The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star.

IopeClalS 70 tne oIdrl
OIL CITY. PA. May s-lO:aO A. M-Alle-
eheny River ! foot inches and falling.
Weather cloudy. Wind southeast Therlnon-
eter IS.
PITTsBURa, Pa, May SIS A. M.-River 4
feet and falling. Weather cloudy and rain
ing
LOUISVILLE, KY, May s-ll:5o A. Mar
Star, from Henderson; Kanawha and tow,
from Pomeroy; Thos. w. Means and tow, from
Ironton Bonanza and tow, from Pittsburg;
Belle, from Madison; Jas W. Gan, from Mem
trip in years, and refused freight She puts OF
$40 car wheels at Jenersonville, and leaves at
p. M. for Cincinnati Departed: Kanawha
and tow. for st. Louis. River rising, with
feet inches in the chute. Weather cloudy
and cool.
IDispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
BROWNSVILLE. PA. May 8--l0:32 A. NJ
Monong6hela River s feet and stationary.
Raining. Thermometer 50. Wind southwest
P1TTsBURa, PA, May s-10;so A. M.-RiveI
feet II inches and stationary. Light rain
Wind east Thermometer At.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, May 8-o:55 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet II Inches and falling
slowly, Thermometer 62. Weather cloudy,
with light wind from northwest.
The river rose 10 feet inches here in the ~
hours ending at noon to-day. with "a feet 10
inches in the channel, and leaving for pass
| ing steamers II feet space under the Suspen-
sion Bridge and 74h feet space under the New.
port Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bonanza, Bostona, telegraph, Potomac, A. Ia
| Norton, City OF Portsmouth, U.P:schenck, Vins
shiukle, Trout, United States, Ben. Franklin
| and Hudson.
STEAMBOAT NovEMENTs.
| The U. p. Schenck has deferred her depar-
ture for New Orleans till tomorrow, when shs
| Tha aiaoant nassepper steamer Thomaa
Sherlock, will arrive tonight from New Or
leans. she is advertised to return Thursday.
The Telegraph arrived from Pomeroy tnla
morning and will return this evening at hel
! The commodious and fast Bostona arrived
this morning and will return to Huntington
this afternoon at O'Clock, leaving from the
Wharfboat foot OF Broadway.
The City Of Portsmouth leaves at P. NJ. for
Chilo.
Shinkle, should be remembered and sent on
with good trip. She leaves for Memphis to-
The United States, Capt. Lhas. David. mas
ter, will be the mail boat leaving this evening
for Louisville.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
, The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning from
Madison. She returns this afternoon.
| The John l.. Rhoads, en- route from st. Louis
to Pittsburg, will pass up this afternoon.
The Andy Baum is below and tho Laura l..
: Davis is above Evansville.
The Charles Morgan, from New Orleans en-
route to Cincinnati, passed Vicksburg yester-
day.
| rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock and Laura L. Davis
are above, and the Andy Baum and Mary Mil-
Ter are below Evansville.
The James D. Parker is at Memphis, and the
Thompson Dean is below.
ToWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
| The ID. L. Lane arrived from kanawha River
this morning with coal.
The propeller Come and See Me arrived this
morning from below with an empty barge.
| The e. NJ Norton, from ST. Louis for Pitts
burg, arrived this morning at 1890 O'Clock with
, s barges iron ore and several empties. She
proceeded up the river at II 80 O'clock.
BoAT-HANDs GOSSIP.
The lower coast steamer Waloon exploded
her boilers, yesterday. 8 miles below New Or
I: leans killing Barnard Donnally. the engineer,
and McGef, the fireman. Two others were
wounded, and six are reported missing, sup
| posed to be drowned.
| Diver AL Burroughs made an examination
OF the hull OF the Liberty No. yesterday, and
found 1t in good shape and unbroken. She will
be raised as soon as the present rise Of water
] passes.
Capt Bart. Able's funeral took place this
morning.
The Grand Republic mas about 75 people en-.
a gagged for her present trip from St Louis To
Eads' Jetties.
Capt. Chris Brannon. OF the Whale, arrived
| in the city this morning from Huntington.
| Wheeling lntelllgencer, yesterday: 'Dennis
Meighen, manager OF the boat store, viii to-
. day take charge OF the Wharf boat, in place of
Johnny Crockard, who goes into business with
Mr. Henry Seamon. ALI the river men know
Dennis"