The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-06
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
FREIGHT BY RIVER.


lSpeclals 20 Lhe Star.l
OIL CITY, Pa, Dec. $3.50 A. M.-Allegheny
River has risen 2 feet since yesterday, and
there are now feet inches of water and still
rising. Weather cloudy. Wind southeast. Ther-
mometer 30.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, Dec. $3.50 A. M
Monon gahea River 10 feet and rising, having
risen feet 2 inches Showing. Thermometer
38 Wind east.
PITTsBURG, PA, Dec. ell 100 A. M.-River
is rising, with feet inches OF water by the
marks and rising-a rise of feet II inches
| since yesterday. Another coafboat rise is ex-
peeted Weather cloudy and cold.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, Dec. 6-lO:3O A. M
Kanawha River 5 feet inches and rising.
Weather cloudy. Light snow. Wind south
west Thermometer So.
| Commodore Jas. s. Wise:
LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. 6-I0:30 A. M.--The
Vint Shlnkle is at the foot of the Canal Pros
poets now are we will get through this eve
ming. A. LINDSAY, Clerk.
| The river continued to fall at noon to-day,
| with ID feet inches IN the channel.
| Weather cloudy and cool this morning.
l
mOnetcr 35. At A. III. the thermometer in
dicated very little change in the weather out
" est since ycSte day.
Business was rather dull this morning on the
Public Landing on account of the Indictment
wea her.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Ohio NO. 4, Fleetwood, Bonanza, General Ly-
tie, General Pike, Louis A. Sherley, U. 7.
| Schemes, Cherokee, City Of Portsmouth.
| STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| The A. c. Donnally left last evening Tor
New Orleans with over rs cabin and l0J deck
passengers and 800 tons freight.
The large and unsurpassed freight steamer
| U. p Schenck will be the next boat leaving
| for the Lower Mississippi and New Orleans.
She is now at the N y. Wharfboat and will
depart Saturday. Captain j. l.. Carter is her
| popular commander
| he fine, last and commodIous side-w wheel
packet Fleetwood will leave this evening for
Huntington, where she conuects with the Z. q
O. Railroad for all Eastern cities. Capt. j. L.
Campbell is her worthy master, and C.W.Van-
derbilt and Gus Honsheu are her efficient and
clever clerks.
The Gne steamer Vnt Shinkle will leave for
| Evansville, Cairo and Memphis Saturday.
| Capt. James keniRton commands, ana Mr.. j. A.
| Lindsay presides in the office.
| The Robert Mitchell left New Orleans for
| this city yesterday.
| The Mary Miller en- route from St. Louis to
| this city, passed Evansville yesterday.
| The popu ar packet Ohio No. will be the
| regular packet leaving this evening for CALI
po is and Pomeioy. capt. John Levisay coma
manis, and MIR. Frank Morgan and Dave
Scatterday are her agreeable clerks.
The JaS W. CAT, going down, passed Cairo
| yesterday.
The God.n Crown arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The large and elegant side wheel packet
| Gen. LyJle arrived this morning from LOUIS
| vile, and will return this evening, leaving
| from the foot OF Vine street.
| The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
| furnpI to Portsmouth at noon,
| The Cons. Millar left last evening for Men,
phis with fair trip of passengers and 800 tons
| freight.
| The Laura L. Davis left for Pittsburp last
| evening with moderate trip She will leave
| Pittsburg Tuesday and be here in time TO leave
Friday, l4th, for the Lower Ohio and Tennes-~
see River.
The Fannie Tatum left st. Louis yesterday
| for Pittsblrg.
The iine and fast side wheel steamer Ex-
press will be found in port this afternoon, and
will leave this evening for Wheeling and
| Pittshurg direct. Captain Asa B. Booth mas
| ter and Mart Noll and James Noll clerks are
| her efficient and courteous chief officers.
| The Vint Shinkle will arrive from Memphis
| to- morrow and return Saturday.
TowBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| To-dav's Louisville CourIer-J ournal SAYS:
"The Fearless ana tow were still at the
wharf last evening.
"Ihe Andy Fulton is using the old-fash-
| ioned wheel again.
"The hale and tow were due up from St.
| LOUIS last evening.
"Ihe Etna and tow are here on their way to
| st. Louis. Tney await the opening Of the
| blockade.
"Che Ironsides and low are yet at the foot of
the canal awaiting an opportunity to proceed
to PIttssurg.
The L. NJ, Norton's tow is at the foot Of the
canal. she was at New Albany yesterday re-
pairing boilers"
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
| The steamer Bob Connel was sold at Pitts
| burg Yesterday to Reck Vaughn for $3,000 He
| Will run her in the Big Sandy River.
| During the month Of November 1000 tons
| manufactured iron and S0S tons pig iron we've
received here per barges by the elevators.
| dispatch from Chattanooga says: "The
Tennessee River Improvement Convention
met here to-day, two hundred and hfsy
| delegates being present. The States OF Tennes-
see, Alabama, Georgia ana North Carolina are
represented. Ex- Governor Chapman, OF Ala
bama, is President. A very strong memorial
will be addressed to Congress, asking for an
appropriation Of $2.OU0,U0O to finish the canal
abound and through Mussel Shoals, which viii
open the river from Chattanooga 70 the ONO.
| Attempts are made to couple other internal
improvements with the Tennessee, but the
Convention will adhere to this river"
The Bonanza brought down 4Ss hogs this
morning.
For Pittsburg.
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