The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-20
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

. The river commenced falling here Yesterday,
but during the night it began rising and con-
tinued to rise at noon to- day. The following
were the different STAGES Of water this morn
ing: A. NJ =, SO feet inches;9 A. M, 53 feet
INCHES; 10 A. M, 50 feet inches; noon, So feet
inches. MilleTeek and Big and Little Miami
and other local streams we're running out very
strong this morning.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, Jan. s0--9:S2 a. NV Gather
cloudy. mild and rainy. The ice raised a lit
tie. Wind wes-. Thermome er AZ.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 20--l9:L3 A. NJ
River IL feet inches ana rising. 1hermome-
ter 46. Wind cast.
PITTsBURG, PA, an. 2O--l2 M.--River Q feet
6 inches and falling. Weather cloudy. Wind
west. Thermometer As.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. 20. Iii :3s A. M.
Kanawha River lS feet inches and falling
slowly. Weather ca m and cloudy, with show
ers of ram last night and this morning. Their
mometer 49,
Specials to the STAR
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 2)-lU:15 A. M
River IL feet inches and rising. Weather
rainy. Wind east. Thermometer 46
PIFTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 20-9:3) A. M.-Riyer 9
feet 8 inches and falling.
PORTSMOUTH, D., Jan 2a.-1t rs A. M.-Riv-
er 4S feet inches, and falling about inch an
hour. Heavy ram laSC nlBnl.
NASHVILLE, KY, Jan. 20-l0:6o A. M
Heavy rain last night Getting cold great
many barges passed down this morning.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Mary Miller il receiving at the Public
Wharf, to leave for St. Louis this evening.
Capt. ). N. Skunk commands, and Mr.. #. X.
Skunk has charge Of the Office The VirgIe
Lee will return to Kanawha this evening =.
The fine Site wheel steamer Andy Baum will
leave for Memphis this evening, sure. Capt
Hiram Vinton commands, and Mr.. NJ. M. Deem
presides in the office. Capt j. ID. Hegler's
magnificent new steamer, Golden City, will
positively leave for New Orleans this evening
She is receiving at the foot OF Race street.
Capt. L. Z. Mcintyre has charge Of the
office .. The b. H. Cooke is announced
to leave for Nashville this evening 80.
The Petomac is receiving at the Big Sandy
wharfboat to leave for POmeroy this evening.
The Fleetwood will return to Huntln gton
this afternoon. :. The United States will leave
ttlIs evening for Louisville. The Louis A.
SherIey left Madison at 10 A. NJ yesterday, and
will leave here on return trip to-day at a p. M
for Vevay, Carrollton anu M adison. The Gold
en- Rule will commence loading for Rew Or
leans next week ana leave Tuesday :. The Ex-
change will drop down to the wharf Monday
and ad for rottsbufg.
B0AT-HANDs GOSSIP
The different packet lines are running, and
the Landing once more wears business
like appearance. .... Captain Charles Muhle-
man is negotiating for the charter Of
the Emma Graham to take the place of
the Andes in the Wheeling trade until he can
either repair the Andes OF build new boat.
.... Ed. Muhleman goes UP on the Graham to-
day to see Captain James N. Williamson, who
is confined at home by fllness. E. The following
towboats left Pittsbarg yesterday for CincIn-
natl: Tom Dodsworth, lot, ,B9D bushels; Reso-
lutte, 10000 bushels coal and $4,000 bushels
ss,eoe bushels coal and sI9oj 1905
| bushels coke. For Louisville-Sampson No.
| 2. Samuel Miller, Samael Clark, Lioness and
Goal CITY, with 736DOV bushels OF coal and So 900
| bushels of coke. The John A. Wood and Nell
lie Speer, additional for Louisville, with 60 900
bushels. The Joseph A. Stone. with 12U,Ooe
bushels, will leave Pittsburg to-day, for Gin
cinnati. The run thus far GU this water will
reach close to 2,oeG,00y of bushei4, nearly
all OF which is consigned to Cincinnati
and LOUISVILLE, Commodore Thompson Dean
arrived, and after spending the DAY here left
hull parted from the cabin Of the Calumet.
and Is sunk on one Of the bars between here
and Louisville. Any person VINO my know
where 1t is lodged, or any break that may in
dicate its whereabouts, will confer favor by
telegraphing or writing Capt Phil Anschutz,
Madison House, Cincinnati. :. The Virgie Lee
| is receiving for Kanawha at the Little Miami
Depot. The Golden City had Si0 tons freight
at IL o'clock this morning. She will leave here
for New Orleans this evening with over 1000
tons. The Champion No. has erected new
pair Of chimneys, and otherwise repaired the
injuries she received at the Southern Raiiroa
Bridge, and was running around tine harbor
this morning. The Champion will go
to Rising Sun, Indiana tomorrow, and
bring UP John CochnoWer's coaIfioat
that was carried away in the ice
Mr. VIM. It. Mcintyre will be a passenger to
Louisville on the new Golden City. He will
return BY rail in time to resume h duties in
the office Of the Vint Shinkle. The Shinkle
will commence loading for Memphis next
week. The towbeat Liberty No. 4 is lying at
the foot OF Elm street repairing her boilers 49,
At q late hour this morning Capt. Skunk con-
cluded notto sent the Mary Miller to St. Louis
this weeB The Golden Rule will begin load
ing Monday, and leave for New Orleans on
Tuesday .. The Robert Mitchell arrived at
O'clock last night, from New Orleans, and
landed below Central avenue. She Will come