The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-14
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchange

OIL CITY, PA, June H-10:4 A. M--AE1e-
gheny Rlver1 foot inches and falling. Tner-
moneter 80. Wind southwest. Weather clear
and warm.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. June 14--10:15 A. NJ
Monongahela River feet inches ana falling.
Wind northeast Thermometer rs. Weather
cloudy. ..
CHARL EsTON, w. VA, June l4-9:23 A. NJ
Kanawha River 5 feet 6 inches and falling
slowly. Thermometer g. Wind south. Wealth
er cloudy.
The river was rising at noon to-day, with I6
feet inches in the channel. s
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Fleetwood, Bonanza, Ohio No. 4, a. l. Norton,
City of Portsmouth, Golden City, Golden Rule,
&c. Donnally, General Lytle. JAS. W. Can
and Ben. Franklin. ....
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Thos. sherlock left last evening for
New Orleans with about 20 people and 400 tons
freight. r....
The Fleetwood arrived this morning from
Huntington, and will return this afternoon.
The fine steamer Golden Rule commenced
registering passengers and receiving freight
this morning for return trip to New Orleans tc
leave Tomorrow. Capt. .. Z. Shinkle
commands. and Mr.. ". Z. Shaw presldes in
the office.
The Ohio No. arrived from Pomeroy this
morning, and Will return this evening. ,r
The Bonanza arrived this morning, and re-
turned to Portsmouth at hoon.
Inc U. L. ocnencK, soing 9 QOWi, passed Mem
phls yesterday.
Inc Vint shlnkle left :or Memphis last even
ing with a fair trip. o..
| Capt. r. w. Wise's elegant new Jas. W. CAR
arrived yesterday afternoon from Memphis and
will return Saturday. Col. j. ID. Moore mas
charge Of the office ..i 81. -a
| The safe, fast and commodious Gen. Lytle
| will be the mail boat, teaving from the foot of
| Vine street at p. M. for Louisville and all
way landings. ~ .. CIR.
| The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning from
Madison and returns this AFTERNOON. ''tt r
The Andy Baum a'riVel at Memphis yes
| terdav. .f- ".
| The City of Portsmouth returns 10 Chilo at
p. NJ. prompt. - .t .bs
The Trout and A. L. Norton left at noon tor
| Ripley ..-,..,.,
| The mammoth new steamer Golden City.
Capt. j. D. Hegler master, Capt s. U. McLn-
| tyre clerk, WILL return to New Orleans next
week. IL .. q
The Jas. D. Parker let Memphis for Cihcin-
| natl yesterday with 7O0 bales OF cotton, brls
OIL 8 brls potatoes, II brls taIlow, q Oales'
hides, IS brls scrap.iron, 40 beer kegs, Is canIn
passengers and u deckers. ....
The Mary Houston, en- route to this city from
New Orleans, passed Memphis last night at ~
| O'Clock. .l
| The T. B. Church arrived at New Orleans
| yesterday. s-e r. ,-
The A. c. Donnally arrived this morning at
9:3U O'Clock from New Orleans with IS passen-
gers and $50 tons freight. She reshiDpeu a.
Fleetwood she registered 2l7 people on tins
round trip-6l cabin and 10 deckers going
down and III cabin and T3 deckers coming up.
The Donnally will return to New Orleans SAT-
urday, 3d. -. tbU."
The Mollie Moore will pass down this after
noon from Pittsburg for st. Louis.
TowBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Alex. Chambers dli not get off yester-
day. She will leave this afternoon.
The Robert PEBBLES arrived from Pomeroy
this morning. I,
The Coal City and Bengal Tiger were theon-
ly arrivals this morning of the Pittsburg coal
tieet 70
The TX. Hammtt, from Pittspurg for st.
| Louis, with a Cellaneous tow, passed down
at CLOCK this morning.
BoATHANDs GOSSIP.
| Vim. Wherry, second clerk OF the Thompson
Dean, passed through the city yesterday or
his way bo Plttsburg from New Orleans ....
The latest Information from the Don Cam-
eron is to the effect that she was pulled in two
by the appliances taken from Chicago to raise
her. Six Of her crew have obtained situations
on other boats, and the remainder are expeotec
home at New Albany to-day. rU..
| The hull Of the new Monitor, built by Knoa
3 Son. Harmar. ONO, is lis teet long, " lee1
beam and S5a feet hold.
Joe Mccullough and Lew. Peirce will be the
Mollie Moores pilots to st. Louis. They viii
return on the Laura L. Davis.
Madam Elizabeth Veit, OF New Albany, has
contracted with ID. Z. Barnore, of Jefferson
vile, for cotton boat for Bayou BCeuf. The
boat will be l50 feet long, 26 feet beam, aid d.!
feet depth Of hold. She will be called Mar
| Elizabeth, and will be commanded by Captain
Buck Whlpple, Of Louisville.
Plttsburg Evening Telegraph: "Clarl
: Smith, a deck hand on the towDoat Tom DOds
worth, sued the owners of that vessel, John c.
Risher, Daniel Fisher. 5: S. Crump, ana K. b
Robinson, and William Shannon, the mate, 10
IS, GO damages to-day, in tile Common Plea
Court No. l. While the boat was landing Al
Cincinnati at night he was told by shannon
the mate to take the rope and jump. He OBJ
jected. because it was dark, but the mate com,
manded him to jump anyhow. He did SO, aul
broke his leg; hence the suit"
The U. 5. lighthouse tender Lily came dowr
| to the wharf this morning anu will leave To-
! Pttsburg Tomorrow. Andy Bunton Will bt
one OF her pilots.
, Cap W. B. Miller, Of the Thompson Dean
, is still in the city.
Ed. A. Donnaily, clerk Of the A. c. Donnally
will leave for his home in the country this IA
ternoon.
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY, l4Gh, at Z. NJ, POSIIIV ELY