The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-02
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

| The river here fell 10 inches In the twenty
four hours ending at noon to-day with II feet
inches in the channel, leaving for passing
| steamers space Of IS feet under the Suspen-
sion Bridge, and S2H feet space under the New
| port Bridge.
Business moderate on the wharf this morn
ing. The following steamers were in port at
noon: Louis A. Shirley, Gen. Lytle, City of
| Portsmouth, Trout, Geo. W. Cheek. Exchange.
| Virgie Lee, A. e. Donnally, U. P. Schenck'
Lily, Mary Houston, Wildwood, Telegraph and
Fleetwood.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, Feb. 2--0:30 A. M.-Alle-
| gheny River feet under ice and rising. Rain
| ing Thermometer 36. Wind south.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 2--l0:34 A. M
Monongahela River feet10 inches and rising.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 46. Winu
9 ulhI Iast.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The mammoth freghter u P. Schenck, COM
menced receiving this morning and will leave
for New Orleans Saturday. Captain j. L. Car
ter commands. She was built purposely for
| freight and carries no passengers. The next
passenger steamer for New Orleans will be the
| Mary Houston. She will leave Tuesday. -.
| The Virgie Lee will leave to- morrow for Kama
| wha Riverdirect The George w. Cheek ar
rived this morning with good trip, from We
way. She will return this afternoon promptly
| ats o'clock. -. The Thomas Sherlock left last
| evening for New Orleans with 4U deck and II
| cabin passengers, and 500 tons oil freight ...
| The Telegraph arrived this morning from
Pomeroy and will return this evening The
| Gen. Lytle arrived from Louisville this morn
ing, and will return this evening.
| The Louis A. Shirley arrived this morning, and
will return TO Carrolton this afternoon. The
Jas. d. Parker will leave Tomorrow for Mem
PMS =. The City Of Portsmouth will leave for
Chilo this afternoon The Fleetwood arrived
this morning from Huntington, and will re-
turn this afternoon The Chas. Morgan, COM
ing up, and Robt Mitchell, going down, passed
Memphis yesterday. The W est Virginia re-
sumed her trips yesterday in the Galllpoiis
| and Charll stOn trade 1.-The United States
bear on light steamer Lily returned early this
Cairo next Tuesday The Exchange arrived
this morning from Pittsburg. She will return
| tomorrow
| TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
| The John Means anu barges arrived at New
| Orleans yesterday -. The Etna will arrive to-
| morrow from Ironton -. The Condor arrived
this morning from Pomeroy with tow OF
| coal
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Capt John s. Jones reports the wharfage re-
| ceipts for the week enaing at O'Clock last
night at $12S So. Wednesday night, while tile
/ t0wboat Charley Mcdonald was towing a
mate, John Dalzell, of Pittsburg, fell into
| it and through q hole in the bottom into the
river and was drowned. =. The hun OF the CAL
i umetls lying at Madison, near the shipyaId.
/ 1t is still to feet under water. =. The hull
OF the Bannock City still lies where she sunk,
near BrooksburG "A dispatch to Pittsburg
| from Washington reports that the Secretary OF
1 the Treasury had conference with the
committee sent ON by the Coal Exchange, and
that the order in regard to the enrollment o1
barges, &C., will be revoked. There is 9
strong probability that the coal mineis aud
operators will compromise on three cents
bushel for digging. The Geo. W Cheek this
morning brought up 2! passengers Thursday
she brought " passengers up, and took 6S pas
sengers down. This. s.arternoon she Will have q
good "trip out for Madison, including $50 hrIs
salr, which she will get from the Virgie Lee. ...
Capt. Chas. Miller returned last evening from
Louisville Capt Phil Anschutz came VI
from Madison, and reports the hull OF the Cal
umet, as tar as can be ascertatned, to be in
sound condition.