The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-26
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the star |

PITTsBURG, PA, May 26-S:30 A. M.-River .
8 feet 4 inches and FALLING. Weather clear
and cold. .. Fa..
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchange.JA
OIL CITY. Pa, May 26-ll:l5 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River l foot inches and station
airy. Thermometer 70. Wind west. Weather
clear and warm.
Monongahela River feet inches and falling.
Thermometer So. Wind east. Weather far.
PITTsBURG, Pa, May 26-ll :35 A. M.-River
3 feet 8 inches and falling. Thermometer 81
Wind northeast Weather clear.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, May 26-lO35 A. M
Thermometer Gu. Weather clear. Wind Light
and variable.
The river was rising slowly here at noon TO-
day, with II feet in the channel.
The following steamers wore in port at noon:
Bostona, Potomac, Bonanza, City of Portt.
mouth, A. L. Norton, Mary Houston, Vint
shInKIe A. G. Donnaliy, virgie Lee, United
States, Ben. Franklin, Shannon, Trout and
Emma Graham.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS. ....
The feet and reliable Z. u o. K. r. packet
Bostona, arrived this morning and will return
10 Huntington at z. NJ, sharp.
Capt. las. Kenistou's favorite Lower Ohio
River packet. yint shinke, leaves this even
ing sure for Memphis. Mr.. W. f. McIntvre
does the honOrs OF the Offi;e. al..
The fine packet Potomac arrived this morn
ing from Pomeroy and will return this even
ing with Capt. H. HI. Drown in command and
Capt. W att. Shedd in the Office
The only boat leaving for New Orleans to-
day Will be Capt. III. U. Harris fast, new and
magnificent SIDE passenger steamer A.
e. Donnally. She positively leaves this evening
at 5 O CLOCK, from the wharfboat foot of NJ ain
street, and we recommend her to Southern
bound passengers aud shippers as a steamer
worthy of their patronage. MIR. E. A. Donnally,
a most courteous gentlenlan, has charge OF the
Office, assisted by Frank Donnaly and Bryson
Purcell ''-..,. ..-
Capt. j. V. Reynolds popular packet Virgie
| Lee will leave this evening for Gallipolis and
Kanawha River. On her return to this city
| Thursday, June 7th INST, she will extend her
trip through to Louisville. She has party of
excursionists to take to that city. $50
| The Thos. Sherlock, en- route from New Or
leans to Cincinnati, passed Nicksburg yester-
| day.
The Golden Rule, going down, passed Mem
phis yesterday.
The Chas.. Morgan leaves New Orleans for
| this city this evening.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
turned 10 Portsmouth at noon.
| The United States arrived this morning and
will return to Louisville this evening.
The Ben. franklin arrived from Madison
this morning and returns at 3 p. Nj.
The as. w. Gaff arrived early this morning
| from Memphis, and viii return "Wednesday.
She reshipped considerable freight east on the
I v.
The Mary Houston will positively depart on
Tuesday for New Orleans. Capt. Chas. Miller
commands, and Mr.. A. Elliott Miller is in the
office.
The Emma Graham arrived this morning
| from Ptttsburg, and returns this evening.
| BoAT-HANDs GOSSIP.
| Yesterday We published On item saying Cor.
| don Wayne, second clerk Of the Mary Hous-
ton, had received letter from his father which
said that Capt. John Cannon, Of the Robert E.
| Lee had purchased the Thompson Dean for
$27.00O. We did not get the information from
Mr. Wayne himself, but from other sources.
Since we have interviewed Mr. Wayne, ana he
| informs US that the Dean may have been sold
| but he has not received letter from his father
| since he has been In Cincinnati.
| Steamers on the Cumberland are cutting each
other, and rates are away down at the bottom.
Tobacco is taken for 81 per hogsnead to all
points, .
John Morilridge and Jas. Purcell will be the
A. T. Donnaly's pilots to New Orleans and
| Mart Echols and James Madison will be- the
Vint Shinkle's pilots to Memphis.
Capt. Chas Miller returned from Louisville
| last night.