The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-20
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star.


PITTsBURG, Pa. June 2O-9 A. M.-River
3feet Inchs and falling. Weather cloudy and
warm.
Dispatches TO the Merchants exchanged
BROWNSVILLE. PA. June 20 0-Monongahela
River feet inches anu stationary Their
mo.neter 40. Wind southeast. Weather
cloudy.
PITTsBURG, PA, June 2O-l1 30 A. M.-River
: feet q inches and falling. Thermometer 76.
Wind east. Weather cloudy.
The river was falling at noon to-day, with
13 feet inches in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon
Golden City, A. G. Donnally, Cons MIllar
Geo. W. Cheek, Fleetwood, Wildwood, Poto-
mac, Louis A. sherlsy Gen. Lytle, and City of
Portsmouth.
STEAMBOAT MovEMENra
The Fleetwo cd arrived this morning from
Huntington, and will return at 4:3O O'Clock
this afternoon.
The Potomac arrived from Pomeroy this
morning, audwil return this evening.
The large and commodious new steamer
Golden CITY, Capt ]. d. Hegler, master, will
positively leave this evening for New Orleans,
Capt. Sterling Mcintyre is ner competent
clerk.
The Geo. W. Cheek arrived from veVay this
morning, and will leturn at 8 P. NJ.
The elegant packet Cons. Millar will depart
this evening follEvansville, Cairo and Memphis.
Mr.. Jas. Wilson has charge OF the Office.
Capt II. U. Harps new side-wheel steamer
A. C. Dopnally will commence loading to
morrow, and leave for New Orleans, Saturday.
The Wildwood arrived this morning, and re-
turned to Maysville at noon.
The City OF PortmsOuth will return TO Chilo
at4P. NJ.
The Louis A. sherley arrived from CARROLL
| ton this morning, and WILL return this alter
noon.
| The fine packet Gen. Lytle will return to
| Louisville this evening. She leaves from the
| foot of Vine street.
The Jas. W. Gaf and Mary Miller are below
| Evansville,
The Thos Sherlock ,en route for New Orleans,
passed Memphis yesterday.
The Mary Houston arrived at Louisville,
The Robert Mitchell left New Orleans for
Cincinnati last evening with light freight
| trip and 10 passengers -.
The Vlnt ShInkle arrived at Memphis yes
| terday.
| The Chas. B. Church is above vicksburg
The Jas. b. Parker will arrive from Mem
phis tomorrow night and return saturday.
| TOWB0AT MOVEMENTS.
The j. s. Neel arrived from Pomeroy this
morning with Darges salt.
| BOAT-HANDS GOSSIP.
| Gordon Wayne, second clerk on the Mary
Houston, will leave on the A. c. Donnally,
Saturday, for his home in New Orleans.
| Captain Cook, owner OF the John L. Rhoads,
arrived here yesterday en- route to Madison TO
look after the repairs of the John l.. Rho ads.
He received d telegram yesterday that the
Madison Ways. Captain Vandegrift tele-
| grained the Insurance Companies yesterday
That the Rhoads had forty timbers broken, and
that her bottom was badly broken.
| There are six steamers and one barge now
under contract here, ana there is talk Of two
more steamers being built
The pilots of the Bostona complain tn at tho
light on Little Scioto Bar, near ScietOvIlle, is
useless, and should be located on the Kentucky
side, near Dameron's house.
| Capt. H. Clay Watts, formerly Of the steamer
Universe, after spending few days in Gin
clnnati, returned to Madison last night on the
United States.
Captain Alexander M. Halliday's steamer
Gazelle was burned at Jacksonville,
Florida, last Monday. The Gazelle
hailed from Bafalo, New York, and was val
ued at 10000. Capt. Halliday was absent in
Charleston when the Gazelle burned. He for
merry commanded the Ohio No. in the Pom
eroy trade.
Capt. E. W. Gould is commanding the Gold
Dust in the Missouri River, Capt O'Neil hav-
ing resigned.
The ST. Louis Board of Trade has indorsed
the proposition to Congress to change the SUI
perintendence OF our Western river improve
to the War Department, and has oldered
900 copies OF the bill printed with view Of
its general distribution among the different
Boards of Trade throughout the country. Cap
cain Chas. NJ. Scott, of ST. Louis, has been in
trusted with their distribution among river
men.
Capt. John ThOrnburg will be passenger
up this morning on the Potomac.
Mr.. Will. g. Whltten, Of Pittsburg, and
| Miss Georgia Curry, OF this city, were united
In the holy bones Of matrimony this morning
at the brides residence, 3l9 Longworth street.
The bride is niece Of Capt. Chas. Miller and
Mr.. A. Elliott Miller, OF the steamer Mary
Houston. Mr.. and Mrs. Whitten left this morn
| ing for New York. They will return to Pitts
burg, where they will remain,
Capt. John A. Robinson returned from Pitts
burg last night.
Capt. Charles Miller and Mr.. A. Elliott Mil
ler will leave this evening for Louisville.