The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-05
RIYER INTELLIGENCE.

bA LAH lN OEs
The river has been rising steadily since our
last report, ana at noon to-day there was III
feet in the channel, leaving for passing steam
ers VI feet space under the Suspension Bridge
and ssys feet space under the Newport Bridge.
Tne following boats were in port at noon:
Bost0na, Ohio 20. 4, Wildwood, Cons. Millar
Mary Houston, Chas. Morgan, George w.
Cheek, Fawn, United States and Louis A.
Sherley.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, March 5--9:44 A. .M.-Alie-
ghenyl River feet and falling slowly.
Weather clear and cold. Wind west. Their
mometer 81.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. March $3.50 A. M
Monongahela River feet inches and sta
tlGnary. Weather fair. thermometer 30.
Wind east.
PITTsBURG, March 5-l9:13 p. M.-River 0
ieet inches and rising. Weather fair.i
Wind west. Thermometer 80.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, March 5-l016 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches. Thermometer
81 Wind north. Weather cloudy.
specials to the Star.
PITTsBURG, PA, March SIS A. M.-River
feet inches and stationary. Weather clear
and cold.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Ohio No. for Pomeroy OF T. M, Bos-,
tona for Huntington at p. NJ, and City Of
Portsmouth for Chilo at P. M, are the only
upper river boats leaving to-day.
The George w. Cheek returned this morning
from Madison with line trip. She will leave
for Vevay at her regular hour this afternoon.
The public will ind in our aIyertsing COL
umns two boats for New Orleans-the Mary
Houston to leave tomorrow, and the Charles
Morgan to leave Wednesday. They are both
commodious steamers and commanded by gem
tlemanly and competent officers.
The Exchange Will arrive tomorrow, and
return tO Pittsburg W Wednesday.
The Cons. Millar commenced receiving for
Memphis this morning She will leave We'd
nesday.
The United States arrived this morning, and
will return TO Louisville this evening.
The Chas. u. Church left for New Orleans
Saturday with fair passenger trip and so
tons OF freight. She refused freight Saturday
afternoon, ON account Of the stage OF water in
the Lower OHIO and to accommodate engage
meDts below.
and will leave for Carrollton this afternoon.
The Jas. w. Gaf left with fair trip Satur-
day evening for Memphis
The Golden Rule and Robert Mitchell were
due at New Orleans last night. They are ad-
vertised to leave there for Cincinnati to-mor-
row.
The Fawn arrived this morning at o. o'cIock,
and will return 10 Evansville Tomorrow. She
brought in a big trip
ToWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The following boats leave Pittsburg on the
present rise: Fred. Wilson No. =, Enterprise,
Joseph Walton, Geo. Roberts, My Choice, John
Dippold, Joseph A. Stone, Coal Valley, Tom
Rees No. z, Diamond, Horner No. 2, Tom Dods-
worth, Panther, Boaz, Bengal Tiger, Samson
No. 2, sam. clark, Baltic, josh. Cook, Lioness
No. 2, sam. Brown, Charley Brown, Hercules,
John Penny, Grand Lake, N. j. Bigiey and
Mary Ann.
The Barnard, from St. Louis, en- route to
Pittsburg, with one barge of iron ore for
Wheeling, and one barge OF pig iron, which she
tviu tn k.. ph PlLLsbnrp M
morning at IL o'clock.
The Thomas W. Means arrived from Ironton
yesterday, and will probably leave for st.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The Pittsburg Evening Chronicle OF Satur-
day contains the following report OF the COL
lision between the towboat Tiger and the
steamer j. M. Kerr: 'Shortly before O'Clock
this morning the towboat Tiger and the steamer
j. Al. Kerr collided in the Monongahela River.
opposite Market street. There are, as usual in
such cases, several stories told as TO how the
collision occurred. The pilot Of the S. nj. Kerr
OF the coal craft moored 10 the Smith
feld-street Bridge. The Tiger was
backing down the stream, and
the Kerr, from Wheeling, approaching the
for the Kerr to take the right This signal
was promptly answered oy the pilot
OF the Kerr, who kept his boat as
stopped G the the engines s The Tger confpaad gU aad
backing until she was fairly against the bow
Of the Kerr, when the pilot ordered the
engines reversed. She had only made
one revolution, when one bucket of her
wheel struck violently the bow OF the Kerr.
knocking the jack-staf down, and doub.
ling up the guards and flooring for distance
of ten feet. The damage sustained by the
Tiger was very slight, only one bucket OF her
wheel having been broken. 1t Is not probable
that any suit will grow out of this collision.n
Captain Phil. Anschutz and diver John T.
Guyre on their expedition Saturday failed to
and the boilers OF the Calumet. AS soon as the
river becomes calm they will start out in a
skif and make another search.
The aggregate of the coal leaving Pittsburc
up to yesterday afternoon was $4,000 BUSH
els Of which ,4S6, 600 bushels are censis sned to
Cincinnati, and ,429,O00 bushels to Louisville
This will no doubt be increased to- day consid-
erably if the water holds. ~.
James Hamilton and VIM. Clark are the
Barnara's pilots to Pittsburg. Il. A. Mclean
and VIM. kirkpatrick brought ner around
from St. Louis, and Mi. Kirk patrick is a pas-
senger on her from here to Bcllalre.
The U. r. Schenk'si pilots, John Emery and
Oscar Whitten, are in the city and ready fora
berth.
Four barges will be launched from the Gov
ington docks this afternoon, and two will be
taken on