The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-17

rived: United States, from CincinnatI: Be-,
Ilom Madison; Morning Star, from .Hender-
son; condor and tow, Pome OY; IrOnsidcs, /
from below; Nellie Speer, from Pittsburg. be-
parted: Condor, at 10 A. NJ, for Pomeroy.
River feet III inches In the chute on the falls.
Dispatches to the Merchants' Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA.,'April 17--11 100 A. A.M-AIle9he.
ny River feet inches and stationary. Their
mometer 70. Weather cloudy. Wind south
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. April I'LL IA A. M
M0nongahela Rivera feet inches and station
airy. Weather rainy. Thermometer 8S. Wind
southwest
CHARLESTON, W. VA, April 17-9:46 AM
light showers Wind southwest. Thermome-
ter 10.
The river continued to fall here at noon TO-
uay, with lS feeJ 2inches insthe channel, leav-
ing for passn 4 steamers 81 feet space under the
Suspension Bridge aud 8lL feet spaoe under
the Newport Bridge
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Golden city, Golden Rule, Fleetwood, Tele-
graph, Bonanzi, Andy Baum, FaWn. United
States, Ben. Franklin and Hudson.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Fleetwood arrived this morning, and
will return 10 Huntington at4 F. M.
The Fawn, Capt Frank q. Smith master, AL.
Jennings clerk, taxes her departure this oven
Ing for Evansville.
VI
return to st. Louis Saturday.
capt. j. ID. Hegler's new boat, Golden City,
VIII be the nrsJ steamer out for New Orleans.
She departs tomorrow sure, and will be fol-
lowed next day by Capt U. Z. Shinkles com.
modious packet Golden Rule.
Another dispatch was received here yester-
lay from Capt. Lew. Hates stating that the
Ihos. Sherlock would arrive early TO- morrow
morning, anu return to New Orleans Thurs.
day.
The Telegraph arrived from Pomeroy this
morning, and will return this evening"
Ihe Ben. FRANKLIN arrived from Madison
this morning. She returns this afternoon.
Inc mas Morgan Will arrive from New Or
leans Friday.
The City of Portsmouth returns to Chilo at
O'Clock this afternoon
The reliable side-Wheel steamer ANDY Baum
Will positively leave for Memphis to- o-morrow.
Capt. Hiram Vinton commands, and Mr. M. M.
Deem has charge OF the Office. Harry Galley
Is her attentive receiving clerk.
me Mary Houston, coming up, passed Vlcks-
burg yesterday.
The United states, from Louisville, arrived
this morning. and will return this evening.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The Exchange left for Plttsburg last even
ing with moderate trip of freight and about
fifty people,
Ihe Chas. B. Church and Robert Mitchell
arrived at New Orleans Yesterday
Charles Stowell will be found on the Public
Landing Tomorrow receiving freight for the
Mary Miller Tor St. Louis, Upper MIssissippj.
Illinois and Missouri Rivers.
Captain James Rees, OF Pittsburg, is in the
city.
The United States beacon light steamer Lily
returned this morning from PIttsburg, and
will leave for Cairo early Thursday morning.
Inc engine and machinery of the Rosa Mil
!er was sold at public auction this morning at
warden u McClelland's. Capt. John KYLE
was the purchaser. -a-
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Commodore davidson and number of other
prominent gentlemen at st. Louis have leased
large building on the levee, and are fitting
up Bethel similar to the one In this city,
The john B. Maude on her down trip hit
hidden tree near Choctaw Landing, forty miles
above Vicksburg, sprung leak ana shipped
two feet of water. She was run over to sand
bar, pumped out and saved with small damage
TO her cargo.
The David Sinton was sold for $4,000 at
Vicksburg on Saturday, Captain Parisot being
the purchaser. She left Vicksburg for Yazoo
River last night with Captain Parisot in COM
mand.
To-day's Louisville Courier Journal says:
'The Louisville Il Cincinnati United States
Mall-llne Company held their annual meeting
at the Gait House yesterday. Captain homas
Ii. Sherlock was elected President, and Mr..
Malon Mccullough Secretary. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected Directors:
Messrs Thos. sherlock, Jas. w. CAT, iona.
than Barker, W. c. Hite and q. NJ. Sherley.
At this meeting the company decided upon
building new, fine, fast, light
draught stern wheel boat, to run as
regular packet between Cincinnati
and Madison. She will be duplicate OF the
Louis Sherley, but little shorter and more
speedy. Bids are now being received from
builders, ana as the Company mean business,
the new boat will be ready for business at an
early day. Capt. Jils. johnson entertained the
party at the Gait House in his usual happy
style, and they left fully impressed with
the idea that Col. Jils knows how to entertain
people in his magnificent hotel The party,
Including Capt Gil bson and MIR. Rogers, re-
turned to Cincinnati last evening on the Gen.
Lytle."
We regret to announce that Mr.. Will Taylor
was dangerously ill last night, and little hopes
were entertained for his recovery.