The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-17
HOUSE.
RIVER NEWS.

The following were the different stages
of water up to O'clock this afternoon
at this point, by the Water-works
marks: 6 A. M., 46 feet 6 inches; 9 A. M,
At feet 3 inches: 10 a. NJ, Al feet 7
inches; z. M, 48 eet inch.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, Jan. 1857 A. NJ
Weather cloudy and cold. No change
in the river. Wind west. Thermom-
eter %.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 17-10:25 Am.
River 81 teet inches and falling.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 30.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 17-l2:22 z. M.-Rlyer
| 20 IeeL and railing. Weather cloudy.
Wind northwest. Thermometer 80.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. I'LL :57 A.
M.-kanawha River 80 feet and failing.
Thermometer SO. Weather calm. Heavy
sleet falling.
specials to the Start
MAYsyILLE, Jan. 17-l1:30 A. NJ
The RIVER raised between ur 6 feet last
night, and is stiH rising last. There is
considerable drift and ice running, and
l,snoWing hard.
PORTSMOUTH,, o., Jan. 17--9:20 A. NJ
River AZ leet inches and rising slowly.
The Pomer0y gorge passed down last
night, and the river is now clear to that
point. The Dugan departs at ~ A. NJ.
for Huntington. The river lacks feet
| of reaching the high-water mark OF Aug.
| 6, 1875. People are moving from their res
| licences in the upper part of the city,
| fearing general flood. Weather clear
and coul. i. e. w.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Captain j. D. Hegler's magnificent
i new steamer Golden City is receiving
1 for New Orleans, aud announced in our
| advertising columns to leave Thursday.
\ The Golden City is the finest and largest
/ sterI-wheel steamer on the w estern riY-
srs, and will undoubtedly Ieave this
port with one OF the biggest trips of the
season of both freight and passengers.
4 She is receiving at the foot OF Race
i street. "A number OF barges, fishing
\ boats. fats and sklfFs passed Evansville
Il Yesterday in the ice. The Rockport
Il Railroad wharfboat also passed that
H point yesterday by che breaking OF
Il gorges St. Bernara's Coal Company, at
i Paducah, lost four barges, one nat and
II about 5000 bushels coal, and also mad
II their tfpples badly damaged !. {. 4'he hull
OF the Calumet lodged yesterday 'opp0-
site the Marine Ways at Madison at 4
l.o'clock .. The Little Condor, lying
twenty miles up Tennessee RIVER, with
a tow OF SAT- for Nashville, had one
/ barge sunk by the ice. The river is re-
Iported 10 be closed at Snitnland
me Onio River was full of ioe from
bank to BANK, last night at Point Pleas
ant, Va. Tie HummiMg Bird WAS not
sunk at Miudleport, as reported, but
slightly damaged. The Wall Oily, that
was carried away from that point IN the e
ice, was only slightly injured. Tue j.
y. Crossley was saved from sinking Dy
Ihe assistance OF ctJlzens OF Middle
port. The machinery OF the Katydid,
that was sunk at Aiddleport, Al will be
saved. and probably the machinery oi
the towboat Three Lights. The ice
lporge carried the steamer New astle
away from Middieport. The Vrgie
Lee arrived at Point Pleasant, from
Lharleston YESTERDAY, and was TO leave
his morning with 1900 brls. salt for Gin
clnnati =. Business men al Miduiepori
are expecting the highest water since
1852. The Mldileport gorge began pass
tug Iatlettsburg yesterday afternoon
There were 40 ieet and risihg III Big
I SANDY last nigAt... The United States
Nail Line viii send q boat to Louis
VILE Thursday, leaving from the foot o.
yn.e street. -. The b. Ii. Cook is an
nounced TO leave for Nashville Satur
day Pilots Joseph Purcell and JUhf
Maldridge will leave this evening tol
Memphis TO join the A. y. Dohnally. /. :,
The fag on the public wharf was at hal
mast this morning in memory OF Phil
Schaier, whose funeral took place a
1899 o. clock to-day from his residehce
l07 Poplar street. =. Mate Henry Loper
Pilot Isaac Cough and The engineer ant
carpenter OF the Thomas Sherlock will
: leave tonight for Memphis, where the
Sherlock is laid up, 10 bring her up
They will be joined by Clerk Al. L.. Vir
den and Pilot West Conners at Louis
vile The sunken steamer Andel
broke loose this morning from the New
Orleans whariboat anu hoated down
about 80 feet, when she grounded ant
; was again made last.