The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, June 5-1f:30 A. M.-Ar-
Lytle, from Cincinnati: Belle,
from Madison; Morning star, from Henderson.
J. II. Bigley and tow, ana Storm No. and tow,
from st. Louis. Tine Henderson packet Taraa-
con was detained in the canal all night by the
Bigley and barges. feet IN the canal. No
steamboat water on the fallS. Ralnlng.
Weather cool.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, Pa, June 5-lO:O5 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River foot inch and falling. Their
mometer 10. Wind north. Weather warm.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. June 5-l0 A. M
Monon gahela River feet and stationary.
Thermometer rs. Wind east. Weather fair.
PITTsBURG, Pa, June Al A. M.-River
/ foot 8x inches and stationary. Thermometer
49, Wind west. Weather fair.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, June 5-1l 35 A. M
Kanawha River feet inches. Thermom-
eter SO. Weather clear and calm; heavy rain
last night
The river was stationary hero at noon to-day,
with feet inches in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bostona. Exchange, Bonanza, U. P. SchencK.
Chas. Morgan, Thos. Sherlock, Andy Baum.
Jas. D. Parker, Nashville, John L. Rhoads,
Hudson, A. L. Norton, and Trout.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The fast, popular and reliable Bostona,
Capt. Isaac Bryson, master, W. P. Walker,
clerk arrived this morning, and will leave
at her usual hour for Huntington, where she
connects with the Z. 6 o. r. r. for all points
East.
this morning, and will return this evening.
Capt Jas. Kirker's fine steamer Exchange
will be the regular Pomeroy packet to-day,
leaving at P. Nj. from the foot OF Broadway.
The large and unsurpassed freighter, U. 2.
Schenck, Capt. j. L. Carter, master, L. Bond,
clerk, will positively leave this morning for
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The A. l.. Norton and Trout left au noon for
Capt. J B. Sleeth's regular packet for Ten
nessee River (the Nashville) will depart this
evening sure, with the courteous and accom-
plished Major Crow In the Office.
| The Ben Franklin arrived from Madison
| this morning and returns this afternoon.
| The City Of Portsmouth leaves at4 p. NJ. for
| New Richmond and Ghilo.
The John L. Rhodes, en-route from Sc.
Louis to Pittsburg with fair trip, arrived
| last night and proceeded on way at IL A.
M. She took the barge Luzerne with her from
| here.
The Andy Baum arrived this morning from
Memphis, and will return Saturday. She had
considerable trouble at Rising Sun bar.
| BoAT-HAND5' GOSSIP
| Pilots complain that the Government light az
the head OF Blue River Island burns very dim
ly at night, and several times lately it has not
| been lit.
The boilers, engines, machinery and cabin
outfit of the sunken Fannie Moore will be sold
at auction by Warden & Mcclellan on Satur-
| day, June9.
| Louisville Courier Journal yesterday: Soap
tain L. H. Moore's new and handsome steamer
G. Gunby Jordan leaves for Columbus,
Ca. tomorrow. She is built to run from
Columbus, Georgia, via Chattahoochie
to Apalachicola, Florida, Cha5tahoo-
chic, Flint and Apalachicola Rivers, dis
tance Of four hundred miles She will 90 from
here to New Orleans, thence to Pensacola,
Fla, and from there to Apalachicola, DIS
tance of Ave hundred miles from New Orleans
The fol owing are her d1mensIons: 125 feet
long, 10 feet beam, 81 feet depth of hold: en-
gines 10H -lnctf cylinders, feet stroke; boil
ers, 81 inches in diameter and Is feet long,
She has beauty of cabin, with 10 state
rooms and spare rooms in texas. She is one
of the most perfect stern wheel boats that has
been built here for some time, and her owners
are much pleased with her.
The United States, on her way to this city
from Louisville, grounded on the Rising Sun
bar The Ben. Franklin went down this
morning to pull her of. Neither the States or
Franklin were here at noon.