The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-31
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star.I
PORTSMOUTH, o., July 81-l0:50 A. M.-River9 Q
feet inches and rising slowly. The Hattie
Nauland passed down at A. al. The Fleet
wood passed. up al w A. nj. /
LOUISVILLE, July 81 - IL 80 P. M.-Arrived,
General Lytle, from Cincinnati; Belle, from
Madison. River falling slowly with feet 4
inches In the Canal and feet inches on the
Falls. Captain kOuntz's new stern-wheel'
steamer Alvin made a trial trip to-day. She
is beauty and success, runs well and handles
easy. She goes to New Orleans in day
or two, and will tow the new schooner James
Howard to the Gulf, when the Howard will
Sail for Galveston, to run between Galveston
and Indianola. The Golden City, from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, passed up at 7ociock
last night.
Dispatches TO the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY. PA, July S1-lO:36 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River ! foot inches and stationary.
thermometer 95 Wind south. Weather
warm.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, July 31-9:40 A. M
Monon ngahela River feet inches and falling.
Thermometer ~. Wind east. Weather clear.
PIrTsBURe, PA. July sl-1O:6S A. M-River
feet inches and stationary. Thermometer
s.. Wind east. Weather clear.
CHARLEsToN. W. VA, July 3l-9:25 A. M
Kanawha River feet inches. Thermom-
eter 81. Wind northeast Weather cloudy.
The river was falling very slowly here al
noon o-day, with feet In the channel
Weather clear and warm this morning
Business ON the wharf fair, and all local
packets doing comparatively well. There is
considerable freight offered for the Southern
bound steamers, aud prospects for an increase
OF business this week are very favorable, pro-
viding the water holds out.
the following steamers were in port at noon:
Bonanza, General Pike, Exchange, Andy
Baum, City of Portsmouth, Ihos. Sherlock,
A. L. Norton, Trout, United States, Hudson,
BosLona and Mary Miller.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The swift and elegant Z. 4 y. II. z. packet
Bostona will return 10 Huntington this after
noon.
The popular and favorite packet Exchange
arrived this morning and will return to Pome-
roya her regular hour this evening.
The large and fine Andy Baum, Capt. II. J.
Vlnton, master, Mr.. Nj. Nj. Deem, clerk, will
take her departure to- o-morrow for Evansville,
Cairo and Memphis. The Baum is both ele-
CANT and SAFE, and beng a regular packet
should receive what she deserves--"a big send
Off"
The United States arrived this morning from
Louisville, and will return this evening.
The BouanZa arrived this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
Inc City of Portsmouth will leave as usual
this afternoon for New Richmond and Chlo.
4
rive at St. LOUIS to-day.
TowBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The j. S. Neel wall arrive to-day from Pone-
roy.
The Kanawha No. Q arrived yesterday from
St. LOUIS, W tn an empty tow, and proceeded to
Miudleport tuls morning.
BoAT-HANDs GOSSIP.
Capt. j. W. Carlton, OF the Cotton Valley, is
yis Ing his family at HaWesytlle, Ky.
Joe MCCULLOUGH and John Hand lan pilots of
hn Lee. ha fpI a
ings from Louisville to EvansvIlle: Portland
Bar feet, Peckenbaugh's tn, Flint Island 5k,
Holt's lOh, Puppy Creek 5h at the head and i
at the loot, scumeGown o5a, IHree Mile v, Ev-
ansyile inside o.
In December, 1647, the Clarksvile, from
Memphis, with a cargo OF $500 bales OF cotton,
dropped both guards near the mouth Of Bed
River, uum ping into the river JO0 bales; con-
tinulng her Journey from there, and Whike
making Grand View Beach sne ran into and
sunk the Admiral. Luck enough tor one trip,
surely.
The steamer Autocrat arrived at st. Louis
from Memphis in The year S4s with 8l barrels
pork, 70 brls beans, IU0 sacks oats, 45 sacks
corn, and 1850 bales cotton. The 81. Louis
Democrat Of yesterday says the above is far
The largest Load ever taken to st. Louis ana
challenges the word to produce another beat
that can carry SO large a freight
A new hight has been put on the lower bar at
ShawneetoWn abreast the wharfboats. Boats
gong down run to the LETT OF the light.
Capt McClurB sold his new steamer Daniel
Boone yesterday at Gallipotis, to W. ID. Blake,
for s., 800. She will enter the GauipelIs anc
huntington trade.
There is about sixty days supply of coal
here, and wholesale dealers are trying to put
the price to 7ysc ahoat.
Captain Williamson and Captain Burnsides
were The kanawha's pilots from here
The Champion No. y will make an excursion
trip to Augusta, Kv.. Sunday.
THE NEW TELEGRAPH.
She ls Stuuner, and runs like q race horse
Notwithstanding she is u new boat and never
turned her wheel till this morning, when she
made hertrial trip. She left tho loOt OF L,,d-
low street at precisely 1890 o'clock, went sew.
eral miles up the river aud returned ut noon
passing the city III way that caused those
standing on the wharf to calculate 'She's
uvely" ''She'll do!' &c. She went below the
city and had not returned when we left yhe
wharf little aiter noon. A large crowd was
aboard.
The new Telegraph was built to take the
place of the old Telegraph in the Cincinnati
aud Pomeroy trade. oue was built by the Gin
clnnatl Marine Railway Com any for the Gin
einnati, Portsmouth, Big sanuy 4 Pomeroyi
Packet CSmpasny; she is side wnesl
feet inches depth Of hold.
She has the engines Of the old Tele-
graph. She has new boilers, l less than the
DID Telegraph. Her boilers are A inches IN
diameter and 81 feet long, with fues. She
has two lever engines, 22-lnoh cylinder, 8 feet
stroke She is longer and W der than the cid
Telegraph, and has carrying capacity OF
abouU 9UO TONS Her cabin is 10 feet wide, with
33 arge and commodlOus state-ruoms.
For Wheeling.
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