The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.



BROWNSVILLE Pa. Oct. 100000 A. M.-Monon
gahela River feet inches and stationary
We ther cloudy. Thermometer 4So. Wind east
PrrTsBuRG, Pa, Oct. 30-11:O0 A. M.-River
feet inches and falling. Weather cloudy arc
cool.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, Oct 30-9:o0 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches and stationary
Weather cloudy and calm. Thermometer 54
Rain last right.
Stea amboat Movements.
Captain T. c. Sweeney's new steamer Coront
arrived yesterday and is leading to leave to-mor
row for PittsbuTg and all intermediate points
She is a perfect model of beauty and will doubt
less prove success Captain Sweeney is gena
gentleman, popular and favorably looked upon
by everybody.
The large and elegant side-wheel steamer Poto
N ac came down this morning and will return tc
Pomeroy this evening, leaving from the foot OF
Broadway, with Captain James Kirker in cou'
mand and Captain Watt Shedd in the office
The City of Portsmouth leaves promptly at D.
m. for Chilo and all way landings.
The punctual and reliable Mary Miller is an
nounced to depart this evening for all points or
the Lower Ohio River and It. Louis direct. Cap
tain ]. N. Skunk. master, and ]. II. Griffith and
Gus Young, clerks, are her obliging chief officers
The Josie Harry departed last night for White
River. with about 80 passengers registered ant
800 tons fl eight. This is her farewell trip anL
Captain Milt r. Harry goes away with the gooc
wishes Of this community.
Captain Isaac Brysons speedy and famous Bps
tona will be the regular packet leaving to-day
promptly at p. m. for Huntington, where she
connects tomorrow with the c. & o. Railroad
trains for all Eastern cities.
The new Sunfiower left yesterday for the Yazoc
River with fair trip.
The Hudson for Wheeling, left last night
Captain Frank HiGk' new steamer Henry Frank
cleared for New Orleans last night with q large
number of passengers and 400 tons of freight She
had all she could carry on the present stage oi
water, and a large crowd congregated on he levee
to see her depart She is the largest stern-whee
boat ever built, and will create sensation down
South She was built to carry cotton, and has q
capacity OF 5000 tons--1l 900 bales cotton
Commodore james S. Wise will send the fnC
steamer Vint. Shinkle to Memphis Saturday i
command of the same officers she had last year
viz: Captain James Remission, MASTER and Mr. J
A. Lindsay, clerk. They are worthy and agreeable
gentlemen, and the announcement of their return
to the river will be received with pleasure by the
natives below. Commodore Wise will send 6
steamer to Memphis every Wednesday and Satlir
day from this time on, and they will depart with
the punctuality which made this line Of steamer
so famous last season.
The new and palatial Golden Rule is again al
the New Orleans Wharfboat loading for New Or
leans and all intermediate points and will posi-
lively depart Saturday evening under the auspices
of the Southern Transportation Company with the
worthy and genial Captain o. P. Shinke in com
mand. Mr.. r. W. Shaw most pleasant gentle
man, in the Office. The Golden Rule is speedy anG
irst-class in all her appointments and should re
ceve rousing send off"
lsOat-halsds' Gossip.
Geo. Clark and Oscar Jolly will be the Mary
Miller's pilots to st. Louis and return. She viii
positively leave this evening.
Weather cloudy and cool this morning.
Business good on the Public Landing to-day.
The river was falling here at noon to-day, with
10 feet inch in the channel.
Harry W. Stein is still here.
Lew. Brennan is in the city. II will ship o!
freight clerk on the Charles Morgan when sht
comes out
private telegram received here to-day says til,
miners in Kanawha Valley are all on a strike.
Captain J. B. Smeather, prominent coal mer
chant, arrived by rail this morning from Pitts
burg. .,.. ..... ...
The towhoat Panther was the only arrival thi
morning from Pittsburg with coal. She will re
tn n this evening with empty baTges .
The hull of the old Hawkeye has been sold Il
Capt Chas. Davis, and is on the Covington Ways
being converted into wharfboat. II will be 10
Gated at Markland Lending when completed.
Capt. j. G. Reno informs us that he will com
mence loading the Laura i. Davis for the Lowe
Ohio and Tennessee River next Monday, and de
part on Wednesday. Amos Fisher will be he
chief clerk, assisted by Sidney D. Patton AMI
Walter F. Pratt. The Davis will remain perms
nently in the Cincinnati and Tennessee Rive
trade during the season.