The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-06
RIVER NEWS.

The wind has. changed around to the
southeast, and the mercury at noon
wentup to A degrees above zero. This
Is a very favorable indication, yet it
will require several}days, of such wealth
er to clear the ice out of the river.
The ice gorge moved from the lower
end of the United States Mail Line
Wharfboat, this morning at IL o'clock,
to the foot OF race street, a distance oi
nearly three hundred feet, 1t did not
move toward the Ohio side, but slipped
along the Kentucky shore, and left the
channel which was made by steamboat
men and underwriters open. There was
no damage done by the moving of the
ice. The river was falling slowly here at
noon, with II feet 2 inches in the chan
mel.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. 6--9:13 A.. M
Weather cloudy and cold. Wind west.
Thermometer IA.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 6-10:02 A. M.
River A feet g. inches and stationary.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 20. Wind
east.
l PITTsBURG, PA, Jan. 6-12:15 P. M
covered. Weather cloudy. Wind south
east. Thermometer 35.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. 6-9:25 A.
M.--Kanawha River feet 8 inches and
rising. Weather cloudy, calm and very
much moderated.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The Charles Morgan got over the bar
at Osceola last Thursday night, and now
lies at Bulletin Towhead, a few miles
below Memphis, waiting for the break
up of the Randolph gorge, which is ex-
tpected to occur in day or two. The
Robert Mitchell is reshipping her sugar
and molasses from Louisville to Cinciu-
natl by rail. The following Pitts
burg towboats are laid up at
the points named: John A. Wood at
Lagrange; Tom Rees No. 2, Grand Lake
and John Dippold at Bellair; Tiger in
point below Sunfshs John Hanna, oppo-
site st. Marys; Tom Brownand Veteran
No. 2, below Newport, foot of Walk
loose Bend; Hercules, mouth OF Mus
klngum; N. j. Bigley, head of
Blennerhassett; Boaz at Halps
woodward; Three Lights at Mid
dleport. - The David Sinton is
still aground at Yazoo River :. The har.
Dor at Memphis has been so we'll cleared
OF ice Dy the toWboat Ark, that little
damage is apprehended from the ice
gorge above when IL does break and
sweep by. The weather was rainy at
Little Rock yesterday. The ice went
out of the river and navigation will be
resumed in few days. The Robert
PEBBLES pulled up from below the foot of
Vine street to the upper end of the
United States Mail Line Wharfboat yes
terday. She raised steam to-day and
otherwise prepared for breakup. =.
The stockholders Of the Missouri Star
Line held their annual meeting at st.
Louis on Wednesday, and elected the
following Board Of Directors: e. W.
Could, U. S, Rodgers, VIM. j. Lewis, W.
W. Ater, r. j. Wnitledge. =. Capt. A. j.
Branch, Superintendent Of the Pomeroy
Transportation Company, and MIR. VIM.
J. Hudson, arrived this morning from
Middleport, Ohio. !. . Tne Champion, after
q good deal OF trouble, succeeded in
turning around this morning, and at
noon was butting the ice and making
good progress toward the OHIO shore.
She will probably get across this alter
noon. :. Unless the weather changes, the
Calumet viii raise steam this evening
to be ready for whatever may occur.