The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river was falling at noon to-day with Is
| feet in the channel, fall OF l foot inches in
| twenty-tour hours. Under the Suspension
Bridge at noon there was 81 feet space and un-
der the Newport Bridge siX feet space for
passing steamers The weather was warm and
| pleasant and business on the wharf this morn
ing was comparatively good.
The following steamers were in port at noon
| Trout, United States, Ben. Franklin, Virgie
Lee, Ashland. Jas. ID. Parker, u. p. Schcnck,
Thomas Sherlock, Bonanza, A. Z. Donnally,
Mary Houston and Bostona.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 1--9:49 A. M
River feet inches aud stationary. Weather
clear. thermometer eO. Wind east
PITTsBURd, PA, Feb. 1-12:07 p. M-Rfyer
5 feet inches and falling. W Gather fair. Wind
southwest Thermometer 80.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb 1873 A. M
kanaWha River feet inches and falling,
Thermometer A. Weather clear and calm.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Charles Morgan, en- route from New Or
leans to Cincinnati, passed Helena last even
ing full of people and with sO0 tons of freight
... The Bostona for Huntington at p. NJ. and
Ohio No. 4 for Pomeroy at P. NJ. are the two
| superior upper river packets leaving to-day
| from the Big Sandy Wharfboat foot OF Broad
| way. Tney are both cOmmodous steamers
| anu III OF R0uUlenldnly OucGfS
| The James ID. Parker is loading and will leave
| for Evansville and Memphis Saturday . The
| Bonanza arrived this morning, and returned
| to Portsmouth at noon The magnificent
slde-Wheeler, Thomas Sherlock, will positively
! leave this evening for New Orleans and arrive
at that point in time for Mardi Gras The
Cons. MIllar left last evening for Menu mis-
] with 20 passengers and 40J tons Of freight
/ The United States arrived from Louisville this
morning, and will return this evening .. The
| ben. Franklin, from Madison, arrived this
morning, and will return this afternoon
| The Ashland w!ll leave this evening for Pitts
| burg. -. The james Howard left New Orleans
for Clncinnati last evening. The Vrgie Lee
arrived at O'Clock this morning, and will re-
| turn to kanawha River saturday. She had
| good trip, including 1856 bris salt.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Robert PEBBLES for Poineroy and Alex
Chambers for Kanawha River with tows of
empty Darges Will leave to-day The Cobb
Cecil arrived last night from Iionton, with
tow OF pig iron. She will leave to-day FOR
Louisville,
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The Mississippi is open as far up as Com
merce. 35 miles above Cairo The Fannie
Tatun has laid up at New Orleans. ..... Yes
terday's Evansville Courier says: "fhe
Lizzie Gardner was sold ut Marshnl's sale yes
serday, to Messrs. stevens and Ware, Of Cm-
ciunaCl for the sum Of $3.50. They will take her
to Cincinnati to be used as harbor and Job
boat. The Lizzie Gardner Will be taken by her
new owners to Cinclnnati leaving to-day.h
Fhe steamer Belle st. Louis was cut Gown by
moving ice yesterday at st. Geneyieve,
sOme sixty miles from st. Louis.
anu will probably be total loss. Sic is
owned by the Belle st. LOUIS Transportation
Company, ant had run in the Missouri River
until that river closed last fall, when she went
into the Mcmpnis trade, and was en- route to
that city when she was forced to lay up on ac-
count OF the Ice. She was valued Mt 45 ,00O
anu insured in Cincinnati Offices for 30,UUO
She hau5O0 tons OF lrei hit aboard, which win
increase the loss to T5.UOO There was con-
siderable ice running this morning, supposed.