The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-10
RIVER NEWS,

Nothing Of Importance has occurred
on the river here since our last report,
but the rising Of the temperature
throughout the country excites the hope
Of steamboatmen somewhat. The mer-
curry here at 7 O'Clock this morning indI-
Gated "a degrees above zero, and % de-
grees above at noon.
The river continued to rise slowly
here at noon to-day, with II feet inch
in the channel-a rise of inches in
| twenty-four hours.
| Special to the STAR:
PORTSMOUTH, o., Jan. 10.-The sudden
| three-f0ot rise in the Ohio River yester-
day morning caused the ice gorge to
break at several points above. A tele-
gram from lronton states the ice had be-
gun to move at A. M, and at 2 O'Clock
| the ice above the city broke with loud
| crash and carried numerous coal floats
| and small crafts before the resistless
pressure. Heavy chains and cables were
snapped like string. The wharfboat,
however, stood the pressure by the use
of dozens OF chains. The ice stopped at
$3.50 this morning. The gorge still re-
mains, but it is thought will break again,
as the river is rising. L. e. W.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, Jan. 10-9:O5 A. M
Weather clear and cold. Wind south.
Thermometer "a.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 10-9:58 A. M.
River 8 feet 8 inches and rising.
Weather fair. Thermometer 8. Wind
northeast.
PITTsBURG, PA, Jan. 10-9:30 A. NJ
1t is impossible to tell the stage OF water,
as the marks are covered with ice,
Wind northeast. Freezing.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. 10-9:57 A.
M.-Weather calm, cloudy and very
cold. Kanawha River feet inches.
Capt. W. Honshel:
1RoNToN, o., Jan. 10-9:45 A. M.-The
ice stopped at Riverton. Very large
cakes of ice are moving slowly here.
The river has raised feet since last
night. The Etna towed the barge Eli.
son to Ashland. The Gaylord and Pc
ters were at Ashland docks and did not
go. Barges at Huntington are safe.
GEORGE W. KEYE.
Capt. W. Honshell:
PORTSMOUTH, o., Jan. 10.-0:15 A. NJ.
The river rose teet inches yester-
day. Ice broke at 2:30 A. NJ. and stopped
at $3.50 A. M. Water tell feet, anu is
now up to where it was. 1t is now
showing. M. MOORE.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The breakup at lronton yesterday
was disastrous one. The Pomeroy
Transportation Company lose probably
SO 0OO The Big Sandy Packet COmpa-
ny's loss will reach about 5000. The
Ashland Coal Company estimate their
loss at $50 900. A large number of empty
and loaded barges were carried away,
some of them sunk and a few were
saved. :. The Joseph III. Bigley broke the
ice in the harbor at Cairo yesterday
The Ohio River is gorged at Grand
Chain and above there, and the Missis-
sippi River is gorged above Columbus
ana between Columbus and Hickman.
A new gorge has formed at Cerro Gordo,
near Evansville. E. The gorges on Kama
Wha River at Ten-nile and Buffalo broke
Monday. The Fiye-mile gorge ON the
Kanawha was expected to break last
night. The Gallipolis gorge broke yes
terday afternoon, but the Addison gorge
appears TO be very firm. The Osceola
arrived at Memphis yesterday from Full
ton. She came through the narrow
opening at Randolph. She reported the
gorge solid at Fort Pillow. The John
Hanna is fast i'll the ice gorge, floating
with it safely. The Jas. ID. Parker ar
rived at Memphis yesterday from be-
low The floating ice stove hole in
the hull of the dredgt-boat Octayia yes
terday al Mound City, but she was pre-
vented from sinking by prompt action.
.. The ice is very heavy at Cairo, and
some uneasifess is felt for boats i'll that