The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

PITTsBUBG, May 23-9 A. M.--River feet
inches and rising slowly. Weather clear and
| pleasant.
LOUISVILLE, KY. May 23-11:4O A. MAR
rived: United States, from Cincinnati; Gray
Eagle, from Henderson; Simpson Horner and
| tow Of empty barges, from New Orleans. She
| passed the Smoky City under way with o
1 big tow OF empty barges The Smoky City
Will arrive this evening. The Condor and tow,
with nve barges from Pomeroy. arrived last
night. The Thompson Dean is not here yet.
4 She gets some freight and 20 passengers here.
4 The river is feet inches in the canal and
5 feet 2 inches on the falls. The weather is
| clear and cool.
| dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
| OIL CITY, PA, May 23-l0:36 A. M.-AIIe-
gheny River l foot inches and station
airy. Thermometer 80. Wind west. Weather
clear and cool.
Monongahela River feet Z inches and rising.
Thermometer 6l Wind southeast. Weather
fair.
PIrTsBURG. PA. May 2s-11:35 A. M-River
5 feet inches and rising. Thermometer 81.
| Wind northwest Weather clear.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. May 29-lO:46 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches and rising.
| Thermometer "a. Wind north. Weather cloudy.
The river was falling slowly here at noon to.
| day, with u feet in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon
Fleetwood, Potomac, A. Z. Donnaly, Golden
City, Nj airy Houston, shannon, Wildwood, City
Of Portsmouth, Louis A. Sherley, Gen. Lytle
| Andy Baum, and Vint ShInkle.
| STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS
The fine and unsurpassed passenger packet
Fleetwood Is the regular G. & o. Railroad
boat. leaving at 4 p NJ. for Huntington.
The popular steamer Potomac arrived this
morning from Pomeroy, and will return this
evening, with Capt. Ii. III. Drown In command
and Capt. Watt Shedd in the office.
The Thompson Dean left last evening for
New Orleans with light trip.
The elegant new steamer Golden City, Capt
j. D. Hegler, Master, Capt Sterling Mcfntyre.
clerk, is announced for Vicksburg, Natchez
and New Orleans, to leave this evening.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at A Z. M. for
Chllo.
The favorite Andy Baum will positively
leave this evening for Lower Ohio and Mem
phis. She is a side-wheel steamer and affords
unexcelled accommodations for people and
freight. Capt. Hiram VInton commands and
MIR. Nj. M. Deem is in the Office.
The Chas Morgan Is due at New Orleans to-
day.
fhe Golden Rule and Mary Miller are below
Evansville.
The Gen. Lytle leaves at P. NJ, sharp. for
the races at Louisville She carries round trip
people at reduced rates.
II The Louis A. Sherley arrived last night from
Carrollton and will return this afternoon.
The Cons Millar arrived at Memphis yes
teruay.
The A. c. Donnally arrived last evening from
New Orleans and will return Saturday sure
She was only eighteen days out on the round
trip, and coming up made extraordinary time
We say extraordinary time, because of the size
and power Of the Donnally, being 1,5eU
cylinders, with 7-root stroke, and
still this steamer left New Orleans Tuesday
evening, May Is, at ten minutes after 6o'clock,
arriving at Cincinnati Tuesday evening, NAV
~, at f:10 P. NJ Time, flom port to port
seven days and one hour, and she did this with
out any special effort at making a quick trip,
having attended to all the business
that offered, making thi1ty -four land
Ings, and having on board four
hundred tons OF freight. She had rising
river, and very hard current from New Or
leans to Vicksburg, and another rising river
from Helena to Cairo. Deducting l2A hours,
the time lost at landings, we find that her run
ming time is only days and I2k hours The
crack nags will have to look to their aurels for
the Donnally is reaching for them. Capt. Hart
talks OF turning her loose the first favorable
opportunity. to try for the old Duke of Or
leans horns.
The vint Shinkle arrived last night from
Memphis and will return saturday.
The Mary Houston will positively return to
New orleans next Tuesday.
Tho John l.. Rhoads arrived from Pittsburg
at noon, and will leave tuis evening for st.
Louis.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Thos. W. Means passed up at $3.50 o'clock
, last night
The ltna left for Ironton at 6 o'clock last
evening"
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP
Capt. Henry Tasky sold the Bessie Pearl
Yesterday to parties at Fort Smith for $25J0
She left to-day for Fort Smith where she will
be used for a ferry boat. Capt VIM. Fenton
was IN command. He Is also ner pilot ami r.
Moore is her engineer.
The Shannon lays up till low water comes
! when she will load for New Orleans. Capt
De Hart stopped off at Louisville but will
come up soon.
c. Il. Dumont has furnished new shaft,
6anges and cranks for the Golden City, weigh h.
ing 70, ,674 pounds 1t Is II inches in The journal
anu 80 feet 81 inches long.
Alex. Frazer and Sam. Mcbride will pilot
the John l.. Rhoads to st. louis.
Owing to the low water in the Kentucky
River the Longfellow has been compelled 70
abandon the trade. She left for Louisville last
night to lay up.
Capt. Burch, who has been in the city for
=, several weeks, will return home 10 Marietta on
the Potomac this evening.
p Il. III. Williamson and r. Lindsay were
; the Thos. w. Means pilots.
For PomerOy.
THIS DAY, 23tl, at 4 +. NJ. POSITIVELY, Y,
HS n POTOMAC, H, IL. Drown, MasteR
LesEse& Freight received at all hours d.
azszssaa& W haf- boat, foot Of broadway. w
Honshell, superintendent.