The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-13

up with an empty tow at IL A. NJ
dispatches TO the Merchants Exchange;
OIL CITY Pa, July 1912 M.-AIIe-
gheny River ! foot inches and ststsah-
ary. Thermometer 50. Wind southwest
" Gather clear and warm.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, July 1881 A. N
Monongahela River 4 feet inches and salI-
ing. Thermometer q. Wind southeast.
Weather fair.
PITTsBURG, PA, July 13-12:O P. M.-RiveF
feet inches and falling. Thermometer ~.
W Gather clear and calm
Kanawha River A feet 2 inches, 1hermoh-
eter u. Weather clear and calm.
The river fell feet here in the "a n0Hrs
ending at noon to-day, with IA feet inches
in the channel.
The following steamers were In port at noon:
Bostona, Exchange, Wildwood, A. Z. DoHHaI-
", Golden Rule, Andy Baum, Louis A. Siser-
ley, Geo. W. cheek, United states aud Andes.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The fine Exchange, Captain James Kirksr,
master, Mr.. W. A. Maddy, clerk, arrived this
morning, and will return to Pomeroy at her
usual hour this evening.
The popular and swift Bostona leaves at 80
P. NJ. for Huntington, where she connects wEth
the Chesapeake e Ohio Railroad for all points
East.
Captain o. p Shinkle's fast and cummodious
new steamer Golden Rule will positively de-
part Tomorrow evening for Vicksburg,
Natchez and New Orleans direct. Mr.. VIM 4
Shaw is her courteous chief clerk, and Albert
Shinkle attends to the duties Of receiving
freight.
The George W. Cheek came in this morning
from Vevay, and wilt leave at 3 Z. NJ. for Mad
| isOn.
The Louis A. Shcrley arrived from Carrollton
last night, and viii leave for Madison this af-
| ternoOn.
/ The Ashland has gone up the Yellowstone
/ again.
The favorlte lower Ohio River packet Antfy
i Baum, Capt. Hiram Niuton master, Mr.. NJ. N.
/ Deem clerk, Will positively depart tomorrow
/ as announced for Memphis. She is a side-
| wheel steamer, and afforus unGxcelled accom-
mod atlons for passengers and freight.
/ The Gen. Lytle arrived this morning, and
will return to Louisville this evening.
| The Wildwood arrived this morning and re-
i turned to MaysvIlle at noon.
I The City Of Portsmouth will leave as usual
| this afternoon for Chilo.
| The Mary Miller will arrive from ST. Louis
j this evening and return Tomorrow evening
sure. She discharged 4 milstonea, $50 pigs
| lead and W hhds tobacco at Louisville She
| has l5 boxes eggs, 10 bales broOmcOrn and a
4 bales cotton, which she will reshiB to Pitts
4 burg.
The Virgie Lee, en- route from Pittsburg, will
| arrive TINS afternoon. and Is announced to
1 4eaVe this afternoon for st. Louis.
The mammoth A. c. Donnally arrived from
New Orleans ats o'clsc> this morning, with a
| cabin passengers aud 30J tons freight. She
| registered ~ cabin and 10 deck passengers 60
| ing down and II! cabin and SO deck people
coming mp. She made the run from New Or
| leans to Cincinnati in days ana l2h heura
| aud made 40 landings. She run from Cairo to
| Paducah in hours ana SO min utes, part Of the
| way against heavy head wind. Her time
| from cairo to Evansville was only Is hours and
| as minutes, making 8 landings ana running
! slow bells for shoa water, drawing feet, her
| fast trim being ~ inches. She lost hours IN
tde canal, and run from Louisville to Cinein-
M in n.i 1i.,.t.. IL
| landings. The Donnally Will return to New
| orleans Wednesday.
T0WBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Fred. hson passeu up Tor PIttsburg at
| IL A NJ, with several empty barRes and q
couple OF Grey's model baIges partly loaded
| with ore.
Tue storm No. 8, st. Louis to Ironton, win
pass.up Tonight with tow OF iron ore.
| The hover, from st. Louis, passed up at I6
minutes past u this afternoon Gor Pittsbuix,
with tow Of mon ore.
| BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
| The Louisiana LtYee Company have sued the
State for Sl,7OS,OO0, alleged to be due for werk
done on the levee.
The Grand Republic is to go iuto the cotton
trade this fall as a $4,000 bale boat.
Captain Frank H. Skunk, Of the Mary Miller,
arrived by rail last n ght from Louisville.
The small steamer Plow City was burned
last saturday above Rock Island. She was
owned by Celin Thompson. Nothing is left but
the boiler and engine, aud they are not llkely
to be very valuable. The boat is said to have
cost between 200 and Sl,b0U. lt,was insured
for $3.50 In the Traders Insurance Company of
Chicago
TtIe Mary Ann sunka coal boat in the canal
at Louisville yesterday, and several steamers
were detained.
The wharfage receipts at Cincinnati for the
week endin. last night amounted to $lR 40
The Frank Willard is undergoing repuirs In
the Ash and docks.
Comniander Byron Wilson, United States
Navy, arrived from League Island last night.
and is attne Grand Hoel. Wilson is known
to all our stcamOoatmen as a distinguished
commander in the Mississippi Squadron, I'M
der Admirals FoOte, Davis and Porter
Reports state that Capt. Asa Booth and 9TH
ers have purchased the steamer Express, at
| Wheeling, for $4,000. and will butld a new boar
for her machinery, for the PiItsburg and st.
| Louis trade.
Deck hands are so scarce at Bismarck that
those of the boats from below all strike for
higher wages when they reach there.
| A boiler was shipped East last night by the
Fleetwood, destined for The North Carolina
gold mines, owned by Mcssrs. PEBBLES and Will
lard, or Ironton, anu W. Q. Adams and d. f.
Council, of Portsmouth, Ohio
| Joseph b. Taylor, for many years an engSa-
eer of the ONO and Mississippi Rivers, died
yesterday at Monongai,ea City.
| Messrs. Spilman, IIalJterman & Co., tn en-
terprising commission merchants Of No. So
| " ater street, are receiving bids for a new
boat intended for the Kentucky River trade.
She will be OF the full Dimensions of the lock
in Kentucky River, and very fast
| Mr. Thomas Hunter, mate Of the A. C. Don
nally, will leave tonight for Pittsburg. lie
will return Tuesday.
| For Wheeling.