The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-22
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BROWNSVILLE. PA, Aug. 22-9 A. M.-Mo-
nongahela River feet inches and station
ary. Weather clear. Thermometer Is.
LOCK No. 4. Pa. Aug. 22-9 A. M.-Monon-
gahela River feet inches and station
airy. Weather clear. Thermometer G6.
PiTTsBURG, PA. Aug, 22-9 A. M.--River l
foo. inches and falling. Weather fair
OIL CITY. Pa. Aug. 22--1O: o A. M.-Alle-
gheny River IL inches and stationary. Thei-
mometer VI. Wind southeast. Weather clear.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, Aug. 22-9:oO A. NJ.
Kanawha River feet Thermometer ~.
Weather clear Wind southeast.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Aug. 22-12:3O P. M
River three feet 4 inches and GU stand. Inc
Andes passed up a ~ A. NJ. The Etna and
barges passed up at 9:4j A. M: The W. T.
Thompson is due from Cincinnati for Pomeroy.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 22-l2 M.-Arrived: Ben.
Franklin, from Cincinnati; Eddyville. from
Vevay; Grey Eagle, from Puppy Creek. The
new henderson packet Fashion goes to Hen
derson in place of the Grey Eagle this evening.
River falling slowly, with leet in the canal
and II inches on the falls. Weather cloudy ami
pleasant.
The river was falling here at noon to-day,
with feet III the channel. Weather clear
and warm.
Business good.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Cotton Valley, Laura l.. DAVIS, Frank Will
lard, Emma Graham, Wildwood, Exchange,
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STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The light t-draught packet, Frank Willard,
will depart this evening for New Orleans.
Captain e. W. Drown commands. be"
1he Exchange will be the regular packet
leaving this evening for GailipOliS and POme-
rov direct.
The Laura L. Davis did not get off last even
ing, uut will positively take her departure this
evening for the Lower Ohio and Cairo. Capt.
John Y. Reno is her worthy master, and Mr..
RHRnIap In " mn raln
petenb CLERK.
Inc Wildwood returned to Maysvills
At noon.
The punctual packet City of Portsmouth
leaves the foot of Walnut street promptly at 4
p. NJ. for ChIlo and all Intermediate ponds.
Captain j. w. Cartoons fine steamer, Cotton
Valley, Will leave this evening without fail for
TIE Lo er Ohio and Cairo, and, being OF Light
draught, will go through without detention.
The Louis A. Sherley will return to Carroll
ton this afternoon.
The Andy Baum arrived at half past u to-
day. and will lay up. she was aground at
Gunpowder Bar.
The Emma Graham arrived at O'Clock this
morning, and returned to Huntington at noon.
The General Pike had not arrived at noon.
BoAT-HANDS' GOSSIP
Pilot Chas Owens, who went to Memphis on
the Katie Hooper, is bringing the towboat
Mary Ann up.
Samuel Jones Will be the Frank Willarls
nilots to Louisville where he will turn her
over TO Ike Brooks and his partner who will
ia ke her to New Orleans. Mr.. Brooks ar
rived BY rail this morning from New Orleans.
He took the ALVIN down.
Pilot john sullivan, who took the Nail City
to Cairo, returned by rail this morning
The Chas Morgan was toweI to Fulton this
morning.
John sherman. engineer, aud part Of the
Chcrokee's crew arrived by rail this morning
from Paducah. The Cherokee's pilot, Ben.
Frazier, is coming up on the Fanchon. Her
other pilot, W. AttenDorough, is still on the
boat.
Pilot Lafe Anderson will 60 with Gus. Au-
tenhe,mer on the J. W. Garrett to New Or
leans from Cairo.
About 80 O'Clock last evening,as the steam
er Phil Allen was preparing to leave the
wharf at Memphis, her SAFETY valve blew on,
and the rush of steam and noise caused stam-
pede amoug her passengers, many OF whom
Jumped overheard, and others jun ped from the
boiler deck to the lower deck, am ng them
Miss Ella Lapank, a correspondent Ofthc New
York sun, who was severely injureu. None Of
under way at the time the loss Of life would
have been frightful, as she was crowded with
people.
The steamer Alex Mitchell, which struck
snag ami SUNK sunday night in the Mississippi
Just below AquaWka, was q sidewhael
steamer and was built at Paducah for the
n. W. Union Packet Company, and taken to
Louisiana crosse, April. 1870, for completion.
She was 232 feet long, 371a feet beam, d. feet
depth of hold. She has four boilers, ey iUders
feet stroRe % inches iu diameter aud had
the engines Of the st. Patrick. She cost S6J,-
wv and WAS not insured.
For POmerOy.