The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-15
RIVER INCrLLIGENCE.


A.
River inches and stationary, Weather cloudy
Thermometer 49,. Wind southeast.
Brow ysvILLE, PA. April 1910 A. M-Mo-
nongahela River feet and stationary. Weather
cloudy. Wind northeast. Thermometer 55'.
PirrsBuRG, Pa. April 15-11 A. M.-River
feet inches and falling. Weather cloudy Ram
last night
CHARLESTON, w. VA. April 1880 A. M.-Kan-
awha River 7 feet 4 inches and falling slowly.
Weather clear and pleasant
ST. LOUIS, April 15-11:45 A. M.-Weather part
ly cloudy and COOL after hail storm last night.
River ID feet IL inches and falling slowly. Arrived
Fannie Lewis and Joe Kinney, from Kansas
City; Whale and tow, from Pttsburg; John Means
and tow and Belle of Shreveport, from New Or
leans; Hickory, from Mound City; E. M. Norton
and tow, from the Ohio River; Fashion, from
pittsburg; Red Wing, from st. Paul; Northwest
ern from Keokuk; Grand Lake No. 2,
from Cairo; Polar Star, from Tennessee
River; Calhoun, from Naples and Grand Tower,
from Vicksburg. Boats leaving to-day are: Cal
houn, for Naples; Northwestern, for Keokuk anG
Fannie Lewis, for Kansas City. The Grand Lake
took the Fulton Citys tow out, that boat lying be-
low the city disabled
NEW ORLEANS, April 15--12:F P M.-Arived:
Gold Dust from St. Louis; Chas. Morgan, from
Cincinnati; Warner and barges, from ST. Louis.
No departures for this evening. River feet be-
low high-water mark of IA. Weather clear and
pleasant.
The river was about stationary at noon to-day,
with 13 feet inches in the channel.
Weather clear and pleasant.
Business slack.
The following steamers were In port at noon:
Fleetwood Ohio No 4, Wildwood, City of Ports
mouth Golden Rule, Golden City, Cons. Mllar
Virgie Lee, Cherokee Gen. Lytle, Louis A. sherley
and Lily:
rl,o A r, Loft GotI, pip fnr Na,t
Orleans with fair trip.
The large and elegant sidewheel packet Ohio
No. came down this morning, and will return to
Pomeroy this evening" leaving from the foot OF
Broadway. Capt John Levsay commands and
Frank Morgan and David scatterday are associated
in the office.
Capt. ]. T. Campbell's capacious sde-wheel
steamer Fleetwood will be the regular G. d Q.
Railroad packet leaving to-day for Huntington.
She departs promptly at P. m. from the foot oi
Broadway 6. W. Vanderbilt and A. G; Honshell
are her popular and courteous chief clerks.
The Wildwood lett at noon for Maysville.
The City OF Portsmouth leaves from the foot OF
Walnut street daily at p. m. for Chilo.
The fast and popular Virgie Lee will be the
regular packet, leaving at noon tomorrow for
Louisville and all intermediate points. Capt ".
H. Kirby commands and A. ]. Harrgan presides
in the Office.
Capt. o. p Shiukles large, new and palatial
steamer Golden Rule is registering people and re-
ceving freight, preparatory to leaving tomorrow
evening for Greenville Vicksburg, Natchez and
New Orleans Mr. W. r. Shaw is her genial
StANNAAS'
The John L. Rhoads will pass down tomorrow
from Pittsburg for st. Louis.
The Jas. W. Gatf cleared for Memphis Saturday
evening with good trip.
Capt Hiram j. Vintons large and commodious
side-wheel steamer Andy Baum, the queen OF the
feet will be the regular boat leaving tomorrow
evening for Evansville, Cairo and Memphis direct
Mr. NJ NJ Deem is her worthy and courteous CHIEF
clerk, ably assisted by VIM. Harbnson.
The Andy Baum arrived this afternoon from
MpmDbjS full of DRODlp and freight including 81
hogs. She returns Tuesday.
Capt J. D. Hegler's great Golden City arrived
from New Orleans to-day at II: :45 a. m, with 81
passengers and 400 tons freight. She made the
run from Louisville to this city in II hours, ana
made 6 landings, She will return to New Orleans
Thursday.
Boat-hands' Gossip.
Alex. Frazier and Sam. Mcbride will pilot thC
John L. Rhoads to ST. Louis. She will pass dow
tomorrow,
The Mary Elizabeth has laid up.
Mr. Thomas Sherlock has gone to Louisville ta
attend the annual meeting OF the stockholders O.
the Cincinnati & Louisville Mail Line Co.
Pilots George w. Clark and Steve Mcbride, who
came up on the j. H. Bigley, are here, waiting 10y
something to turn up.
The Virgie got in at a. m. from Louisville
with about so people and fine trip OF freight M
Guiding $40 SKIS corn so SKIS rye, l25 sl;s meal, ~
brls cement 81 brls lime, l01 hogs, % bales hay '0
bales straw, 2 horses, 9 head cattle and 81 sheep.
The Lee is doing a splendid business in the Ciii-
cinnati and Louisville trade, and her owners eX-
| Dress themselves WGll SdllSllctl Odpti1l W. H.
Kirby, master, and A. j. Harigan, clerk, are
worthy stealnboatmen and courteous gentlemen.
Captain Perry Thorp began to lay the keel sat
uriay for Captain J. J. Brown sneW steamer, ". :.
Pike being built for the machinery OF the Gov
| Allen.
Clerk Charles Stowell is receiving freight on the
New Orleans wharfboat for the Andy Baum. Char
lev has been out on the Cons Mllar, but is now of
and open for another berth He is competent
clerk
The Golden Rule already has about 10 passen.
gers engaged here and or 10 below. She Will
| have fine trip undoubtedly
Jack Noble, Esq, Superintendent OF the Street
cleaning Department started force OF laborerS to
work on the levee this morning to clean the mud
away. Jack is doing good thing, and somebody
ought to invite him to step around the corler anu
| smile
Capt Ben. NJ. Merrilees has resumed command
| of the Gen Lytle.
| Callender's Georgia Minarels came down from
Portsmouth this morning on the Fleetwood
portion of John Robinsons Circus, consisting OF
| fifteen horses and eight wagons will go up th'S
| evening on the same boat to Huntington, thence
| to Charleston, w. Va via the c. d q. Railroad.
| During the May Musical Festival steamboat fare
will be So from Evansville TO this city, and ~ fTunl
| Louisville and return.
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY, 15th at P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
- OHIO NO. 4, J. Levisay, Master.
| LsM4&tt5 Freight received ut all hours on Wharf
lslszzzzzzA boat, foot of Broadway W. Honshel.
Superintendent