The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
lSpecials to the Star. 1

PITTsBURG, PA. June 1873 A. M.-RiYer
feet inch and falling slowly. Weather clear
and warm.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY. Pa, June 1910 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River foot inches and stationary.
Thermometer So. Wind southwest. W Gather
clear and warm.
Monongahela River feet inches ami Sta
tionary. Thermometer 70. Wind northeast.
Weather clear.
PITTsBURG, Pa, June 19-l1 A. M.-RiveI
feet II inches and falling. Thermometer IS.
Wind southwest. Weather clear.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, June 1s-9:16A, NJ
Kanawha River 5 feet 10 inches. THERMOMETER
81. Wind north. Weather fair.
The river was falling here at noon to-day,
with 10 feet inches in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
A. G. Donnally Golden City, Bostona. Ex-
change, Bonanza, A. f. Norton. City of Ports
mouth, Ben. Franklin, Cons. Millar, United
States, Hudson and Trout.
e. STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Bostona arrived this morning, and will
return to Huntington this afternoon, with Capt.
Isaac Brys0n in command and Mr.. W. 2.
Walker in the office.
The large, fast and reliable new steamer
Golden City will leave tomorrow for Vcks-
burg, Natchez and New Orleans direct. Capt.
| J. ID. Hegler Is her worthy commander, and
Capt. Sterling Mcintyre presides in the office.
| Capt. w. Y. Tichenor's popular Cons. Millar
will take her departure for Evansville, Cairo
| and Memphis to morrow. Mr.. James Wilson
| Is in the office.
| The fine packet Exchange, Can't. Jas. Kirker,
master, W. A. Maddy, clerk arrived thu morn
| ing and will return to Pomeroy this evening.
The fine large side wheel packet United
States will be the mail line boat leaving from
| the foot of Vine street at z. NJ. for Louis
vile.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
| turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The City of Portsmouth arrived from Chilo
| this morning, and will return tins afternoon at
| 4 O'Clock.
Capt. II. U. Hart's new A. c. Donnally will
| follow the Golden City and depart for New Or
| leans Saturday.
| T0WBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Etna leaves Louisville to-day for Iron
| ton with Two loaded barges.
| The Robin, from Pomeroy, passed down this
| morning. She left two barReS of coal here md
took the remainder of her tow, consisting Of
| three barges of salt. below.
| BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
| Capt Byers. Of the Cherokee, has returned
| from Pittsburg.
Capt. Pink Varble got the John L. Rhoads
ahoat yesterday, not much damaged She left
Louisville for Madison to-day for repairs.
| The Courier left for Wheeling last night with
| fair trip She will take the place of the Al Iol-
| lie Ragon in the Parkersburg ana Wheeling
trade. Capt Phil. Anschutz anu Jack Davis
are her pilots.
Several wood and fat boats were broken
from their moorings by the storm, and three or
four wele landed on the Kentucky side, neaI
| the Newport Bridge.
Captain Charles Thorn left for New Orleans
| last night, leaving Captain Ditton to superin- l.
| tend the construction of his new boat. Capt.
| Thorn will return here in few weeks and re-
| main until his boat is completed.
| Capt John Ihornburg leaves for home We'd
nesday on the Potomac.
| The Louisville U. 5. Mail Line will name
| their new steamer, nearly completed at Ma IL
| son, the General Pike, an old and honored
name in the Line. She will be completed by
| the 4th of July.
The U. P. Schenck, leaving New Orleans for
| Cincinnati last evening, had 100 tons Of old
rails for New Albany, 40 bales OF rags and 500
| Drs rosin The Robert Mitchell leaves there
o-day, and the Chas. Morgan Oh Wednesday.