The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-07
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
lSpecials to the Star.I

PITrsBURG, PA, July 10 A. M.-Riyes @
feet inches and falling Weather clear and
pleasant.
BROWNSVILLE Pa, July 70 A. M.-Rivcr
feet inches apd falling. Weather clear
and pleasant
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY. PA, July 7-1O:26 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River l foot inches and falling.
Thermometer Is. Wind west Weather clear
and warm.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, July 7-9:43 A. M-Mo-
nongahela River feet inches ana falling.
Weather far. Thermometer 63. Wind south.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, july 7-9:D A. NJ
Kanawha River feet l inch and rising
slowly. Thermometer 10. Weather clear.
Wind north
The river was rising rapidly here at noon to-
day, with l3 feet IL inches in the channel-a
rise Of feet in "a hours
The following steamers were in port at noon:
A. l.. Norton, Bonanza, Potomac, Bostona,
City of Portsmouth, Thomas Sherlock, Cons.
Millar, james u. Parker, General Pike, Ben.
Branklin, General Lyte, Laura L, Davis, W.
Z. Thompson and Trout.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
ls The Thos. Sherlock Will positively depart
this evening for Lower Mississippi and New
| Orleans.
| The fine Potomac will return to Pomerov
| this evening. Capt. II. II. Drown is her wor-
| thy and efficient commander, and Capt. Watt
| Shedd is her agreeable chi ef clerk.
The Cons. Millar will leave this evening suFo
| Tor Memphis
The United States arrived from Louisville
| this morning, and will return this evening.
| The Laura L. DAVIS will leave for 81. Louis
| this evening.
The Bostona arrived from Huntington this
morning. and will return this afte noon.
The Andes left last evening for Wheeling
| with moderate trip.
The Bonanza arrived from Portsmouth this
morning, and returned at noon.
| The Virgie Lee ls advertised in the PittSburR
papers to leave there for st. Louis, Monday.
| the Mary Miller went into st. Louis last
evening with 800 tons freight, including 40
tons for the X. N. line, and some Tor the Nils
souri,. She VIII leave st. Louis for Cincinnati
this evening.
The Golden Rule and Golden City win ar
rive from Sew Orleans Tomorrow.
The Jas. d. Parker arrived last night, and
will return to Memphis, W Wednesday,, the IIth
inst
The w. P. Thompson will return to Pitts
burg this evening.
BoAr-HANps' GOSSIP.
Capt. Geo. W. Rea is en- route to the Ohio to
contract for new steamer for the Red River
Transportation Company.
Capt. Foe has closel contract with Thomp-
son, Of Paducah, to rebuild the toWboat A. j.
Baker, giving her a new huh Of the same di-
mensions as the Old. Job to he completed in
sixty days.
Pilot W. W. Chadwick, of the A. L. Norton,
reports that the big log which has been in che
channel above Richmond Bar for some time
| back, has drlfted down III the crossing at Ri lch-
moud Bar, Immediately IN the channel. Pilots
must look out for 1t, as it is bad obstruction
and Immediate in the way.
Major u. II, Eiblmes, river editor Of the Iron
ton Journal is IN the city.
Captain Jack DeHart, OF the shannon, leaves
Louisville Tonight for New Orleans.
lhe United States Snagboat y. q. Wagner,
that left New Orleans some time ago to clear
= Ouachta River of Its distractions to good nav
igation, is now engaged iu building a dam at
Spoon Camp Bar, twenty miles below Z lmden,
SO a. to concentrate the water Into one gooI,
deep and safe navi&able channel. where Jnere'
has always before been two very bad ones.
| Harry w. Stein tele9raphs that the Charles
Morgan passed VlcksDurg last evening loaded
fiat and with forty people, also that she will
leave New Uhaeans for Cincinnati W ednesuaT
The Len. Franklin arrived this. moi ming,
from Madison, and Will 90 to Fulton this
afternoon, where she will be taken on the
, docks and overhauIed and thoroughly repaired.
The new General Pike takes her place, aud
will leave at 3 L. Nj. for Madison aud way
q landings.
o l. Capt. W. B. Miller, late of the Thompson
a Dean, is in the city.
Capt. A. J. Branch, superintendent Of the
. Pomeroy Transportation Company, arrived
y this morning from MiudlepOrt, and will Leave
thls evening for Louisville.
= The Cons. Millar'S pots to Memphis will be
n john Evelyn and John Carroll.
q Alt. Williamson and Lew. Pierce will pl0C
| the Laura l.. Davis to ST. Louis. MIR. Will. am.
n son takes James McCullUugil's place, who
I stops oG this "trip to go On the Mary Miller
lWheu she arrives,