The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-03

Monongahela River feet 7 inches and sta
| tionary. Weather clear. Thermometer IS.
Wind south.
PITTsBURG, April S--I2 M-RjYar 8 feet q
inches and rising. Weather clear. Ther-
mOmeter 49, Wind east
CHARLESTON, w. VA, April 3-l2 M.-Kana.
wha River 7 feet Thermometer 49, Wealth
er clear. Wind north.
The river was falling here at noon to-
day with 80 feet 8 inches in the channel,
leaving for passing steamers G8gs feet space
under the Suspension Bridge, and 10 feet
space under the Newport Bridge.
Ihe following steamers were in port at noon:
Bonanza. Fleetwood, Telegraph, A. Q. Dom
nally, VInt ShinKle, Chas. B. Church, Geo w.
Cheek, Fawn, Mary Houston, U. +. Schenck,
CITY OF Portsmouth, General Lytle, Ben.
Franklin, and Hudson.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Fleetwood arrived this morning from
Huntington, and Will return this Afternoon at
O'Clock sharp She is a commodious boat, in
command of efficient officers, and we recon-
| mend her to the public.
The Hudson Will return to Wheeling this
evening.
| The Fawn, Capt. F. o. Smith master, AL.
Jennings CLERK, takes her departure at T. NJ.
| for Evansville.
The Mary Houston, now receiving at the foot
| OF Race street for New Orleans, goes this even
ing sure. She is n fine side-wheel steamer and
popular, and the trip promises to be a good
one, as her books already show. Capt. Charles
| Miller commands, and Mr. A. Elliott Miller
presldes in the office.
| Inc Telegraph arrived this morning and will
| return to Pomeroy this evening.
| The Vlnt Shlnkle will leave tomorrow for
Memphis. Capt JAS. Remission commands, and
| w. +. Mcintyre has charge Of the Office.
The Charles Is. Church VIII follow the Mary
Houston anu leave for New Orleans Thurs
| day.
The City of Portsmouth will leave at O. clock
fnPl
Ihe Geo. W. Cheek did not arrive till a late
nour last night. she leaves at P. NJ. to-day
for Vevay and all way landings.
Inc General Lytle arrived this morning, and
VIII return to Louisville this evening.
| Inc Ben. Franklin, from Madison, arrived
TINS morning aud Will return this afternoon.
The John l.. Rhoads Is advertised to leave
st. Louis for Pit, sbu g to-day.
TOWBoAT MOVEMENTS,
The Joseph WALTON. Geo. Lysle j. N. Phil
| lips, Alice Brown, Chas. Brown and James
Gilmore passed down this morning with tows
/ OF coal and COKE.
The Tom Farrow arrived from Kanawha
River this morning with a tow OF coal.
The Il. M. Norton, from st. Louis for Pitts
| burg, passed. up last night.
Inc Alex Chambers arrived from Pomeroy
| Cnls morning with miscellaneous tow.
The Lizzie Gardner toWed a large log raft
| down past the city this morning.
| BoAT-HANDS' GOSSIP.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican says: "The
| A4"ul baNlo Will lSuNC Ou W CuuGbudy ClQs
cinnati, and Capt Davis thinks he will run
regularly in the trade in conjunction with the
Mary Miller"
MIR. Ed. Anschutz returned this morning
from Wheeling.
The two lightning steamers, War Eagle and
Golden Eagle, resume their tri-weekly trips in
| the ST. Louis and KeoRuk trade to-day.
Tom Cogar, who is now pilot of thee. W.
Cheek, is now the Oldest Kentucky River pilot
| living. He is the only pilot who ever took
| a boat above the Three Forks
| The Mary Houston received from the Hudson
; this morning 8J5 packages wagon stuff and 20
| packages nails.
Commodore Val. P. Collins has contracted
with G. 4. Dumont for a new doctor TO take the
| place of the one the Robert PEBBLES broke sun
day at Ripley. 1t is to be like those on the
| Golden Rule and James W. Gah, and is to be
ready in three weeks.
Capt. james Rees, Jr., is in the city. He is
| en- route from Memphis to Pittsburg, where he
| will contract for new boat.