The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-04
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There has been no change since our
last report, Fhe river was about sta
tionary here at noon to-day, with. II feel
5 inches in the channel
. Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. 4-11:05 A. M.-
Weather cloudy and cold. Wind south.
Thermemeter IA Light snow.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 4-10:25 A. NJ.
River A leet u inches ana stationary.
Weather cloudy. Wind east. Thermom-
eter 16.
PTTTsBURG, Pa Jan, 4-12 NJ
The marks are covered. River about STA
tionary and closed. Weather cloudy.
Wind west. Thermometers 10.
X CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. 40 A. NJ.
Weather calm, cloudy aud very cold.
Indications of more snow. Kanawha
River 2 feet 10inches and falling slowly.
Business very seriously affected on ac-
count OF the weather.
4 BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The Rapilan left Paducah, last Satur-
day, and will run between Danyille and
Eastport during the ice emba rgo. AT
Pittsburg five suits for damages have
resulted from the explosion of the tow
boat TigFess, near that city, in November,
1876. Joseph Tarr WAS Instantly killed,
and his son John fatally injured. There
were several persons scaIded, three Of
whom have brought suits to recover
damages against her owner, j. N. Nc
Closky. The suit Of Harriet A. Tarr,
widow ofJoseph Tarr, 10 now on trial in
the Common Pleas Court. Damages
claimed. $4,000. Z. The ice gorged just
below Gallfpolis yesterday morning,
and reached up as far as the mouth
of Chickamauga Creek. At lfOntOn
the ice gorged Tuesday night, and the
gorge extends from Portsmouth to the
Etna furnace. :. There was considerable
floating ice in the river at LouisYilIe
Yesterday, which is evidence of the par
tial breaking OF the gorge at Six-Mile.
"A number Of gentlemen, OF Evans
willie, Ind, went up to the Green River
ice harbor yesterday, to dine with Col.
j. D. Moore, OF the JAS. w. Gaff, cele-
brating the advent of Capt. Bob Wise's
new boy :. The Susie silver and barge
are still aground at Point Pleasant. A
rise in the river at Cairo yesterday
caused a very large field of ice under
the bar above the city to break away en-
masse, which, as it passed Fillmore
CITY, stove in the side of the tug Mon
tauk, causing her to sink Immediately.
She belongs TO the Cairo City Coal Com
pany, and was valued at $4,000.
She can be raised. !. The Cheek Line
of Packets was sold by the United
States Marshal yesterday-the Illinois
for $4,000. and G. W. Cheek for $1,000,
to Captain j. j. Darragh, and the
A. j. White, tor $1,000, to Captain John
Harbon. Both purchasers are con-
tha Ian ia RI Arb
River PacBet Company. Captain Rad
County, KY, and part owner Of the Ban
nock City, was lively bidder. -. The
John Hanna, that left Memphis last
saturday for New Orleans. grounded
at Helena, and was fast
from Saturday to Monday night,
breaking one of her f0re-and-aft hog
chains and doing other injury. The
Ruth tried to 60 to her assistance, but
was beset by ice, and could not get out.
! Report says. the Ice gorge al Ram
dolpb iss more than twenty five miles
ilopg, and in places solid to the bottom
Iot the river. :. The Jas. Horward has
laid up at New Orleans.
Peoplez are, crossing the river
Ion The ice at Memphis. This is the first
tame an ice crossing has been known
There since, 1900. ... Inc coal HILL, with a
tow. enroute from New Orleans to Pitts
burg, has laid up at Vicksburg on ac-
count OF ice. e. The Kate Waters No. 2
succeeded in reaching the Covington
docks Yesterday. She will 60 on the
ways Today. -. The river gorged at
Huntington yesterday afternoon-some-
thing which has not before occurred
since 1856. Az the annual meeting at
St, Louis yesterday at the Merchants
Exchange, John x. scudder was chosen
z, esident, and Nicholas Schaeffer and
Geo.. Balm first and second Vice, Presi-
dents. Capt. Jas. B. Eads and Colonel
Andrews left New Orleans for WASH
inglon yesterday to receive the first
paymenb On the jetties. They report
a clear channel of 200 feet. wide and 20
feet deep from deep water III the river
to deep water in the Gulf.