The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-19


matt and all way points az noon. The Fannie
nugan is due from Huntington at II A. NJ.
The Carrie is due from Manchester at noon
Weather cloudy and cold. River 81 feet as,d
falling
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchange.I
OIL CITY, PA, March 1890 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River feet inches and falling.
Weather cod and showing. Wind cast Tner-
nOmeter IL.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, March 1890 p. NJ
Kanawha River Z feet inches and falling
slowly. Thermometer 80. Weather cloudy.
Wind south.
The river was falling rapidly here at noon
to-day, with 81 feet 8 inches in the channel,
leaving for passing steamers % feet space un-
der the Suspension Bridge, aad GIN feet space
under the Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bostona, Ohio No. 4, Wildwood, Jas. W. Gatf,
George W. Cheek, City OF Portsmouth, Louis A.
oherley, Gen. Lytle and KaJicP Kountz
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Ohio No. 4 will return to Pomeroy this
evening, leaving at O'Clock from The wharf
boat foot of Broadway.
The James w. GaG commenced receiving
| this morning for Memphis, for which point she
will leave Wednesday,
The Wildwood left for Maysvllle to-day at
noon.
The vint shinkle, leaving for Memphis Sat-
| urday evening, mad fair trip.
The Bostona arrived this morning and will
| return this evening to Huntington. She is a
| commodious steamer and in command OF efli-
| Client officers, Capt. Isaac Bryson commanded,
| ana Mr.. w. T. Walker plesides in the office.
Capt. w. IL. Kirby'5 reliable side wheel
steamer, George W. Check, returned this morn
| ing from Madison with fine trip, as she usu-
| ally does. She leaves at P. M. sharp for Ve-
| way and other intermediate points.
| The City Of Portsmouth will leave this After
noon for Chilo and way landings.
The Cherokee, Thompson Dean and Mary
Miller are above Cairo
| The Robert Mitchell left for New Orleans
Saturday with moderate passenger trip and
400 tons OF freight.
| The Gen Lyle is the U. S. Mail Line boat
| leaving this evening for Louisville.
The Louis A. Sherley arrived this morning
| and will leave for Carrollton this afternoon.
| The Golden Rule will arrive tonight, and ia
announced to return to New Orleans to-mor-
row. Capt o. p, Shnkle commands ana Mr..
| w. X. Shaw is in the office.
| The Mary Miller will arrive from st. Louis
| Wednesday night and return Friday.
The Katie p. kountz arrived from Pittsburg
yesterday, and left for st. Louis this after
noon.
| The Fawn arrived from Evansville to-day
and will return Tomorrow She is line
| steamer, in command of gentlemanly officers,
ana deserving of the patronage OF shippers.
capt. 4. v. Smttn commands, ana "A. Jennings
| has charge of the Office.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Lioness, at 6:lj a. NJ, and the George
Lysle, at $3.50 A. M, passed down with lows of
| coal.
The Robert Peeb'es arrived yesterday and
left for Kentucky River last night. She will
return to Pomeroy tomorrow
The Ben. " ood passed up at O'clock this
morning for Pittsburg with tow OF empty
barges.
The Ny Choice arrived from Pittsburg at z
O'Clock this morning with tow Of coal. she
| takes two barges OF coal TO Louisville.
| The Etna is due to-day from st. Louis.
| BOAT-HANDS' GOSSIP.
Business was decidedly dull on the wharf
this morning.
While the Golden City was lowering her
chimneys saturday evening preparatory to
leaving for New Orleans, the guy rod, whicn
holds the chiuneys together, broke, letting
them fall but doing no serious damage, only
that of OBTAINING her twenty four hours for re-
paIrs which she completed, and left last even
ing with So cabin anu ~ deck passengers and
SO ions Of feis sht oae Of the best trips that has
left this port for some time.
MIR. Schaenlaub, OF the wharfboat firm OF
Rankin u Co., at evansville, is in st. Louis for
the purpose Of getting The I,5UU tons steamer
| Commonw ealth to 20 TO Evansville where a
full cargo awaits her for New Orleans. He is
also trying to get the steamer Molle Moore,
and if he succeeds. he will send her to the
Wabash River to load with corn for New Or
leans.
Amos Gardner and Allen Sutton were the
| Katie Z, kountZ's pilots from here to st. Louis.
Messrs. Cnristy and Truslow have an eye on
the little steamer Alex. Kendall, with view
of purchasing her for the Gallipolis and Kama
wha River trade. The Kendall is in the hands
Of the Marshal at Coviugton, and will probably
be sold at day not far distant
Capt. W. II. Kirby informed us this morning
that ne has no intention whatever or Iengthen-
ing the Cheek.
Captain James Good, of the Mississippi VAL
ley Transportation Company, is In the city.
He will leave this afternoon for Madison,
where he is experimenting the building of q
toWboAt for that Company.