The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

OIL CITY, PA. Nov. SSH A. M.-Alle-
ghCny Rivers feet and on stand. Thermom-
eler 50. Wind south. Weather cloudy.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. Noy 5--1O:O3 A. NJ
MonOngahea River about feet aud falling.
Thermometer So Wind northeast. Weather
cloudy.
PITTsBURG. PA, Nov. 60 A. M-River G
feet inches and falling. Weather cloudy
and mild Thcrnometerl7.
rIrTsBURG, PA, Nov. . II 100 4. M.-The
river roachc feet inches, but is now falling
with ieeU of water by the marks. Weather
cloudy aud cool.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, nov. 5-9:26 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches and rising
slowly Thermometer 50. Weather calm and
cloudy with indications of rain.
The river was about stationary here at noon
to"HaY, With feet inches in the channel.
Weather C oudy and cool
Business duh
Thc following steamers were IN port at noon:
Ben. Franklin, Express, TelGgra h, Wild
wood, Vlrgie Lee. Jas. d. Parker, Mary Eiiz-
aDvtn, LOUIS A. Sherley, and Emma Graham.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The large, new and popular sldeWheel packet
Telegraph viii leave this evening from the foot
Of Broadway ,Of Huntington, where she con-
meets with the . & o. Railroad for all Eastern
cities. Capt. }. 7. Campbell commands and I.
W. Vanderbilt and Gus. HOnsAell are asso-
clatcu in the olice.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysvllle.
The City OF Portsmouth will leave as usual
this afternoon for Chic ana way points.
The neat and pretty steamer Firgie Lee ar
rived this morning from Madison and will re-
turn at p. NJ, with Capt. W. Ii. Kirby in
command and MI A.J. llarglgan in the eiiice,
both OF whom are agreeable gentlemen.
The Ben. Frankl VIII be tue mali boat leav
ing for Louisville this evening.
The Louis A. Sherley arrived from Madison
this morning.
The Cotton Valley laid over till late hour
| last night, and lCIG Tor New Orleans with a
| good Clip Of freight.
The VInU Shlnkle left Saturday evening for
Memphis with about fifty passengers and a
| fair trip OF freight
The Dc smer left st. louis Saturday for this
city, and passed Cairo yesterday She has
| good trlD of freight.
Tue Express came down this morning from
Pomeroy, ana is receiving for PittsDurg, to
leave Thursday. she is SIDE wheel steamer,
with excellent accommodations for passengers.
| Captain Asa Is. Booth, master, and Mr. Noli,
clerk, are her clever ana oDilglng chief Ulcers.
The Emma Graham arrived at $3.50 \. NJ.
| from Plttsburg with good trip, and will re-
turn this evening She reshlpped 90 tons Of
| freight on the Ben. Franklin for Louisville.
capt. Hod. Knowles commands the Graham,
and Mr. Nat. Earhart has charge 0l the Office.
| The Cherokee viii arrive from Paducah this
afternoon. She is advertised to leave W ednes-
| day for New Orleans.
| ine Mary Elizabeth is receiving at the City
| Wnalf. and announced to leave Wednesday for
| N
| Capt. Q. b. Russell dropped his fine steamer
Jas. ID. Parker down To the wharlD0at this
| morning, and she is loading for the Lower
| OllIJ and Memphis, to leave euncsuay. She
| has been rcpalnted and thoroughly repaired,
| and is now one of the finest steamers in the
| trade.
TOWBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| HaWkeye No. 2 and Oil Valley will leave
Charleston to-day with toWs Of coal for this
| city.
| The propeller Waverlv, en- route from Mid
| dleport to Rel River arrived last evening, and
leaves this afternoon. She has one fuel boat
and produce boat. She goes up Red River to
tow out cotton.
The new propeller ]. n. Roberts will leave
| Letart the latter part Of this week for New
Orleans with coal boat and three produce
boats.
| BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The little side-wAeel pleasure steamer May
Bee, built by parties to 60 trapping and hunt
! ing up Arkansas River, arrived from above
yesterday, and will proceed down the river to-
| day
| The Nashville, Capt. W. $, Bowman, has re-
! entered the Cumberland River trade
( Capts. Alex Heath, rlngton and PhllAnschutz
are IN the city. They inform us that the recent
rise lacked about l foot of being sufficient to
turn over the hull OF the Calumet.
| Capt, q, W Totton came down as pilot on
the Wuyeriy, ana will take her as far as Lou
iSyille. He will return to Letart from Louis
vile, unG bring down the j. n. Roberts, and
pilot her through to New Orleans.
Mir. A. Elliott Miller, clerk Of the Mary
Houston, came up from Louisville this morn
ing.
season.