The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-22
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
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PITTsBURG, PA. March 22--9 A. M.-River
feet inches and rising fast. Weather
cloudy and COOL
WHEELING, W. VA, March 22-l2 M.--River
II feet and stationary. Weather clear. Up:
Granite state, Hawk, with tow, 0 A.
Graham, Q A. NJ: MOlle Hagan departed for
Park ersburg at lO:30 A. NJ.
PORTSMOUTH, O., March 22-1l :35 A. NJ
Ohio No. Dassed down this morning at A.
NJ, being detained seven hours at Ironton last
night by the fog. The Bostona aid not pass up
until II O'Clock this A. Nj. Other packets were
detained by the fog and nave not yet 8rrived.
Due up-Potomac, from Cncinnati; Carrie,
from Manchester. Due down Fannie Dugan,
from Huntington at l. M. River - feet and
stationary. Weather clear and pleasant
LOUISVILLE. March 2l-11 A. M.-The United
States and James W. CAT arrived from Cincin-
natl, Belle from Madison, Blackmore from
Pittsburg, The Tom Rees is repairing ma
chinery River falling.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, PA, March 22-10:ls A. M.-Alle-
gheny River 8 feet and falling. Weather
cloudy and COOL. Wind south. Thermometer
"a.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, March 22-l0:2O A. NJ
Monongahea River II feet 10 inches and rising
Weather fair. Wind west. Thermometer AZ
PITTsBURG, March 22-l2:l2 p. M-River 10
feet y inches and rising. Weather fair. Their
mOulcleF w lnu SOuLD.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, March 22-10:34 A. M
Kanawha River feet 4Inches. Thermometer
81. Weather clear. Wind northwest.
The river was falling slowly at noon to-day,
with 30 feet in the channel, leaving for passing
steamers ~ feet space under the Suspension
Bridge, and 69n feet space under the Newport
Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bonanza, Cons. Millar, Golden Rule, Thomp-
son Dean, Gen. Lytle ami Ben. Franklin.a
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Ohio No. arrived this morning, and
will return to Poneroy this evening, leaving
from the Whariboat, foot of Broadway.
The City OF Portsmouth leaves ut p. M. for
Chilo.
The JAS W. Gafr left last evening for Mem
phis with good trip She will be followed
Saturday by the Cons. Millar.
The mammoth Thompson Dean is receiving
at the foot OF Race street, and Will positively
leave this evening for New Orleans. Capt w.
Is. Miller commands and Capt j. S. Jones pre-
sides in the o1lce.
The Fleetwood arrived ana will return to
Huntington this afternoon at o'clock.
The Ben. Franklin arrived from Madi ison
this morning, and will return this afternoon.
Capt q. T. Shinkle's unsurpassed steamer
Golden Rule, ". X. shaw clerk, will follow the
thompson Dean and leave for New Orleans
Saturday.
The Bonanza arrived this morning, and re-
turned TO Portsmouth at noon.
The Gen. Lyte from Louisville arrived this
morning, and will return this evening
The Laura l.. Davis arrived from st. Louis
at O'clock last n ght with 6OO tons Of freight,
consisting principally OF corn, of which she
had 500 tons. She discharged 1000 bags corn
at the Lity " harf and left for Plttsburg this
morning.
The Cherokee will arrive from New Orleans
this afternoon, ana return next week.
The Mary Miller will arrive this evening"
and return to ST.. LOUIS saturday. sure. Capt.
L Ghnn L.
does the honors of the office.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Cobb Cecil, from lrOnton for Louisville.
with miscellaneous tow, arrived this morn
ing.
The Liberty No. 4, from ST. Louis en- route to
Pomeroy, passed up TINS morning with tow
of empty barges. She brought barge load of
logs from shawneetown tor Hugh Shields &
The Nellie Walton, from Louisville en- route
to Pittsburg, passed up this morning with a
tow Of empty barges.
The Storm No. 8 is over due from St. Louis.
The Oil Valley will complete her repairs and
leave for Kanawha River Saturday.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The Laura l.. DAVIS pilots from here were
J. Thompson and W. H. Hall.
Capt Lanired Cramersof the towboat Bar
nard, is quite ill, and will be unable to go to
st. Louis on his boar. The Barnard's barges
are now being loaded at Wheeling.
VIM. p. Walker, chief clerk of the Hunting
ton packet, Bostona. was compelled by illness
to stop off mis- boat yesterday, and MIR. johnson
took his place in the Bostona office.
Chas. Owens and Reason Jamlson will pilot
the Thompson Dean to New Orleans.
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY, 22d, at 8 p. M, POSITIVELY,
~ hOHIO No. 4. Pres. LodwicK, Master.
L~6ssksaa#S Freight received at all hours on
zEsszsa1a7aA W harf-boat, foot Of Broadway. w.
Honshell, superintendent.