The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river receded4 inches here In the twen-
ty-four hours ending at noon to-day,
with Q feet 9 inches in the channel, and
leaving for passing steamers 92h feet space
under the Suspension Bridge, and 90 feet
space under the Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Fleetwood, Potomac, wildwood, Chas. b.
Church, Thomas Sherlock, Vint ShInkle,
Jas. W. Gaff, Mary Houston, Geo. w. Cheek,
Gen. Lytle and Louis A. Sherley.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchange.l
Oil CITY, PA, Feb. 28--g;25 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River 2 feet inches and stationary.
Wind west Thermometer 30. Weather clear.
BROWNSVILLE. PA, Feb. 2s--1D A. M
Monongahela River feet inches and fall
ing. Wind south. Weather clear. Ihermom-
eter 35.
PITrsBURG. Feb. 2s-2.07 P. M.-River 4
feet inches and stationary. Weather clear.
Wind northwest. Thermometer A.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, Feb. 23-9 A. Nj
KanaWha River feet. Weather clear and
calm.
specials to the Star.I
PITTsBURG, PA, Feb. 2S-8 A. M-River
feet inches and falling slowly. Weather
clear and cold.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS. '~ .'"'"
The George w. Cheek arrived from Vevay
this morning and will return promptly at
O'Clock this afternoon from the foot of Main
street. t
The favorite packet Vint Shinkle, Captain
James Remission Master, W. f. Mcintyre CLERK,
will leave this evening for lower Ohio and
Memphis dil ect
The fine Potomac arrived from Pomeroy this
morning, and will return this evening.
Captain Lew. Kates superb pa senger and
freight steamer Thomas Sherlock will posi-
lively depart for New Orleans this evening
from the wharfbOat foot OF Sycamore street.
Captain NJ. l.. Virden has charge of the Office.
The Chas. b Church will follow the Thos
Sherlock and leave for New Orleans onlSatr-
day See advertisement.
The Cherokee is below Evansville.
Capt. ALI. Stein writes that the Chas Morgan
will arrive Friday, ana eturn to New Orleans
SATURDAY. 4.s
The United States arrived from Louisville
this morning, and will return this evening.
The Louis A. Sherley arrived this morning,
and will return to Carrollton this q ternoon.
The James w. Gatf arrived from Memphis at
O'Clock this morning, and will return Satur-
day. She reshipped $40 bales cotton east ON the
c. &. o. X. r. packet Fleetwood, and had 4O
bales cotton for reshipment to Pittsburg
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP. vow
James Madison and Mart Echols will pilot
the Vint Shinkle to Memphis
| The Thompson Dean left New Orleans for
| Cincinnati last evening with lO5 hhds sugar,
| 248 brls molasses, 25S tierces rice, hhds Co
| coanuts, 81 brls oil. 100 brls cement, ll4 brls
PITCH 1U0 sacks coffee. S3 cabin, and q large
| number of deck pas sseng3rs
| The Ohio River Improvement Bill passed
the House Yesterday after closely contested
| fight. Steamboatmen generally, and coal men
| in particular, are earnestly opposed to dam
ming the river, and are doing all they can to
prevent it. On the other hand, manufacturers
are favorable to the measure, as they are of
the opinion that 1t will be of great advantage
| to their interests. The coal men allege, If the
movement is successful, that their business
| will be destroyed.
| The big propeller ALI. Stevens will be sold
on the 10th of March.
The lights have been replaced on Shawnee
town Bar, and will be kept burning at night.
| Their location is about the same as last year
Mrs. III. III. Drown and Miss Linnie Drown,
wife and daughter of capt. Drown came down
this morning on the Potomac, and will return
| this evening to Marietta.
Diver Thomas Glendon Succeeded yesterday
| in attaching rope to the sunken barge at the
lower end of the Big Sandy Wharf-bo and
| the Champion No. undertook to move the
| barge last evening, but the line let loose. Mr..
Glendon will adjust the line again this after
noon and the barge will probably be moved out
| in the river this evening.
| The Thomas sherlock at noon to-day had 25
people registered and about 400 tons freight.