The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-22
RIVER INrELLIGENCE.

| OIL CITY, PA. Oct. 22-9 A. M-Alle.
gheny River feet and rising ThermomeVer
4S. Weather clear. Wind northeast.
BROWNSVILLE. PA. oct. 2?-9 A. NJ
| Monongahela River feet inches and sta
tlonary. Thermometer G.. Wind south. Weatn4
er far.
PITrsBURG. PA, Oct. 2I- 0 \. M..-River 10
inches and rising slowly. Weather clear and
| cold.
PITTsBURG, PA, Oct. 22-I2:10 A. M.-Riyer 1
iooC anu ling. VI Gather clear ana cool.
:, CHARLESTON, W. VA, Oct. 22-lO:3O A. NJ
kanawha River 3 feet anu rising. Thermom-
cter ~. Gather calm and cloudy.
Commodore Vint SninkJc:
iADUCAH, KY, Oct 22-9:4j a. M.-The
Golden Gown lost 70 hours at Cumberland
Island. She Will leave mere tins morning.
Ii. Ii. DROWN, Master
LOUISVILLE, Oct Pr M-Arrived: Gen.
ilNe, from Cincinnati; b. Ii. Cooke, from
henderson; Matte Hays, from Coast; Etna
from lrontop, with TWO barges OF coal, iron
ahQ mails. River stationary, with feet 8
inches IN the canal and loot on the Falls.
Weather clear and coOl.
The river commenced rising here this morn
ing, and rose inches up to nom, when there
was feet inches IN the channel All the To-
Cal streams between mere and Iavsvi are
rising, and brush Greek is running out very
strong.
Weather clear and pleasant.
business fathcr dull ON the Public Landing
thus morning.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Exchange, salt Valley. Wildwood, Cons NIL
!aI, Andes, Nlrgie Lee, Louis y. Sherlcy, Ben.
Franklin and Nlnt Shnklc
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Cotton Valley lett saturday evening for
Evansville WITH II fair trip. She will return
and receive few repairs preparatory to en-
terlng The Ouachita River trade.
Ihe ghL-draught ana fine packet EXCHANGE
j Aosf Z
clerk, arrived tins morning, ana Will return to
Huntington this evening. leaving from The
Big sandy WAarlboat foot Of Broadway.
Inc new steamer Clara 5. is announced 10
leave for New Orleans tomorrow. Can't Wm
Nenzell Is her worthy commander, and Mr.
Lew klCe Is her gcntlemanly chief CLERK.
The Louis a. ehCrley arrived from Madison
tbs morning, and will leave for CarrOllton ar
O'Clock this afternoon.
The fine side wheel steamer Ben. Franklin
VII! be the packet leaving for Louisville this
evening.
The Firgie Lee arrived from Madison thiz
morning, and will return this afternoon.
The City OF Portsmouth will leave at4P NJ
for New Richmond and Chilo.
Inc new steamer Mary Elizabeth arrived
from Cairo Saturday night aud " i'll return To-
morrow. Capt. Wet commands. and our ola
1Ilenu Boone Ray esdes IN the Office
The wildwood left at noon for Malsville.
The salt Valley came down from POmerOv
last mint, ana will leave this evening ror
Wheeling and PIttsburg direct. she is vrrv
light anu Will go through without detention.
captain ,. De VOL common is and Nj, j. [,
klrker has charge Of the off se.
TOWBOAT MOVEMENTS
The Robt. Pcebies arrived from POmerov at
lO:3U A. Nj. with miscellaneous tow.
BOAT-HANDs GOSSIP.
capt ChaS' Miller came up last night from
! Louisville, ana Informs lis that the new Mary
Houston viii be launched next SATURDAY.
The Captains Of the Cincinnati Louisville &,
New Orleans PackeU Line viii III, ct this after
noon anu draw lots ty deCiue which boat snail
go hrat IAe following steamers are here
ready 10 Load Tor New Orleans: Chas Morgan
a. Z. Donnally, Robert MIcnell Thos, sGer
lock and ChaS. Il. Church.
The W. L. Thompson will come off the Ways
" Wudnesday.
Captain Gus. Donnally is in the city,
Capt. Nj. l.. Virden arrived tins mOr1jna from,
Louisville. We are lnfollne4 that Capt John
:. Jones, late OF the Thompson Dean, VIII have
charge OF the office OF the Thomas Sherlock
his season. Capt NirIcu mas quit.
Mr. }. \. Lindsay, clerk of the James D, Par
kcr, returned from ST. Louis tins morning.
The United states snagDOat L. A. NoodruG
IS working AT Patriot
VIM Underwood Will he one of the Mary
ElIzlDeth's pilots from here,
MIKE FIcter mas been promoted to head stew
trd on InG Ben. Franklin, to be the same on
he United states when She comes out. Mika
II p0llte man and good steward. Ben Me-
.ulIough Will have The United States bar this
eaSOn,
The U s Lily is on her way uD the river
.boyc evansville. She established two float
ng l@hts for low water at Caseyville, one at
,oWpes's Bar, kentucky side, one at Old
Kentucky side: one ut Rucker5,
.andln-, and tloatlng light on the sunken
'arSe below jackson Rock, opposite the ltIch-
nond wreck, and discontinued the light at
NGW Liberty.
To-day's Louisville Courier Journal saws:
There was II time III the history of this city
when 1t used to be known cvcry where as the
louisville & New orleans line of steamers
Vow it is the Cincinnati, Louisville q New
)rleans line, with Louisville as
way station. Why is thisP Are
We going backward, or is Cincinnati pushing
OrwarI2 We lave seen in our day as many
Is twenty large, fine steamboats, coming in or
yoing out here in one day. Now almost every
)OaC we see Is either on her way up to or oouad
outn fl ON Cincinnati. True, We still have our
egular line OF packets, but our large, 1ue,
ast boats are gone. The new Mary Houston
vii Oe the only large. fine boat outside Of the
egutar packets owned IN Louisville, and she
viii enter the Cincinnati Louisville and New
orleans trade IN order to get business enough
0 keep her running. We must wake up here
We have been asleep long enough"