The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-27
RIVER INTELLIGENCE,
specials to the Star. 4

PITTsBURG. PA. June 27-9 A. M.-River
feet 2 inches and falling. Weather cloudy.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY. PA, June 27-9:4O A. M.-Anegheny
River 2 feet and stationary. Wind west. Their
momeUer75. Weather cloudy and warm.
PlTTsBURG. Pa. June 27-Noon-Rver 8 feet
l inch and falling. Wind west. Weather
cloudy. Thermometer 81.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 27-l0:l2 A. M
Kanawha River 4 feet 4 inches and falling.
Thermometer Is. Weather cloudy and warm.
The river was falling again at noon TO- day,
with 10 feet in the channel.
/ The following steamers were in port at noon !:
Chas. Morgan, Andy Baum, BOstona, Wild
wood. Potomac. City Of Portsmouth, &. b.
Church. United States, Louis A. Sherley, Geo.
W. Check and Vint ohinkle.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The BOstona arrived this morning from
Huntington, and will return this afternoon at
her regular hour.
The George w. Cheek arrived from Vevay
this morning, and will return at 3 p. NJ.
The Louis A. Shcrley arrived this morning,
and will return to Carrollton this afternoon.
Captain Hiram Ninton's fine sIde-wheel
packet Andy Baum will leave this evening Tor
Memphis Ar. NJ. NJ. Deem has charge Of the
Office,
The Potomac arrived this morning from
Pomeroy. and will return this evening.
The Wildwood arrived, ana returned to
MaysvIlle at noon.
The City of Portsmouth will return to ChiIo
at4 p. NJ.
The United States, from Louisville, arrived
this morning, and Will return this evening.
The mammoth passenger and freight steam
cr, Charles Morgan. arrived from New Orleans
this morning, with large number of people
and a fair freight trip. She will return Sat
urday, with Captain Albert Stein in command
and Harry W. Stein in the Ollie.
The Vint Shinkle arrived at $3.50 o'clock this
morning, with fine trip OF freight. includ-
| ing $50 brIs oil, l43 hhds tobacco, 1853 pales
tcotton, ~ tcs lard, 1893 brls potatoes, PIP brls
| rosin and 4SO pkgs sands. She reshipped
| kgs sand aud lab hhds tobacco east on the G
| & o. h. r. packet Bostona, and has Is brls o1
pecans and 1853 bales cotton which she will re-
| ship to Pittsburg. The shlnkle Will return tC
| Memphis Saturday.
The Jonn L. khoads left New Albany for St
Louis last night.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Etna arrived from klverton about II
O'Clock this morning. and left at ii 80 for Lou.
isyille, with Jack Rowland at The wheel. She
left one coal barge at Maysyille and one a
| Fosters, and one barge lumber and three
| barges iron at this city. She has one barge
coal for North Bend, and two barges iron ant
one barge coal for Louisville.
| The Condor arrived from Pomeroy this morn
ing with coal and salt
| The Robert PEBBLES arrived last evening
and returned to Pomeroy this morning with al
empty tow.
| BOAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
| The new barge, SILVER Dollar, built for the
| steamer Golden Rule, was launched from tn,
| Cincinnati Marine Ways last evening, anC
was towed down to Shlnkle's wharfboat. Its
dimensions are: lI5 feet long, u feet beam, 81
feet hold, with carrying capacity of 6U0 tons.
1t is neatly and substantially built.
| Geo. Huklll and Robert Nelson were thu
| Liy's pilots. She left this morning az l1:at
| o'clock for Cairo.
The Andy Baum's pilots to Memphis will be
| Geo. Williams and j. Smith.
Capt Perry lharp intends to build another
barge, which he will name Golden Dollar. IN,
barge will be a duplicate OF the Silver Dollar
and when completed will be for sale.
| Adam Wayland, second clerk on the Charlie
| Morgan, stopped off at Louisville on the boat
up "Trip.
| The excursionlsts returned on the Boston
| this morning
Capt Kouns' new steamer will be launched
from Lhe Ways at Barmore's ship-yard tuIs at
| ternuOn.