The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-04
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials TO the Star. |

BROWNSVILLE, PA, Aug. 40 A. M.-Mo
non gahela River feet inches and falling
Weather clear. Thermometer 6S.
LOCK NO. L. PA. Aug. 40 A. M.-Monon.
gaheia River feet2 inches and about sta
tlonary. Weather clear. Thermometer TO.
PITTsDURG, Pa. Aug. 4-9 A. M.-River
foot 10 inches aud falling. Weather clear and
cool.
PORTSMOUTH,, o., Aug. 4-12:02 P. M-RiveI
feet iIchGs and rising slowly. The Raven
and tow, from MiddlcporG, passed. down at
A. NJ The Fleetwood, from Cincinnati h
huntington, passed up at 1880 A. NJ. Andes
passed up at II a. NJ. from Cincinnati foI
Wheeling
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY. Pa, Aug. 4--lO:O4 P. M.-Alle.
gheny River Ii inches and stationary. Their.
mometGr9l. Wind south. Weather partially
cloudy.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Aug. 4-1O:OO A. M.-Mo.
nonRahela River feet inches and about
! stationary. Thermometer ~. Wind southeast.
Weather clear.
PITTsBURG, PA. Aug, 4-1I:2S A. M.-RivsI
l foot II inches anu failing. Thermometer 75
Wind northwest. Weather clear.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Aug. 4-0;3) A. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches. Thermometer
Is. Wind southwest. W Gather clear.
The river was falling here at noon to-day,
with feet inches III The channel,
Weather far. Business brisk and Southern
FIRE ight in abundance.
The following steamers were In port at noon:
A. L. Norton, City of Portsmouth. Potomac,
Bostona. Bonanza, Vint Shinkle, Golden City,
Thomas Sherlock, Laura l.. Davis, Mary Mil
ler, Trout. Telegraph, Ben. Franklin aud Gen.
Pike.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS
The Potomac for Pomeroy at P. NJ, W.P,
THOMPSON for Plttsburg at P. Nj, Bostona
for Huntington at 4:30 Z. NJ, and Citv of
Portsmouth ior Chiio at p. Nj, are the upper.
river steamers leaving to-day.
The BOnnLZa for Portsmouth, and A. L.
Norton and, Trout for Ripley, departed at
noon.
The steamers leavlrg this evening for the
South are as follows: General Pike FOR Madl-
son at 7. NJ, Bca. Frarkl for Louisville at
T. M, laura l.. Davis for st. LOUIS at +. NJ,
Vlnt Shlnke for Memphis at r. NJ, and
Golden City for the Lower Mississippi and New
Orleans at p. NJ. All the abo. e-uamed
steamers are hrst class anI aTor excellent
accommodations for passengers and freight.
ne Chas, Morgan IS above and the Cherokee
is below FicA.Durg.
1he A. G. DOnnally will arrive from New
orleans Monday htRhC.
The W. T. Thompson. from Pittsburg. had
DOU arrived at noon.
BoAT-HANDs GOSSIP
Considerable money has been lost on steam
boat bar investments. James simmons paid
Sl0,tOD for the first years privilege OF the rat
Republics bar anu H. broke Rlla. IIe now
tends oar on the Nirgle Lee. Louis Colon
paid T27,0m for The lifcClme privilege OF the bar
on the ooat Katie, on the NJ Mississppl, aild ne is
now a leyeu clerk at New Orleans A ST. Louis
man paid S25,JJO early in the war for the life
time privilege OF the Mittie Stevens bar ana
cleared about $4,000. 1t is said that the own
ers OIL .he V1r LOW make n bare living. The
rents consume what would be protlt
After niD1 wears Of labor ana an OUTLAY of
mAny millions the canal for steamers aruund
Cne lower rapIds OF the upper Mississippi, ex-
tending from kcokuk to MontrJse, opuoslte
Nauyo0, Il aDoht coIn pleCed and Will be rea4y
10 admit the p4SSase OF STEAMBOATS, IN h few
days 1t Is regarded as one o. the most nm
portent improvements WIvln The TERRITORY of
the 1 nited Stabes. The government steamer
Montana t' the first boat to go through.
A RAusSa Is low aud shows no Indications of
D9lLs othGiWkse. nte AiYer continues IN
good packet order
The new boat building at Madison for the
Louisville Orade will probably be named die
Maggie Harper, IN honor OF Captain Harper's
eIticst daughter. Work Oh ner Is progressing
iapdly, and she will be pushed to eomp pletiou
with all possible dls patch.
Capt. Johr u Rrno, the new commander of
the l. tura L. Davis, was second Jerk on the
Brook ,yn, aptaIn Boles. lie afuerwa ards com
lUan4ed the Columbia, Navigator, Fairy
Queen, Ida May and others. Le is a gentle-
a,In III the true aGuapGatIou of the term
lhc Golden Clty, leaE ng for New Orleans
this evening, III nave one OF the best trims
that has letC thtS mort for some time. Capt. j.
d. Hegler informs US >he Will have about l5
people and LOO tons freight. her principal
lUeni5 Of freight at noon were 300 Kegs
nails, % hhus tobacco 80 alis whisky,
80 tons machinery, 80 rolls bagging, 60 boxes
amt Al Aids bacon, 80 tons iron. 81 kegs beer,
$40 PUG kagos furniture, 34O PACKAGES butter.
4 .5J0 bdls cotton Ties, s boilers, 900 boxes
s.arch, and 8,0oO boxes soap. Wash. FINLEY
ana Eugene Hendlan Will Ue her pilots.
Capt. o, w. Davis stoDs of We i.aura I.
DAVIS to-day, and leaves this evening for El-
lioItvile Ind. From there he vi return 20
his home IN Nashville. capt. i'AyIs thinks of
building Or purchasA,ug small blat t. run in
the / tunUerIAud Hlver.
The Robt. Mitchell viii be here this evening.
AMI go to Fulton, where she WI be repaired
and put IN good order Ior tue New Orleans
trade this fan.
the Vlnt. ShInkle to Memphis.