The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-03
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


OIL CITY. PA, July 3-1l:4O A. M.-AIle-
gheny River foot 8 inches and stationary.
Thermometer 80. Wind southwest Weather
cloudy ana warm.
PITTsBURG. PA. July 3-12:O2 P. M-River
feet inches and falling. Thermometer 80
Weather fair. Wind southwest
The river was falling slowly here at noon
to-day, with II feet / inch in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon;
Thos. Sherlock, Bostona, Exchange, Bonanza,
City OF Portsmouth, A. L, Norton, James w,
Gaf, Chas. B. Church, United STATES, Ben.
Franklin, Trout ana Hudson.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The mammoth side wheel steamer Thomas
Sherlock, Capt. Lew. Kates master, Capt. M.
l.. Virden and Mr. Harry Champlin clerks, is
announced for New Orleans, to leave to-mor-
row. She has excellent passenger accommo-
datIons and large carrying capacity.
The fast and commodious packet Bostona,
Capt Isaac Bryson master, Mr.. ". z. Walker
clerk, arrived this morning, and will return to
Huntington this y ternoon, leaving from the
| Wharfboat, foot OF Broadway, at 4:30 O. clock.
The United States arrived from Louisville
| this morning. and Will return this evening.
The City Of Portsmouth returned to Chilo at
| 4P. NJ.
The Henderson will return to Wheeling this
evening.
| The Bonanza arrived this morning, and re-
| turned to Portsmouth at noon.
Capt. X. w. Wlse's elegant James w. Gaff
will positively depart Tomorrow for Evans
ville Cairo and Memphis. Col j. d. Moore
presides in the office.
The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning, and
returns to Madison this afternoon.
| The Exchange arrived from Pomeroy this
morning, and will return this evening. Capt
James Kirker is her worthy comm lnder and
MIR. W. A. Maddy is her gentlemanly chief
clerk.
BoAr-HANDs GOSSIP.
Mr.. M. L. Virdon, clerk of the Thomas Sher
| lock, will leave for Louisville this evening.
where he Will spend the Fourth with his fam
| lly. Harry Champlin will run the SherIock's
| Office during Mr.. Vrdon's absence.
capt. Iii. Davis, of the Johu Means, arrived
| by rail this morning from Paducah.
capt. 5. 5. Brown Will leave to-day for Pitts.
| burg.
1854 brls salt were received in this city per
barges during the month OF June.
| Renewed enortS are In progress to eecure the
| removal of the Supervising Inspectors of
Steamboats, at Detroit ST. Louis and Louis
VILE The present officers are all excellent
| men. but for some reason the supervising In
spector General, at Washington, seems to IA
Vor general changes.
| The following telegram from Bismarck, d.
\ T., was received here last night: .'rhe clerk
| Of the Silver Lake has Just arrived by wagon
and reports that the silver Lake blew out
cy Under head of her sta board engine.
breaking the cylinder piston and L head.
The Peninah takes her trip to it's destination,
and the Lake returns to Yankton for repairs.
| The Josephine, fIom Fort Benton, has arrived.
| The Nellie Peck, when a short distance below
| Bulord, grounded sn log, taking two feet of
water. Having cargo of lumber, there was
no damage to freight She was unloaded and
was ailoat yesterday, ana Will load and pro-
| ceed " Buford. News which has just reached
| her from the Yellowstone reports the steamer
OsceoIa wrecked near Powder River. Her
| cargo and two lives were lost"