The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

nong4hals River 8 feet 10 inches and falling.
Weather clear. Thermometer 81.
LOCK No. T. Pa, Aug. 80 A. M.-Monon-
gahela River feet inches and stationary.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 10.
PITTsBURG, PA. Aug. s-g A. M.-RIyer
~ lncnes aud stationary. Weather CLOUDY.
OIL CITY. PA, Aug. S--Allegheny River
10 inches and stationary. Weather partially
cloudy. Wind east. Thermometer 50.
PORTSMOUTH, O., Aug. s-ll;1O A. M.-River
feet inches and falling. The Fleetwood ar
rived at s A. NJ. The Bonanza passed up Tor
Huntington at A. NJ. The Etna is unloading
iron. The Nail City passed down at bK A. M.
The river was falling here at noon to-day,
with feet 10 inches in the channel.
Weather clear, calm and warm. .-
Business moderately active on the Public
Landing this morning.
The following steamers were In port at noon:
A. Z. Donnally, Telegraph, Thomas Sherlock,
Exchange, Wildwood, James W. Gaff. Virgle
Lee. Mary Miller, Geo. W. Cheek, Louis A.
Sherley, Ben. Franklin aud Minnie.
STEAMBOAT h0vRAENTB.
The A. {. Donally arrived from New Or
leans last evening, and will lay here TIL there
ls sufficient water to return. She handled
Loco tons freight on her recent down trip, l,e0O
tons OF which she took in New Orleans. On
her down trip she registered Do cabin passen-
gers, and returning she registered ITO cabin
and 40 deck passengers, making total Of l50
cabin people registered on the round trip. She
brought 800 tons freight to this city, including
lot OF machinery taken from the Sunken
Golden Rule.
The Ben. Franklin will be the packet Ieay-
ing for Louisville this evening.
4he Geo. W. Check will return to Vevay this
afternoon.
The Virgie Lee arrived last night from St.
Louis loaded fiat with freight she did good
passenger business on her last trip, having
registered l29 people on the round trip-6i 60
Or n ,ialu Nm i M
st. Louis this evening with the worthy ami
agreeable Capt. J. V. Reynolds in command.
Major j. IL. stratton Is her polished chief
clerk.
The fast new steamer Jas. W. Gaff will de-
part this evening for Evansville, Cairo ana
Memuhis. She is the only steamer leaving this
evening for the South, and will take passen-
gers Tor New Orleans as far as Memphis,
Where sne Will put them on a steamer destined
for tho Crescent City Capt. r. w. Wise is the
Cans efficient commander, and Colonel j. ID.
Moore 10 her obliging clerk. ''-..'
The @. p. Schenck is below Memphis and
the Golden City is below Evansville.
The Mary Miller will follow the Virgie Lee
and leave for st. Louis Saturday.
The ONO No. turned back at Ashland yes
terday and the Etna took her trip on up the
river. =. p, 20
The Exchange will leave this evening for
Pomeroy.
The now Telegraph will be the packet 1eay-
Ing to-day for Huntington. THIS is her first
trip.
BoAT-HANDs' GossIP. ,.-.
The Middeport uocks, with the Salt Valley
on, are hard aground at Eighth mile. a
Three feet nine inches on Guyandette. and
four +. ct one incI on Twelve-pele Bars.
A Contractor met the Yirgie Lee On ner way
up yesterday, and CONTRACTED to unload her
wheat Tor cent per sack, but after the boats
arrival last night ASKED ~ cents, which she
consented to give. The contractor then put
his men to work, and after unloading q her de-
manded cents, which was refused. His men
then began to throw stones at the boat, but be-
fore they had time to do any damage the police
arrived and puta stop to this little game.
Since the A. q. Donnally was buiit she has
made nine trips to New Orleans and return.
and has Iaked in the ducats for her owners.
ohe mas, during the nine trips, registered l,574
cabin ana slS deck passengers.
The Exchange laid over last night, and Mr..
W. A. Maddy. her chief clerk, went over 10
Covington. Something Is up. Mr.. Maady
wouldn't 60 to Covington unless he had some
thing i'll view.
The low water Is at hand, aud
nc me necessary nee Hiy changes have begun
sandy & Pomeroy Packet Company, to meet
.he requirements OF the up river trade
yesterday the Bonanza went To
huntington, as the G. & o.. r. Il. packet,
With the Fleetwood's crew, and the Fleetwood
vent to Portsmouth In place OF the Bonapga,
With the latters crew. The Fleetwood wlii
'nly make the present Trip in the Portsmouth
rade. To-day the new Telegraph will go 20
with Capt E. s. Morgan in COM
nand and the crew OF the Bostona. The Po-
omRc, upon arrival to-day, will lay up, and
inter the Portsmouth trade to-morrow, with
he Bonanza's crew, thus relieving the Fleet
yood, which will be laid up Tomorrow upon
Jacket for Porheroy this evening, with Capt.
as. Kirker in command, and the clerks Of the
'otomac. Tomorrow the Granite State will
cave for Pomeroy, with Capt Isaac Bryson in
and the clelk ks Of the Ohio No. 4.
lhe Ohio viii be laid up. FriLay the W.P,
thompson VIII 60 to Pomeroy with her own
rev. By the above arrangement 1t will be
cen that the three SEMI weekly packets for
'omeroy will be the Granite State. Mondays
nd Thursdays, W. p. Thompson, TUESDAYS
mi Fridays. Exchange, Wednesdays ana Sat
rdays. The Two railroad packets will be tks
CIV Telegraph and Bonanza The Portsmouth
ac ket Will be the Potomac. No other changes
a the line.
Clerk W. A. Maddy, OF the Exchange. will
cave the latter part OF next week Tor the
'hlte Sulphur Springs. He will be accom-
anied by his sister.
Joe Mccullough and John Handlan will nj.
1t the Vtrge Lee to St Louis, and VIM. Pen
Teton and Hack Kelso will be the James W.
ans pilots to Memphis.
The hull Of Captain Thoms' new Red Rive,
acket Danube was t0wed down to the foot Of
ludlow Siretb Chls morning by The Kate VI aberl
o. =. whore IL Will be completed. The Dan
be Is It's feet long, "a feet beam and ~ feet
old.
The new Emma Graham has her chimneys
p.
The Hudson went down TO Madison last
ght, and goes on the dock there to-day. PI-
John Sullivan took her down. ..
Captain Lew. kates Will have the Thomas
ierlock towed to Fulton the latter part Of this
eek.
For POmerOy.
HIS DAY, 9Th, at p. Nj. POSITIVELY,
- l. EXCHANGE. Jas. Kirker MRstar