The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-10

The river was falllhg mere at noon to-day,
with feet inches IN the channel.
Weather cloudy and Indications OF rain.
Business moderate.
The TO! owing steamers were IN port at noon:
Granite State, WldwOoI.City of Z Portsmouth,
Laura L. Davis. FanChon, Louis A. Sherlcy,
Virgie Lee, Vlnt ShiHkle James ID. Parker,
Nail CITY aud Ben. Franklin.
STEAMBOAT MoyEAENTs.
The Cons. A.Illar left Tor Memphis Saturday
evening, with all the freight she wanteI.
The regular I. Il .. Il. r. packet leaving
this evening for Hunting gton will be the popu-
l.liu and fayorlte Granite State. Capt VIM.
kirker master, and FRANK Morgan and Dave
ocatterlay clel ks.
The wildwood left at noon for Maysville.
The new Danube, Just completed for the Red
River trade, is loauing for New Orleans, and
is announced to take her departure to-mer-
row. Capt. Chas. Thorn commands, and MI.
g. A. DitLon presIdes in the Office.
The Cotton Valley lett saturday for Evans
vile with fair trip.
The fast and popular Louis A. Sherey ar
rived from Madison this morning, and will
| leave at 3 +. NJ for Carrolton.
| The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning, and
will return to LOUISVILLE this evening.
T The Nlrgie Lee arrived this morning. and
| will return to Madison this afternoon.
| The T. c. Sweeney dropped the Fanchon
down to the city wharf to-day TO load for
Wheeling, and announces her to leave to-
morrow. She has been Thoroughly Overhauled
and re paired since her return from the Yellow
stone Itlver, anu being one of the best low
water boats atoat, OF course she will receive
liberal share OF patronage. Mr.. Morris Dorsey
is her competent chief clerk.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
| Capt. Geo n. Becker, OF the steamer e. N.
| Becker, passed through the city yesterday en-
| route from Pttsburg to Memphis.
| can't Ed. HornbTook, OF Wheeling, is in the
| city and stopping at the Crawford House.
| Pilots complain very much OF the miserable
condition OF the river below Memphis, several
| nlaces in when they find it both difficult and
| t,,
| snags VIII ch show themselves as the water re-
cGdes.
The river swelled to feet inches up to
O'Clock Saturday evening, and was stationary
tins morning, with i feet 8 inches of water
here at 6oc.ock A. NJ. by the marks at the
| W ater- works. The recent low water has eX-
posed the bottom of the river 50 that WORK Of
| imnroyement OF navigatlon may be in tellipent-
w. prosecuted hereafter. The swell that
| has Just passed us, and which was first re-
nortCd at Wheeling nine days ago, gave an op-
lnuItunity to make some observations that viii
proye valuable hereafter. All conditions
Wel g favorable Tor observing the effect of
rise from Wheeling down, where no interme-
diate streams had added volume to the water.
The rise at Wheeling amounted 10 feet IL
inches This increased the depth of water at
| pomeroy Sept, 4, to nearly feet When 1t
rot down to The mouth of Kanawha the rise
amounted to feet, with feet of waler At
Huntington the rise was feet inches, with 5
feet Z inches Of water sept. .. AT lronton the
| rise was D tttl. AG OI ~ nao
AZ feet, and at Cincinnati feet
! the same as at Ironton. The reader
NAV extend these observations by daily noting
our dispatches from points along tie Lower
ohio Tie Rising sun News, OF Saturday, says
of the river at that point, previous to the
swell: sit was down to about l foot above the
t low water mark established by squire De-
, coursey over thirty years ago, and which
noiut we believe, has not been reached since
Unat period"
MIR. Ed. Murray, a river barkeeper, was shot
last Thursday, on Monroe street, Memphis. He
, win recover the wound not beng considered
dangerous.
> Captain Thomas j. Darragh, OF the Mau-
i melle, came UP this morning from Louisville,
In advance OF his boat.
! Mr. Iheo. johnson, Jr., is in the city, the
auost of Gus HonshGIl Esq. Mr.. johnson will
sSaturn to Portsmouth This evening.
Tommodore Val. L. Collins lett last night for
svracu,e. lie Will return the latter part OF
y sam. Hawk and Jun. Dunbar are now the
= Granite states freight clerks.
= ! The dredge boats OsWego ana Ohio COM
! unnced WORK this morning at McL ullom's. .
. Tbev are irving to remove the point OF rocks
a which extends OUT from the ONO side.
The new propeller which Captain t. }. oaks
is huilding at the COvIHSton Docks Is nearly
y | rnmpl eted The WoIknen are waiting for the
% snait and wheel which are en- route from Phil
- adelphia. ,,. 49,. Am
g Captain H. Hennigan telegraphs that the
u John u. Fletcher Will arrive anu leave mere
II Wednesday Tor Evansville.
= taDtain Charles Miller is in the city, and VIII
|. ,oo,,, IN nnrroy for Louisville,