The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-02
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

OIL CITY, Pa, April 2-9:OO A. M.-Allegheny
River / foot inches and rising slowly Weather
cloudy. Thermometer 3s0 Wind south
BROWNSVILLE Pa, April 20 A. M-Monon-
gahela River feet and stationary. Weather
fair. Thermometer 50O Wind east.
PrrrsBuRe, Pa. April 2-11 100 A. M.-River s
feet 10 inches and rising. Weather clear and
pleasant
CHARLESTON W. VA. April 2-9O4 A. M.-Kan
awha River feet s inches and rising. Weather
clear and cain. Wind southwest.
NEW ORLEANS, April 2--s:45 A. M-The Golden
Rule arrived early this morning. All well.
o. P. sHINKLE, Master.
ST. LOUIS, April 2-12:O6 P. M.-Weather clear
and warmer. River II feet and falling Arrived
Belle st. Louis, from Frankfort Mcdonald, from
Clinton A. Baker, from Quincy; Lady Lee, from
Peoria The Belle St. Louis, for Frankfort; Rob
Roy, for Keokuk; Grand Tower, for Vicksbug:
Petrol, for Burlington Helena, for the mountains,
and Lady Lee, for Peoria, leave to-day The new
Missouri Dry Dock began operations yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS, April 2-12:H P. M.-Arrivals--
Molie Moore, from St. Louis; Golden Rule, from
Cincinnati. Departures for this evening-Jamee
Howard and Mollie Moore, for st. Louis Wealth
er cloudy and threatening. River feet II inches
below high water mark of 1874.
The river was about stationary here at noon to-
day. with IA feet 10 inches in the channel.
Weather clear and warm.
Business decidedly dull.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bostona, Telegraph Bonanza, City of Portsmouth,
Gaf Virgie Lee, Gen. Lytle, Gen. Pike, W. P.
Thompson and Mary Elizabeth
Stea mbOat Movements.
The large, new and superior side-wheel steamer,
Telegraph, one of the fastest boats on the upper
Ohio, will leave this evening and take passengers
and frpiUht FIR MaySpil1a portcno1tb nitr
lronton, Gallipolis, kanaWha. River and PoneroN
direct, also Wheeling and Pit1sburg. Captain L,
S, Morgan, master, and John 7. Hambleton and
Kendall Morgan. clerks her efficient and
courteous chief officers
The superb and speedy side-wheel steamer Bos-
tona, will be the regular packet leaving promptly
at p. m. from the foot of Broadway, for Hunting
ton, where she coDnects with the c. & O. r. H. for
all points east Captain Isaac BTysen is. her
worthy commander, and w. Z. Walker Jr., and
Harry Bruce are her popular and gentlemanly
chief clerks.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and returned
to Portsmouth at noOn
The City OF Portsmouth will leave at p. III.
sharp for Chilo and all way landings
The large and palatial side-Wheel passenger and
freight steamer Andy Baum, the flower of the
flock, is on berth andwill positiv cave to NOR
row for Evansville, Cairo and A.e.nphis direct
She affords unsurpassed accommodations rpeO+
pie, and is in command of worthy and agreeable
gentlemen. Capt Hiram ]. Vinton commands
and Mr. NJ. NJ Deem presides in the office.
Capt j. L. Carter master, will positively leave th;s
evening for all points on the Lower Mississippi.
River and New Orleans
The Gen. Lytle will be the mail boat leaving this
evening for Louisville.
The Chass Morgan passed ShaWneetOwn laSt
evening, She will arrive tomorrow and returntC
New Orleans Saturday.
The Ben. franklin arrived at Memphis yests
day.
BOat-Elands' Gossip.
w, f, Ludlow and wife We're passengers dov
on the Bostana this morning from Huntingto
Capt HonSRel came down us tar as CatlettSbult
He will be here tomorrow onthe Fleetwood.
Pilot Sharp Packer came down this morning by
rail from Pittsburg to meet and stand watch tt'
Pittsburg on the toWboat Joe Williams, en- rout,
from New Orleans Capt Jas. Thompson vii
stand the other watch.
Pilot Barney Givens left by rail this morning iol
Pittsburg.
Capt. Wm. Abrams arrived this morning from
Pilot Joe Mccullough came up this morniue
from Rockport and will go out on the Andy BauiH
with A. j. Smith.
The officers of the Virgie Lee which arrived this
morning. bring an account of the meeting hGia
yesterday at Madison by the stockholders of tn"
Peoples Packet Company. Thirty-two member
of the Company were present. and represented
tifty-four stockholders After expressing them
selves satisfied with the amount of business trans
acted by the Nirgie Lee during the past five
months they reelected the former Board OF Dlrec-
Viz: W. II. Kirby, Hugh Montgomery, W. R. Grit
! fifth, L. Bledsoe, Silas Howe, S. Seward and A,
Goblin The Directors held meeting and re-
elected Capt. W. H. Kirby President. and Rod,
Perry Secretary and Treasurer for the ensuing
| year They also appointed Capt. D. J. Pearcl
agent at Cincinnati and decided to continue to
run the Virge Lee in the Cincinnati and Louis.
vile trade, leaving Cincinnati every Tuesday and
Friday at II m. as heretofore.
| Fred Dumont, son OF c. I, Dumont, shot HIM
self at noon to-day Full particulars will be found
! in our local columns.
1 A number of gentlemen 20 down to Louisville
tonight on the mailhoat to witness the launching
of Captain Tobin's new boat tomorrow.
For Wheeling.
THIsDAY, ID, at P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
w..< - HUDSON, William List Master Ap
| III ,ly ON