The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river was falling last here at noon to-
day, with A feet in the channel, leaving space
OF 65 feet under the Suspension Bridge aad
SIX feet space under the Newport Bridge.
w Gather peasant, and business on the Wharf
this morning was decidedly brisk.
Dispatches to the Mcrchants' Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, Jan. 23-lO:IO A. M.-River
a feet amt ice firm. Weather clear and cold.
Wind southeast. Thermometer l9.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 23--loaH A. M
River II feet inches and falling. Weather
clear thermometer 25. Wind east.
PlTTsBURG, PA, Jan. 23-12:3o r. M.-River
lO feet inches and falling. Weather clear.
thermometer "A. Wind northwest.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. %. Iii AT A. M.
Kanawha River 10 feet ~ inches and falling
slowly. Weather clear and cam. Thermom-
eter 30.
specials to the start
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 23-IU:lO "A, M
River u feet inches and falling. Weather
clear. thermometer 70 Wind east
OIL City, PA, Jan. 23--lOI0 A. M--River4 A
feet. Ice still holds firm. Thermometer 10.
Weather clear and cold Wind southeast.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Jan. 23--S:47 A. M.-The
river is AZ feet ana falling fast. Passed down
yesterday, towboats Sam. Miller, DOdsgorth
and ID. L. Lane at z. Al Local packets on
time and fair trips. Passed up this morning,
Bostona at 9 :3U A. NJ. Due down this evening,
Bostona. Weather clear ana pleasant.
l.. Il. w.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
Capt. o. p. Shinkle's elegant passenger and
freight steamer, Golden Rule is advertised as
loading INDEPENDENT for New Orleans, and
will positively leave tomorrow for that point.
The Rulels commanded by genial Off ers and
those desiring to travel South will add much ia
the pleasure Of a trip by registering with Capt
The Telegraph arrived this mornine
and will return to Pomeroy this
evening at O'Clock, leaving from the Wharf.
boat foot OF Broadway 3. Capt. J.V. Reynolds
fine steamer Virgie Lee will leave for the
Kanawha River Tomorrow Shippers will
hnd her receiving at the City Wharf to-day
Major j. ii. strattOn has charge OF The office
anu Mr.. Castor Norvell is her Receiving Clerk.
..... The Fleetwood will leave for Huutin gton
this afternoon at o'clock. ..... The popular
Memphis Lower Ohio River packet Vint
ShinKle will leave Tomorrow for Memphis.
Clerk William f. Mcintyre has charge OF the
Office. The Cons. Mllar arrived yesterday
afternoon from Memphis with q good trip
The General Lyle Will return 10 Louisville
this evening The Thompson Dean, going
down, passed Cairo yesterday he Jas W,
Gaff will arrive to-day from Memphis. The
Robt. Mitchell will leave for New Orleans
Thursday .... The Ben. franklin arrived this
morning, and viii return to Madison this
Afternoon. The Bonanza arrived this morn
ing, and returned to Portsmouth at noon
The Wildwood will arrive tonight
from MaysViile and return tomorrow. She
has about two thousand ploWs which she will
ship on the Golden Rule to New Orleans The
Cherokee will arrive in time TO return to New
Orleans the latter part Of the week. The Geo.
w. Cheek, under the command of Capt W. II.
Kirby, left Memphis for Cincinnati yesterday.
She is coming here to take the place OF the
sunken steamer hammock City in the Lincinna-
ii and NeVay trade. The Ashland left Men,
phis yesterday for Cincinnati . The Mary
Miller deferred her departure till o'clock this
afternoon, at which hour she will positively
and Frank X. Skunk presiles in the Office. -.
The Hudson arrived last night, and will return
to Wheeling this evening. She reshipped to
Louisville, on the General Lytle, one thousand
four hundred kegs OF nails and a lot OF miscel-
laneOus freight She has considerable freight
for other points, which sne will reship on the
Vint ShInkle and Golden Rule.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Cobb Cecil, from Ashland, passed down
Yesterday hunting the Ashla anu barges, that
were carried away in the ice. E. The following
of the Plttsburg coai heet arrived this morning
with tuws OF coal ana coke: Enterprise, George
Lysle, Lioness, Nellie Spear, Tom Dodsworth,
Ella, Bengal Tiger and Coal Valley. The Tom
Rees is lying above The city waiting for the
river to Iall so that she can get under the
bridge e.. The Coal City Is lying at the foot Of
Washington street cleaning boilers.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The Sheridan Mining Company, at Ironton,