The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-29

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BROWNSVILLE Pa, May 29--1O A. M.-Monon-
gabela River 4 feet 10 inches and stationary.
Weather fair. Thermometer Gj Wind southeast.
PrrTSBuRG, Pa, May 20--l1:0O A. M-River&
feet inches and stationary. Weather clear anu
cool
CHARLESTON, W. VA. May $3.50 A. NJ
and pleasant. Wind south.
The river was rising at noon to-day, with II
feet two inchesin the chunnel The rise is from
Big Sandy River and will make about feet more
water here.
Weather clear and warm.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Fleetwood, City OF Portsmouth, Wildwood, Poto-
mac, Robert Mitchell A. G. Donnaily, Cons. Mil
Ter, Andy Baum, c. b. Church Virgie Lee, Fan
ME Tatum, United States. Louis A. Sherley, W. ?.
| Thompson Florence Meyer.
Steamboat MOVememts.
| Captain Hiram J. NintOn's cJmmOdous side
wheel steamer Andy Baum is on berth loading,
and will leave to-day without fail for Evansville,
| Cairo and Memphis direct Mr.. NJ. NJ. Deem pre-
! sides i'll the office.
The large and palatial Potomac arrived this
morning and will leave from the foot Of Broad
way at D. IN. to-day on return trip for MaySville.
| Portsmouth, Ironton, Big Sandy, GallipOlis, ka-
nawha River and Pomcroy direct, with Captain
Jas, KiTker in command and Captain Watt Shedd
| in the office.
The Wildwood came down this morning and re-
| turned to MaysvillC at noon
i Captain }. 7. Campbell's large, fast and elegant
c. d o. Railroad boat, Fleetwood, came down this
morning and willreturn to Huntington promptly
at p. III. G, W. Vanderbilt and Gus. Ii. Hon
shell are associated in the Office.
Captain Dan. MoOre's magnificent side-wheel
steamer Robert Mitchell will positively depart to-
day for all points on the Lower Mississippi River
and New Orleans and take round-trp excursion
lists at reduced rates Captain Frank Stein does
the honOrS Of the office.
The new and commodious side-wheel steamer
A. C. Donnay, Captain II. U. Hart, master; E. A
Donnally, clerk, will follow the Robert Mitchell
and leave for New Orleans saturday
The Punclua City OF Portsmouth will be the
only regular boat leaving to-day at p In. sharp,
| for Chilo.
The United States will be the mailboat leaving
| this evening for Louisville.
Captain John Rcno's popular and reliable Laura
L. Davis viii arrive and return to Tennessee River
Friday evening.
The Cons, Millar arrived this morning from
Memphis and will return Saturday. AS usual
she brought into port Il good trip, including 96s
bales cotton III brs -four, 1l6 brls rOsn 81 sheep
| 9S head cattle, 24 SKIS wheat, and So SKIS corn.
! Capt. W. c. TichenOr, master, and Mr.. James Viii
son, clerk, are her genial chief officers.
The Fannie Tatem arrived this morning from
Pittsburg with good trip, discharged 10 tons
ufactured iron and 100 pkgs glassware here, and
will add considerable miscellaneous freight and
leave this evening for St. Louis.
| The John L. Rhoads proceeded to Pittsburg this
morning.
TOybOnt Movements.
Inc RODpTt leIl lD-iluy IOIncrOy Wltil
a tow OF empty bargeS;
| The Tom Farrow and tow from Kanawha River
arrived this morning.
The Cobb Cecil arrived from Ironton just before
noon with big tow OF coal.
| The d. T. Lane arrived from Kanawha River
| this morning with miscellaneous tow. She left
part of her tow here and proceeded down the river
with one barge of coal for LaWrenceburg and four
! barges coal for Louisville.
Boat-hands' Gossip.
| Business on the Levee this morning was somo-
what improved and all the boats were doing com
paratively well Rates on freight to New Orleans
remain firm at 20 cents per hundred on pound
freight 70 cents on whisky and 6U cents on pork.
Diver John 7. Guyer is at Madison and will
make an attempt to raise the hun of the Calumcl.
| JOS Mccullough and JAS Madison will be the
Andy Baums pilots to Memphis and return.
Barney Givens and AH Williamson were the
Fannie Tatum's pilots from Pittsburg, and Gcor5a
W. Clark and f. II. Williamson will be her pilots
! to St. Louis.
Capt. Alex. Montgomery says his new towboat
Vim. Ernst, is q success. and could not be better
She was built by the CovngtOn Dock Company
Capt. Samuel Coffin SuperintendentThisC Com pauy
has built some first class towbOats this year anG
Il large number OF balges, and never iall to give
satisfaction,
Laf. Anderson and TX Brooks will be the Robt
Mitchell's pilots to New Orleans.
Capt. Addison Lysle a prominent coal mcr-
chant arrived by rail this morning from New
Orleans, and will leave tonight for his home i'll
PittSbuIg.
Capt james Williams will run the Champion
No. to Louisville July 4th, on an excursion to
the race between Ten Brock and the California
mare Mollie Mccarthy.
Pilots Alex Frazier and Sam Mcbride brought
the John L. Khoads around from st. Louis, ana
Marsh Hays and Jas. Henderson took her whee,
from here.
The new wharfboat, built by the Covingtou
Dock Company for Florence, Ind was launched
yesterday.
For PomerOy.
THIS DAY, 10Th, at P. NJ POSITIVELY,
~ h. POTOMAC, James Kirker, Master
M Freight received on Wharfboat, foot Of
xzs<,sssznzz2 Broadway. W. IIonshell, Supt.
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