURG. PA. June 23-9 A. M.-River
% feet and rising slowly. Weather clear aud
pleasant.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, June 23-9 A. M.-River
feet 10 Inches and about stationary.
Dispatches to the Merchants exchanged
OIL CITY. Pa, June 23-ll A. M.-Allegheny
River foot 3 inches and stationary. rher-
mometer 75. Wind southwest. Weather clear
and mild.
BROWNSVILLE Pa. June 23-9:-2 A NJ
Monongahela River feet lU inches and sta
5ionaly Weather clear. Thermometer 66
Wind northeast.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, June 28-g:o3 A. M
Kanawha River feeG4 inches THERMOMETERS
~. Weather calm and cloudy.
The river rose 2 feet 9 inches here In the
twenty-four hours ending at noon to-day, with
10 feet y inches in the channel
The following steamers were In port at noont
Bostona, Potomac. Bonanza, A. L. Norton,
City Of Portsmouth, A. &. Donnally, Jas. D.
Parker, Andy Baum, Vrgle Lee, Laura l..
Davis, Ben. Franklin United States, Trout
| and w. L. Thompson.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Bostona arrived from Huntington this
morning, and will return at 4:3O O'Clock tliis
afteI noon, with Cant. Bryson in command, and
Mr.. W. L. W alker in the office.
| Capt. Fl. U. Harris magnificent new side
wheel steamer. A. c. DonnalY will depart this
evening sure for New Orleans Mr. 4. A.
| Donnally presides in the office, ably assisted
| by Frank DOnnally and Bryson PURCELL
| The fine packet United states will be the
Mail-line boat leaving for Loulsyilleth this even''
| The Virgie Lee will leave this evening tol
| GallipollS and kanaWha River. Captain
V. Reynolds commands, and Major }. Ii.
Stratton has charge Of the Office
| The James ID. Parker leaves this evening for
| Lower ONO and Memphis Captain c. B. Rus
sell is IN command, and Mr. j. A. Lindsay IL
| III the office.
The fine Potomac arrived this morning, ann
will return to P0meroy at L. NJ, with Capt
Ii. IL. Drown in command, and Capt. Watt
| Shedd in the Office.
Capt. o. w. Davis reliable steamer Laura L.
Davis will leave this evening for st. Louis
| Mr.. s. James, Jr., ls in the office.
| The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning and
returned TO Madison this afternoon.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The Ci,y Of Portsmouth will leave at p. NJ.
for Chilo.
BoAT-HANDs GossIP
A new Packet Company, composed of prac-
tIcal steamboatmen. is being organized at
NJ adison, and will have a boat rearty IN about
fifteen days to enter the Madison, Carrollton
and Louisville trade,
The Coal Hill, with two barges OF steel rail
in tow, when eighteen miles ABOVE Padueah,
on the Tennessee River, struck one of her
barges against the pier Of the Eiizabethtown
bridge and SUNK it, but succeeded i'll running
it in near the shore. The barge is badly
mashed up.
Pilot Joe Mccullough goes back on the Laura
L. Davis, with John Handlan as partner.
Capt. j. b. Eads is in Plttsburg.
The ". p. Thompson will reship So tons
on the Uuited States for Louisville, 3 tons
on the Jas. D. Parker for Memphis, and tons
on the A. Z. Donnally for New Orleans.
The Nellie Peck arrived at Bismarck yester-
day, and reports the Florence Meyer having
run through herself, breaking cylinder head
and CRANK.
j. E. Rankin d Co. have been appointed
agents in Evansville 10 solicit freight u nd sign
bills Of lading for the Chesapeake 4 Ohio RAIL
road,