The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-18
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river continued to rise slowly here at
noon. The following were the different stages
of water this morning: . A. M, % feet inch;
Q "A. M.,5 feet inches: 10 A. M, 81 feet
inches; noon, 81 feet 9 inches.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Jan. le-10:O3 A. M
River Il feet and falling. " Gather cloudy.
Thermometer az. Wmdsouth.
PITTsBURG, PA, Jan. 18-1l:b7 A. M.-RiveI
Is feet q inches and falling. Weather foggy
Thermometer 20 Wind northwest
CHARLEsT ON, w. VA, Jan. 18-12:el P. M
Thermometer 10. Weather calm. Heavy fog.
Kanawha River q feet inch and stationary,
specials to the Star.
BRowNsyfLLE, PA, Jan. lS-l1.80 A. M
RIVER 81 feet and falling. Weather cloudy.
w ind south. Thermometer II.
PTrTsBURG, PA, Jan. 1s-lO:s0 A. M.-Riyer
l6 feet and falling.
PIrPsBuBG, Jan. 1872 M.-River is feet 8
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and cool.
SrEUBENsvILLE, o., jan 18-9:l5 A. NJ
River n feet; has fallen about feet. The ice
has nearly all run out Considerable drift
running.
River between 70 and 30 feet. 1t commenced
falling last night.
PomERoY, o., Jan. 1s-1O:sO A. M.-The river
is falling.
Pr. PLEASANT, W. VA, Jan. fs--9:15 A. NJ
Ohio and Kunawha Rivers both falling slowly.
There is very little ice In the Ohio aud none in
kanaWha.
CATrLETsBuRG, Jan. ls--9a5 A. M.-Rlyer
falling slowly.
MAYsyILLE, o =, Jan. l6-10:3D A. M.-RiVeI
raised 2 feet 6inches last night and still rising
at the rate OF inch per hour. Full of ice and
very foggy.
RIPLEY, O., Jan. 1s-lO:SO A. M.-River ris-
ing fast; no ice here yet.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The fine new steamer, Golden City, Capt. j,
3D. Hegler, Master, Capt Sterling Mcintyre
Clerk, is loading at the foot Of Race street for
New Orleans, and is announced to leave Satur-
day. The Golden City has large and elegantly
furnished state rooms and very accommodate
ing officers, who pay strict attention to the
comfort Of passengers. The Is. IL. Cooke is
advertised to leave for Nashville the latter part
of this week. -. The United States will leave
| this evening for Louisville and the General
| Lytle will leave Louisville for Cincinnati this
| afternoon. ...lhe superb passenger steamer
| Amy Baum is the regular Memphis packet
| this week. She will leave Saturday for lower
Ohio and Memphis direct Capt. Hiram Vim.
| ton commands and Mr. M. NJ. Deem has charge
4 of the Office. Capt. w. Honshell will start hi
4 packet 10 running next week, leaving here
1 daily from the Big Sandy wharfboat foot o
| Broadway.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
One hundred and eight boats OF every de-
| scription and seven sections of decks passet
| Galtipolis yesterday, coming down in the ice
.. Our friend, Frank II. skunk, has resigned
his position on the James w. Gaf as secont
clerk, and to-day took charge OF the office o
the Mary Miller, where he will hereafter b.
found :. The wreck OF the Calumet was caugh
and landed at Louisville yesterday .Humph
rey's Wharfboat was carried away from
Evansville yesterday afternoon. -. The follow
ing are The names Of the new Golden City
officers: Capt. J. D. Hegler, Master: Capl
5. Q. Mcintyre, Clerk; Eugene Handlan ant
wash. Teniey, pilots; B. Fitzsimmons, frs
lie gineer; Ed Kirton and John Dreffer, STEW
ards; E. King, mate; and Joseph Graham
carpenter. JAS. Wilson. Esq, clerk OF tn
Cons. Millar, will leave this evening for Louis
VILE. Capt. James Kirker has completed tn
repairs Of the Exchange, and will start her VI
the river the first of next week :. The Cham
pion No. 0 went down to Webo's Landing yes
terday and got sixty tons Of freight on tn
sunken steamer Alex. Kendall, which sh
brought up and discharged this morning q
the New Orleans WharfDoat.