The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
specials to the STAR!


feet . inches and rising slowly. Weather
cloudy and pleasant.
BROWNSVILLE. PA, June 2S-9 A. M.-River
feet 7 inches and falling slowly.
lRoNTON, o., june 2S--9 A. M.-River fall
ing slowly Andes passed down at / 80 A. NJ.
Bostona passed up at $3.50 A. NJ.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchange.j
OIL CITY. Pa, June 2S-12 M.-Allegheny
River foot s Sinches and falling. Thermometer
50. Windwest. Weather clear anu warm.
BROWNSVILLE Pa, June 2S-9:4O A. M.-Mo-
nongahela River feet inches anu falling.
Wind west. Thermometer q. Weather
cloudy.
PITTsBURG. Pa, June 23-n:4O A. M.-River
feet inches and rising. thermometer IS.
Wind northeast. Weatherfair.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, June 2s-9:45 A. M
Kanawha River feet inches. Thermome-
ter 50. Weather clear and variable.
The river was falling again at noon to-day,
with IA feet in the channel.
The following steamers were in port at noon {:
Chas Morgan, Fleetwood, Bona "a, OHIO No.
4, A. l.. Norton, City Of Portsmouth, Trout,
Vint Shinkle Gen. Lytle. Ben. Franklin, q.
Il. Church and Robt. Mitchell.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The elegant, fast and eommodIous new eide
wheel steamer Charles Morgan, Captain A.
Stein master, II. w. Stein CLERK, is announced
for Vcksburg. Natchez and New Orleans, to
leave to- morrow.
The Andy Baum left last evening with a
moderate trip of passengers and about 30 tons
freight
The Fleetwood arrived this morning, and
will return to huntington at T. NJ. sharp.
The Laura l.. Davis is due at st. Louis to-
The Ohio No. arrived from Pomeroy this
morning, and will return this evening.
Captain James Kenistons reliable and popu-
lar packet Vin5 Shinkle viii return to Mem-
phls Saturday. Mr. W. f. Mcintyre presides
in the Office.
Inc General Lytlc, from Louisville, arrived
this morning. and viii return promptly at 2.
M, leaving from the foot Of Vine street.
The City of Portsmouth will leave at the
usual hour this afternoon for Chiio
The Bonanza arrived from Portsmouth this
morning, and returned at noon.
The Robert Mitchell arrived early yesterday
afternoon, and will return to New Orleans Sat
| urday.
BoAT-HANDS' GOSSIP.
Capt. R. NJ. Waue returned from Madi-
son this morning.
The new Gen Pike was not launched at
Madison yesterday. She will be launched to-
| day.
Capt. Alex. Holiday is expected here every
day from Florida.
Mr. NJ. NJ. Deem. chief clerk on the Andy
| Baum, stopped off MS boat last night on ac.
|
| Baum.
| Capt Jas. Warman. Tor many years a com.
mander out of this port, and now one of the
oldest pilots engaged in the service, is plotting
| the Arch. p. Green from Memphis to this citv
| The Louisville Commercial says: know
Captain Wlsef said typo the other day
sWell, reck'n ought to. You see,' continued
the man Of type, Bob and lin fact, Bob, Johr
and l-all stuck type on the Cincinnati Com
mercial after the war. Bob was a nigh pri.
| vate in the Sixth Ohio, and, when the fuss
was over, he came back to Cincinnati anC
took cases in the Commercial news-room
L nope he Is a better river man thar
he was a type-setter, for [ assure yot
that he was the worst ever seen. Shoemaker
Bob is what the boys used to call him, and the
same was very appropriate. II he'd worked
at the business till doomsday he'd never beer
| anything more than a botch as "a compositor.
| Alter sign, our informant said: pm glaC
| Bob is a success on the river; he's gooufe
| low and deserves to succeed. In social life he'
| got what he'd never had as printer, anC
| that's a clean proof"
The Virgie Lee arrived from Kanawha Rive
| last night, discharged ner cargo, and Went OF
| the docket at Fulton this morning.