The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-18
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star.

PITTSBURG, PA, June lS-9 - M.-RiveF
feet inches and about stationary Weather
clear and warm.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY. Pa, June ls-9:g5 A. M.-Ane-
gheny River / foot inches and stationary.
Thermometer SO. Wind southwest. Weather
clear and warm.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. June l8-1O.aJ A. M
Aonongahela River feet inches and falling.
Weather clear. Thermometer II.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, June 1895 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet. Thermometer ~
Weather clear. Wind south.
The river was falling here at noon to-day
with ID feet 10 inches in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon
A. Z. Donnaily, Fleetwood, Ohio No. 4, Wild
wood, Golden City, Courier Louis A. Sherley,
Geo.. W.. Cheek, Gen. Lytle, Mary Houston,
Cons Mlllar and City OF Portsmouth.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS
The Golden RUE left for New Orleans Satur-
day evening with moderate trip of people and
freight.
The Fleetwood arrived this morning and will
return to Huntington promptly vt 430 r. M
The OHIO No will return To Pomeroy ats
O'Clock this evening
The fine and fast new steamer Golden City
Capt j. ID. Hegler master, is receiving passen-
gers and freight for return trip to New Orleane
to Leave Wednesday,. Capt Sterling Mcintyre
is her efficient chief clerk.
The Geo. W. Cheek returned from Madison
this morning and will leave at T. NJ. for We
way.
The Gen. Lytle arrived this morning and
will return to Louisville this evening,
Capt. w. c. Tichenors fine packet Cons.
Millar will be next steamer leaving for Mem
phis. She will depart Wednesday. Mr. JAS.
Wilson is in the office.
The Louis A. Sherley arrived from Madison
this morning and Will leave for Carrollton a,
3 p. Nj.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysville.
The City OF Portsmouth will return 70 Chilc
this afternoon at her usual hour.
The Jas. w. Gaf left Saturday evening for
Memphis with moderate trip.
The Mary Houston, from New Orleans. ar
| rived this morning with good passenger trip
and 40J tons of frei ght. including 100 brls flour
6l5 pkgs butter, 56J Drs potatoes, 2s6 brs rosIn
| $50 empty beer kegs and "a bales cotton. She
will leave this evening for Louisville, where
| she will lay up.
The Courier Will leave for Wheeling this eve
| ming.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Fearless, On route IRON Louisville to
Pittsburg with tow OF empty barges, passed
| up this morning.
| The Condor arrived from Pomeroy with q
tow Of coal and salt this morning.
The Charles Bowen No.2 passed up this NOR
ming with tow Of empty barges from Louis
The Oil Valley No. 2 arrived from Kanawha
River with miscellaneous tow at 6: 30 A. NJ.
The Thomas W. Means passed up last night.
BoAT-HANDS' GOSSIP.
| The Thomas Sherlock added 80 tons freight
| at Cairo yesterday.
| The steamer Lizzie from New Orleans, for
| Pensacola, burned to the waters edge yester-
day morning, seven miles from Rirolets
| Three lives are reported lost, viz: Two ne
| groeB and one white man. he fire was caused
by wood being placed too near the boiler. The
cargo Of 400 SACKS corn, 50 barrels -four, and
| sou packages Sunurles Is total loss
Cnide's nay-boat, with 1000 bales of hay
from Carroliton, KY, was sunk a few days
since near Helena. About one -nalf of the hay
has been saved.
A piece of sunken coal barge is reported at
Grand View Island, with only about foot Of
water over 1T, and boats going up should Keep
to the left. There is also an obstruction at the
foot of "Philisee," and boats to avoid It must
! keep close to the island.
When the Salt Valley Is heightened she will
receive the cylinders Of the Argosy.
Captain Perry Scott, of IronUon, has sold his
residence to Captain James hlrker, OF the
steamer Exchange. Captain Scott removes to
Oregon, and will steamboat ON the Willamette
and Columbia Rivers with his brother, VINO. il
Will be remembered, built the Chesapeake aud
Fashion.
Capt. John Thornburg will rusticate in West
Virginia till the new Emma Graham comes
out.
The United States Marshal will sell the Kew
stone and Darges on Monday, the 25Eh inst, at
Memphis.
The Emma Graham has laid up to be dis
mantled, afver having made sixty -four trips in
the cincinnati and Plttsburg trade. Her null
| Is only louI years olu' anu Noutlt MAKE an eX-
ceieut barge. Its capacity would be upward Of
| 500 tons.
The ferryboat Bessie Pearl arrived at Fort
| Smith sunday, 10th inst, and has gone to work.
| Capt. Chas. Miller will take the Mary Hous-
ton to Louisville and return by rail Tomorrow
night. Her clerks, MIR. A. Elliott Mills and
Gordon Wayne, will remain in Cincinnati.
Geo. Clark and Albert Williamson returned
from st. Louis on the lhos. W, Means last
night.
Inc Golden Rule added one hundred tons OF
freight az L JuisvIlle, and the Mary Miller
added 1000 brls cement.
For POmerOy.