The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-31
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river continued to fall here at noon to.
day, with 10 feet inches in the channel-a fall
Of l foot 6 inches In twenty-four hours
eaving for passing steamers a space of 7s1S
| feet under he Suspension Bridge and rs feet
| space under the Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon
| To-day: Mary Houston, A. Q. Donnally, Fleet
| wood, Wildwood, Thomas Sherlock, Cons. Mil
| lar, James u. Parker, U. p. schenck, Ash
| land, George W. Check, Trout, Gen. Lytle and
Louis A. Snirley. M ,f
| Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
| OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. 3l--S:l4 A. M.--Alle.
| ghany River about feet inches. Ice firm
| Weather cloudy and cold. Wind south. Their.
mometer 80.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 31-1U:12 A. M
| Monongahela hlver feet inches and station
airy. Weather cloudy. thermometer 8s. Wind
\ northeast.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. Sl-i2:02 p. M-River
| 5 feet inches and failing. Thermometel
A. Wind south. Weather cloudy.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. 31-s:4s A. NJ
| Kanawna River feet. Thermometer IS
Weather cloudy. Wind south.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Courier left Wheeling for Cincinnati
Yesterday :. The Laura L. Davis is still living
at Hanging Rock awaiting her shaft, which
| she broke and sent off to be repaired. :. The
Fleetwood arrived this morning. and will re-
turn to Huntington tn is afternoon. The
West Virginia has been repaired, and will soon
| resume her trade in the kanaWha River :.
| The superior side wheel steamer Thomas Sher-
| lock, Captain Lew. Kates master, M, l.. Virde
clerk, will positively leave for New Orleans to-
morrow -. The George W. Cheek, Captain w.
IL. Kirby in command, arrived this morning,
and will return at O'Clock to Vevay .Iht
Cherokee and James w. CAT, going down,
passed Evansville yesterday. The Potomac
| arrived this morning, and will return to Pome-
roy this evening. he Fawn lert last evening
| for Evansville with a moderate trip. The
| Louis A. Shirley arrived this morning from
Cauollton, and will return this afternoon.
The Nashville left last evening for Tennessee
| River with 100 tons of freight The General
Lytle arrived this morning, and will return to
| Louisville this evening. =. The Cons. Millar
| will leave this evening for Memphis with a
fair trip. Captain W. G. Tichenor commands.
The Vint shinkle left Memphis for Cincin-
nati yesterday. The Robert Mitchell ar
rived at Cairo yesterday =. The Charles b.
Church left last evening for New Orleans with
about 25 people and $50 tons OF freight. -. The
James ID. Parker will leave for Evansville
Friday. The Wildwood arrived last night
and returns to Maysville to-day at noon l..
The Thompson Dean left New Orleans for
Cincinnati yesterday. The Marx Twain
passed Louisville yesterday. The Charles
| Morgan, from New Orleans en- route to Gin
cnnati. passed VicKsburg yesterday. The
Ashland arrived from New Orleans this morn
ing at O'Clock, with about 500 tons of freight,
800 tons OF which IS Tor this city. she will ex-
tend her trip through to Pittsburg and leave for
that point to- morrow, with big trip of freight
consisting principally of sugar and molasses
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Cobb Cecil lett Ironton last evening for
Cincinnati with 50i tons OF bar and pig IRON
The Robert PEBBLES arrived with u tow of
coal last night from Pomeroy =. The Hornet
No. 2, with tow Of empty barges, arrived last
1 night from Louisville.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
| The City Of Portsmouth will come off the
docks early tomorrow morning :. The little
steamer Mile Roberts, lying at the Newport
| Wharf. was attached night before last by Dep-
uty United States Marshal Rice, on a libel OF
W. q. Mackay, for wharfage to the amount OF
s55 Z Capt Kyle will Stop of here and NOT
make the present trip to Pittsburg ON the Ash
land h.. When The Caas. Morgan left New Or
leans she had: 30 cabin and ~ deck passengers.
100 Dr,s molasses 90 hhds sugar, 80 brls rlce
aud a large 10 Of sundres, John Carol and
John Evelyn will b. the Cons. Millar pilots
Capt Chas. Miller, OF the Mary Houston, viii
leave this afternoon for Louisvile.