The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the star. !


OIL CITY, PA. Dec. 30--3:37 A. M-Alleghely
River foot 10 inches and stationary. Weather
cloudy. Thermometer 29o. Wind southwest.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Dec 30-953 A. M.-Monor-
gahela River closed. Showing Thermometer 2So.
Wind east
PITTsBURG, Dec 30-11:36 A. M.-River feet
and stationary. Weather cloudy and cold.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Dec 3O-101O A. M-Ka-
nawha River feet inches and falling. Snow.
Weather cloudy and indications OF rain. Their
mometer 44o
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30-1 P M.-Wind north and
weather clear and cold. There is an ice-gorge ex-
tending from here up to the foot of Elwood street.
"a miles, and another from Chouteau avenue to
Spruce street. Above the ferryboats are running
but the river is solid from the bridge north The
gauge marks feet above low water. The Harbor
Commissioners report shows arrivals of tonnage
this year near 100000 being about 300 900 more
than last year. Pine, cotton, walnut,
ash, oak and maple logs received, 2775S
Capt Keith has returned from Pittsburg
and is waiting for the bids promised
for building his 800 ton stern-wheeler She will
cost, everything new, less than $3O,000 and will
be suited for the Missouri, st. Paul, New Orleans
or Ohio trade. The SalVer leaves Cairo and the
Yaeger Belmont for New Orleans on "Wednesday
evening.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30-Weather cold and driz-
zling; river feet above low water. Arrivals
New Mary Houston, from Cincinnati No de-
parures for to-day.
BOaI.hands' Gossip.
The river continued to fall here this morning,
with ID feet inches in the channel
The Golden Rule, en- route from New Oreang
TO Cincinnati, has laid up in the Tennessee
River.
The James W. Gaf Cherokee ]. A. Wood and
G;,oru aid ,,atf
The Thomas Sherlock, ing down, is below
Cairo, six days out from Cincinnati. She has 1000
tons of freight
The ice is reported softer and not so abundant in
the Lower Ohio River.
The ice is gorged at Hartford City and reported
gorged one mile above Point Pleasant, in the
Kanawha River
St. Louis Post Dispatch: Frank Mahan s ice cut
ter lately exhibited and discussed on Change
might prove very efficient for clearing this harbor
of ice, but river men think it would be a long way
behind the several ce-spli ting machines now at
work successfully upon the thick field of ice in
our harbor Mahans plan would be a cost to
the city The job is being done as private ell
terprise."
Capt John Phillips left by rail last night for
Pittsburg.
James Burke, ESQ, agent at Louisville for the
U. S Mail Line. returned home this morning after
spending several days in the CITY,
Coal men have been working day and night
during the past week unloading and getting their
barges in shape.
Capt Nlnt. Snlnkle sent telegram 10 Evans
vile this 10 orning telling Can't. O. p Shinkle to
come on through to Cincinnati The Golden Rule
has not laid up; she passed Paducah yesterday
morning.
Capt ii. Fl. Drown came down this morning
from Marietta, and reports everything lovely in
the Ohio River, and the Muskingum frozen over
and in good skating condition.
Commodore Wash. Honshel says if the weather
continues as warm it is to-day he will send his
boats out tomorrow for Maysvlle, Huntington
and Pomeroy.
The Champion No. went up Licking River 2l%
miles this morning on q business tril. She had t.
break through ice inches thick but found it soft
and the task an easy one.
The J. W. Bigley's and Boaz's barges are aground
at California, but are lying straight and in no
danger. Captain Gray, of ST. Louis, is here and
went up to look at them but found them all
o. K.
burg by rail tonight