The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-22
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

| The river was falling fast here at noon to-
day with 81 feet in the channel, leaving space
| Of 81 feet under the Suspension Bridge and 491<
feet space under the Newport Bridge.
dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. 22--11 81 A. M.--River
| about 4 feet and rising. Ice intact. Wind
west. Thermometer 10.
| BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 22--9:57 A. NJ
| River II feet inches,a ana falling. 1hermome-
| ter 81. Showing.
Especial to the. Star.
| BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 22-lO:0O "A. M
| River II feet 9 inches and falling. Showing
| Thermometer 81
GETTYSBURG, PA, Jan. 29-s.5JA. M.-River IA
feet and falling slowly.
THEGAYLoRD oN'FIRE-NAvIGATIoN, ETC.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Jan. 22-The steamer W.
F. Gaylord toJk'hreat the landing, last night,
at $3.50 O'Clock ,andbe the tiremeR could get
control of the flames her cabin and pilot+house
were burned down. The hull and machinery
| are uninjured. The other boats at the landing
got up steam promptly, but had no occasion to
put ont. The losswill. not exceed S50j.
| Navigation is once more resumed, and the
grade presents lively appearance this morn :
| ing. The Fleetwood passed up at 8 A. NJ. The
Hudson will be down this, morning. The Bo-
nanzais at the wharf, loading for Cincinnati,
| and will leave at her regular time River a
feet and falling slowly. Weather clear and
warm. LIE. w.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The United states will return, this evening,
to Louisville zee. The Andy Baum left for Mem .
phis, Saturday, with afairpassengerli and
four hundred tons freight .. The Ohio No. 4 is
| the superior upper-rIver packet, leaving, this
evening, for 'Pomeroy and all intermediate
points. :. The Fleetwood arrived yesterday
morning, and returned to Huntington last
evening. The Bostona is the regular Hunting
ton packet, leaving this evening :. The
Vint bhiuKle commenced receiving for
Memphis this morning, and will leave
Wednesday r. The Golden City left for New
| Orleans Saturday with twenty five people and
about 1,U00 ions of freight at good rates. This
is one OF the hest trips taken from this port for
some time. She will fill out below and leave
Louisville loaded nat: The Louis A. Shirley
will leave for Carrollton to-day at 3P. M
Capt. o. z. Shinkle's popular steamer Golden
Rule is receiving at the New Orleans Wharf
| boat, and willleave for New Orleans to-mor-
row. :. The Trout has found new trade She
| leaves here daily at P. M. for Moscow from
| the WharfbOaG foot Of Walnut street
| The Robert Mitchell will begin loading for
New Orleans Wednesday, and the Cherokee
will commence receiving the latter part Of the
| week for New Orleans The Emma Graham
did not get of saturday. She went up above
tine Newport Bridge, where she laid all night.
| and leftfor PitGsburg yesterday morning with
| o good trip. The Potomac has a full load on
board and is lying at the Big Sandy Wharf
boat waiting Tor the river to fall sufficient to
| let her under the Newport Bridge The Mary
Miller could not get under the Suspension
| Bridge Saturday, and consequently did not
leave for st. Louis as expected. She is stH re-
ceiVing at the wharf, and announced to leave
| to-morl ow -. The Virgie Lee, now lying at the
Little Miami Depot, took her chimneys down
| to-day, ana will drop down to the Public
Wharf this evening. discharge her freight and
+Pnt,
Wednesday The Mary Miller will leave for
ST. Louis to morrow sure at IL Nj . The Ex-
change dropped down to the wharf this morn
ing She Will leave for Pittsburg to- morrow.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Raven left for Pomeroy yesterday with
tow of empty barges. The Little Condor
was 80 badly damaged when the Cumberland ice
broke that she Game very near being lost. She
was lying at Snlithland with fye barges OF
salt. 1he Liberty No. will leave for Pom
eroy to- day The John A. Wood, from Pitts
burg, aud Mt. Glare, from kanawha River,
with tows of coal, arrived this morning. The
Woou will proceed to Louisville.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Elbert Wade has accepted position as sec
ond clerk on the Ben. Franklin. .. The dry
dock I'll at was reported by us as having passed
here Friday morning,Was caught Friday night
at Vevay with model barge on, ready for
caulking 1t is worth $4,000, and not bad v
damaged. A flatboat loaded with about two
thousand feet of lumber was also caught at
Vevay by the wreckers =. The Jas. D. Parker
from Memphis, en- route to Cincinnati, has AL
brls OIL so tons iron and 1853 bales cotton
The new steamer Gold Dust left New Albany
for New Orleans Saturday. She is valued at
2uU0, and insured in Cincinnati offices for
$35 GEO. "A grand dance will take place this
evening on the commodious steamer Vint
Shinkle, under the auspices Of Clerk VIM. +.
Mcintyre, Chas. Strall, Esq, and Mr.. c. Col
bert Pilot Lutte Moore lett by rail this morn
ing fer Louisville to bring up the james Hob
son.. Capt. Donnally is in the city. . The
Wildwood brought down 2lU hogs. She returned
to Maysville at noon Pilot VIM Harrison
came III from his country residence this morn
ing, and is ready for begth. :. Geo. Hughes