The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
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specials to the Start
PITTsBURG. April l9-Y A. M-River feet 2
inches and about stationary. Weather cloudy
and damp.
PORTSMOUTH,. April 19-ll:A A. M.-River
10 feet ana falling. Weather clear and pleas
ant. Up: Bostona at A. NJ; SAM Miller at
$3.50 A. NJ; Potomac at 8 A. NJ Down: Cour-
Ter at A. M; Fannie Dugan arrived from
Huntington at II 80 A. NJ. Bostona, Ohio and
scioto due down at 10 +. NJ. Locals all on
time.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 1895 A. Mar
rived: United States and Andy Baum. from
Cincinnati; Bell. fom Madison; Dove No. 2.
from X ntucky River; Cobb Cecil, from Iron
ton; Mary Miller and Etna, from st. Louis;
James W. Gan, from Memphis; Tarascon,
from Henderson. Departed; Gaf, for Cincin-
natl, ut ~ A. Nj. Excursionists all we'll and
happy. Six leet on the Falls.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, April I9-1O:45 A. M-Alle-
gheny River feet inches and rising. Wealth
er mild. Light rain. Wind southwest. Ther-
mometer 60.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. April l0-l0:2S A. M
Monongahela River 4 feet7 inches and station
ary. Weather rainy. Thermometer 80. Wind
northeast.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, April 1910 80 AM
Kanawha River feet inches. Thermome-
ter 6S. Weather clear Wind southwest Show
ers last night and this morning.
The river receded foot inches in the twen-
ty-f0ur hours ending at noon to-day, with 16
feet inches in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon: !:
Fleetwood, Ohio No. 4, Bonanza, Cherokee,
Thomas Sherlock, Golden Rule, VInt Shinkle,
General Lyle, Ben. Franklin and City of
Portsmouth.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Fleetwood arrived from Huntington this
morning and will return this afternoon.
The Golden City left for New Orleans last
evening with about 45 people and nearly 70J
tons OF freight
The Gen. Lytle arrived this morning and will
return to Louisville this evening.
The City Of Portsmouth leaves for Chil0 at
her usual hour this afterno IN.
The Ono No. arrived from Pomeroy this
morning and will return this evening, leaving
from the wharfbOat, foot OF Broadway.
The Andy Baum lett last evening for Mem
phis with fair trip of passengers and 800 tons
of freight.
Shinkle, w. +. Mcintyre clerk, will be the next
boat leaving for Memphis. she departs Satur-
day.
the Bonanza arrived from Portsmouth this
morning and returned at noon.
The Ben. Franklin arrived from Madison this
afternoon.
The Chas. Morgan is above Shawneetown.
The two superior New Orleans packets, Thos
Sherlock and Golden Rule, are both on the
war-path, taking people and freight for New
Orleans at reduced rates. The Rules adver-
tlsement in this mornings leading papers reads
as follows: "Independent-For Memphis,
Greenville, Vicksburg. Eatchez and New Or
leans-This day, 18th, at 5 P. NJ, positively"
The Sherlock's advertisement is something
after this style: "Indepen0ent packet-GOld-
en- Rules rates are our rates-No agents
Cheap rates, first class fare and splendid
music-For Memphis, Greenville, Vlcksburg
nd Erid ! :
p. NJ, positively" II looks q good deal like
war, and we advise people who think OF going
south to register Immediately, before peace is
declared, and we also advise shippers to rush
down their freight as soon as possible.
The Mary Miller will arrive Tomorrow and
return to st. Louis Saturday.
The Charles b. Church left New Orleans last
evening for Cincinnati with 60 hhds sugar 50
nrls mOlasse6, 81 bales moss, l3 bales COTTON
20. 900 feet of lumber, 70 tons scrap iron and
rags, so tons sundries, and 20 cabin and rs deck
passengers.
The Charles Morgan will arrive from New
Orleans about O'Clock to morrow evening.
TowBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Joseph Walton, from Pitts1urg en- route
to Louisville, passed down this morning with
tow of coal.
The Mount Clare passed up this morning
with tow of empty barges.
The j. s. Neel arrived this morning from
above with q miscellaneous tow.
The Robert PEBBLES arrived this morning at
IL O'CLOCK from E0m0fOY. Sne Drought down q
model barge loaded with ore consigned to
Swifts Rolling Mill, up Licking River.
BoAT-HANDS' GOSSIP.
The Vint Shinkle on her last trip to Memphis
and return only consumed 1921 worth OF coal
on the round trip, which Capt. James KenIston
attributes to the introduction of blue glass in
her boilers.
Mall line steamer will be received from ship
wards at Cincinnati, Madison and Louisville.
Captan Lowell, of the Julia, mas instituted
SUIT against the b. III. Cook, Of the Peoples
Line of steamers, for $4,000 damages, for in
juries received by Deing run into at Buffers
Landing and GaiDsboro' on the last trip from
the Upper Cumberland.
Capt. j. b. Davis, Of Lacrosse, who, with
Can't. Davidson, has secured the contract for
transporting freight on the Yellowstone, pur-
chased on Monday from the Diamond 10 Pack
ct Company the steamers Arkansas and idal
wave, together with four new barges This
will MAKE sixteen steamers that the X. N.
Line will have in commission on the Missouri
and Yellowstone.
The flag was at half mast this morning on
the Public Landing, also on the U. S. Mail
Line steamers, as d token of respect to the
memory Of WIN. &. Taylay, who died yester-
day, and whose funeral took place this morn
ing ut Louisville.
To-day's Louisville Courier-Jolrnal says:
''The Robin passed up yesterday with q tow
of lumber, logs and slaves. She proceeds to
Pomeroy and remains there in business. The
John A. w ood and tow Of empties are expected
to arrive from New Orleans to-day. There
was little or no improvement in the condition
of Capt. II. Fl. Voolfolk last evening. He Is
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever. We trust
he may speedily recover. The j. c. Risher
came down yesterday light, took two barges of
iron ore in tow and left for Pittsburg with
them"