The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
The rver was rising rapidly here at noon
to-day, with 20 feet 10. inches in the channel
and leaving for passing steamers q feet
space under the Suspension Bridge, and G9[
feet space under the Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon
Fleetwood, Ohio No. 4, Wildwood. City Of Ports =
mouth, Andy Baum, Geo. W. Cheek, Fawn,
Louis A. Sherley and Gen. Lytle.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, March 1859 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River feet inches and falling.
Light snow and rain. Wind west ThermonI-
eter 36.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. March 12--11 :15 A. M
Monongahela River feet and falling. Rainy.
Thermometer A.. Wind northeast
PITTsBURG. March 12--l2:O7 P. M.-River 12
feet and falling. Light rain. Wind south.
Thermome, ,er 80.
Kanawha River Z feet IL inches and falling.
Weather calm and cloudy. Thermometer 46.
specials to the STAR.
PITTsBURG, PA, March 1913 A. M.-River
II feet inches and falling. Weather cloudy
and raining.
IRONTON, o., March 1913 M.-The river has
risen ten feet and is still rising steadily.
Light rain. Hudson down at 10 p. M. Bos-
tona up at 8 A. NJ. The A. L. Norton left for
takes 900 barrels OF salt from Catlettsburg.
The j. S. Crossley left for Pomeroy at A. NJ.
Local packets on time. The Virgie Lee and
HawGeye No. 2 up at l0.3O, and Storm down at
10 A. Nj.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Geo. w. Cheek returned this morning
from Madison, and as usual she brought big
trip. She leaves for Veyay and all way points
promptly at 8 o'clock from below the foot Of
Main street
The Gold Dust will arrive tonight, and she
is advertised to return to New Orleans Tues
dav.
The Mary Miller, leaving Saturday night for
st. Louis, had 20 people and 275 tons freight;
the Jas. d. Parker, for Memphis, had a good
trip, and the A. c. Donnally, for New Orleans,
had about 80 people and 800 tons freight and
engagements below sufficient 10 load her nat
between here and Cairo.
The City Of Portsmouth, for Chilo at 4 p. NJ. !;
Fleetwood, for Huntington at the same hour.
and the Ohio No. 4, for Pomeroy at p. M,
are the only upper river boats leaving to-day,
besides the Wildwood, which left at noon for
Maysville.
The Golden City. from New Orleans en- route
to CINCINNATI was due at Evansville to-day.
The Emma Graham arrived at s O'Clock Sat
urday night, and returned 10 PiUtsburg last
evening.
The Louis A. Sherley arrived this morning,
and will leave for CarrolltOn this afternoon
The Gen. Lytle, from Louisville, arrived this
Captain Hiram Vinton's fine side wheeler
Andy Baum began receiving freight and regis
tering people this morning for Memphis. She
will leave Wednesday. MIR. NJ. NJ. Deem does
the honors of the office.
The Robert Mitchell passed Memphis yester-
day evening up.
The Vlnt Shinkle and John L. Rhoads are
above and the Chas. Morgan is below Evaus-
vile.
The Mary Houston, going down, passed
Cairo yesterday.
The Fawn arrived early this morning and
will return tomorrow.
The Thompson Dean and Thomas Sherlock
due at New Orleans last night. The Dean is
evening.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Robert PEBBLES left for Pomeroy this
morning.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Pilot James Rowland came down on the
Ohio No. 4 last night from Vanceburg
Josiah Jacobs and James Montague brought
the Nail City around from ST. Louis, and they
stand watch on ner till they meet the Ed
Hobbs, when the Nail City and Hobbs will
change pilots.
The Raven arrived from Ironton early this
morning, and will leave for New Orleans to-
morrow. she brought down the barge Char
ley, and will load it for New Orleans
She will also load the Schenck No. S, which the
Kanawha No. 2 brought down yesterday, and
the j. S. Neel will bring down the barge Perry
Sharpe tomorrow, which the Raven Will take
charge OF.
The Nail City, from ST. Louis en- route to
Wheeling, passed up this morning with two
barges Of iron ore. The Kate Waters assisted
her between the three bridge piers
The Mary Ann, from Louisville for Pitts
burg, passed up this morning with an empty
tow.
The Whale Is due to-day from St. Louis.
A. II. Dugan, Esq, of Louisville, was on
Change to-day. He will return to Louisville
this evening.
The Alex. Kendall will be taken on the Gov
ington docks Wednesday. She will be thor
oughly repaired and put in running order.