The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-24
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Start

PITTsBURG, Pa. July 24-9 A. M.-Riyer9
feet inches aud falling. Weather foggy.
LOUISVILLE. July A-11:O0 A. M-Arived:
United States. from Cincinnati; Belle. from
Madison; Parker, from Memphis, Ii P. N.
Departed: Parker, for Cincinnati, midnight.
River falling slowly, with feet inches in the
canal, and feet inches on the falls. Weather
cloudy and warm.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchange.I
CHARLESTON. W. VA. July 24-l0.55 A. M.
--Kanawha River feet Inches.
The river is rising here, with feet inches
water in the channel at noon. Cloudy and
hot with light ram this morning.
The following steamers werein port at noon:
Fleetw ood, Exchange, Bonanza. Cherokee,
Cons. Millar, Virgie Lee Hutson, Trout, A. L.
Norton, General Lytle, General Pike.
A dispatch was received from the Golden
Rule this morning. There is no change In the
condition of the boat. All the outfit and furni-
the Thomas sherlock. What freight has been
Iecovered will be shipped back on the Golden
City.
morning with good trip of both freight and
passengers. She reships considerable freighS
on the Chesapeake Il Ohio Railroad packets.
Her officers are well pleased with the st. Louis
trade. and will start her back on return trip
to o-morroW.
The Il. M Norton succeeded in getting her
tow off Four Mile, and passed down early this
morning. She has barges In tow. She got
through.
Cuuum's all right, although the Virgie Lee
had TO wait an nour for her to get over.
The Cherokee will leave for New Orleans to-
morrow evening.
The Cons Miflar is the next Lower Ohio and
Memphis packet, leaving tomorrow.
Capt. Sam. Parker went down to Louisville
last night to meet the Coal Hill ana stand
watch to Pittsburg.
Capt. Ben. Hail and Noah Potts, pilots of the
lire RrOwn will remain Ia ha-
fore returning home. The Brown has laid up
here with her tow untn there is an improve
ment Of the channel.
The Alex. Chambers started back last night
Local Inspec ors Fisher and Devenny left
for Portsmouth on the BoStona last evening to
inspect Capt. VIM. Bays new steamer Lizzie
Johnston.
Capt. Geo. W. Neare did not get Off for the
wreck Of the Golden Rule Saturday night, as
he expected, but left last evening.
The Ripley whariboat was towed here by the
Alex Chambers, and will be taken out on the
Covtngton Ways for an overhaullng.
The q. p. Schenck is about ready for busi-
ness and Captain j. Lawrence announces her
to follow the Cherokee, leaving for New Or
leans Saturday.
Captain Frank Stein arrived from Louisville
yesterday, where he left the Robert Mitchell
laid up. She will receive her repairs and
thorough overhauling.
Capt. r. s. Yerkes yesterday closed q con-
tract with Capt Alexander Perry for the build
ing Of his new Arkansas River packet, the di-
mensi0ns of which we published Saturday.
Capt. Perry has three boats now under way,
and has contracted to complete Capt. Y,rkeSj
boat in thirty days.
The Lizzie Gardner is out on the Coyingtou
ways receiving thorough overhauling.
The dredge- -Doats Oswego and Ohio are en-
gagged in removing the middle bar at the foot
OF Gallipolis Island.
Commodore Davidson has ordered all the
boats Of the KeokuK Northern Line Packet
Company tO do their transferring and oealing
hereafter at Alexandra. That point will
also be the terminus OF the Golden Eagle
and war Eagle trips. The Mayor Of
KeoKuk has issued orders to have the
Captains and clerks Of all boats refusing to
pay wharfage arrested and the boats attached.
Commodore Davidson, claiming the wharfage
demanded as eXorDitant, and the demands of
the Mayor unreasonable, to avoid conflict with
the authorities, ordered the boats not to land
at Keokuk.
The St. Louis Times says: sour commerce
with the OHIO is steadily improving. About q
year ago apt. John n. Skunk placed the Mary
Miller in the trade between this city aud Gin
cinnati, determined to run her on schedule
time, believing puncJuality the best means
Of winning a foOthold and securing
the confidence OF shippers. The ven
ture has proved signal success, and Captain
Skunk has not only put money in his own
pocket, but has been the means OF establishing
semi monthly, and, from present indications,
weekly line Of steamers between these two
points. TIE Laura l.. DAVIS will be here to
leave for Cincinnati neXr Saturday, the VIr-
gle Lee the wednesday following, ana
q party is talking Of AIDING the
fourth boat soon. 1nis is certainly an
encouraging outlook. and suX-
gests truth that lsteamboatmen should not
lose sight Off G., that in order to secure busi-
ness they must convince the people that they
mean business. In addition to tile Cinclnnati
boats we are to have semi-monthly line of
passenger packets between here and p tsburg
this fall, to say nothing of the tow w-Doats wnicl
are always gong"
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY. oath. at 5P. M. POSlTIV ELY,