The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the start
FREIGHT BY RIVER


OIL CITY, Pa. Nov. 1880 A. M.-Ane-
gheny River / foot inches and falling
Weather cloudy. Thermometer a. Wind
south.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. Nov. 15- $3.50 A. NJ
MononRahela River feet and stationary.
Raining. Thermometer SO. Wind northeast.
PlTTsBURG, Pa, Nov. l5-11 A. M--River &
feet inches and stationary. Weather cloudy
and raining.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 1912 M.-River feet
inches in the Canal, 5 feet inches on the Falls,
and rising fast. Raining.
The river reached Ia feet inch at O'Clock
last evening, but commenced falling Last night
and continued to fall at moon to-day, with 18
feet inches in the channel.
Weather partially cloudy aud mild.
Business moderate.
The following steamers were in port nc noon:
ThOs sherlock, koDert Mitchell, Bonanza, A.
l.. Norton, Bostona. Express, General Pike and
Ben. Franklin.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The large and commotsious side wheel packet
Ohio No. came down this morning and VIII
return to Pomeroy this evening. Capt. John
Leysay commands and Frank Morgan and
Dave Scatterday are associated in the office.
The City Of Portsmouth will leave for New
Richmond and Chilo at4P. NJ.
he line side-wheel packet Ben. Franklin
will return TO Louisville this evening leaving
from the WnarGboat foot Of Vine street.
Railroad packet Bostona came down from
Huntington this morning, and will return this
evening. Capt Isaac Bryson commands and
Mi. W. 7. W Walker, Jr presldes in the office.
The Bonanza arrived this morning, and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
Capt. Lew. Kates' mammoth side wheel
passenger and freight steamer Thos. Sherlock
is receiving for New Orleans and will depart
Saturday. Mr.. j. 5. tJones, late OF the Thomp-
sou Dean, does the honors Of the office.
The Chas. Morgan left last evening for New
Orleans with fully 100 cabin passengers and 100
tons freight.
Capt. h. w. Wise's favorite packet, Jas w.
Gaff, will be here this afternoon ana return to
Memphis Saturday.
The "Good Int9nt' packet Laura l.. Davis
will arrive this afternoon and return to st.
Louis tom Orrow, with Capt. John G. Reno in
command and Mr. ChaS Regnier in the office.
The fast and reliable side wheel steamer
Express came down last night, and Will return
to Plttsburg this evening. Capt. Asa Il. Booth
commands, and MI. Mart Noll presides in the
Office.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Fred. Wilson Nc. 2was the fret Of the
Plitsburg coal Aeet to arrive. She got here this
morning.
lutte arrived this morning from Pittsburg with
toWs Of coal.
The Cobb Cecil will take tow otiron to Au--
rora this afternoon.
The Raven came down this morning loose,
tow.
The new propeller, j. N. Roberts, from Le-
tart, is lying below the suspension Bridge
with tow Of produce boats.
The Tom Farrow arrived this morning from
Kanawha River with II barges of Coalburg
coal.
The Robert PEBBLES leaves this afternoon fer
Pomeroy with a tow of empty barges.
The j. 5. Neel, from Louisville for PomeroY,
passed. up this morning with an empty tow.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Captain Fred. D1ppold Is in the city, and
will leave this evening for Louisville. He will
send the John Dippold to Eads' Jettes again
this season to tow stone.
An Evansville paper says: "The James w.
Gaff has had q tedious and veXatious trip, and
probably no two officers could have overcome
the difliCu ties attending it with the patience
and perseverance manifested by Captain Bob
Wise and Col. Joe ID. Moore. Billy Wheeler
stopped of at Memphis to settle up the busi-
ness of the boat, and Colonel Moore had to
run the entire oflile coming up, receiving and
discharging freight and waiting on passen-
gers, ali OF which he diu in that pleasant and
agreeable manner so characteristic Of him
self"
The wharfage receipts for the week ending
at noon to-day amounted to $lUI 10.
The John Kyle came off the docks at Cow
in gton this morning, and will return to Man
chester.
Captain J. C. Reno, of tho Laura T.. Davis,
came up from Louisville last night in advance
OF his boat
IMPORTS VIA RIVER.
The Express, from Pittsburg, had 20 brls oil,
brls vinegar, l3y brls salt, 50 SKIS corn, I13
pkgs hardware, 129 tpkgs glassware and 10 pcs
iron,
The Ben. Franklin, from Louisville, had l5O
brls lime, ~ SKIS wheat, $50 brls cement IS
casks rice, 1S hhds aud 4U pkgs tobacco, %
bales cotton, 6 ties grease. brls molasses, 45
bags nuts, IL brls cider and 25 pkgs eggs.
The Bonanza, from Portsmouth, had 500 pcs
coopelage, As SKIS corn. sos buls hides, 2S kegs
spikes, II rolls leather, 81 pkgs eggs, horses,
S. brls apples q bIls potatoes, IA hhds tobacco,
20 kegs butter, II bags dried fruit, 26 head cat
tie and "a pkgs tobacco.
The Gen. Pike, from Madison, had S5 brls
whisky, 81 pcs cooperago, 242 bales hay, ~ Dals
hides, Is hogs, 10 brls onions, 29S bags potatoes,
65 brls apples, sheep, and 10 bales straw.
For PittSburg.
THIIRSDAY. lhth. at p NJ. Positively