The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river here at noon to-day was rising at
the rate Of :. inches an hour, with 81 feet 10
inches in the channel-a rise OF IL feet in
| twenty four hours. For passing steamers there
was at noon a space OF T5h feet under the Sus-
pension Bridge and 73 feet under the Newport
Bridge.
According to the United States Signal Service
report at A. NJ. the thermometer indicated
degrees below zero at st. Paul, 8 degrees be-
low at La Crosse, 8 degrees above at Omaha, 8
above at 81. LOUIS, anu above at Keokuk.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
A. Z. Donnally, George W. Cheek, Jas. d. Par
ker, City of Portsmouth, Courier, United States,
and Louis A. Sherley.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, March 9-S:E A. M.-Alle-
gheny River Ii feet and rising. Wind north
west Thermometer u. Light snow.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. March $3.50 A. NJ
Monongahela River Z feet inches and rising.
showing. thermometer ". Wind southeast.
PITTsBURG. March 9-NoJn.-River IL feet Q
| inches and rising fast. Light snow. Wind
west Thermome .er 25.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, March 9--10:49 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet II inches. Thermom-
eter 70. Wind northwest. The ground is
nearly covered with snow and still showing.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Cbas. Morgan left last evening for New
Orleans with about 40 people and 6OO tons Of
freight.
The John L. Rhoads left st. Louis for
Pibtsburg yesterday.
The JAS. ID. Parker will leave for Memphis
tomorrow. She is now receiving az the New
orleans Wharf boat.
The unsurpassed passenger and freight
steamer, A. Z. Donnally, Capt. II. U. Hart,
MASTER, commenced receiving this morning,
and VIII leave for New Orleans tO-morroW
without faI. She affords excellent passenger
accommodations, and, being in command OF
gentemany offcers, the trip will be one OF
pleasure to those who register. Mr.. E. A. Don :
| lally presides in the ONCE, and Frank Dom
nAlly and Bryson Purse!l attend TO the duties
Of receiving
The lhos, Sherlock is below Memphis.
The line side-wheel steamer Geo. w, Cheek
arrived this morning fom Vevay, and will
leave at clock this afternoon for Madison
and all Intermediate points.
The BostOna arrived this morning from
hour this afternoon. Capt. Isaac Bryson com :
| lnands, and Mr.. W. p. W alker Is her cOmpe-
tent chief clerk.
The Wildwood arrived last night, and re-
| turned to Maysyille to-day at noon.
The Telegraph arrived this morning, and
will return 10 Pomeroy this morning.
The Louis A. Sherley arrived this morning,
and will leave for Madison til s afternoon.
The Mary Miller had not arrived at noon.
she is advertised to return to st. Louis this
evening.
The Courier arrived last night from
Wheeling, and will return this evening. She
brought big trip, inc uding 2,724 keys nails,
TOO brls apples, tcs, 166 Drls and casks ass
ware, l,OOJ barrel poles, and Il head sock.
She reShlpped on the United states to Louis
vile IA bris apples, pcs castings, 8 boxes
hinges, o b Is copperas, II Dkgs glassware, 454
| Kegs nails on the JAS. ID. Parker TO Evans
vile l05 Drls apples; on the A. G. Donnally to
Vicksburg $50 kegs nails, and to New Orleans
2 distributors, rice carts, 4O boxes glassware
and 360 Kegs nails.
The Golden Rule left New Orleans for Gin
einnatl, last evening, with 81 cabin and rs
deck passengers, and 600 tons Of freight includ-
ing l4O cedar logs. 400 car wheels, $50 bales
rags. 8U bales moss, 4O0 tcs rice, $50 brIs mo-
lasses 81 hhds sugar, 4OO beer packages, 80
hhds old iron, 70 brls rosin 30 tons old iron and
machinery, 4O tons sundrIes
T0wB0AT MOVEMENTS.
The Raven and Uarges Will arrive and leave
for New orleans tomorrow.
The first boats due are the Fred. Wilson, j.
A. Blackamore, Jonn Lippold, Hornet No. 2
and Baltic.
The Whale, from st. Louis, will pass up this
evening.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Yves. Corns and George O'Neil will pilot the
Courier 10 Wheeling.
Capt. j. w. Black of the Liberty No. 4, is in
the city. He will return tO Middleport this
evening.
Among the Pittsburg coal dealers here look
j. A. BlacB amore, Joseph alton, j. G. PEN
ny, VIM. Stone, W. S. ShuJterly, Denny j.
O'Neal, John 7. Wilson, Fred. " ilson. Marsh
Nc Donald, John X. Darli gton, Frank Keeling,
VIM. W. O'Neal. Fred. Dippold, Dan. Risher,
Wm. CLARK.