The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
lSpecials to the STar.l

BROWNSVILLE. Pa. Dec. l3-Monon qaheIa
River feet inches aad falling. Weather
clear. Thermometer 80. Wind east.
PITTsBURG, PA, Dec. l3-ll:O0 A. M.-River
feet IL inches and failing slowly. Weather
clear and mild Thermometer So.
CHARLEsTOR, w. VA, Dec l3-l0:50 A. M
kanawha River feet inches and falling.
thermometer 80. Wind 5Jutnwest.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3-Riycr feet inches
on the Fails, and 8 feet inches in the Canal.
Clear and pleasant. Thermometer 48.
The river rose 4 little last night, but was
falling at noon to-day with 81 feet inches in
the channel.
Weather clear AMI warn.
Business good this morning on the Public
Landing
The 70 lowing steamers were in port at noon:
Gen. Pike, United states, Bootona Ohio No, 1,
Bonanza. \. l.. Morton, City OF Portsmouth.
Express, Cherokee, Thomas Sherlock, Mary
Miller and e. Is. church.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
Don't forget tnaE the Cherokee will positive
ly depart This evening for New Orleaas. Capt.
Geo Wolf commands and Capt. A. Beyers has
charge o. the flee.
The fue, fast and popular side wheel packet
OHIO NO. 4 VIII be the regular boat leaving this
evening for GalipUlis anu Pomeroy. Capt
john Levisay commands and Frank Morgan
and Dave scat terday are her bliging clerks.
The fleet BO5tona ill be the regulaF G. & o.
Railroad packet leaving this evening for Hun
". z. Walker is iii the Office.
The City Of Portsmouth will leave at 4 p. M.
for Chllo and all way landings.
The !a:t new steamer Gen. Pike arrived from
Madison this morning. and Will return this az
ternoon.
Capt Chas. Davld's large site-wheel packet
United States will be the mail boat leaving fol
Louisville this evening from the foot OF Vine
street.
The elegant new Mary Houston will COM
nence loading to morrow and leave Saturday
for New Orleans
The bonanza arrived this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
Capt. John n. Shuuks popular and reliable
"Good IntenW Line packet Mary Miller is re-
ceiviug n cargo at the City Wharf, and will
positively depart tomorrow for the Lower
Ohio River ana st. LOUIS. j. II. Gri1fuh and
4. H. Skunk are her agreeable clerks.
The Golden City left New Orleans last night
for this city with ~ cabin and ~ deck p $50 l.
gers, and lh9j tons freight, including $40 hhds
sugar ami l.4jU Drls nolasaas.
The Jas W. Gan VIII arrive this evening
from Memphis, and return Saturday.
Capt. Asa Il. Booths commodious side wheel
packet Express arrived lasg night from Pitts
burg, and viii rcturn this evening with all the
freight she wants. She viii have one item OF
40 brls molasSes. she brought down u fair
trip, and reshipped OF the United States
70 5Ns ami brls glassware, l9! pcs tile, 10 bdls
sheet iron, 81 boxes axes and 25 brlS Oil, Or
tie Cherokee for New Orleans she reshlpped
boxes anu lg0 kegs nails and 10 casks glass
ware. She has u boxes, Is brls ami casks
glassware ana box and 8 brls hinges, which
She Will reship on the Jas. W. Gaf for Mem
phis.
The Dora Caber is coming uD the river
loaded fiat. She VIII arrive here Tomorrow,
and return to Evansville Saturday.
TOwBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Alex. swift arrived this morning from
Pittsburg with twelve barges, Contaialng about
10000 bushels coal.
The Veteran No. 2. from Pittsburg, arrived
this morning with $1,000 bushels coal in eight
blrges.
The James A. Stone arrived late last night
from PittsDurg with eleven 5arges coal-ll0,00O
bush Is.
The Grand Lake arrived with coal this NOR
ming from Pitts burg.
The Enterprise, from Pittsburg en- route to
Louisville, passed down thus morning with ID
barges containing about l6U0J0 bushels coal
The Samson arrived from Pittsburg this NOR
nlug with coal. she left portion Of her tow
here and took the remainder to Louisville.
BoAT-HAHD5 GOSSIP.
The strife among Lne river men a. st. Louis
is partly at an end ana the rates have ueen
raised TO TIA cents per I0O pounds and IS cents
per brl.
Clerk John 5. Dale, late Of mountain steam
CT Rosebud, passed through the city YESTERDAY.
Gu route to littSburg.
Kansas City, Missouri, parties are in St.
Louis negotiating for the ALI Stevens for the
Missouri River.
Mr.. Crosby, general freight agent for the st.
Louis anu Suuthorn Railroad, win arrive here
to- molroT. His object in vIsitlnG this city,
is to ascertain if it would pay to establish an
office here. in case he starts an Office here,
Charles Stowell Will probably take charge o. it.
For Pittsburg.
THURSDAY lS h. at 3 p. NJ. POSITIVELY,
~ a EXPRESS. Asa b. B 10Th, Master
LJSasgse5s5tgsa Appiy on board or TO j. G. Dormau