The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-07
RIVER INTELEIGENCE.
lSpecIais " the oGar. /
FREIGHT BY RIVER.

OIL CITY. PA. Feb. 7--9:l5 A. M.-Alle-
xheny River l fooO incnts and stationary.
Weather clear. Thermometer ID. WIND west.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa. Fen. 7--lO:OO A. M
MOnonganela River feet and stationary
Wca her clear. Thermometer 81. Wind south
cast
PIrTsBURG, PA, Feb 7-1l:l5 A. M.-River
3 feet inches and falling Weather cloudy
and cold.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. 1870 A. M
Kanawha Itiyer feet and falling. Wealth
er clear and cod. Wind southeast.
IT. LOUIS, Feb. I'll A. M.-Weather fair
and pleasant. River railing slowly, aud at
| noon there was 10 feet IL iuches Of water
| here, with 8 feet at Perry's Iow-head,
which Is the tnn s,o1leSs o%isaas W%sGI an 70
W ashington, from the MIssoun River, came
in last evening Elliott and spread Eagle ar
riveI tins mo ming and leave to-day on usual
b ips. The Port Eads wi h tow for New Orleans,
| City Of Helena, for Nrckskburg, and Belle
| Memphis, Memphis, leave tIis evening. A
petition is being signed by most OF the
prominent shippers ASKING captain ocud-
der to extend the Menp MS Packet
| Company rouJe tugough to hew Orleans, and
puV On packets to leave here Regularly. 1he
| fe ling is very strong against the FOOL Line
and in favor of any outside boats.
The river receded l loot inches in the
twenty four hours ending 1T noon to-day, with
| Is feet in the cha mel.
business very dull.
Gather clear and mild.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bostona, Bonanza, CITY of Portsmouth, Gen.
| l. L, tie Gen. Pike, seW Mary Houston, U. r.
| schenck, Cons. Milar. Laura L. Davis and
| Ohio No. t.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| CAPTAIN Charles MIller's large and palatlai
| New Mary Houston will positively depart this
evening for all points on tht Lower MISSISSIPPI
RIv,r and New orleans dlrect. she VIII DC
| the only passenger steamer leaving Tor lhaE
I CIV this week, therefore travellers going souGh
| should secure cn0icc rooms early. Mr.. A. FL
| nott Miller is her gentlemanly purser.
| The capacIouS T.. j. -. kaIlrOaQ packet, Bos-
| topa, came dow morning aud will return
| to Huntington this eg ,nlng, leaving promr0y
| at O'Clock, from the iuot Of BroAdmay.
| Ihe popular COns. Mlllar 10 on berth loading,
and VIII leave saturday, wGtheut fatl, for
| Evansville. cairo and GIemphi.s Captain W.
| 4. IlChenor master and Jaises N llsOn clerk,
| are her agreeable 'cnieI officers.
| Ihe Clty OF Portsmouth leaves at L. Nj. Tor
| Chilo anu way landings.
| The popular and punctual Ohio No. Will be
| che regular packet leaving tins evening toI
Gallipolls and PomerOy.
| The mammoth freight steamer U. p Schenck
| will fUllow the New .hary Houston and leave
\ for New orleans Saturday.
| The Bonanza arrived this morning, and re-
! turned to Portsmouth at noon.
4 The Gen. Pike came up this morning aud
| Will return to Madison at 3 p. Nj.
| The Gen. LyLle will be the mailboat leaving
| this ming 1Ur louisville
| The Laura l.. Davis, tHe only packet in the
| trade, came in this morning from Tennessee
| River, ana will positively return tomorrow
| evening. She liau a good trip up. ana Drought
out of Tennessee .nlver nearly 2, 100 bags pea
| nuts 1000 Uags OF which she brought W this
! city.
The Andes will arrive this afternoon from
| Wheeling
| TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Hornet No. 2wll leave Tomorrow or
next day for Pi tsburg with empty bHrges.
| The j. >. Neel passed up this morning, en-
route from Louisville to Pomsroy with an
| empty tow.
| BoAT-HAEDs' G0SSIP.
| The wharfage recCpts for the week ending
| to-day at noon amounted to $l3S 50.
III Cincinnati and Louisville packet United
Stotes was loweu do Yu auu landed at owing
| Ion this morning. While at futon she WAS
| cleaned, repaintad, recautkol and tasEuugiiy
| Oyerhauled.
Capt. NJ. L. Yirdon, formerly clerk of the
Thomas Sherlock, Is in the CITY and opcn for
| berth He Is competent clerk andh most
agreeable gentleman.
The Salt Valley laid up at MiddlcpnIt on her
last down trip on account OF heavy iloatlng
| ice and reshIpped her freight on the ONO
No d. The kaUydid also lAlu up at Middle
port on account OF ice.
| Ihe Ohio No. this morning reshlDped y
tons fl elghG on the Louisville boat Gen. l4ytle,
3 tons on the Memphis boat Cons Mlllar, ana
10 tons on the New orleans boat New Mary
| Houston.
| The bonanza reshipped t22 plows this morn
ing On the u. Z. Schenck tor tne LoWGr Mi5sis-
slppl.