The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
FREIGHT By RIvEfe


specials to the StRf.I
OIL CITY. Pa. Nov. 28--9 "A. M.-Allexheuy
River feet 8 inches and falling. Weather
| cloudy. Wind southeast. Thermometer 36.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. Nov. 2s-lO:0S A. NJ
Monongahea River 3 feet inch and falling.
thermometer 45. Wind northeast. Weather
cloudy.
P1TTsBURG. Pa, Nov. 27-9 A. M..-River q
feet lnches and falling. Weather cloudy
| and cool.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 2S-11 80 M.-River s feet4
inches by The marks and falling. Weather
| cloudy and COOL
| CHARLESTON, W. VA, Nov. 2s-9:60 A. NJ
kanawha River feet inches and falling
Thermometer 4a. Wind west Weather cloudy
ana threatening rain.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov 2S-10:0O A. M-Rfv-
Ell 9feet inches III the canal, and7 feet inch
| es on the falls, and rising. Weather cloudy
| and cool.
The river rose feet inches in twentv-four
| hodrs ending at noon to-day with so feet
| inches in the channel and leaving for passing
steamers 6S!s feet space under the Newport.
Bridge, u feet space under the Suspension
Bridge and II feet space under the southern
Railroad Bridge
Weather cloudy, windy and cold this morn
ing. According to the U. 5. signal Service
report at A. Nj. the thermometer was 10 de-
grees below zero atDenver, Col, and 20 de-
grees above at La Crosse, Wis, II degrees at
| Omaha, and 81 degrees at st. Paul, and 40 az
Davenport, Iowa
Business good this morning
The following steamers were in port AT noon.
". I. Ihompnon, Fleetwood, Potomac Wild
wood, City oil Portsmouth. Gen. Lytle, Virgie
Lee, Goiaen Clty, Golden Rule, A. Z. Donal1y,
James u. Ia ker, Ben. Franklin.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS
The Andy Baum left last evening for Cairo
with fair passenger list and $50 tons OF
freight.
The City of Portsmouth will leave this AZ.
ternoon at O'clock for New Richmond and
Chilo.
The Wildwood arrived this morning, and re-
turned to Maysyiile at noon.
The fast and popular G. Il o. r. r. Packet
Fleetwood arrived this morning, and will re-
turn to huntington this afternoon at 4:90
O'Clock sharp captain }. L. Campbell COM
dutIes OF the otfice, ably assisted by Gus. Hon.
shell.
The fayorite and reliable packet James D.
Parker, Capt. Chas Il. Russell master, will
positively depart this evening for Eyansyiijn
cairo and Memphis.
The great Golden City will leave this even.
ing, sure, Tor all points on the Lower Missis-
sippl and New Orleans. Capt. j. ID. Hegler
commands, and Capt. S. q. Mcintyre has charge
OF the office.
The new Golden Rule will follow the Golden
City aud leave for New Orleans Saturday.
Capt. W. H. Kirby $ gay ana pretty steamer
Vlrgle Lee arrived this morning and viii re-
turn to Madison this AFTERNOON at O'Clock.
Mr.. A. j. Harrigan does the honors Of the Of.
hce.
The Gen. Lytie arrived this morning, and
will return to louisville this evening"
The Potomac, Capt. JAS. Kirker. taasuar
Capt watt Shedd, clerk, came down this morn
ing, and will return to Gallipolis and Pomeroy
this evening.
The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning
from Carrollton.
The ". P. thompson will return to Kanawha
River this evening.
ASU Am
The Coal Valley will return to Pittsburp ttts
afternoon with II empty bargss
Ihe Robt, Peebles leaves to-day for Ponleroy
with an empty tow.
The Bengal Tiger arrived this mornin n, fro,,
Pjttsburg with tow OF coal, and will return
this afternoon with empty barges.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP
Capt. j. V. reynolds and Major j. FL. Strait
ton returned from st. Louis Yesterday. Rids
are being received from Cincinnati and Aadi-
son by these gentlemen for building a new
stern wheel steamer OF the dineHsions OF the
Calumet, VIZ: 2a9 feet long, 40 feet wide and 6
feetdepth OF hold.
Captain Robinson, of the Tom Dodsworth.
has been appointed commander of the Smoky
City.
The present rise in the Ohio River has ena.
hled large number of boats and barges to be
gotten OF. Among them are four barges that
grounded on Browns Island; four barges OF
W alton's from Hogs Island; one OF KeefinS's
barges at Sagstown. These are now ali an
their way wn the Ohio all right. ~
Harry W: stein teiegraphs tnat the Charles
Morgan left New Orleans last night for this
city with Is passengers and 99U tons freight.
s. F. Dana, Esq, and Commodore Val. p.
Collins each lost two barges coal yesterday bv
the high water.
Captains j. N. Bunton, W. w. O'Ntel and
]. NJ. Robinson arrived this morning from
Pittsburg, and are registered at the tsiDson
The James ID. Parker will include in her
freight cargo 400 hrls salt. Lew. Schraag and
Joe Grey will De her pilots.
Capt. David L. Penny will command the new
and handsome steamer James Guthrie
Bryson Purcell, Jr., who went South in
the office OF the Clara S., returned last even-
ing.
Among the passengers leaving on the Golden
City, this evening. are the following: ID. ND.
Mayer and wife, S. Wilmot and daughter.
udge Phlster, Z. L. Rohner, Daniel Coihert.
squire Harris. of Manchester. o.; f. N. Fran,
cisco, Mrs. Morrew