The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-18
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BROWNSVILLE. IA, July 1873 A. M.-Mo-
nougAhela River feet 3 inches aud statton-
ary. weather clear and warm.
LOCK No. 4. PA, July 1879 A. M,-Monon-
gahela River feet / inch and stationary.
Weather clear Thermometer 67.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 1873 A. M.-Riyer
foot 7 inches aud falling slowly. Weather
cloudy and pleasant
LoUIsv1LLE, July 1S-S:47 A. M-The Chas
Morgan Will arrive at 4 o. clock this afternoon
anu return to New Orleans Saturday.
HARRY W. STEIN.
LOUISVILLE, KY., July 1s-11:45 A. M.-Ar-
rived: United States, from Cincinnati; Grey
Eagle, from Henderson,; Chas- Morgan, from
New Orleans at midnight. Departed: Chas.
Morgan, for Cincinnati, at 2:30 "A. NJ. River
falling, with feet 10 inches in the Canal and
feet IL inches on the Falls. Raining hard all
day.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchange.l
OIL CITY. PA, July 1S-1l:14 A. M.-AIle-
gheny River 10 inches and falling. Tnermon-
eter so. Wind north Weather clear and warm.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, July 1857 A. M
Monongahela River feet and stationary.
cloudy.
PITTsBURG, PA, July 1S-1l 80 A. M.-River
foot 6 inches and falling. Thermometer 81.
Wind southwest. Weather cloudy.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. July 1s-1O:45 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet. Thermometer S2.
The river was again falling here at noon
to-day, with 10 feet inches in the channel, but
the heavy rains this morning will cause it to
rise this afternoon.
The following steamers were In port at noon:
Potomac, Fleetwood. A. G. Donnally, Vint
Shinkle, James w. Gaf, Geo. w. Cheek, Louis
A. sherley, United States, wildwood and City
Of Port mouth.
STEAMBOAT MovENENTs.
The A. C.. Donnally positively leaves this
evening for New Orleans
The Vint. shinkle will depart this evening
sure for Memphis.
Capt. H. H. browns fine packet Potomac
arrived this morning, and will return TO POM
cry this evening.
fhe Fleetwood. Capt Isaac Bryson. master.
arrived this morning, and will return to Hun
tington this afternoon. Mr.. Vanderbilt is her
chief clerk, ably assisted by Gus. HonsholI.
The Gen. Lytle arrived this morning, and
will return to Louisville this evening.
The Geo. W. Check. from Vevay, arrived this
morning, and will return al O'CLOCK this az
ternoon.
The Louis A. sherley arrived from Carroll.
ton thls morning, anu Will return this AFTER
noon.
The Wildwood arrived this morning, and re-
turned 10 Maysville at noon.
The City Of Portsmouth leaves tor Chile at 4
z. NJ, sharp.
The John L. Rhoads left yesterday afternoon
for PittsburR.
T0WB0AT MOVEMENTS.
The Fearlcsslleaves st. Louis to-day for
Pitts burg, with 900 tons iron ORE 100 tons pig
iron and lot OF miscellaneous freight.
Inc Etna, from Ironton, will arrive this at
ternoon with miscellaneous tow.
BoAT-HANDS GOSSIP.
Captain Robert Burton, formerly owner and
Master Of the David Tatum, and other steam
ers, and a well-known Missouri River pilot, Is
a Granger OF Southwest Missouri, having
tried Ked River and then given up steamboat
q z NJ a nat arfo
The John A. Sudder and Alton have laid up
at ST. Louis, and the james Howard Will prob
ably lay up also.
Joseph Purcell and John Maldridge will be
the A. Z: Donnally's pilots to New Orleans.
Thos. Hunter, mate OF the A. c. UonnaIly.
returned from Pittsburg last night.
The Vinti Shlnkle's pilots to Memphis will
be Mart. Echols anti Jas. Madison.
The A. L. DOnnally has 50J bales hay en-
gagged at Cloyerpoft and 300 brls lime at
Louisville.
The Potomac reshipped 800 brls salt on the
Vint shinkle this morning. The Shinkle, de-
parting for Memphis this evening, will have
about 200 tons fleight.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO.
We make few noIes from Lne Cincinnati
Commercial OF April 30, 1852, whchshow how
ago: "Ihe landings were covered with
freights OF all kinds, and from end to end
steamers were packed in, and packing in to
pack off All the accessible points OF com.
ulefCe were Hlarkeu DY Ghe shingles, anu the
Captains OF seamers-most illustrious moral
purities-were endeavoring, like the reclaimed
portions OF Rat Row, to get load on In
Drlef, everything was Dustle, as the
hackman said when he tried to
squeeze the fashionable lady through
the carriage door, and couldn't Some Captain
refused New OrIeans freIgut yesterday, it lot
being worth taking at the pric'. DON'T forget
the Telegraph No. for Madison and Louis
vile this morning. The river was falling very
rapidly yesterday, and business was open
along the wharves east Of Broadway. Rat Row
is restored to its glorious delectabllties and a
relapse Of that same old drunk Is beginning
to make itself evident. Its pristine spirit Is
restored, and the still born juice in it's full
est flow. The SOW has returned to her wal
low The old reel OF intem perance is Wind
lug up the threads OF life, anu the soakers Of
comforts have rctreateu and given
place 10 soaKers Of another kInu."
For POInerOy.