The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the star.l

PTTTsBURe, PA, June l5-9 A. M.-RiVet-
4 feet inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
| pleasant
IRoNTON, O., June 15-12:O2 p. M.-River
falling slowly. Weather cloudy. The Alex.
Swift, Nellie Speer, Samuel Miller, and Nj. }.
Bigley passed down with coal. The W. L.
Thompson passed down at $3.50 A. M. for Gin
cinnaUL The jim Brown lett her empty tow
here and went down light last night.
dispatches 20 the Merchants Exchange.i
OIL CITY. PA, June l5-9:4O A. M-Alle-
| gheny River foot inches and falling. Ther-
mometer IS. Wind south. Weather clear aud
warm
BROWNSVILLE. PA. June l5--l0 35 A. M
MOnongahela River feet inches and falling.
Thermometer IS. Wind northeast. Weather
far.
PITTsBURG, PA, June l5-l0:47 A. M.-Rivef
4 feet and falling. Thermometer 80. Wind
south. Weather fair
CHARLESTON, W. VA, June 5000 A. M
Kanawna River feet lO inches and falling
slowly. Thermometer IA. Weather calm anu
cloudy.
The river continued to rise slowly here at
noon to-day, with II feet in the chaunel.
The following steamers wore in port vt noon:
Bostona, Excnange, City Of Portsmouth Bo-
ANA, GOLDEN City, Golden Rule, A. q. Donnal-
ly, Cons. MIllar, Mary Miller, Virgie Lee. An
des. Minnie, Louis A. Sherley, U nrted states
and Geo. W. Cheek.
STEAMBOAT AovEMENTs.
The fast new steamer Golden Rule will de
part to- morrow for New Orleans Capt .. p.
Shinkle is her worthy commander, and Mr..
W. Z. Shaw is her agreeable clerk, ably as
sisted by Albert ShinKle
The favorite JAS. W. Gaff will return to
Memphis to morrow. r. W. Wise is in COM
mand, and Col. j. u. Moore is in the office.
The fast Bostona arrived from Huntington
this morning, and will return this Afternoon.
The fine Exchange, Capt. Jas. Kirker, mas
ter, W. A. Maddy, clerk, arrived this morn
ioa md rii In pnmarnu hia
The Geo. W. Cheek arrived this morning
from Vevay, and will leave ut 3 Pm. for Mad
Il Il.
this morning, and will return this evening.
Can't Chas. Muhlemen's new steamer Andes
will return to Wheeling this evening
The tinc new Golden Clty will follow the
Golden Rule and, and leave p igT 4,e new Orleans on
and Capt. Sterling Mcintyre has charge OF the
Office.
ton this morning ami will leave for Madison
The Mollie Moore passed down last evening
from Pittsburg for st. LOUIS with l,o00tons of
freight.
The wildwood arrived this morning and re-
turned to Maysyille at noon.
The City of Portsmouth will return to Chilo
at her regular hour this afternoon.
The Charles Morgan passed Memphis yester-
day, going down. ~
The Mary Miller arrived from st. Louis at
o'clock this morning, and will return to NOR
row. She registered 45 people coming up and
did big freight business. She reshipped sou
bris lime on the Andes.
The Virgie Lee arrived at 10 A. NJ. loaded
nearly fat She will return to Kanawha River
to morrow. Captain j. V. Reynolds commands
and Major }. FL. Stratton is in the office.
The Cons. Millar arrived at lU 80 O'Clock this
morning from Memphis with good trip, and
reshlpped " nhds tobacco and 81 bales cotton
East on the e. s. .. Railroad packet Bostona,
bales sheeting to Wheeling on the Andes, and
she has rs bales cotton which she Will reshp to
Pittsburg on the w. z. Thompson to- o-morrow.
TowBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The d. r. Lane anu Mount Clare arrived from
Kanawha River this morning. The Clare will
return tomorrow.
The Robert PEBBLES left this morning for
Pomeroy, with tow of empty barges.
The Kanawha No. 2. en- route to st. Louis
ing.
Inc Panther passed up for Plttsburg this
morning with empties.
| BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Wharflnaster Kendall reports 500 40 AZ tha
amount of his collections for the week ending
at O'Clock last evening.
Captain o. z. ShlnkIe, of the Golden Rule
and the representative Of the Ohio u Mlssis-
sippi and Louisville Short-lin Railroads made
an arrangement yesterday whereby the rates
for New Orleans and all points South for the
remainder OF the week would be maintaineda at
q uniform rate. The rates by the Golden Rule
are ~ cents per 100 pounds on bacon, 90 cents
per barrel on pork, and Is cents per barrel on
whisky. The rates by rail are the same, adding
insurance
Tine long standing rate OF 20 cents per hun
dred at st. Louis for New Orleans by river was
cut under yesterday by the independent tow
boat Baker and barges to lJcents. The Pool
Line reduced the rate yesterday to 12A cents
and 25 cents. The combination are much dis
concerted, and the merchants are elateu, the
latter having become exasperated with the
pool, which they charge with the recent extra
ordinary loss Of business on the Lower Missis-
sippi
1t is said that with very little work on the
RAPIDS the Yellowstone can be naVig ated as
well as the Upper OHIO River, and 1T will ba
from now henceforth.
The barge towing business on the Upper
Missouri has been settled satisfactorily. The
Savannah and two barges started up stream on
Saturday last from Bismarck, having on board
100 tons. Against a flood, high river and a
strong head-Wi she made about two miles
an hour.
The United States Snag-boat, E. A. Wood
rutf. arrived at Pittsburg Yesterday. She
pulje out the keel OF fire -brick at Millcreek
Island, which have been great nuisance for
over two years, also piece OF wreck at Glass
house She leaves Pittsburg to-day Gown the
Ohio, and will remove several snag5 between
there and " heeling.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, Yesterday:
''There is not likely to be any change made In
the local ms SpectorS here, rumors to the con.
trary notwithstanding Capt Deyinney, We
understand, wonld not accept the hull inspec.
torshlp il rendered nlm-he does not propose
to go backward"
The Lily left at II 20 A. NJ. for Pttsburg
Thomas Morris and Andy Bunton were hci
pilots.
For Wheeling.
THIS DAY l5th at s p NJ POSITIVEIV