The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-04
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April i'll: :3J A. MAR
riyaa: Gen. Ly We, Mary Houston and FaNn,
from Gin ilnaI; Gray Eagle, from Hender-
son; Storm and Geo. Lysle, from Pittsburg
DeDarted: Eawn, fJr Evansville; Jonn Gil
more, OF st. LOUIS Nellie Walton, Delow
Dispatches to the Merchants exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, April 4-9lO A. M.--Alle-
gheny River feet inches and falling.
Weather clear and mild. Wind south. Iher-
mOmGter t3.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. April 4--1l A. M
MonOng gaheIa River feet inches and about
stationary. Weather falr Thormo.ncter SO.
" ind west.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, April 4-1O:O7 A. NJ
Kanawna River feet inches. Thermometer
5o Weather cloudy. Wind south.
The river rece led feet inches here in the
twenty -four hours ending at noon to-day, with
81 feet in the channel leaving for passing
steamers 70 feet space unier the Suspension
Brluge, amd b9h feet space under the New
port Bridge
The following steamers were in port at noon:
BOstOna, Potomac. WIldwO ID. A. Z. DonnaIy,
Wat ShinkIe, Chas. B. Church, General Lytle,
Louis A. oherley and U. +. Schenck.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Mary Houst.n left for New Orleans last
evening with ABOUT 10 passengers and avery
81 III ip of freight. But she viii not sJarve,
a, there is plenty in the Lower OHIO and MIS-
slssppi.
Capt j, ). PattcfSOn'S me steamer CnaS. Is.
Church, j. 4. HambctOn clerk, commenced re-
ceiving for New Orleans this morning, ana
will leave tomorrow sure. j. A. Wirthin is
her freight clerk.
The Bosloua arrived this morning, and will
return to Huntington this afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
the Potomac, Capt. II. H. Drown master,
APT. Watt hedd cek. arrived from Pomeroy
this morning and VIII return this evening.
The Geo. W. Cheek will arrive tomorrow
morning and return to V,vay III the afternoon.
She will leave again on Saturday, and next
week she will get on her regular days-Mon-
day, Wednesday and Friday
HE United states arrived from Louisville
this morning AMI will return this evening
The Hudson left for Wheeling last evening
with a fair trip.
The Louis A. Sherlcy arrived last night and
| viii return to CarrOIlt0n this afternoon from
| the foot OF Vine street.
| The Vlnt Shinkle will leave this evening for
! Evansville, CanO aud Memphis. She IS the
only boat leaving for the South to-day Capt.
James Kinlston commands, and Clerk w. f.
| McintyIe attends TO the duties III the Office.
| The " ildwood arrived last night and re-
| turned to Mayavllle to-day at noon.
TOWBOAT MOVEMENTS
| The My Choice, Mary Ann, j. e. Risher and
| Tom Rees arrived this morning with t0ws OF
coal and coke from Plttsburg
The Jas. Gilmore and j. n. Phillips, lashed,
| passed UP this morning with l empty coal boat
and empty bargcs. they DO h passed down
| Yesterday with tows of coal, which they ex-
changed for eLlpties with the John Gilmore at
| Aurora.
The John Gilmore returns to st. Louis.
| The Iron Mountain, from New Orleans for
| Pittsburg, passed up at 7:5O A. M.
| The My Choice was picking up an empty
tow at noon, pTepaI atory to leaving for Pitts
burg.
The James Hobson returned from Kentucky
River this morning with one empty barge and
two DaIges lumber,
BOAT-HANDs' GosSIP.
| Jesse Naming and John Moore were the
Iron Mountains pilots to Pittsburg.
The flag was at half-mast ON the Public
| Landing this morning, as token Of respect
to the memory of Capt, john Murdock who
died day before yesterday, and whose funeral
took place at O'Clock this af ernoon.
MI. James Alexander, clerk OF the steamer
Ashland arrived IN the city this morning.
| Ine Potomac TINS morning re5hlpped $500
fire brick, % tons manufactured iron and 100
brlS salt on the VInG ohinklG 10 Memphis. aud
40 k, gs nails aud tons pig iron on the Gen.
| l. tic ~ Louisville.
captain Il. W. Gould telegraphed his agent,
! Mat. Mcclure, this morning, from Louisyu le,
tnat the Gold Dust will upOu her arrival load
| for Sc. Louis anu Missouri River, and leave
| Friday.
Mart. Echols and James Madison will pilot
| the Nint ohiuKle TO Memphis.
| Agent j. O. Doman received a telegram
| this morning saying that the EXcnango wilt
arriva TO morrow night and return " Pitts
Uurg Friday evening.