The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-04
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the Star.l

OIL Cry, Pa, June 4-9:O0 A. M.--Allegheny
River l foot 5 inches and falling. Weather clear
ing. Thermometer co.. Wind southwest.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, June 4-10:00 A. M-Monon-
gaheIa River feet inches and stationary. Wealth
or cloudy. Thermometer 76o. Wind southeast
PITTsBURG, June i'll A. M.-River 8 feet
inches and stationary. Weather fair and warm.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. June $3.50 A. NJ
Kanawha River 8 feet and falling. Weather cloudy
and warm.
NEW ORLEANS, June 4-12:42 P. M.-Arrived:
U. P. Schenck, from Cincinnati Departures for
this evening: Belle of Shreveport, for St. Louis.
Weather clear and warm. River feet 9 inches
below high-water mark.
The river continued to fall at noon to-daV. with
10 feet inches in the channel.
Weather clear and warm.
The following steamers were In port at noon:
City of Portsmouth, Fleetwood, Telegraph, Bo-
nallZa New Mary Houston Golden Rule, Golden
Crown, Golden City, Jas. d. Parker, Vint Sh1nkle,
Hudson, Virgie Lee, United States, General Pike,
w. 2. Thompson.
Steamboat Movements.
The large new and commodious packet Tele-
graph came down this morning and will be the
regular and only side-wheel boat leaving at 5 p.
m. from the foot Of Broadway for Maysvllle Ports
mouth, Ironton, Big Sandy, Gallipolis and Pome-
roy direct Capt. E. s. Morgan, master, and J; T.
Ham bleton and Kendall Morgan, clerks, are her
efficient and courteous chief officers.
Inc superb new anu elcBdLt HOlueu nulc 10 III
the foot Of Sycamore street loading and will leave
tomorrow without fail for all points on the Lower
Mississippi River and New Orleans. Capt o. r.
Shinkle is her worthy master and W. K, Shaw is
her affable chief clerk.
The fast and palatial c. & o. Railroad boat
Fleetwood arrived this morning and will return to
Huntington promptly at 4 p. m. Capt. J. I. Camp
bell, master and c. w. Vanderbilt and Gus. H..
Honshell her attentive and obliging chief officers.
| The Bonanza came down this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The City of Portsmouth will leave at p. M,
sharp for ChilO and all way landings,
| The United States will be the mail-boat leaving
to-day for Louisville.
! Captain c. B. Russell's favorite and reliable
| James D. Parker arrived this morning, and will
leave tomorrow sure for Evansville Cairo and
, Memphis direct Mr.. Wash. Thompson is her gen
tlemanly chief clerk.
BOat-hands, Gossip.
| Commodore Val. P. Collins and Hon. s. W. Bard
have returned from Virginia.
Captain ]. J. Brown leaves tonight for Louis
vile.
c: T. Dumont will launch Captain j. G. Bakers
new boat from Mack's Ways Saturday.
| The James D. Parker brought up fine trip, in
Guiding 322 sacks wheat, 212 bales cotton 20 briS
lime 20 head cattle, "a hogs, rs tons iron, 30 baes
dries. dries. 0' ~
One of those enjoyable picnics, for which thc
Young Ladies Sodality Of Covington are notec
went up on the steamer Champion No. thi.
morning to Parker's Grove. Nearly one thousano
! other places At u O'Clock the numerous partcl
pants were making the joyous moments speed
swiftly away on the wings of pleasure
For Wheeling.
THIS DAY, 4th, at P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
| s r. HUDSON, William List, Master. Ap
Iae}saa ply on board.