The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


~ feet inches aud falling. Weather clear
and cold.
IRoNToN, o. March l5.-River stationary.
Boats up: Mail City, at 8 A. NJ; White and
barges at 10:30 A. Nj, Fleetwood at 7:s0 A. NJ
The Carrie passed down at 8 A. M. Exchange
due down at noon. The E. NJ. Norton left at
midnight for ST. Louis. Brilliant no at 10 A.
M. Fanny Dugan blew out her larboard cyl
She will leave att +. M. The Geo. Roberts has
been repaired and viii leave for Pittsburg at
2P. M.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, March 1890 A. M.--Alle-
gheny River 5 feet 2 inches and falling
Weather clear and cold. Wind south. Tner-
mometer d.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. March 15--10:5 A. NJ
Monongahela River IL feet 10 inches and fall
ing. Weather fair. Thermometer s6. Wind
east.
PITTsBURG. March 15-l2I7 p. M.-Riyer 12
feet inches and falling. Weather far. Wind
northwest. Thermome, ,er 20.
CHARLESTON. w. VA, March 5-9;10 A. NJ.
-Kanawna River 9 feet 3 inches and falling
Thermometer %. Wind northwest. Rain last
night anu snow this morning.
The river was rising here at noon to-day,
with 80 feet inches in the channel-a rise OF
inches in twenty-four hours. and leaving for
passing steamers 621z feet space under the Sus-
pension Bridge and 80 feet space under the
Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon /:
Bostona, Bonanza, OHIO No. 4, Vht shinkle,
Golden City, Gold Dust, United states and
Ben. Franklin.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Chas. Morgan is below and the Golden
Rule is above Memphis.
The Chas. B. Church arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
hA aoa E,AH sf
lively leave this evening for New Orleans di-
rect. Capt. H. Ii. Voolfolk commands, and
Mr.. Emerson Gould presides in the office.
The Exchange will arrive Friday, and re-
turn to Pittshurg Saturday.
The Andy Baum left for Memphis last eve-
ming with good trip The Vlnt Shiukle will
be the next Memphis packet. She leaves Sat-
urday.
Capt. j. D. Hegler's large and magnificent
new steamer Golden City arrived last evening,
and will return to New Orleans Saturday
sure.
The popular and reliable steamer Ohio No. 4
arrived this morning, and Will return to POM
eroy this evening.
The Virgie Lee will arrive Friday, and re-
turn to Kanawha River Saturday at her usual
hour.
The regular packet for Huntington this
afternoon is the unsurpassed and commodious
BostoAa.
The Unite States arrived this morning from
Louisville, and Will return this evening
The Madlson packet Ben Franklin arrived
this morning, and will return this afternoon.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Mount Glare and Tom Farrow arrived
last night and laid above the city. They
brought down their tows this morning.
The Coal Valley broke her shaft yesterday
below Pit burg. she had an empty tow con-
signed Tor Pitlsburg at the time she met with
the accident The JOS A. Stone left here light
last night, and will tow the Valley to Pitts
burg, where she will be repaired.
The ResoluUe, from PIttsburg, passed down
this morning for Louisville with a tow Of
coal.
he Oakland, from Pittsburg, en- route to
New Orleans with a big tow OF coal boats,
passed down this morning.
The COBB Cecil Will return to Honton this
afternoon.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The st. Louis Republican OF yesterday says:
"Laura Davis lett FOR Pittsburg; VIII have in
100 tons on arrival at Cairo, and gets 50O tons
grain en- the Lower ohio for Huntington and
the b. Il .. Railway. 10. Williams and West
Jacobs pilots.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "The Nellie Walton
came from Cincinnati i'll "a hours, 30 mile, of
the distance having been made on a half head
Of steam. She beat the Joe Walton one hour
on the trip"
Mr.. VIM. Wise, father of Commodore Jas. s.
Wise and capt K. W. Wise, is stilf seriously
i'll, and grave doubts are entertained Of his re-
coVery
Robert Nelson will pilot the Gold Dust to
Louisville, where he Will turn her over to Jas.
Woodruff and John Ritche, VINO will take her
through TO New Orleans.
The Covngton Dock Company are complet-
ing new produce boat I2S feet long and ~
feet wide, for Buah IL Dalrympe. Of Rising
Sun, which will be loade with bulk corn anu
taken South.
The Ohio No. this morning brought down a
"boss" trip, including about 2j,OUO dozen eggs,
which were shipped by Brown & Cecil, of Cat
lettsburg, KY, aud consigned 10 thus city. She
reshipped 2J0 Kegs nails to Nashville on the
United states. anu 2jO kegs nails to New Or
leans on the Gold Dust, aud had ID tons Of pig
iron for Lovington. :.
The following were among the names on the
Gold Dusts register at noon to-day: MI. VIM.
Coy, Mr.. jackson, W. +. Coart, Esq, Mr.. Jesse
MGGriff Mr. Joseph Hoghar, Mr. NJ. Evans,
Mr.. Cory, Mrs. Benson and daughter, p
Smith and wife, Mr.. Young and wife, and Miss
Lentz. She is receiving fair start, and will
leave for New Orleans this evening with a
good trip. She gets 800 barrels
pork, 2U0 kegs nails, DO barrels whisky, 70 casks
bacon, ana 40 tons manufactured iron at Louis
vile.
Capt. A. c. Donnally is in the city.
Capt L. Whitaker, Of Pittsburg, was WIS.,
itor on change To-day.