The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-27
RIVER INTELLIGEN CE,

Inc river was falling here at noon to-day
with % feet in the channel, a fall OF 1 foot 10
inches in twenty-fo hours, leaving space
of 81 feet under the Suspension Bridge, and
64yG feet space under the Newport Bridge.
Dispatches to the Merchauts' Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, Jan. 27--l0:O8 A. M.-Riyer
4 feet and on a stand. Weather cloudy and
moderating. Wind northwest. Thermometer
81.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 27--l0I5 A. NJ
River feet inches ana falling. Weather
clear. thermometer AZ. Wind southwest
PITTsBURG, PA, Jan. 27-12:O5 p. M.-Riyer.
6 feeo scant and falling. Weather taIr Ther-
mometer Al. Wind northwest.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. H--9:30 A. N,
Kanawha River feet l inch. Thermometer
81. Weather cam ant cloudy.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
Capt Geo. VOLTS superior passenger and
freight steamer Cherokee will leave this even
ing sure for New Orleans. She has unsur-
passed facilities for handling and storing
| freight, and affords the very best accommodate
| tioDs for passengers Capt. A. Byers is her
obhglng chief clerk. Tho fine packet Poto-
mac arrived this morning. and will return to
PomeroJ this evening at o'clock. -. The Laura
L. Davis left last evening for PIttsburg with
good trip, principally pig iron, of which she
had 2OS TONS She Will get 90 tons pig iron at
patronlzed by shippers, apI will leave this
morning for Memphis with good trip Of both
people and freight. The Fleetwood arrived
this morning, and will return to Huntington
this afternOOp. =. The Ben. Franklin arrived
from MADISON this morning and will return
this afternoon. ..... The Courier left for
Wheeling last evening with "a fair
trip OF passengers and freight. 80.
The G. W. Cheek passed Evansville yesterday.
She will arrive here in time to LOAD and leave
on her first trip for Vevay Monday. :. The
Gen. Lytle arrived this morning and will re-
turn this evening to Louisville. The Bonan-
"a arrived eaily this morning and returned to
Portsmouth at noon. The Ashland, en- route
from New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed Ev-
ansville yesterday .. Rising sun Recorder:
''Capt. Kirbys new steamboat, the George W.
Check, it is expected, will go UP Sunday, with
the VeVay band on board, on her first trip,
leaving Vevay at 10 o'cIock." . The Charles B.
Church arrived from New Orleans tiis morn
ing at O'Clock with 800 tons of freight, 400 tons
of witch, consisting principally OF sugar AMI
molasses, she will reshp TO different points on
the u sper OHIO via the Lhesapeake Il Ohio Rail-
road packet Fleetwood. The Thomas shtr-
lock will arrive this afternoon from y eW Or
leans and return next week.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Raven lett Middleport with q tow of salt
las, evening for lower Ohio. e. The Grand Lake
arrived from Pittsburg this morning with q
tow OF coal and started back with tow Of
empty barges. The Mary Ann, from Louis
Vlllt, CH TUulC W WIFI " lOW Vi GlDpUy
bargee, passed up this morning.
BOAT-HANDS GOSSIP.
An attempt will be made to-day to raise the
sunken tOwboat, Three Lights. 1t is txe
opinion, at st. Louis, of experienced 5oatmen,
that navigation will not be open there before
the middle Of February. The ice grows heav.
ier daily 81. The Katydid, that was cut down
at MiddlepOrt by the ice, is out OF water and
but slightly damaged, she will be afloat and
in running order soon. Y. 7. Scnenck & Son
have model barge loaded with about $40 tons
OF hay at Vevay, which the U. P. Schenck will
take on her next trip down, The vile OF Cap
tain w. Hickey, the clerk Of the Cherokee,
gave birth to a daughter this morning, al
Mo COW, ohio. Weight nine pounds .. Hack
Kelso and VIM. PenlleS0n will pilot the James
w. Gaff to Memphis. The Fannie Freese was
blown on the racKs about mile below Louisa,
kentucky, on the Virginia size Of the Big
sandy River, Thursday, where she is
still hard aground. Cap ain Frank Free e
arrived here this morning to charter boat to
take the place OF the Fannle Freese in the B tx
Sandy trade, as she Will remain aground until
there is rise in the big Sandy River. He was
negotiating for the Trout this morning ... VIM
Attenborough and Ben. Frazer will be the
Cherokee's pilots to New Orleans. The Chero-
kee had about 25J tons at noon to-day, and
will leave here this evening with upward Of
4U0 tons freight aod a fair passenger list.