The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star. /


PIrTsBURG. April 90 A. M.-River 7 feet
inches and falling. Weather clear and pleas
ant.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, April 9-Y:4j A. M.-AHe-
gheny River feet and stationary. Weather
cloudy. Thermometer 90.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. April 9-10:12 A. NJ
Monongahela River feet inches and fall
ing. Weather fair. Thermometer 81. Wind
south.
PITTsBURG, PA. April 9-120l P. M.-Riyer
feet inches aud falling. Weather fair. Wind
east Thermometer 54. ...I-
CHARLESTON, W. VA, April 9-l0:1l A. NJ
Kanawha River feet. Thermometer 81
Weather cloudy and calm.
The river continued to fall slowly here al
noon to-day, with 23 feet inches In the chan
mel, leaving for passing steamers 79 feet space
under the Suspension Bridge and 76x feet
space under the Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Ohio No. 4, Fleetwood, Wildwood, Fawn, A..G.
Donnally, U. +. Schenck, Cons. Millar, GeoW.
Check, City Of Portsmouth, Gen. Lytle and
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS. 49,.
The Fleetwood will return to Hunting gten
this afternoon at O'Clock.
The Cons. MiIar is the next packet for Mem
phis She is now loading at the wharf-boat.
and will leave wednesday.
The Emma Graham, for PittsburR, and Vfr-
gle Lee, for kanawha River, left Saturday
with good packet trips.
Capt. J. L. Carters mammoth freigtter, U.
p. Schenck, is now loading, and will be the
first boat out for New Orleans. She will leave
tomorrow positively, and as she carries no
passengers, people desiring to travel to New
Orleans will have to lay over till Thursday and
register with Capt II. u. Hart on his hBe new
steamer, A. &. Donnally. .-,
The James W. Gaff, leaving for Memphis
Saturday, had good trip OF freight and
large number OF excursionfsts.
The Hudson will return TO Wheeling to-
morrow.
The fine Pomeroy packet, Ohio No. 4. takes
her departure from the Wharf-boat, foot of
Broadway, at s z. Nj.
The Mary Miller left for st. Louis Saturday
evening with ~ people and about $50 toms OF
freight. The Gold Dust. leaving Saturday eve
ming for ST. Louis and Mississippi River, had
fine trip of people and freight
Capt w. ID. Kirby's btue- glass packet, Geo.
w. Cheek, leaves promptly at p. M. for Yeyay
and all intermediate points.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysville.
The City OF Portsmouth arrived and will re-
turn to Chilo this afternoon.
The Nashville will arrive to-morroW from
Tennessee River and return Friday.
The Louis A.. Sherley arrived this morning
from Madison, and will leave for Carrollton
The Golden City win arrive from New Or
leans this afternoon and return the latter part
Of the week.
The Fawn arrived at 11:45 A. NJ, and will
return to Evansville tomorrow. She re-
shipped on the G. Il U. Il. Il. packet Fleetwood
,20i bags bone dust, az hhds tobacco and 100
brls Hour.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Baltic, at $3.50 A. M. Hornet, at $3.50 A.
NJ, and BoaZ at A. NJ, arrived from Pitts
burg with tows OF coal.
The Alex. swift arrived at Ii A. M. with
tow Of coal for SwIfps Rolling Mills, up Lack
4 ing River.
The Kauawha No 2 arrived last night from
st. Louis with q tow OF empty barges, and will
leave this afternoon for P0merOy.
TIE Cobb Cecil arrived at 6:30-A. N. with q
misceIla laneous tow from Ironton.
The Etna, from lronton, passed down at Ii
A. NJ. with o large raft for Louisville and tive
empty barges, which she will take to Shawnee
town, where she will load them with corn for
Huntington.
The Condor arrived this morning with coal.
and will return to Pomeroy this afternoon with
tow of empties.
The Robt. PEBBLES was picking up an empty
tow this morning, preparatory to leaving for
PomeroY this afternoon.
The Resolute arrived this morning with a tow
OF coal, aud returned to Pitts5urg With a tow
Of empty barges. ..
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Daniel EchOlS and son arrived by rail this
morning from Pittsburg to meet and stand a
watch on the Fearless, now above Evansville,
en- route to Pittsburg.
HarrisoA Murray and L. Barringer were the
EJna'g pilots
The " ashlngton Star says: "The appoint
ment OF James D'Neill, as Supervising In
spector of Steamboats, at st. Louis, Mo-, has
been recalled by the Secretary of the Treasury,
and William Burnett has been reinstated in
that office. MI. Burnett was relieved under o
misapprehensIon of facts"
The Chas. Ii. Church received $50 brls pork
and 400 dry brs at Evansville The Robert
Mitchell will get about rs tons hay.
Capt. Pres. lodwick retires from the Ohio
No. to-day, and Capt Dan Moore takes com
mand. Capt. LodwIck will take charge of the
Gait House.
1t may be interesting to the general reader
to know that a la ge raft Of logs or lumber,
propelled by its own weight and the current.
will Outrun the current 1t is curious fact
that is well understood among river men. The
philosophical principle which explains it is
that the law Of Eravltation tends to move the
raft as it moves the current and that to the
force OF gravity is added the power Of the m0y
ing current.
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