The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-18
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

ASA AAAS tAN AZAN OI1s
specials to the start
OIL CITY. PA, Sept l8-9:3) A. M.-Alle-
ghcny River 10 inches and stationary. Their
mometer %. Wind north Weather clear and
cool.
BRowNsvILLE9PA., Sept. 1910 A. M.-Mo.
nOngaheiR River 1 feet AMI rising slowly
Thermometer 20. Wind southeast. Weathef
clear.
PITTsBURG. Pa. Sept. ls-1O:ll A. M..-Rivsr
l3 inches ana stationary. Weather clear and
cool.
nches and stationary
CHARLESTON. ". VA, Sept. ls-9 A. M
Kanawna River 4 feet inches and falling
Thermometer 70. Weather clear. Wind
southwest.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 18-ll:4O P. M.-No
arrivals this morning The Kanawha and
Darges succeeded in getting over Portland Bar
yesterday, and the canal locks were kept open
to let her through. Shepas5ed at 10 A. NJ. to-
dav. Canal now closed. Fawn, from Hender-
son, arriYed from Portland. Champion, for
Cincinnati, left at~9 A. NJ. with i've hun
drcd cXcursiOnists. River falling with seY-
entecn inches on the Falls. Weather cloudy
and cool.
The river fell inches here in the twenty.
four hours ending at noon to-day, with feet
inches in the channel.
Weather clear and cool.
DuSlncAS lnOuetately ROOu.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Exchange, W. Z. Thompson, Andes, A. L. Nor
ton. Fanchon, Joha L. RhoadS, Mary Miller,
and Trout
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The fast W. Z. thompson arrived this morn
ing and will leave on return trip this evening
for Galipolis and Pomeroy. Capt Hod Knowles
commands and Mr. \ at. Earhart has charge Of
the office.
The John L. Rhoads arrived from Madison
this morning and will return this afternoon.
The popular and favorite Exchange will ha
the ChcsaDeake q Ohio Railroad packet leav-
ing tor Huntington this evening from the foot
OF Broadway. She is in command of compe-
tent and gentemanly officers. Capt. James
krker Is her commander, and Capt. Watt
Shedd is her chief clerk.
The Ben. Franklin, from Louisville, arrived,
and will return this evening, taxing freight for
The A. L. Norton and Trout came down last
night, and returned to Ripley at noon to-day.
capt. L. Z. Sweeney's elegant and light
draught steamer Fanchon arrived this morning
aud Viii return to Wheeling Tomorrow, 60
ing through without reshipping. Mr.. Morris
Dorsey is her efficient aud courteous CLERK, as
sisted by Lew. RIce.
The Mary Miller arrived from st. Louis at 10
O'Clock this morning, and will lay up till the
canal rcopens. She brought up a line trip, n.
cluding $50 brls -four, As pkgs green hides, 40
| beer kegs, q sheep skins and 165 SKIS wheat.
All the Upper River packets arrived on time
1 this morning.
| ToWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
Inc Robert Peeb!es arrived last night with
| a miscellaneous tow, and will leave this after
noon for POmeloy with an empty tow.
The j. ). Neil was picking up an empty tow
this morning, preparatory to starting up the
river.
Mr.. Montgomery received q telegram from
Charleston, w. Va, saying that the HaWkeye
No. would leave there to- day with two light
boats Of coal. She will add several barges to
her tow at Port Pleasant, all OF which she will
bring to Cincinnati.
BoAT-HANDs GOSSIP.
Capt Brookout's new steamer Fair Play for
the sun Flower River, is rapidly approaching
completion.
Mr.. Elliott Miller has returned from Louis
vile.
In the suit of the Missouri River Packet
Company against the Hannibal & St Joseph
Railroad Company, for damages sustained by
their boats in colliding with bridge piers OF
Kansas City, Judgment was rendered in the
Circuit Court at Independence Saturday in IA
vor OF the Packet Company for So, 400 damages
to the Alice, and 81. 10 for the ST. Luke.
Last Saturday the ke0kuk Northern Line
steamer Belle La Crosse, on her down trin.
struck chain of rocks just above the bridge
at Davenport, and was stranded. She was ly-
ing on the rocks high and dry, up to = O'Clock
Saturday night, though efforts were made to
get her of. She was heavily laden with freight
and passengers. The passengers were taken
ashore in shifts. The accident occurred about
saturday afternoon. 1t Is stated that the
Belle is severely damaged.
Joe Mccullough and George Clark, pilots of
the Mary Miller, report feet 6 inches at Ris-
ing Sun Bar. Tney inform us that the dredge-
boats Oswego and Ohio are still working nj
McCollum's Rifle.
Harry Bruce. late second CLERK on the BOs.
tona, came down on the Exchange this morn
ing and will ship as freight clerk on the Laura
L. Davis tomorrow.
CAPTAIN Charles DeFour resumed command
of the John L. Rhoads this morning, relieving
Captain James Vandergrft, who has been
comm andng the RhOads tor several weeks.
while Captain DeFour visited his home In
Ghent
The Mary Miller left her barge ut Rising
Sun, and the Minnie will bring 1t up to-mor-
row.
The Fanchon brought down splendid trfp
this morning, including $50 kegs nails and III
pkgs glassware.
The machinery of the steamer Golden Rule
was sold at auction on the Public Landing this
morning. Capt. Vint Shinkle and Capt. o. 2,
Sh1nkle purchased the engines, boilers, doc
tor. anchors and chains for S2,100. The
engines are Is inches in diameter and feet
stroke, and the boilers are VI feet long aud A
inches in diameter. Considerable miscellane-
GUS stuff taken from the wreck was sold at
Warden & McClellan's, nearly all Of which
was purchased by captain Nlnt ana Captain
0. p. Shinkle.
The one-sxth interest of C. G. Pearoe in the
steamer Thomas Sherlock Will be sold ut pub
lie sale tomorrow morning at Fulton.
Captain Henry Jones purchased the Golden
Rules yawl for $l0 and Mr.. A. &. Moore pur-
chased the donkey engine for $685.
Mr.. Harry Ieetors will leave this evening
for his home in Middleport.
Capt. L. Davis, OF the star Of the West. is in
the city.
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