The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-13

Monongahela River feet and falling Weather
far Thermometer So. Wind northwest.
PITTsBURG, PA, April l3--12:U4 T. M.-RiveT
D feet inches and stationary. Wind east,
Thermometer 59 Weather fair.
! CHARLESTON, w. VA, April 1893 A. NJ
hanaWha Ma River feet 10 inches and falling.
| Weather cloudy and threatening ram, Ther-
mometer 55 Wind southwest
The river was rising here at noon to-day,
with " feet inches in the channel q rise of
| foot inches in twenty four hours, and leaving
| Tor passing steamers ~ feet space under tho
suspension Bridge, aud n feet space under the
Newport Bridge.
| Inc following steamers were in port at moons
Jas. u. Parker, Andy Baum, Fleetwood, Tele-
grAph, Wildwood, Thompson Dean, Golden
Glsy, Geo. w, Check, Nashville, Virgie Lee
LOUIS A. Shefley, Gen. Lytle and Courier.
| STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
Inc Fleetwood arrived this morning and
vii! return to huntington this afternoon.
The A. G. Donally left for New Orleans last
evening with 30 people and $50 tons of FREIGHT
Ihe Geo. w. Cheek returned from Veyay
| this morning and will leave this afternoon for
Madison and all way points.
The City OF Portsmouth will leave for New
Richmond and Chilo at 4 p. NJ.
| The Thompson Dean is the only boat at the
wharf loading for New Orleans. she will leave
to-mOrroW.
Capt. J.. D. Hegler's elegant new steamer
Golden City will commence receiving a cargo
Monday morning for return trip to New Or,
| leans, ana leave early next week. She affords
superior passenger accommodations, and is in
command oil courteous and efficient officers.
Inc LOUIS A. SheTley arrived from Carroll
ton last night and will leave for Madison thif
afternoon.
The Gen. Lytle arrived this morning and
Will return to Louisville this evening
yesterday.
The Golden Rule is above Cairo.
Inc wildwood arrived last night !and re.
turned to Maysville to-day at noon.
The Nashville will positively leave this eve.
ming for Tennessee River. she is deserving OF
shippers patronage, and should be sent of
with good trip. She received 1000 brls salt
yesterday, and is receiving literally to-day.
Capt. Chas. b. RusselPs hne steamer James
u. Parker takes her departure for Lower Ohid
and Memphis Tomorrow. Mr. j. A. Lindsay
has charge of the Office.
Ihe Thos. sherlock, en- route from New Or.
leans to Cincinnati, passed Vicksburg yester.
day.
The Virgie Lee arrived this morning from
the Kanawha River, and will return to-mor.
row. she had splendid trip down. Her
principle items Of freight We're 1890 brls salt,
$40 posts, 4OO bdls bucket slaves, and 100 lard
tierces.
The Courier will return to Wheeling this
evening.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Hawkeye No. 2, arrived this morning
from Kanawha River, with tow of coal.
The Lookout arrived this morning with a
tow OF salt.
The Josh Cook, from Pittsburg for Louis
VILE, passed down with tow Of coal this morn.
ing.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The little steam tug, Miami, which belongs
at Memphis, was burned to the waters edge,
yesterday, at the mouth Of Wolf River, and
sunk in deep water. She was valued at 81 200.
The new steamer Fannie Moore, Capt. John
Woodburn, en- route from Fort Smith to New
Orleans with 1850 bales of cotton and other
freight. struck rock at SaraPOS6a.
fifty miles below Pine Bluff, Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock, and sunk in eight feet
of water. The cargo will be partially
saved, but owing to the rise in tho
river the boat, it is feared, will prove
total loss. The Maumelle left Pine Bluff yes
terday morning to go to her assistance. The
Fannie Moore was new boat, built at Madt-
son, Indiana, last summer, expressly for the
Arkansas River trade. She was valued at
$2O,OO0, and was insured in Cincinnati Offices
for three-f -fourths OF her value. This was her
first trip in the river being water-bound at
Fort Smith for more than two months. capt
Rees Dugan, who is at present in Memphis,
will send the L. f. Eckert to the assistance Of
the sunken steamer, Fannie Moore.
Wharfage receipts for the week ending last
night $l32 30, the largest amount in one week
since the rates were reduced.
A dispatch received here says the owners Of
the Exchange are building new boat at Pitts
burg for the Cincinnati and Plttsburg trade.
Irwin Dngan, Esq, returned from Augusta,
KY, yesterday, and Will leave this evening on
the Gen. Lytle for Louisville
Portsmouth collected $37T 25 wharfage dur
ing the month of March.
From October /, 1876, to March 81, 1877, GAL
lipolis collected Sl,357 60 wharfage, while tho
Whartmaster now has 1902 Az on hand and in
bank.
Messrs. Mathing and Bell will pilot the
Nashville to Tennessee River.
Geo. O'Niel and Wes Corns will be the Cour-
ler's pilots to W heeling.
The Alex. Kendall will be sold by the United
States Marshal at Montgomery's Landing,
CoVington, on Monday, 23d inst, to satisfy
stevens u Ware.
For Pittsburg.
SATURDAY, 18th, at 5 P. NJ. POSITIVELY,
~ n EMMA GRAHAM, }. n. William