The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-16
RIVER INTELLLGENCE.

specials to the star.l
PITFsBUR6, PA, June I6-9 A. M-RiYer
feet inches anu falling Weather cloudy.
Dispatches to the Merchants Excnange.i
OIL Cry. Pa, June 16-9I5 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River foot inches and rising. Ther-
mometei170. Wind west. Raining.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. June l6--lO:4 A. NJ
MonongRhela River feet inch and failing.
Thermometer "A. Weather cloudy. Wind
east
P1TTsBURG, PA, June l6-11 :O7 A. M.-River
4 feet inches aud falling. Thermometer SS.
Wind west. Weather cloudy.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, June l6-9:48 A. M
kanawha River feet inches. Thermome-
ter Is. Weather cloudy and calm. Rain last
night and this morning.
The river was about stationary here at noon
to-day. with l6 feet / inch in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
fleGtWOod, POTOMAC, BOnanza, A. Z. Donnally,
Golden City, Golden Rule, Cons. Mliiar, James
w. Gaf, VlrgIe Lee. Mary Miller, Gen. Lytle,
Ben. Franklin, Emma Graham, A. L. Norton,
City OF Portsmouth,, Trout and W. P. Thomp-
son.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Golden Rule will leave for New Orleans
this evening" and DC followed Wednesday by
the Golden City.
The Fleetwood arrived this morning and will
return to Huntington this afternoon.
Inc DODa0Zd arrived from portsmouth THIS
morning anu returned at noon.
The Jas. W. Can Will depa, this evening for
Memphis,
The Potomac arrived from Pomeroy this
morning anu viii return this evening.
The Mary Miller will return to St. LOUIS this
evening
>, The pirgie Lee will leave this evening for
kanawha River.
The Cons, MiIar will follow the Jas. W.
Gan, aud leave for Memphis next Wednes-'
day
The w. T. Thompson in place OF the Emma
Graham, leaves this evening for Plttsburg.
TowB0AT MOVEMENTS.
Ine John Gilmore, NJ j. Blgley No. 2, Sam.
Miller and Nellie Speer arrived from Pittsbare
this morning with tOWs Of coal and coke.
he fearless and Jim Brown passed down
this morning for Louisville with coal.
The Etna and low arrived from Ironton to-
day at noon.
The Alex. Swift arrived this morning from
steuoenvllle with coal for owilps rolling mills,
UP Licking.
| The Tom Farrow arrived with a tow OF coal
this morning from kanawha River. She will
return THIS evening OF Tomorrow.
Inc Josh Cook, Louisville TO Ptttsburx
| passed up this morning with empty barges.
The Ed. Hobbs will pass down to-day for st.
| LOUIS. .r.. -
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
John Handlon auu Ed. Mclean left for St.
Louis by rail- last night to pilot the Laura
| DAVIS here.
"A.
Thorn, and Captain George DItton, his chief
clerk, arrived from New Orleans Thursday
evening, aud yesterday closed contract
\ with Captain Alex. Perry for the build
ing Of new Red River and New Orleans
packet. The new boat will be 179 Feet In
| length, 81 feet beam, with d feet depth of hold
| in the clear. She will have A-lnch cylinders.
| with feet stroke; two boilers, 30 inches la di.
dues. 1t is intended to make her mot
| only, OF very hight drauyhL but
fast. She Will have fuIi
| length cabin and texas, which will be fur
niShed in the most complete style that taste
and money can design. She is intended for the
| New Orleans and ked River Vrale, and every
| lmnroyement suggested by long service in
| the trade will be added. She will be OF 1000
bales cotton capacity, and is under contract
| 10 be ready for business in sixty days. W @
| are glad that Cincinnati mechanics have se-
cured the contract from Captain Horn. as il
will be the hrst Red River boat we have built
for several years. Capt. Perry Will build the
boat at Mack's snlp-yard. Capt. Horne leaves
Tor New Orleans tomorrow to be absent three
OF four weeks, but leaves Captain Ditton, who
is practical mechanic, t0 superintena the
work during his absence.
Memphis Avalanche: "Captain Pete McAr-
thur has gone to the upper end of the ONO to
contract for new boat to run between Poca-
hontas, on Black klver, and Newport, where
the railway crosses White River below jack
SonpOrt."
The Whale received 2i,OOO kegs nails at
Wheeling. She Is due here to-day, en- route to
st. Louis
Captain John S. Richey, Captain I. G. Wood
ruff, John Brook, Care. ). RIggle, Jonn Brad =
shaw and other officers and crew of the Gov
crnment transport j. Donald Cameron, arrived
at their respective homes ut New Albany and
Jeffersomyllle on Thursday. They left James
Albertson, Watchman. az the wreck, to see if
the machinery coulu be gotten out by the
wreckefs.; j. ) ' ID y
Capt. John Thornburg will not go on the w.
P. Thompson. Capt. h. b. Cooper will com
mand, and Nat. Earhart VIII be her clerk.
On and after Monday next the e., & O. r. r
packets, Fleetwood and Bostona, Will leave at
4:0 7. NJ.
capt. W. B. Miller, Of the Thompson Dean
who has been in the city for several weeks wit
leave for New FORK might.
james rurd and James Montague wild pile
the kd. Hobbs from neae to st. Louis
BrysOn and Marion Purcell Will be the Cox
den Rules pilots to New Orleans.