The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-29
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
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PITTsBURG, PA, March 29-s:l2 A. M.-Riyer
ID feet aud falling. Weather clear and cold.
IRoNToN, o., Marcn 29-llH7 A. M.-River
swelling slowly. BOstona up at 7 A. NJ Rob
ert PEBBLES down at 6:3O A. NJ. Local packets
on time.
PORTSMOUTH, o. March 29-l2:2O p. NJ
River 80 feet inches and rising. Weather
clear and pleasant MS spring. Boats up:
bostona at a. NJ: Potomac at 9:3I A. M:
local packets on time. Bost0na, Scioto aud
Telegraph due at noon. Robert Poebles down
at II 40 A. M. Bostona, Sciota and Telegraph
due down Tonight at 1890.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March ell 30 A. M.-Ar-
rived: Gen. Lytle, from Cincinnati; Josh. Cook,
Nellie Speer, Ella. Charles Bowen, from Pitts
burg; Tarascon, from Hen erson; Dove, from
Kentucky River; Belle, from Madison. De-
parted: Coal Hill, for St. Louis; Jas. D. Par
ker, up at noon to-day. FaWn passed down.
IN place of the Grey Eagle last night. Ar
rived; Charles Morgan, at IL A. NJ.
MEMPHIS, TENN, March 29-8:46 A, M.--The
A. =. Donnally passed up last night, four days
out We have eighty cabin, and ninety Ave
oecA passengers Il. A, DoNNALLY.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
Oil CITY, PA, March 1885 A. M-AlIe-
gheny Rlver7 feet inches and falling. Wealth
er clear and cold. Thermometer 20. Wind
west.
A.s A.
Monongahela River feet inches aud fau-
ing. Weather clear. Thermometer 80. Wind
east.
P1TTsBURG. March 2O-l2IO p. M.-Riyer 10
feet 8 inches and falling Weather clear.
Wind north. Thermometer 80.
CHARLESTON. w. VA, March 29-I0:26 A, NJ
Kanawha River 10 feet inches and falling.
thermometer AZ. Wind north. Weather clear.
The river was about stationary here at noon
to-day, with 90 feet 3 inches in the channel.
leaving for passing steamers 62 feet space an
der the Suspension Bridge and 59X feet SPACE
under tine Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bostona, OHIO No. 4, Bonanza, Andy Baum,
Chas. B. Church, Citv of Portsmouth, United
States, Tnos. Sherlock, Mary Houston and Ben.
Franklin.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Andy Baum is the next boat leaving for
Memphis. She leaves Saturday. The Jas ID,
Parker, leaving last evening fUr Memphis, had
fair trip.
fhe City of Portsmouth leaves at 4P. M. for
Chilo.
The United States arrived this morning and
will return to Louisville this evening.
The Bostona is the regular packet. leaving
this afternoon for Huntington.
The Chas. Morgan Will arrive to nj ght. She
is advertised to return to New Orleans Satur-
day.
Capt Lew Kates' magnificent side wbeeJ
steamer, Thomas Sherlock, is the only steamer
leaving for the South to-day She lakes her
departure for New Orleans from the foot of
Race street at r. NJ, and will go through
without detention. She takes round trip ex
cursionists at a low rate, and the probabilities
are that she will have large number Mr.. Al.
l., Virden does the honors OF the office.
The Chas. b. Church will follow the Thomas
Sherlock, and leave for New Orleans Saturday
positively. Capt. j. 5. Patterson commands.
and Mr. j. L. Hambleton has charge of the
Office.
The Ohio No arrived from Pomeroy this
morning, and will return at her regular hour
this evening.
The Ben. Franklin, from Madison, arrived
this morning ana will return his afternoon,
The Mary Houston arrived from New Or
leans this morning at O'Clock She brought
in 15O tons OF freight AM registered 2l4 cabin
and $50 deck passengers on the round trip. 90
cabin people down, and ll4 coming up She
will return next tuesday.
ToWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Hawkeye returned from Louisville this
morning anu left for Kentucky River with a
tow of coal.
The Sam. Brown, Baltic and Tom Dods-
worth passed up from Louisville TINS morning
en- route to Plttsburg.
The Bengal Tiger arrived from Pittsburg
this morning with tow of coal.
The TX. Hammitt, with empty barges,
and loaded with iron ore, is living below the
Southern railroad bridge, waiting for the raw
er TO fall sufficiently to let her proceed to
Pittsbug.
Inc Mount clare, from Louisville for Ka-
nawha River, passed up this morning with an
empty tow
BoAT-HANDS' GOSSIP.
The Thos. Sherlocks pilots to New Orleans
will be Yves. COnners and Isaac Cough.
Capt A. J. Schenck came up from Vevav
this morning, and will return this evening.
Mr. A. e. Jennings is now in the office Of
the City Of Portsmouth, in place of MIR. Lew.
Morris, who has stopp, d OF on account of sick
ness.
Neal Robinson will be a passenger ON the.
BostoDa this evening to Kanawha River.
Capt. Darlington aG Wheeling has sold the
steamer Carrie Brooks to capt, Trimble. of
for 80, 900.
1 he Ihos Sherlock has large engagements
below, including 4U0 bales hay at the mouth of
Salt River, 2OJ baIesthay at Leavenworth and
400 tons OF miscellaneous freight at shawnee
town.
Nathan Shaward, an old Kanawha, Wabash.
and Mississippi River pilot, is in
the city. Mr.. Shaward came down this morn
ing from Sciotoville, where he has been en-
gagged in farming for several years.
The funeral Of Geo. j. Cayton. whose death
was announced in yesterdays STAR, Will take
place tomorrow at2 O'Clock ?, NJ.
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY, 29tn, at 2, Nj, POSITIVELY,
~ hOHIO NO. 4. Pres. LodwicK, Master
l,ffsk2Ss4I Freight received at all hours on
- " har- boat, foot of Broadway. W.