The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-14
Ipspr,cnes TO the MERCHANTS, Excnangca

OIL CITY. PA. July I4-9:5I A. M.-Alle-
gheny River ] foot inch and falling.
Thermometer ~. Wind west Weather cleex
and warm.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, July l4-9:5I A. M
Monongahela River feet inches and sta
tionHry. Thermometer "A. Wind east. Wealth
er fair.
PITTsBURG, PA. July 14-1I:8l A. M.-River
feet 10 inches aud stationary. " Gather clear
and calm.
CHARLESTON, W, VA, July lES;45 AM
Kan@wha River feet z inches 1hermon-
eter ". Weather clear Light south wind.
The river was falling here at noon to-day,
with 70 feet inches in the channel.
The following steamers were In port at noon:
Golden Rule, u. o. DOnnally, Fleetwood, Po-
tomac, BONANZA, City Of Portsmouth, A l..
! Norton, General Pike, Gen. Lytle, Andy
Baum, VInt. ShInkle, Mary Miller. Trout,
and W. p. Thomson.
| Fne viut shinkle arrived here early this
morning from hlemphis, and will, on return
! trip. follow the Andy Baum, ami leave
| " ednesday. she resnIppcd on the q. Il o. K.
! X. packet, Fleetwood, lie hhus tobacco, and
! 2pkgs sands, and l65 ba es cotton on the e., IL.
Il D. K. K. She also reshpped u brls peacans
and 81 bales cotton or the w. Z. Thompson for
Pittsburg.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Golden Rule will depart tlus evening
l for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum leaves this evening for
| Evansville tafrO and memphis.
| The Gen Lyte arrived this morning from
| Louisville and will return this evening
The Fleetwood, from Huntington, arrived
this morning and will return this afternoon 1t
d 80 o. clock.
The Bonanza arrived this morning, and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The Mary Miller arrived last night, and will
return to st. Louis this evening.
The Andes Lett for Wheeling last evening
with a far trip.
The Potomac arrived from Pomeroy this
morning, and will return this evening
The VIrgie Lee arrived from Pltsburg at
4:45 p. Nj. yesterday, and left last night for st.
| Louis with BOTTOMS of freight.
The Gen. Pike arrived from Madison this
morning, and will return this AFTERNOON.
4 TOwBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The storm No. 3 passed up early this morn
The Robert PEBBLES arrived this morning
with miscellaneous tow. She will return to-
tmorrow with an empty tow.
| boat HANDS GOSSIP
Yesterday when the james w. Gaff passed
Cairo en- route to CinCmnatl, she had 82 cabin
and is deck passengers and good trip of
freight.
The following citizens of Cincinnati have
recommendations filed and are applicants Tor
the position of Hull Inspector in the Seventh
lCincinnatD District; CAPTAIN W. p.
an old commander on the Ohio
and Mississippi Rivers; K. 5. Butler an old
| steamboat clerk, agent, and formerlya COM
| mission merCnAnI III IltGSDuib anu tlnClnHatl;
Wheeler Collier, brother OF Captain Dan.
Collier, of Cincinnati, well known Cincln-
natl and New Orleans lot, " Ro was on the
Mary Houston last season; John A. Conn., q
measurer of huls for the Government, who is
now and has been an altaChe of the Cincinnati
lCustom- house for many ye0rs; capt. Chas.
IT, Kendall, practical ship carpenter,
and formerly commander OF the towbOat War
ner, and Mr.. Morton, Il book Keeper for Nell
vain Il Spiegel, boiler makers, Cincinnati.
, ! Captain H.. IL. Devenny, II nephew of Bx-Su-
i,pcryisIng Inspector John S. Deyeuny, is the
| present ncum bent and ranks first class in
: the Treasury Department as an ehicient Off
( | GER Samuel Bickerstaf, Thomas Mcl4ain, en-
gineers, and Isaac West, boiler maker, are
/ mentioned as Captain Z. W. Fisher's successor
as Boiler Inspector for the Cincinnati Dis
| trict.
. We have private information that the Ex-
press is not sold, nor will She he sold at the
! ! price reported-SS,V0O
Hon. John Fchrenbatch, Supervising H.
, spector Seventh District, Is i'll the city.
'Bryson and Marion Purcell will pilot the
Golden Rule TO New Orleans
II Al. Smith and George Williams will be tho
I ANDY Baun's pilots to Memphis.
= Amos Fisher has returned from lrontOn. He
) will leave for Columbus next week.
= Mr.. Henry Partce Ell route from st. Louis to
{: the East HI rived in the city this morning and
, will proceed East next week. Dir. Partee Is I,
:, St. Louis and New Orleans pilot.
4 The Golden Rule had several passenK gers
: registered, and considerable freight ABOARD at
, noon, includng 400 boxes soap, 100 boxes
ties s boilers, 100 sacks malt, sou brls marble
| dust and 20 boxes glassware.
The Mary Miller brought in about 1000 sacks
wheat,