The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-06
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


OIL CITY, PA. Nov. 6-S:4) A. M.-Alle.
gheny Rlyer3 8 feet2 inches and rising. Wealth.
Ell cloudy. Wind east. Thermometer 81
BAowNsvILLE. PA, Nov. 0-lO:l0 A. NJ
stationary. Thermometer 80. Wind south.
weather clear.
PITTsBURG, PA, Nov ell A. M..-River
feet inches and falling slowly. Weather
cloudy aud cold.
CHARLEsroN, W. VA, Nov. 6-9:l0 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches. Wind
northwest. Weather cloudy. Thermometer s.
The river was falling mere at noon to-day,
with ioet 10 inches in the channel.
Weather clear and cool.
Business fair.
The following steamers were In port at noon:
Potomac, Bonanza, ": +. THOMPSON, A. L.
Norton, Cherokee, Jas. d. Parker, Trout, Gen.
Pike, and Express.
STEAMBOAT MovEMENTa
The Cherokee arrived at $50 O'Clock last
night, and is advertised to leave to-morrow for
the Lower Mississippi and New Orleans.
Capt Geo Wolf commands, and Capt, A. Boy.
erS prc9ides in the office.
Inc large dnd elegant sidewheel passenger
steamer Potomac Will be the regular packet
leaving from the foot Of Broadway this eve-
nlng for huntington, where she connects with
the thGsapeake q Onio Railroad. Capt. Jas.
kirker commands, and Capt. Watt Shedd does
The hOnors of the Office.
The Fanchon Will arrive from Pittsburg to-
morrow morning and leave in the evening for
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n;cInck tn,s Va Ttar,'nm Will Ae"'o Aoi Ni"
,,,ho 49, % at,rI U,.i 10 ~ I.ot r,, al. .,,,
ba noaiIbot pSUnIU az U1'. ~ 'iE III uo
ming.
,,orni,Tr m ,riiI rat,,rn ~ .. .o' ,S"'- 'i''
anti sa VIZ RnoIhs dnn Iis aiseIno1n
Express is the only boat on berth receiving for
Wheeling and Plttsburg. she will leave
Thursday, and every Thursday hereafter. Mr..
Th~ m KoUanaa arrival his " mnrni,',r I'D ro-
turned to Portsmouth at noon. "N
The lanes ID. Parker having bcen rensir,aI
o,,i ,1,Tt in eno ordr far hi' s 49, GP@iioo1 ~ t'
,rsnoat r%S a tatioTr On a d 10 ~ .,io
tn- -mnrrow for EvansvilIe Sairo ond Mau'nph;s
Cantain G, r.. RUSSELL is ner nopular command.
er.
rho Co1dar Citv 10 balou, Nor,,,ia
The de- Smet en- route from St Innio n, fyr-
c;nn9ti nn.sa3 Evsneviiie vestarta w "
The Mary Miller arrived from ar ,ouis tbi.
morning and viii return Friday.
-tThn " p Thomnson arrivni this r,o,.ri,,o.
and will raturn To Kanawha Rivar to nIorro,Ss 20
lIhn Andy Raum will folIn,v TIC InrSas ~,
Parker and leave for Memnhis saturGaX
TowBoAr NOV sMENTs.
The Cobb (Jerii came down Iast avaninr ,,7th
barpes containing nlscelIanenus frnirbSp 80 80
signed to st. Louis The Thos w Means mot
her here and took the tow TO st. L.ouis,
The Etna, en- route from Iropton to Touis
VILE is due tomorrow with 2D2 tons ron %
BOAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Can't, Trip Johnston, of Irontop. came down
this morning on the Potomac, ."
-Four hundred and tnlrty five tbousand hnah-
ella of coal and coke left Pittsbnr1 ras4er1a
IN harqes for louisville Cincinnafi asn1 ,In;t
above here '0'-N-'
The towboat Hawk sunk Sunday vb7,a "a .
scendng the Letart Fails with a tow N' !.
The Golden Crown is proving to he fast She
made the run from New Orleans to SatcSes in.
thirty four hours with 7uO tons freight.
Major j. III. Stratton, late of the Virrie Lee
is still In the CITY enjoying good heaIth and
having high old time, He is soiOurninp an
the Gibson House,
The largest ice dealers in the West ara
House, Loomis Il Co. This firm cuts most of
its ice from Lake Peru, though some seasons
it is forced TO go to the Upper Mississippi in
order to lay in a supply. They own the tow
boat Lulu Worth, j. n. kellogg, 10. Flem
ing, Beaver and Florence and over sixty bar
ges. 1he company has tonnage sufficient to
move 10000 tons at time They have ice
houses In all the principal river cities OF the
West and south, and take q large supply an
nually to Nashville.
rGe Ioass are oa'Tng on $Io ana $9 per nonth
barG To- TO yet at that. iA'O'iA d anu NV" 'n'l1
ono thousanu men aro vran+od +o WORK nm
"Bass,; Ieyee three miles haiow f'ote ProU;.
dence, $50 ner monTh and hoard 0'A0 IVA
Tine (untnina nf tho l,pninnati 7 Tnu,guiuo