The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-12
RIVER INTELLIGEN CG
FREIGHT By RIVER.


Way Points. 2ja2 5OI o0ai bvt 25a2 JOi 0a7s
specials to the start
OIL CITY, PA, Nov. 12-s:3} A. M.-Alle-
Eheny River y feet inches and falling.
Weather clear. Thermometer 81 Wind
north
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, NoF. l2-e:52 A. NJ
Monongahe!a RIVER feet inches AID falling.
Thermometer 81 Wind northeast. Weather
clear.
PuTsBURG. PA, Nov. 1873 A. M..-River 6
feet inches aud falling. Weather clear ami
cool
PITTsBoRG, PA. Nov Pr M.-River @
feet l inch and falling. Meather clear and
cold.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Nov. 12-lO:3o a. M
Kanawha River feet inches and falling.
Thermometer Al. Weather clear Wind south
west.
LUIsyILLE, KY. Nov. l2-lO A. NJ. River s
feet d inches Ia The canal anu feet inches on
the falls and rising. Weather Clear and cold.
The river continued to rise here at noon to-
day with 10 feet 10 inches III the channel.
Weather clear and cold this morning. Pleas
ant this afternoon Wind southeast. Their
mometer 20 degrees at Z A. NJ.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Ohio No. 4, Virgle Lee, Wildwood, Louis A.
sherley, Gen. Pike city of Portsmouth, Chas.
Morgan, salt Valley, Exchange aud Robt.
MlUCnell.
STEAMBOAT MoVEMENTs.
The famous Chas. Morgan-Morgan Rather
is again on berth receiving for Greenville,
YlCksburg, Natchez ana New Orleans, and an
nounced TO depart tomorrow She is the peo-
ple's pet. and one Of the finest aud largest
steamers In the trade. She has been lying at
Fulton for some time undergoing repairs, and
now looks as pretty as daisy, having been re-
pa nted inside anu out and thoroughly over
hauled. Capt. Albert stein is her popular COM
Hnt,, Il,
cient and polished chief clerk, assisted by Mr..
Frank BuskirK. gentleman well kn0r
among steamDoatmen and shippers
The Chas. Is. Church left for New Orleans
Saturday evening with a good freight trip.
The Andy Baum cleared Ior Memphls Sat-
urIay with moderate Crli.
The fast aid popular Virgie Lee came up
from adlson this morning, and will return
this afternoon at o'clock, with Capt. w. II.
Kirby in command anu Mr.. Andy j. Harri-
gan III the office.
The fine side wheel steamer Ohio No. will
be the regular packet leaving for Pomeroy
this evening. Capt John Levlsay commands
and Frank Morgan and Dave scatteraay have
charge OF the Office.
The U. P. ochenck, en- route TO New Orleans,
arrived at Memphls yesterday and was to
leave there last night. She has a big trip Of
freignT.
The Exchange came down yesterday from
Pittsburg, and will positively return this eve
ming.
The Mary Elizabeth laid over and left yes
terday afternoon for Evansville with a light
"trip.
ine De Smet left for St. Louis Saturday eve
ming With 1ne trip Capt. j. X. Williams
and Clerk j. S. kehmer state that the De Sme5
Will continue to run In the trade.
The Wildwood left at noon tor Maysville
The City Of Portsmouth will leave promptly
at z. Nj. for Chil0 and way landings.
The Gen. Lytle arrived this morning, and
will return to Louisville This evening.
Sal oil a t1nTN
morning, anu will return this evening She
brought down about 2!5 TONS freight i25 tons
Of which she reshlpped TO Louisville on the
Gen. Lytle She also rGshippeu passengers
On the Lytle; OF them 30 to Louisville ana the
other TO New Orleans.
The Fleetwood VIII be the regular G. & o.
II. X. packet leaving for huntington this eve
nlng.
The Whale is lying at Fulton repairing
cracked cy Under. She has Iour barges con-
tanning about 1000 tons of miscellaneous
freight, including 81, $50 kegs nails. Her freight
is nearly all for st. Louis, for which point she
will leave tonight or tomorrow,
The Barnard, from Wheeling with three
barges Of miscellaneous freight will pass
down to-day for New Orleans.
The Ironsldes passed down yesterday for St.
Louis.
The Hawkeye No, 2 was making up an empty
tow this morning, preparatory to leaving for
KanaWha River.
BOAT-HANDS GOSSIP.
Telegrams received here last night apnounce
the burning Of the steamer } Ohm Il. Tolie near
Grand Gulf, about 20 miles below VIcksburg
Sunday. She was sbernwheel steamer, buill
at PitGshurg SIX years ago by Comm modOre
KOuntZ and valued ut about $25.0UO She was
owned by Commodore Kjuntz and Capt D. Q.
Brady, the former having a three -fOurths in
terest, and the latter one fourth. The interest
of Commodore kountZ was covered by insur-
ance in this city and PIttsburg, but CAPTAIN
trn Ia rnI htni.N
Brady was commanding the boat when she
burned. he TolIe leftest. Louis on the 8lst
ult. with big trip Of freight. Inc boat and
cargo are q total loss,
Tine run of coal from PittsbuTg on the Dreg-
ent rise will aggregate close on to 100000
bushels.
Capt. Coe. of the Pomeroy Transportation
Company, is in the city.
Capt. A. j. Mcdonnell passed. through the
City yesterday, en- route from PiJtsburg 10
Cairo, where he joins the steamer FanehOn as
clerk.
Pilot Mike Kelly will arrive at Louisville
to day from Evansville, where he left the John
A. " ood. He VIII accompany VIM. Randolph
to ST. Louis and return on the llOnsides.
The ohio No. has for reshipment 81 barrels
of potatoes to VlcksDurg.
MI. VIM. Mad iy came down this morning
from Portsmouth on the Exchange.
IMPORTS VIA RIVER.
The Salt Valley, from Plttsburg, brought
down 81 boxes DiLJers, 80 brls oil, 5 brls -four,
1876 pieces ana tOl Duls IRON, 42o pkgs soda, zaS
boxes and l5I pAgs glasSware,2 ,2I bales bag 4U9
springs, 81 kegs spikes, 4S pigs hardware, IA
bags dried fruit and 81 brls apples.
The Virgle Lee brought up from Madison 80 ,
bales hay, 2O5 sacks corn, rs SACKS rye, 70 brls
onions. II pkgs butter, 1856 brls potatoes, l35
hogs, horses, brs tallow and 30 bdls hides.
The Louis Sherley, from Madison, had p SKIS
oats AZ pcs cooperage, 20 SKIS heat, 1874 sxs
coen, 5S brls whisky, IS SKIS rye, liz bales hay.
Y bdls nIdes 254 brls potatoes, 25S hogs 38 brls
onions, 43 hrls apples, IS bales straw, 8 sheep,
catJle and horse.
For PittSburg.