The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-10
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the Star. /


PORTSMOUTH, o.. April 10-g:A A. M.-River
u feet and falling. Weather clear and pleas
| ant. Boats up: asst Line steamer Fleetwood
at A. NJ, Samuel Clark at 9:45 A. Nd. Local
packet due ut noon: Fast Line steamer
Potomac.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, April 10-y:A A. M.-Alle-
gheny River feet inches and stationary.
Weather clear. Thermometer GO. Wind south-
east
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. April lO--lO:l5 A. NJ
Monongahela River feet ~ inches and sta
tionary. Thermometer 80. Weather clear
Wind southeast.
P1TrsBURG, Pa. April 10-I2 M.--River feet
8 inches and stationary. Weather clear.
Wind northwest. Thermometer IS.
| CHARLESTON, W. VA, April 10-lO:29 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet 10 inches and
rising. Thermometer 90 Weather clear and
calm.
The river was falling slowly here at noon
| to-day, with 2! feet inches in the channel,
leaving for passing steamers so feet space ilni
der the Suspension Bridge, and 70N feet
space under the Newport Bridge.
The following steamoTs were In port at noon:
Bostona, Telegraph, Bonanza, u. P. Schenck,
Cons. Millar, Fawn, United States, Ben.
Franklin, City of Portsmouth, and Hudson.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS
! The Fawn takes her departure at p. NJ. for
| Evansville.
| The Telegraph arrived this morning and viii
return to Pomeroy this evening.
| The Bostona IS the regular Z. & o. Railroad
PACKET, leaving for Huntington this afternoon.
The United States arrived from Louisville
| this morning and VIII return this evening. !
| The U. p. Schenck, one Of the most popular
| freighters on the Western waters, is receiving
cargo at the New Orleans wharfboat, and
will positively leave t6ls evening for Lowes
| Mississippi and New Orleans. She Is a fne
steamer, built expressly for carrying freight.
ana deserving the patronage Of shippers. Capt.
j. l. Carter commands.
| ter, Jas Wilson clerk, will leave tomorrow,
sure, for Memphis.
Capt II. j. Harris superb passenger steamer
A. G. Donnally is registering people for grand
| April excursion to New Orleans and return,
and will leave Thursday without faIl. She fur
| nishes unsurpassed Accommodations, ami Is In
command of kentlemanly and efficient officers,
who pay strict attention to the comfort OF their
passengers. Mr.. Ed. A. Donnally is her cour-
| teous chief CLERK, assisted by Frank Donnally
and BrysOn Purcell. I
| The Thomas sherlock is advertised TO leave
| New Orleans for Cincinnati this evening.
The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning, and
will return to Madison this afternoon.
The City OF Portsmouth leaves at p. NJ. for
New Richmond and Chilo. y
| The Cherokee, en- route from New Orleans to
Cincinnati, is due at Vicksburg to-day. l
| The Hudson arrived last night, and will re-
turn to Wheeling this evening.
| The Nashville will arrive this evening" and
Immediately begin loading for the Tennessee
| River to leave Friday. she is a good. reliable
steamer, and is fast becoming popular in the
trade Capt. J. b. Sleeth commands.
The Thompson Dean arrived at II :15 o'clock
last night, and the Golden City arrived at I:46
O'Clock, both from New Orleans. The Dean
will return Saturday and the Golden City will
follow next week. 5
The John L. Khoads, from st. Louis en- route
| to Pittsburg, will arrive this afternoon. .
The Jas. D. Parker will arrive this afternoon
from Memphis and return Saturday.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Hornet No. started up the river this
morning with tow Of empty barges for Pitts
burg
this morning at 5:30 O'CLOCK from Pittsbprg
with tows of coal.
The Resolute did not get off yesterday as an
nounced. She left this morning with tow Of
empty barges for PIttsburg.
BoAT-HANDS' GOSSIP.
Stanley D. Patten, Second Clerk on the Nash
vile, stepped off at Evansville, on the boats
last trip up, to visit his father at Memphis,
who is seriously Ill.
Cap.. Isaac Whitaker is in the city, and will
await the arrival Of the Fearless from the Ten
nessee River. She is expected Thursday.
The new steamer. Gen. Custer, being built at
Pittsburg, Is almost finished. She will carry
400 tons. and trim up ou II to 13 inches.
Commodore Kouutz has closed contract at
Pittsburg for the largest stern wheel steamer
ever built for the st. Louis anu New Orleans
trade. Her dimensions are as follows: $50 feet
in length, 40 feet beam, feet depth of hold, ca
pacity 2000 tons. She will be rs feet longer
than either the Yaeger or Tolle, and have the
Hartrup engine. !
lot Of wagons and 20) kegs nails from the Hud-
son. Oscar Whitteh and John Emrie will be
the Schenck's pilots to New Orleans.