The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-23
RIVER INTELLIGENC CE.

PITTSBURG, April 23--9 A. M.--River feet
10 inches and falling Weather foggy.
PORTSMOUTH, o., April 23--ll :88 A. .M.-River
90 feet inches and rising slowly. Passed up;
Bostona, 4 a. M; Granite State, for Pittsburg,
$3.50 A. M; Hudson, 1880 A.. NJ. Bonanza, II 10
A. III. The John L. Rhoads and Exchange are
both due from Pittsburg to-day. DOstona,
Telegraph and Sciota are due down Tonight.
Locals all on Time.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 23-l0.20 AM
Down last night: Gen. Custer and Mollie
Moore, for ST. Louis Arrived this morning;
Star, from Henderson,; United states, from Gin
cinpati; Ironsides, from Cairo; Liberty No. 4,
from Evansville Seven feet two inches IN the
cnute on the falls. River rising. ..... s
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, April 23-s:82 A. M-Alle-
gheny River feet inches and falling.
Weather clear. Wind west. Thermometer 50.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. April 23-1O:0S A. M
Monongahela River feet inches and falling.
Weather clear, Thermometer SO. Wind SOUTH
east.
PITTsBURG, PA, April 2S-l2 M-River7 feet
inches and falling. Thermometer6 %. W cath
er smoky. Wind northwest.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, April 2S-Kanawha
River feet u inches and falling. Thermom-
eter 81. Weather clear and calm. ..a
The river rose 2 feet inches here in the
twenty -iour hours ending at noon to-day, with
u teeJ in the channel. ~
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Mary Houston, Chas. Morgan, Cherokee, Fleet
wood, Fawn, OHIO No. 4, Wildwood, Jas. W.
Gaff, Geo. w. Cheek, City Of Portsmouth, Gen.
Lytle and Louis A. Sherley. 49,.
STEAMBOAT MovEMENTs.
The Golden Rule left for New Orleans Satur-
day evening with 35 people and 600 tons Of
freight. i-r
The Chas. Morgan is the only boat receiving
at the wharfboat for New Orleans; She will
ri tr- followed WnOnpa0av
by the Mary Houston.
Che Fleetwood arrived from Huntingt this
morning, and will return this afternoon.
The Geo, w. Cheek returned from Madison
this morning, and will leave at p. M. for
Vevay. =.
The Ohio No. leaves at p. NJ for Pom
efoy.
this morning, and will return this evening.
The JAS W. CAT is loading for Memphis,
and will leave Wednesday. Capt. r. w. Wise
commands, and Col. j. D. Moore presides in
The Mary Miller left for St. Louis Saturday
evening with % passengers and 95O tons OF
freight.
The Louis A. Sherley returned from Madison
this morning, and will leave for Carrollton
The Wildwood left for Maysville to-day at
noon.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS. ....
The Cobb Cecil was In port this morning.
The Alex. Chambers will return to Pomeroy
this evening.
The Alex. Swift will leave tomorrow with
onu barge Of iron for Louisville and three
empty barges, which sheWlll take to BetstOWn,
on Cumberland River, and load with pig-iron
for Cincinnati.
The TX Hammitt, en- route from ST. Louis to
Pittsburg, will pass up to- night with one barge
containing 45O tons iron ore for the Mlngo Mile
at SteubenvllIe, two barges containing 1,025
tons old railroad iron from Columbus, KY, for
P,ttsburg, and three empty coal-barges and
three empty fuel boats. .....
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The little steamer Alex. Kendall was sold at
aection this morning by the United States Mar
shal at Covington, ky., to Nat. Williams, ESD,
of Madison, Ind. for Sl,020.
the Alex, Swift's pilots to Cumberland River
and return. George Clinton will ship on her
this trip as mate.