The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-18
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Ispecials to the Star.

specials to the StarI
PITTsBURG. April 16-y A. M-RiYer feet
inches and falling slowly. Weather raining
and warm.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 1s-lO:O5 A. MAJ
rived - Fawn. from CINCINNATI; Grey
Eagle, from Henderson; Robin, from saiu
River.
Vim. c. Taylor, for the past twenty years
Clerk on the U. s. MRil Line steamers, died aI
O'Clock this morning. Flags in port are al
half-maSt
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, April IS 800 A. M.-AneQhe-
ny River U feet 10 incnes and falling. Wealth
er cloudy and cold, with light rain. Wind
south. Thermometer SO.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. April 19-10:2i A. M
onSahela River feet inches and station
ary. Weather rainy. Thermometer IS. Wind
northeast.
PITTsBURG, Pa, April 1s-12:3D P. M.-River
feet inches and stationary. Light rain,
Wind south. Thermometer IS.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, April 1857 AM
kanawha River feet Ii inches and falling.
Thermometer ". Wind southwest. Rain last
night and this morning.
The river was about stationary here at noon
| to-day, with Is feet in the channel.
Ihe following steamers were in port at noon
Andy Baum, Golden City, Golden Rule, Cher-
okee, Ihos. Sherlock, BOstOna, Potomac, Wild
wood, City Of Portsmouth, Geo. W. Cheek, LOUis
A. Sherley, Gen. LytIe and vtnt Shinkie.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Bostona arrived this morning from
Huntington, and will return this afternoon
promptly at 4 O'clock.
The Geo. W. Check arrived this morning, and
will return to Vevay this afternoon.
The fayorite upper river packets Potomac,
Capt IL. IA. Drown master, Capt Watt. Shedd
| Ing for Pomeroy.
| Capt. Hiram Vinton's commodious side
wheel steamer Andy Baum takes her de-
parture this evening for Lower Ohio and Mem
| phis direct M. M. NJ. Deem does the honors oe
| the office, and Mr.. Harry Galley attends to itha
| duties Of receiving freight.
The Chas. Morgan Is above, and the A. C.
DoDnaly below Memphis.
| The Louis A. Sherley arrived from Carroll
| ton last night, and will return this afternoon.
The Laura l.. Davis is due at st. Louis to-
day.
The public should remember that Can't. j. d.
Hegler's elegant new steamer Golden City
will positively leave this evening Tor New Or
leans. Capt. Sterling Mcintyre has charge Of
the office.
The Wildwood arrived last night, and re-
turned to MaysvIlle to-day at noon.
! The Gen. Lytle arrived this morning, and
will return to Louisville this evening.
The Robert Mitchell left New Orleans for
Cincinnati last evening with 20 hhds su gar 100
brls molasses. 25U brls potatoes, TO brls rice go
tons sundries and three stables Of race horses
for Louisville, w cabin and IS deck passen-
gers.
The Chas. B. Church will leave New Orleans
| this evening Tor Cincinnati
The Vint Shinkle from Memphis, arrived
| last night, and will return Saturday. She dis
| charged considerable freight below the city.
| Her principal items Of freight were: 4OJ brls
oil, $50 brls potatoes, ,79J sacks corn, Al bales
cotton, Al bales rag, 1872 pieces stone pipe, 1873
bols cane poles, and 47U pkgs SANDS. She re-
| shipped " bales cotton and 1850 sacks corn
| East on the B. q o. Il. Il. packet Bostona,
The Thomas Sherlock arrived tins morning.
| 13h hours coming up from Louisville, and I
days and II hours out from New Orleans.
| ToWBoAT MOVEMENTS,
| The Tx Hammitt, from Pittsburg en- route to
| st. Louis with IA barges containing miscelIa-
neous freight, passed down this morning.
| The Condor passed up this morning with a
tow OF empty barges from Louisville lOr Pome--
The Cobb Cecil arrived this morning with
| tow OF iron from Ironton.
| BoAT-HANDS' GOSSIP
We understand that Commodore Davidson
has chartered the Laura l.. Davis, and that
she enters his service for the mountain trade
| on her arrival at ST. LOUIS.
| The hull OF the new Andes is all planked
and completed with the exception OF the
chains. The chains Will be finished by the flrst
OF next week, wnen the hull will he let into the
water.
Eugene Handlon and Wash. Tenley will be
the Golden City's pilots to New Orleans.
The Potomac this morning reshippcd on the
Golden City TO Mobile: 2,2UO kegs mails on the
Gen. Lytle to Louisville ana intermediate
points, 204 pkgs manufactured iron and 525
Kegs nails, and on the Andy Baum for lower
| Ohio 100 brls salt.
| Capt Black, formerly OF the Liberty No. 4.
but at present ''out," Is in the city. He wlli
probably leave this evening Gor st. Louis on
| prospecting tour.
The wife of capt H.H. Drown, of the Pome-
roy packet Potomac, died yesterday morning
at Marietta Capt. Drown stopped off His boat
last night at Portsmouth. and-returned to Ma
rieta. Capt. Watt. Shedd Is commanding the
Potomac In Capt browns absence.