The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

OIL CITY. PA. Sept l9--li A. M.-Alle-
gheny River 10 inches and stationary. Ther-
mometer Is. " ind north. Weather clear and
cool.
BROWNSVILLE. PA, Sept. l9--g:3) A. M.-Mo-
nOngahelR River feet ana stationary TheF-
mometer 50. Wind southeast " Gather fair.
P1TTsBURG, PA. Sept. 1910 A. M..-River
% inches ana rising slowly. Thermometer 60.
Weather clear.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. Sept. 1910 A. NJ
Kanawna Rlvv 3 feet Z inches and falling
Thermometer IS Weather calm amt partIY
c ouuY.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 19-l2:3GP. M.-RiveI
falling. With 10 inches on the Falls. Arrived:
Ben. Franklin from CIucnnuti; Bell, from
Madison Weather clear ana cool. The Canal
is closed, and Portland is the head of navlga-
tlon. Business dull
The river was rising here at noon to-day,
with feet in the channel-a rise Of 9 inches
in twenty-four hours.
Weather clear and pleasant.
Business fair.
The following steamers were in port at noon,
Laura l.. DAVIS, Granite state, W iIdwood,
VirEie Lee, Louis A. Shcrlcy, Gen. Pike, Fan
chon, Mary Miller.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The popular Laura L. DAVIS came down this
morning, and Will return to i'Omcroy this eve
ming, with Capt. L. ). Morgan in command
and Mr.. Chas. Regncr IN the Office
The reliable ANA tine packet fanchOn will
positively leave this evening for Wheeling,
and being Of llght draught, she Will go through
without reshlppIng. Capt. L. Z. Sweeney mas
ter, and Mr.. Morris Dorsey clerk, are her chief
officers.
The fine packet Granite State, Capt. James
kirker master, Frank Morgan and Dave Scat
terday clerks, arrived from Huntington this
morning. and will return this evening.
The Louis A. Sherlty arrived this morning
from Carro!lton, and will return this afternoon
at o'clock.
The Danube and Archy p. cen are below
EYansyi lc.
The Maumelle is below Cairo.
The Wildwood arrived and returned to Mays
vile ut noon to-day.
The Gen. Pike will return to Louisville this
evening.
The Virgie Lee arrived this morning, aud
will return to Madison this afternoon.
The Jas. ID. Parker will come OF the wavs,
and the Grey Eagle Will come OFF the docks
Friday, aud' the Audy Baum will go on the
docks and the barge sam. Moore will 20 on the
ways the same day.
Capt. a. T. Gilmore, superintendent of the
Louisville u henderson Packet Company,
came up from Louisville this morning.
The meeting OF steamboatmen, which was to
have taken place This morning, WAS postponed
till 3 O'Clock this afternoon. Tne meeting takes
place a. Nos IS and 10 Public Landing.
phis Avalanche, leaves Tonight for his home
III Memphis.
The Salt Valley arrived this morning. and
Will return TO ROmcfOy tJ-MOrrow. leavluR
promptly ut Il NJ. Capt Jack DeWolf cz,art-
mands, and Mr.. j. Z. Kirker presides in the
office.
TOwB0AT MOVEMENTS.
The HawkCye No. :, ID. T. Lane and Look
out are coming from kanawha River with lows
OF coal.
BoAT-HANDS' GOSSIP.
When the Golden City LETT New Orleans she
had LOCO brls resin, 2U0 bales rags, $50 sacks
coffee, 260 cases mdse boots and shoes. 800 DIX gs
bagging, - prls, hhds sugar, 100 hhds cocoa
nuts, 50 brls rice, 100 bars railroad iron, l50
| cases wine, 200 bales moss, Is brls cement, 80
pkgs tobacco, hhds scrap iron, 1900 eet iun-
Der. and 300 pkgs sundrles. She also had 20
cabin passengers and many deCkers.
Chas. Owens and Robert Smith will pilot the
Thompson Dean the present season.
Capt. Geo. G. Hamilton has turned command
Of the Frank Willard over to Capt. Mart. ii,
kbrnes. i'll the Red River trade.
Mr.. h. ~. DonnallY, clerk of the A. G.. Don
nallY, has been very ill at his nome near Nor
row, but has so far recovered that he will come
to the city the latter part of the week and go
to Galllpolls and kanaWiia River to visit his
relatives.
Capt. John Cowdon, of Barrataria Canal ce-
ebrity left last night for Plttsburg.
The Salt Valley reshipped 800 kegs nails on
the Gen. Pike this morning.