The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-07
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
The river was rising rapidly here at noon to-
day with 80 feet inches in the channel, leav-
ing for passing steamers space of 7lH foeu
under the Suspension Bridge and SO feet space
| under the Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon
OF Portsmouth, Geo. W. Cheek, Mollie Moore,
ChaG. Morgan, Andy Baum, A. u. DJnnally,
MlluwoOd Potomac and Bostona.
| dispatches TO the Merchants EKchangeI
| OIL CITY, Pa, Feb. 7-9:44 A. M.--AlIe-
gheny Il yer feet inches aud falling,
Weather cloudy. Wind south. Thermometer
Monongahela River6 feet inches and failing
weather cloudy. thermometer s6. Wind
| southeast
PIrTsBURd, Pa, Feb. 7-12:Ds r. M.-Rire1
feet Inches aud falling. Weather cloudy
| Wind west. Thermometer IS.
| CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. 7-lO:40 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet. Weather cloudy and
calm Thermometer 81.
specials to the Star.
PITTsBURG, PA, Feb. 7-I0:30 A. M.-Rivei
G feet 10 inches and falling Weather cloudy
and cool at 10 A. M.
WHEELING, Feb. y.-River l6 feet and falling
fast Cloudy and cool.
WHEELING w: VA, Feb. 7.-Departed:
The Express for Parkersburg at 1890
| IL M. Coal Valley came down at Z
A. Nj. Ashland departed for Pittsburg this
morning Pheat0n for MatamOras at 8 p. M,
MarketUoy for Matamoras at l0:3O A. II.
| PARKERsBURG, Feb. 7.-River n feet and
| failing. Cloudy and cool
PORTSMOUTH. o., Feb. 7--1:16 p. M--RiYeI
80 feet aud falling. Business on Levee very
lively. Bonanza for Cincinnati at II 100 a. NJ.
| Ice is reported in the river above from the
Muskingum River. Weather clear and pleas
| ant
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The A. c. Donnaly is loading and will leavs
for New Orleans Thursday sure. Mr.. e. A
Donnally is her competent Chief Clerk. -. .The
Potomac arrived this morning, and will re-
turn 10 Pomeroy this evening from the Wharf
boat, foot Of Broadway The fast Bostona
leaving this afternoon at O'clock
for Huntington. .... The City of Ports.
mouth VIII leave this afternoon fol
| Chllo, as usual. The Wildwood arrived and
returned to Maysvllle at noon to-day. The
Mary Houston left last evening for New Orr
leans with 30 people and about 400 tons ID
freight. 1.-The line side-wheeler, George w,
Cheek, leaves at p. NJ. for Vevay direct
Capt.W. H. Kirby commands 1.-The Charles
Morgan will return to New Orleans Saturday.
:... he hudson left with air trip for Wheel
ing last evening :. The United States arrived
this morning, and will return 10 Lou sville
this evening. ..... The Louis A. Shirley
arrived this morning from Car
rolton, and will return this afternoon .....
Capt Hiram Vinton's fine side wheel steamer
Andy Baum Will leave this evening for Mem
phis. We recommend the Baum to excursion
lists to Mardl Gras ns one of the finest boats in
the Memphis trade. The Mollie Moore, New
Orleans to Pittsburg, arrived, and will pro-
coed up the river Ihursday 30. .Ihe VInt Shink-
le will follow the Andy Baum, aud leave for
Memphis Saturday. The Golden Rule left
New Orleans for Cincinnati last night with the
''boss" trip o the season. She had 1858 brls
molasses, 3SS hhds sugar, 3. D brls oil, 17S brls
paper STOCK, 63 hhds nuts, 140 brls resin, 157
brls rice, l5O bags salt, and $50 tons OF miscel-
lane0us freight-the ''blue ribbon" trip OF tho
season. =. The Golden City and Gold Dust en-
route from New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Vrcksburg yesterday. The Robert Mitchell
arrived at New Orleans yesterday e. The John
l.. hhoads expects TO leave st. Louis for Pitts
burg to-day. The Emma Graham leavea
Pittsburg for Cincinnati to-day. The MOllle
Moore arrived at A. III. She has for this city
7U0 tons freight, consisting principally of sugar
and molasses, and l0O tons freight for Pitts
burg.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Cobb Cecil leaves Ironton for Cincinnati
to-day with 60U tons pig iron The Whale and
barges leave PittsDurg TO- day for st. Louis .
The Iron Mountain left Pittsourg for New Or
leans yesterday, with bargeS containing /, 800
tons steel rails and $50 tons of miscellaneous
freight. The Smoky City, Charley Brown,
Panther, Coal City, Coal Valley, B. b. Wood,
Tom Dodsworth, N. j. Bigler, Ella, Bengal IT,
ger, George Lysle and j. 5. Mercer are coming
with tows OF coal. The Oil Valley No. 4
passed up this morning from Island IA for
Kanawha River with empty btrges that were
carried away IN the ice. -. Il Charley Bowen
No. 2 arrived from below this morning with
tow OF empty barges.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The Chicago HOuse-raising Association sue
ceeded last night in Launching the wreck of
the Andes into the river from Gilmore's
Wharf. The bias for repairing the Andes will
be received to-day, when those having risks
on her will decide whether they will rebuild
or sell the wreck of this once favori Wheel
ing packet. =. The Potomac brought down 5.UUO
brls salt. 80! Mayor II. o. Decker and family
are passengers on the Thompson Dean. They
are coming to Cincinnati from ShawneetoWn,
to reside permanently e. Capt Rees w. Dugan
Ih nks he can raise the Belle of st. Louis
The Bessie Pearl will be ready to ferry from
the foot Of Fifth street to Ludlow Tomorrow.
49,. Diver John Gwyer arrived from the
Kanawha, and left for Madison, tn Capt.
Phil. Anschutz, on the Lytie, last night, where
they expect to turn over the hull OF the sunken
Calumet, now living at Madison bottom up-
ward. E. MI Frank Donnally, second clerk on
the A. 7. Donnally, came down this morning
from Gallipolis, where he has been visiting his
family Pilot Amos Gardner has returned
ami IS ready for another berth. He pioted the
Joseph A. Stone to Paducah and return in
search OF lost bhrges. H. j. King, Esq, clerk
of the Mollie Moore, ca lie up by rail last night
from Louia avll e Capt. w. ii. Kirby cut the
Geo. W. Cheeks chmneys down this morning
and improved her appearance wonderfully.
Parties in this city are negotiating for the
Robert Mitchell . The Andes was launched
yesterday, anu is afloat -day.
For POmerOy.