The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-07
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star.

BROWNSVILLE, PA, Aug. 10 A. M.-Mo,
nongAhea River feet 2 inches and falling.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer ~.
LOCK No 4. PA. Aug 10 A. M.-Monon-
gahela River feet 10 inches and falling.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer g.
PITTsBURG. PA. Aug. 7--9 A. M.-Riyer
foot and falling. Weather foggy.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Aug. I'll :36 A. M.-River
feet inches and falling slowly. The BostOna
passed up att A. NJ. Ohio No. due up.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchange!
OIL CITY. PA, Aug. 7.--Allegheny River
II inches and stationary. Thermometer 92.
Wind south. Weather clear.
BROWNSVILLE PA, Aug. 7.-MonongahcIa
River feet inches amt stationary. Their
mometer Il. Wind southeast. Weather cloudy.
PITTsBURC, PA. Aug. 7.-River foot and
falling thermometer S2. Weather eloudy and
calm.
The river was rising here at noon to-day,
with feet inches in the channel.
eather clear and warm this morning.
Business moderate.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Exchange, Bonanza, Telegraph, City Of Ports
mouth, A. L. Norton, Trout, Thomas Sherlock,
James W. Gaff, Gen. Lyle, Gen. Pike Mary
Miller and Hudson.
STEAMBOAT MovEMENrs.
The elegant new steamer Jas. w. Gaff, will
depart tomorrow for Evansville, Cairo and
Captain, K. W. WISE: and Col. j. D. Moore
CLERK, are her courteous chief officers.
The 6ne Exchange will return to Pomeroy
this evening. leaving from the Big sandy
wharfboat, foot Of Broadway. Captain Il. S,
Morgan is agreeable commander, and Mr.. W.
A. Mtddy is ier sentlCmauly chief clerk.
The General Lytle arrived this morning, and
will return to LOUSY lie this evening.
The General Pike arrived thI, morning and
will return to Madison tnis afternoon.
Tn City Of Portsmouth returns to Chilo at
P. NJ, prompt.
Capt. II. U. Hart's new A. c. Donnally will
arrive this evening from New Orleans.
The Virgie Lee will be here to-day from st.
Louis and return tomorrow. Capt j, v,
Reynolds commands and Major j. ii. Stratton
is in the Office. -.
TOwBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Chas Bowen No. 2. from Pomeroy. ar
rived this morning with salt and stone
The LIZZIE Gardner left his morning for
Louisville. She took barge Of pig iron 10 wn
from SWl1t's Rolling Mills.
The Coal Hill is laid up at 'Pomeroy, await
ing water.
BoAT-HANDs GOSSIP
James Ford was the Lizzie GarIner's pilot to
Louisville.
Coal lIill to Pomeroy, returned this morning.
Major j. III. otratton, the polished chief clerk
of the Virgie Lee, arrived here last night from
Louisville, where he left his boat
MIR Sheppard, who was secont clerk on the
Arliu ton, arrived here from Z IT, burg yester-
day and will ship second clerk on the Robert
Mitchell this fall
Capt. Ben. f. Hall, of the Chas Brown, ia
seriously ill at WilliamstOwn.
The packets all arrived on time this morning
Since the river has changed its course az
Omaha, heavy current has been setting in
toward the Nebraska shore, which it is thought
is endangering the smelling works and the
Union Pacific shops.
Pilots report feet inches on Flint Island
Inc Big Sandy Packet COMPANY sent the
Fleetwood to Portsmouth at noon in place of
the regular Portsmouth packet Bonanza. The
Bonanza will take the Fleetwoo rs place and
leave at 4:%O T. Nj. for huntington, and con-
tinue to run in that trade while the water re-
mains low, and the Fleetwood will lntinue IN
the Portsmouth trade. The two boats ex-
changed crews,
Cant. Al. l.. Virdon, clerk OF the Thomas
Sherlock, came up from Louisville tn 8 morn
ing to stralghten up his boats business,
Mhich b VIII rnturR home 10 IAuis isYille.