The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

| RA LAN LIN l. ILll1IST HIN CE.
The RIVER rose feet here in the twenty -four
hours ending at noon to-day, with 35 feet 10
inches in the channel, leaving for passing
steamers Ct feet space under the Suspension
Bridge, and G41s feet space under the Newport
| Bridge.
Tne following boats were in port at noon:
| BoSCOna, Telegraph, BOnaEzl, City of Ports
mouth, Andy Baum, Gold Dust. Fawn, Ben.
Franklin, United States and Hudson.
| dispatches TO the Merchants Exchanged
| OIL CITY, PA, March 13-9:is A. M.-AlIe-
| gheny River feet 8 Inches and falling.
Weather clear and cool. Wind west. Tner-
| mOmeter IL.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. March 13--l0:27 A. M
MOnongahela River 10 feet 2 inches and ris-
| ing. Weather cloudy. Thermometer 70. Wind
southeast
PITTsBURG, March 13-l2IO P. M.-River 1a
feet inches and rising. Weather cloudy.
| Wind northwest Thermometer SO.
:, CHARLESTON, W: Va, March l8-lO:5O AM
hanaWha River feet inches Thermome-
ter 80. Weather cloudy. Wind southwest
specials to the Start
PITTsBURG, PA, March 13-9 A. M-Riyer
13 feet lncnes, and rising slowly. Weather
cloudy and cool.
CAIRO, ILL.,, March 1881 A. M.-The Chas.
Morgan passed down this morning loaded fiat
and full Of people. HARRY W. STEIN.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Telegraph arri we'd from Pomeroy this
morning and will return this evening at
o'clock.
The Fawn will leave this evening for Evans
vile.
The City of Portsmouth will leave this after
noon rs usual for Chilo.
The fine stdewheel steamer Andy Baum,
Capt. Hiram VintOn master, Mr. Nj. M. Deem
clerk, VIII leave tomorrow for Memphis.
The United States arrived This morning and
will return to Louisville this evening.
The fast Bostona arrived on time this morn
ing ana VIII return to huntington at her regu-
lar hour this afternoon, at which point she
connects with the G.. & o. Il. Il. for all points
East.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
Inc Ben. Franklin arrived from Madison
this morning and will return this afternoon
The Hudson will leave this evening for
Wheeling.
The new side-wheel steamer Gold Dust ar
rived at O'clock this morning, and will posi-
lively return to New Orleans tomorrow eve
ming. On her last trip she did big business
both going and coming. She registered GO
cabin passengers ana 30 deckers on the down
trip, and 6O cabin and ~ deck passengers COM
up. Capt. Il. H. Voolfolk commands, and
MIR. q. W. Gould, Jr, presides in the office.
TOWB0AT MOVEMENTS.
The Hornet No. 2, 1 ON DOdsWOrth and John
Dippold passed up this morning with tOws Of
empty barges for Pittsburg.
The Whale left this morning for Pittsburg,
The Ella Layman has en- discharged firm
the Government service and left for Marietta
this morning.
The Raven Will leave this evening for New
Orleans
The Mt. Clare will arrive to- ight from Kama
VIVA with lUO,0IO bush. of Raymond CITY coal
The kanawha No. tried yesterday to raise
the two Dargcs that were sunk at Seda amsVille
during the recent breakup of the ice but
failed, anu left for POmcroy light.
To-day's Louisville CUUrIer-J Ournal saws,
"lhe j. ii. Bgley and barges arrived from st.
Louis yesterday morning. Sne snapped tows
here with the Alice Brown, the former return
lug to st. Louis and the latter taking the Big
ley's tow to PIttsburg.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Pilot Ed. Devol came down this morning
from Bellaire.
Jesse smith is the Ella Layman's pilot to
Marietta
The Dove No. 2 has re- entered the Louisville
and Kentucky River trade
John Oyler Will stand watch on the Raven
to Louisville, where he will turn her over to
John Il. Goodrich and William w ellis, who will
pilot her to New Orleans.
The Upper Cumberland River has risen sur
hciently for navigation, anu the Hurry county
war has been began between the Bee Line and
the Lowell. 1t is waxing warm, and the boys
are having lots of fun, II they don't make any
money.
The Gold Dust will be commanded, as here
tolore, by capt. X. II, Voolfolk.
We are IN receipt of a letter from Ed A.
DOnnally, Clerk of the A. q. Donnaliv. in
which he Informs us that the Donnally added
Is people at Louisville.
Mrs. Koch and her accomplished daughter.
Emma, were among the passengers on the
United States for New Albany They have
been visiting friends in Cincinnati for the past
week.