The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-24
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the star.I

on CITY, Pa. April 24-9 A. M-Alleghen!
River has risen feet since yesterday, and is still
rising with feet of water by the gauge. Weathe
cloudy and warm. Thermometer 740 Wind south
BROWNSVILLE Pa, April 24-10 A. M.-Mo,
nongahela Rivera feet 10 inches and about station
ary. Weather cloudy. Thermometer 74'. Wind
northeast
PrrTsBURa, Pa, April 24-12:00 A. M.-Tt
marks show feet inches and rising-a rise Of
foot inches since yesterday The Allegheny Rive
is rising, and there is now enough water at
City to make feet here. Weather cloudy an
warm.
CHARLESTON. W. VA. April 24-9:30 A. NJ
River feet inches and about stationary
Weather cloudy and warm with indications OF
rain. Wind south. A.
ST. LOUIS, April 24-115oP. M.-Rained all night
but clearing toward noon. River rose nearly
feet in the last "a hours. and is now coming ul
rapidly, with 20 feet 10 inches on the gauge
Arrived: Spread Eagle, Golden Eagle, Elliott Cal.
houn hour LULU Worth stn snd as0 nd Gea o Rq f
PomeIoy; Minnesota, from st. Paul. Leaving
to-day: Spread Eagle, Golden Eagle, Elliott,
Calhoun; also City of Alton, for New Orleans.
burg to-day The Tom Means is loading her
barges at the ore pile. The Kehlor is filling ur
with good trip, and may leave tonight for New
Orleans
The river was about stationary at noon to-day,
with IL feet inches in the channel.
Weather partially cloudy with indications Of
clearing this afternoon. Heavy rain last nigh
and at intervals this morning.
Business quiet this morning on the Public Land
ing.
The following steamers were in port at noon;
BOstona, Potomac, Wildwood, City of Portsmouth
Chas Morgan, Ben. Franklin, Florence Meyer
United States, Louis A. sherley and W. 7. Thomp
son.
,-t Steamboat HlovementA.
The large and popular Potomac leaves from Tho
foot of Broadway this evening for Maysvflle
wha River and Pomeroy CAPT Jas. kirker com
mands, and Capt Watt Shedd Is in the office
The fast sde-wheel packet Bostona will be the
regular c. & 0. R. R. boat leaving at 4 p m. to-
day for Huntington Capt Isaac Bryson com
mands and W. p Walker presides in the Office.
The City of Portsmouth came in little before
noon, and will return to Chilo this evening
The Wildwood arrived this morning, and re-
turned to Maysville at noon.
Capt, H. II. Drowns elegant side-wheel steamer
Ben. Franklin is on berth loading for all points on
the Lower Ohio River and Memphis, and vii
leave tomorrow sure Capt Sterling McIntyn
does the honos of the Office.
The Virgie Lee the peoples packet, will be W
day.
fhe United States will be the Mail boat leaving
this evening for Louisville.
The Jas. D. Parker, for Memphis, and Thos
Sherlock, for New Orleans, left last evening witt
lnOueTdtt lTlpS
Capt J. L. Carters mammoth freight steame
U. p. Schenck will arrive from New Orleans tc
night, and return tomorrow sure.
The Chas. MOrgan-Morgan Rattler-arrived
from New orleans this morning five minutes be-
fore 10 O'Clock with splendid trip of passengers
and moderate freight, and will return Saturday,
She made over forty landings coming up and
made the run i'll days and l61a hours.
TowbOat Movements.
The Oakland, from New Orleans for PittsbuD
with all empty tow, passed up before day thl
The Oil Valley having received cabin ant
other repairs, viii leave this evening for KanawhI
River with eight or ten empty barges. She vii
enter the Charleston and Cannelton trade as
passenger packet and towb0at
The Brilliant is snll here, but expects to leave
this evening.
B0at-handss G0ssiD.
Ed Duval and VIM. Right will be the Oil Val
Capt Asa B. Booth is back from the Arkanssr
Hot Springs, and will leave tomorrow for hf
home in Wheeling.
Capt l. G. Baker of Montana, contracted this
morning with DuTnt qdMIps for new stern xhes
175 feet long, 26 feet beam and So feet depth
OF hold; engines u inches in diameter and 4 feet
stroke: two boilers % feet long and AZ inches in
diameter, with five fiues. The new boat is to he
completed in sixty-tive days Captain Baker and
Captain Silas Adkins leave by rail this evening
the former for his home in Montana and the latter
for st. Louis
Capt. r. R. Hudson filed q petition in bank
ruptcy in the U. S. Court this morning. Particu-
lars in local columns.
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY, oath, ut P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
a. POTOMAC James Kirker, Master