The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star.

PITTsBURG. April So A. M-River feet Q
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
cool.
PORTSMOUTH, O., April So A. M.-River
25 feet and falling steadily. Weather cloudy
but warm. BostOna up at 5 A. NJ, fo. Omac up
at $50 A. NJ, Iron Mountain wit h mo del barges
at S:SO A. Nj, j. Nj. Phillips at s:45 A. M. with
two empty barRcs Carrier and Virgie Lee due
this morning. Bostona and Telegraph due
down Tonight. Local packets on time.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 5-ll AZ A. M.-Ar-
rived: United states and VInt Shinkle. from
Cincinnati; Tarasc0n, from Henderson; Belle,
from Madison. The Robert Mitchell passed up
az Z O'clock this morning.
Dispatches to the Merchants EXCHANGED
OIL CITY, Pa, April 5-9:45 A. M-Ane-
gheny River feet and falling Weather
cloudy and cool. Wind southwest. Thermom-
eter 42.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. April 5-1O:O7 A. NJ
Monongahela River feet and stationary.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 81. Wind
souUh.
PIrTsBURG, PA. April 5-12:O7 P. M.-Riyer g
feet inches and falling. Weather fair. Wind
west. Thermometer AZ.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, April 5-9:49 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches. Thermometer
81. Weather clear. High wind from the north
west. =
The river continued to fall here at noon to.
day, with Y feet in the channel, leaving for
passing steamers rs feet space under the Sus-
pension Bridge, and Tx feet space under the
Newport Bridge. ...
The following steamers were in port at noon:
U. T. Schenck, Fleetwood, Ohio No. 4, Bo.
nanza, Chas b. church, Jas. W. Gaf, A. c.
Donnally, Geo. W, Cheek, Gold Dust, Ben.
Franklin, Gen. Lytle.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS. .. .
The Vint shinkle left last evening for Mem
phls with fair trip. ..-..
The Jas. W. Gatf is at the wharf registering
passengers for grand excursion to Memphis
and return. She leaves Saturday. I
The Geo. W, Cheek arrived this morning and
will return TO Vevay at . p. NJ. She attends
to all way business,
The Ohio No. arrived this morning AMI
will return to POmeroy this evening.
The Exchange will arrive to-day and return
to PittsDurg tomorrow positively.
! The Fleetwood is the fine Z. & o. r. r.
packet leaving this evening for Huntington,
The Mary Miller will arrive tomorrow and
return to st. Louis Saturday.
Capt. ]. S. PaLterson's elegant steamer,
Chas. B. Church, is the only boat at the wharf
receiving for New Orleans, for which point
it is announced to leave this evening. Mr..
j. r. ,Hambleton, courteous gentleman, has
charge of her office ami James A. Wirthlin is
her attentive receiving clerk. ..r
The Ben. Franklin arrived from Madison
this morning and will return this afternoon.
The General Lytle arrived this morning and
will return TO Louisville this evening
The Emma Graham will arrive as usual on
Saturday. ......t..s
The Gold Dust arrived from New Orleans at
s A. NJ, and is loading for St Louis and Mis-
souri, River. She Will leave to- morrow posi-
lively.
TowBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Samuel Clark and Nellie Walton passed
down this morning with tows of coal.
The Tom FArrOW will leave for Kanawha
River this afternoon with q tow OF empty
barges. .. ,.
The e. NJ. Norton, st. Louis to Pittsburg,
passed up last night with tow OF iron ore.
BoAT-HANDy GOSSIP. 7
Capt. Pres. Lodwick, the veteran commander
OF the Pomeroy packet Ohio No. 4, retires from
that 8 Gamer on Monday next to engage in the
hotel business In this city. Capt. Dan. Moore
will succeed Capt Lodwlck in the command Of
the Ohio No. 4.
The hull OF DIR. Burleigh's new mountain
steamer will be launched at PittsbuTg to-day.
The John L. Rhoads, leaving st. Louis for
PitLsburg last evening, had 250 tons metal.
1900 Drls -four and 5O0 sacks shipstuf. Alex.
Frazier and Sam. Bride are her pilots.
Pilot Ernst Clark is iu the city. He will
take the Ed. Hobbs to Wheeling. The Hobbs
will pass up Tonight. Amos Carly will stand
the other watch.