The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-26
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
l5pecials TO the star. 1


PITTsBURG, PA. July 25-9 A. M.-Riyer
feet inches and falling, Weather clear and
warm.
PORTSMOUTH, Ca July Is Il M.-River
feet and falling. Fleetwood down at I A. M,
Bostona up at 7:s0 A. NJ, and Potomac up at
II A. NJ.
River falling. with feet s inches of waite
In the channel at noon To-day. Partially
cloudy and hot
Business quiet.
The packets were all behind time in their ar
rival to day.
The following is the latest from the Golden
Rule:
"vrcKsBURa, July 20.
"Ihe Golden Rule can not be raised. She is
| a total loss. "GEo. W. NRARE.
'R. ". DUGAN"
Major j. Fl. Stratton, chief clerk OF the Vir-
gle Lee, left for Charleston last night to settle
| up the boats kanawha River business.
Ihe Cherokee took along q barge to be usel
as a lighter.
Capt. Charles B. Russell will back out the
popular j. u. Parker for Memphis Saturday.
The John j.. Rhoaus arrived from PittsburR
this morning en- route to st. LJuIs. she leaves
| this evening. with j. Alex. Frazier and Sam.
| Mcbride as pilots
Capt. j. l.. Carter announces the U. P.
Schenck to leave for New Orloaus Saturday
The Schenck's rates are Is cents per 1oJ pounds
| In bacon, 81 per brl for whisky, 70 cents per brl
for pork, and 30 cents per orl for -four, apples
and potatoes.
| The j. s. Mercer took parges OF the J. B.
Williams tow and left for PlCtsburg last even
| ing. Robert Haidon and W. j. Gasney were
| her pilots.
Capt. Ben. Hall left for home on the Potomac
| last night, and Capt. Noah Potts and several
| others of the crew or the Alice Brown left by
| rail.
The Cherokee left for New Orleans last eve
ming, with 800 tons freight.
| 1 he Cons. Millar left for Memphis last eve
1 frai
The Vlrgte Lee was unable to get of for st.
4 Louis last night, owing TO repairs belng made
10 her machinery. She will get away to-day
with good trip. John Handlan and Joe Nc
| CullouAh wiz be her pilots
| nt. LOUIS engineers are paid at present as
| foiloWsi Grand Republic, chief engineer, SI60
per month ny the year; Anchor Line packets,
nfAt en- slneer, SIN % per month; second. $50 :;
Asokuk Northern Line So and $50; Illinois
packets, sU and $50; Missouri River pack ete,
:t0 and s6O; Valley Barge Company, A05 anu
| $50.
The Evansville Courier saws: CAPTAIN Lew,
| VaudergIirt, or New Harmony, was in the city
| yesterday. He is prospecting for buil1ing or
! ouyIng boat for Wabash, and expected to
| leave Tor the upper country last evening. Cap
tam harry Z. Teeter is coming in charge Of
the h. M. Norton and tow of coal for St, LOUIS
Capt Lon. Ross having retired.
Johh M. hennan writes Secretary r. G.
Shinkle, OF the Cincinnati Pilots Associ q ION.
frsm Ierrs haute, Ind, making Inquiries rel
alive to John II. PerrIne. a former pilot who
died in Lincinnah in March, 1873 He took
siok at MIamitown, and WAS removed 30 Gin
cinnati for medical treatment. He has a sister
in Terre Haute In delicate condition, who
says he isft his property 10 her, and she is tin
able to and where 1t is located, and her rela-
tives refuse 70 give her any Information re-
speeting 1t. He was Mason. Any informa-
tton concerning the deceased will be gratefully
| received by PIlot Shlnkle or MIR. Kennan, p, O,
Box l78s, rerre HauEs Ind.
| ash Floyd, an Ola time steamboat freight
CLERK, has gone to Little Rock to serve as Pass
enger Agent OF the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad.
Tne lItle wabash steamer Julia has been
hbeled at Paducah and Is in the MarshaPs
hands.
The snagboat B. A. Woodruff left the coal
barge on Portland Bar In an uxfier shape
| than it was before she pulled at 1t. None OF ID
| can be seen now, but there is enough OF the
barge left to make 1t very dangerous for
| steamboats,.
The Katie May, yacht sunk ~ feet in Lake
| MLnnetonka, has been raised by Peter Falcon,
| a Chicago sub marine diver.
| The Bayou sara packet La Belle broke a
| shalt and cylinder while making landing &C
| Nine mile Point last Monday.
j. W. Roberts, engineer Of the Stella Block
| and Miss Maggie Craig were married at New
Orleans last tuesday evening
| The OeaooD light steamer Lily has received
q new pair OF chimneys, is lying at the Water
| works, and will start on another cruise the
| latter part Of August.
| Mrs. Al. b. Ross and Miss A. T. Ross. wife
and daughter of Mr M. B. Hoss, formerly a
merchant of Cincinnati, have arrived here from
| New Orleans.
The towboat Mary Ann, with II barges of
COAL stranded her feet Tuesday afternoon in
Hardlng's chute, sixty miles below Memphis,
| and the packet pilots up to-day think she wilt
lose half OF her tow. Two boats were sunk out
OF sight, and the Mary Ann had six below the
shoal water, pumping and trying to keep them
aaoat. The coal was for FlowerGe at Vicks-
burg
The strikers visited the different steamboat
lines at st. Louis yesterday and demanded an
advance in salaries, whish was readily con-
| ceded to, and the boats lett on time. The wages
demanded were $50 per month for stewards.
$l40 for the cook house, SIS tor pastry cooks $50
for boys, $40 for strikers, s45 for tiremen, and
S4l for rousters. Pilots engineers, mates, &c,
were not interfered With. The crowd was
rough and noisy, but no violence was at
| tempted.
For Wheeling.
FRIDAY, 9th. at B p. NJ. POSlTIV ELY.
~ ANDES, ChaA Muhleman, Mas
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