The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-06
: sRIYER INTELLIGENCE.

The river was falling slowly at noon to- day,
with 10 feet ~ inches IN the channel, leaving
for passing steamers 9l,s feet space under the
Suspension IN Bridge, and 50 feet space under tho
Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Chas. Morgan, EX :hange, Mary Houston, A.
g. Donnally, Fleetwood, Bonanza, Telegraph,
City OF Portsmouth, Cons. Millar, Nashville,
Fawn, Hudson, Gen. Lytle and Ben. Franklin.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchange.i
OIL CITY, PA, March 6--9:15 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River feet inches and falling.
Weather clear and cold. Wind west Their
mometer ~.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. March 6--lO A. NJ
Monongahela River feet inches and sta
tl0nary. weather clear thermometer 26
Wind east.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, March 6-9:OS A. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches and rising
slowly. Thermometer oG. Wind variable.
Weather clear.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The popular packet Telegraph will leave at
p. M. for Pomeroy.
The Mary Houston, a fine steamer, COM
manded by efficient officers, is now registering
people and receiving freight for New Orleans,
for Which point she Will leave this evening
sure. Capt Chas. Miller is her agreeable COM
mander and Mr.. A. Il. Miller is her gentle
manly Chief Clerk.
The Fawn will leave this evening for Evans
vile and way landings.
Capt. j. B. Sleeuh's well-known steamer
Nashville will leave this evening for the Ten.
nessee River and all intermediate points. She
is a good, reliable steamer, and will continue
the remainder Of the season to run regularly IN
the Cincinnati and Tennessee River trade.
Mr.. A. KING Hale presdes in the Office.
The bonanza arrived this morning, and will
return to Portsmouth at noon.
The Fleetwood arrived from Huntington this
morning, and will return this afternoon.
The Golden Rule and Robert Mitchell ar.
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Charles Morgau-MOrgan Rattler-has
deferred her departure for New Orleans to
Thursday, on which day she will positively
leave, Capt. AIf. Stein commands and Harry
W. Stein mas charge of the office.
The fine steamer Cons. Millar is the first boat
out for Memphis. She will leave tomorrow
with Capt, W. c. Tichenor in command and
Mr. James Wilson in the Office.
The Gen. Lytle arrived this morning, and
will return to Louisville this evening.
The Ben. Franklin arrived from Madison
this morning, and Will return this afternoon.
Capt. IL. " Hart's magnificent new steamer,
A. G. Donnally, Ed. A. Donnally and Bryson
Purcell Clerks arrived at u O'Clock last night
from New Orleans. with 4U0 tons OF freight and
large number of people. She registered 172
passengers on the round trip, SO going down
and SY on the up-trip, all OF whom enjoyed
themselves hugely and are loud in their praise
Of the Donnally and her gentlemanly officers,
who always provide the best of fare and pay
strict attention to the comfort OF their pa5sen-
gers. Among her passengers was theatrical
troupe, who furnished costumes for grand
masquerade ball which took place, and was Que
Of the most enjoyab affairs on record and will
long be remembered by those who were pas
sengers She will return to New Orleans sat-
urday.
The Exchange arrived this morning, and
will return to Pitt5burg tomorrow. She re-
shipped l2O tons freight on the Gen. Lytle to
0uIl In no lInW tg,M
phis, 10 tons on the Mary Houston to New Or
leans, and she has 10 tons for reslapmenU to
st. Louis.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Cobb Cecil leaves lronton for Cincinnati
to-day.
The Etna arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Robert PEBBLES left for Poneroy this
morning with tow Of empty barges.
The Condor, from Louisville en- route to
Pomeroy. arrived this morning, and was pick
ing up tow preparatory to starting up the
river to-aay.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Parties at ST. Louis are negotiating for the
purchase OF the steamer Laura l.. Davis for the
Missouri River trade.
The louisiana Levee Company has spent
81, 1000, 900, and now wants s2,OO0OO0 more, the
New Orleans Times suggests, to sail up and
down the river and behold the venture.
MIR. VIM. A. Maddy, clerk OF the Exchange,
has been confined to his state room for he past
few days by illness, but was able to be out this
morning and attend to his duties.
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the River Editor OF the STAR:
ST. LOUIS, March 3, 1S77.-The weather here
is hard on steamboatmen, it has been raining
all day but now mas turned to snow. The Mary
Miller will leave Cincinnati for st. Louis on
Friday, March 9. All well. +. r. SKUNK.
specials to the Start
PJTTsBURG, PA, March 6-S A. M.-River
feet and falling slowly. Weather clear anu
cold.