The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE


nong lhela River feet inches and failing.
" Gather clear and pleasant.
LOCK No 4, PA. July l2-9:l5 A. M.-Mo-
River feet and failing Wealth
er clear. Thermometer VI.
PITTsBURG, PA, July l2-S:42 A. M.-Riyer
4 feet / inch and falling. Weather toggy.
PORTSMOUTH. O.. July k2-ll 40 A. M.-River
ll1s feet ana falling. Andes passed down ut
3 A. NJ: BustOaa passed up at > A. NJ. The
K NJ. Norton with tsw passed up at 7;3o A. NJ.
Potomac up at a. Al.
Capt. Stinkle:
LOUISVILLE. ny, July 12-l0:4 A. M.-The
Champion No. arrived at = L. M. all safe.
We will take an excursion out from here to-
morrow. CGPT. J. ii. WILLIAMS.
LOUISVILLE July 17-12:,5 p. M.-ArIived:
UnItea ptatca, Golden CITY. Jas. ID. Parker aud
Champion 40. 9, from CINCINNATI; the latter at
So'CloCk last night with 2 u eXcursonists;
Belle, from Madlson. The Parker adds lOJ
brls cement, sewing machines, 8 packages of
tobacco, Drls WHISKY, % casks Of bacon, for
MempnIs- rne GJldeH LIy a,Lds very little
here. River 9 incnes in the channel, feet 10
nvhes in the canal and falling. Ihe Cham
piou viii take an EXCURSION party up the river
tomorrow. Weather clear and pleasant The
Mary Miller aHd Iarascon are over que and
detained by coal boats III the canal. The new
steamer Fashion will be launched from the
ways at Hewards Snip-yard Sa urday.
Dispatches TO the Merchants Excnange.i
OIL CITY. PA, July 12-s:27 A. M.-Alle-
gheny KlVer l foot a inches and falling.
Thermometer rs. Wind west. Weather clear
and mild.
BROWNSVILLE. PA, July l2-g:36 A. M
MonongaheIa River feet ana IA ling. Their
mometer 70. Wind south. Weather clear.
PITTsBURG. PA, July l2-ll:2O A. M.-River
feet III inches and falling Thermometer ~.
Wind northwest Weather clear
CHARLESTON. W. VA, July l2-9:3O A. NJ
Kanawna River feet 10 inches. Thermon-
AInat rrl.. I Itrhf ind tsat.afh
southwest.
The river fell foot inch here in the "a
hours ending at noon to-day, with IL feet
inches ia the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Flat " ood, Ohio No. 4, Bonanza, Trout, A. L.
Nortou. Golden Rule, Andy Baum. Gen. Pike,
CEN Lytle City Of Portsmouth and Andes.
STEAMBOAT AovEMENTs
The Golden City left last evening Tor New
Orleans with fair trip Of people and $50 tons
freight. She hasAarge engagements below.
Captain o. 2. Shinkle's superb new passen-
ger steamer Golden Rule is registering people
and receiving freight for return trip to New
Orleans, and will positively leave Saturday.
| Mr. W. r. Shaw presides in the Office ably as
| sisted by Albert Shiukle.
| The Fleetwood, Captain j. T. Campbell mas
ter arrived from Huntln gtOn this morning,
and viii return promptly at 4:30 p NJ. Mr..
W. G. Vanderbilt Is her agreeable chief clerk.
and Mr.. Gus. Honshell is her attentive and
| obllging receiving clerk. ...r.. t
| CAPTAIN J. W Reynolds neat and popular
| uacket VirgIe Lee will arrive tomorrow from
Plttsburg aAd leave in the evening for st.
| Louis.
The Ohio No. arrived from Pomeroy this
morning anu viii return this evening.
| The Jas D. Parker left last evening for
Memphis with light trip Of people and 400
| tons freight.
| The General Lytle arrived this morning from
! Louisville, and returning she will leave ut 5
| from the foot of me StEept.
The Bonanza, from Portsmouth, arrived this
morning, and returned at noon.
| THE General Pike arrived this morning and
| returns TO Madison this afternoon.
Capt. Hiram Vinton's elegant side-wheel
packet Andy Baum cJmmenced receiving this
morning for return trip to Memphis, and win
leave Saturday without fail. Mr.. NJ. M. Deem
Is her gentlemanly chief clerk. '". ~ .-
The Chas. Morgan left New Orleans for Gin
cinnati last evening, full OF people and with
500 tons Of freight, inc:uding Two bales cotton
and COZ brls rosin. f.' q"
| The Andes arrived from Wheeling at 11l5
A. M, and willreturn tomorrow. Her prin-
cipal items Of freight were So bulls sheet iron,
13S bags corn, so hogs, PIG brIs salt, ll9 bags
waste, "a dozen tubs, 142 do buckets, 4! empty
boxes anu 539 keys nails She reshipped on the
General Lytle tor Louisville, Is bIls copper
and 2J0 kegs nails, on the Andy Baum
for otephensport thrashing machine, for
Evansville brls glassware and 10j steel pl0w
wing, for Henderson, KY, 39H kegs nails, II
springs and 81 aXles. On tue Golden Rule for
vicksburg IL b Is pans, for New Orleans brl,
! tlerce anu "a boxes glassware and 10 cane
carts.
mere to- morrow evening on the Vlrgie Lee.
TOwBoAT MOVEMENTS. .-
The Chas Bowen No. arrived from Middle
port this morning with tow OF salt ana coal.
[ The Jas. Gilmore passed up this morning for
Pittsburg with tow OF empty barges from
Louisville.
The HawKeye No 2 was picking up an empty
tow at noon preparatory to starting up the
river this evening.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Supervising Inspector Fehrenbach left
lPittsDurg Tuesday in order to investi gate the
cause of the explosion of tneJ. N. Camden.
| There are tN enty- -one steamers laid up at
New Orleans, some fthem undergoing repairs
and others waiting for something TO 40.
Pittsburg Dispatch yesterday: by the way,
has there been any investigation ordered IN re-
gard to the sinking of the j. l.. Rhoads, on the
Falls? if the Government intends to do the fair
thing let's have this sinking ventilated, even
if they give Yankee decision, VIZ: The boat
had ne busln mess to sink The owners Of the
salt Valley have not finally decided whether
to built an entire new boat for the Pittsburg
ami LOnton trade, ,or to lengthen the Saltf alley
forty feet. II Capt WolftAullds a packet you
may look out for something very fast"
he remains of VIM. barnard, the pilot Of
the J. n. Camden. were found yesterday at
Lipman's Landing. The Doiy. was badly
bruised, and one arm was broken. The clothes
were completely stripped from the body, moth
ing being left but part Of the shirt and the
shoes. One of the colOFed iremen was found
at In ringtOn, and the other about 2UU yards
below the scene of the disaster.
The Grasd Republic has laid up at st. Louis.
Cnptan Thomas p. Leathers and family, en-
route from New Orleans to the Last, are COM
ing up on the Charles Morgan
Commodore Val z. Collins returned from
Louisville this morning. 90.
The Champion No. 8 raised the sunken
I,n 4 n hi
stone Doat at GilmoTes wnarlooat ~ tnls morn
The Etna arrived aG Louisville yesterday
afternoon. ~
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY. l2th. at 5 P. NJ. POSITIVELY.