The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star.I


feet inches and falling. Weather lGggy.
LOUISVILLE. KY, May 10 -1O:05 A. M-Ar-
rived: United States, from Cincinnati; Belle,
from Madison; Oakland, with a tow of emp
Ties, from New Orleans. Hiram Seigler, who
lell overheard from the Taraseon in. the canal
sunday, and was pulled out and taken to the
Marine Hospital, died a few hours afterwards.
HE was deck-passenger from Crawford
Sounty, Ind. Ihe new boat Matte Hays will
be commanded by Capt. A. +. Gilmore ID, s.
Barmore commenced building the hulls Of
capt. houns' and Capt. Blanks new steamera
yesterday. They are both to be stern wheel
ers. River Ieet inches III the chute, and ON
the Falls it is falling. Weather cloudy and
warm.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, Pa, May l5-lO:o5 A. M-AIle-
gheny River / foot inches and falling.
Weather clear and warm. thermometer rs.
Wind south.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. May I5--l005 A. NJ
Monongahela River feet inches and falling.
weather clear. Thermometer %. w ind north
east.
The river was falling here at noon to-day.
with q feet in the channel.
Inc following steamers were in port at noon;
Fleetwood, Telegraph, Bonanza, City Of PorCs-
mouth, A. L. Norton. trout, Golden City, Chas.
Morgan, Golden Rule, Cons. Millar, Ben.
FRANKLIN, Gen. Lytle and Hudson.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Fleetwood arrived this morning, and
will return to huntington at p. NJ.
The Telegraph arrived from Pomeroy this
morning and will return this evening.
The popular Cons. Millar leaves Tomorrow
for Cairo and Memphis. Capt. W. Z. Tiohenor
la her obliging commander, anu Jas. Wilson is
her pleasant clerk.
The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning and
returns to Madison this afternoon.
The magnificent side wheel passenger and
freight steamer Chas. Morgan will leave TO-
morrow for New Orleans. Capt. A. Stein COM
mands, and Harry W. Stein presides in the
office
The Gen Lytle arrived this morning and
will return to Louisville this evening.
The A. l.. Norton and the Trout are still
kicking against each other in the Ripley trade.
They both left at noon to-day. a.
The Bonanza arrived from Portsmouth thig
morning and returned at moon.
The City OF Portsmouth leaves at p. M. for
New Richmond and Chilo.
The y. ?. schenck is below, and the Robert
Mitchell. Andy Baum and Mollie Moore are
above Cairo.
The vint shinkle arrived at Mem phfs yester.
day.
The Mary Houston and James ID. Parker are
above, and the Ihos. Sherlock and JAS w. Gaff
are below Evansville.
The Nashville will arrive from Tennessee
River this afternoon. She has 2,0u0 skis pea
nuts.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Baltic, Enterprise, Sam. Clark, j. C,
Risher, Geo. Lysle. Hornet No. 2, N. j. Biglev,
]. A. Blackmore, Diamond, Chas. Mcdonald.
Josh. Cook and Resolnte were the arrivals this
morning OF the Pittsburg coal feet.
The Geo. Lysle returned with empty barges
The Hawkeye No. arrived from KanaWha
River this morning.
The Robin will pass up to-day from Wabash
River for Pomeroy. -.
BoAT-HANDs GOSSIP.
A well known .steamboatman at PIttsburg
contemplases building large stern wheel boat
for the Pittsburg and st. Louis trade.
Parties are negotiating with Capt TX
Whitaker at Evansville 10 have the fearless
tow the Nick Long gworth, loaded with corn, to
Huntington.
The Wheeling Towboat & Barge Company,
which wants bigger b ats than the Nail City
and Hobbs, was organized about FIVE years
since with capital stock Of $35, 600, and owns
the two steamers mentioned above and five
model barges
The vint shinkle took a big trip in Mem-
phIs yesterday. She had $50 tons freight.
The second steamer General Pike was built
at Big Bone by man named Redman, but ga.
ished by jacob Strader and others at Cincin-
natl. and ran to Pittsburg and to New Orleans
before 1928.
The Andy Baum, en- route to Cincinnati. has
259 bales cotton, LOO barrels of OIL 5000 feet of
lumber, f20 barrels potatoes, % bales rags and
u good trip OF people. The Mollie Moore mas
460 tons for the Ohio River.
During the races at Louisville the United
States Mail Line steamers Will leave the foot
Of Third street at Louisville daily at 8 o'clock
Tor cincinnati On tne last day (Monday, the
2Sth inst) the boat will lay over until after the
races and leave at 8 O'Clock z. Nj.
The Polar Star makes but one trip more in
the st. Louis and ONO River trade, when she
will enter the st. Louis and Tennessee River
trade permanently.
Capt Dan. Moore came up this morning from
JefersonvlIle, where he is building new boat
The veteran Capt. Walker Carter, en- route
from Louisville to New York, arrived IN the
city this morning.
According to the new city charter, the wharf
ordinance permits barge to lie at the Louis-
vile city wharf all day for from 81 Is to S.,
while steamboat must pay from S to $l4 for
the privilege of landing and then take the
chances or finding room at the wharf among
| coal-boats, barges, fat-boats, RATS and other
floating craft.
The U. P. Schenck, en- route to New Orleans,
had 1,200 tons when she passed Evansville in
Guiding /, 14S brls New Orleans molasses for
New Orleans, consigned to New York, but
shipped via New Orleans. Four hundred bar
rels were sent by Cincinnati firm and 74S br.s
| by a Louisville house.
The Tennessee is down to feet at Johnson
vile, and though the Cumberland is rising.
there is but IL feet OF water.
Isaac S. Coe is the moneyed man of Dan.
Rice's circus party. He paid $4,000 for the
steamer Damsel few days since.
For Wheeling.