The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-21
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


OIL CITY, Pa. Dec. 2l--90o A. M-AllegherI,
River feet and falling. Weather cloudy ant
showing. Thermometer 800. Wind north.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Dec. 21-l0:0O A. M.-Mo
nongahela River feet and falling. Thermom
eter $40. Weather cloudy and raining. WING
northeast.
PITrsBURG. Pa. Dec 2l-1l:00 A. M-River
feet 10 inches and falling. Weather cloudy ant
drizzling rain
New ORLEANS, Dec. N.-Weather cold and
cloudy. River feet above low-water mark. Nc
have bought tho steamer YaZoo Al
Vicksburg. Departures for this even ng: Porter
and barges, for Pittsburg; Golden Rule, for Gin.
cinnah.
Steamboat Movements.
Travellers going up the river tonight will make
sure OF a quick trip and comfortable accommoda.
tions by registering with Gait. james Kirker on
his fast and elegant side-wheel steamer P tomac
which leaves from the foot of Broadway at
O'Clock p. m for Maysville, Portsmouth, Ironton,
Big Sandy, Gallipolis, Kanawha River and Pom
eroy direct, and connects at the latter point for
all points on the. Upper Ohio River. Capt. Watt
Shedd is her genial clerk.
The Punctual City # Portsmouth will return to
Chlo this afternoon at o'clock and attend to all
way business.
Capt ]. T. Campbel1s speedy and reliable c, &
O. R R; packet Fleetwood came down this morn
ing, and will l. ave promptly at p. IN. tor Hunt
lngton, where she connects for all points East.
Mr.. C. W. Vanderbilt presides in the office. ably
assisted by Harry Bruce and Geo. Dunbar.
The famous side-wheet steamer Bo tona will be
the regular c. &. o, R. r. packet leaving tomorrow
at p. IN. for Huntington.
The popular and elegant steamer Jas. D. Parker
will positively leave this evening for all points on
the Lower Ohio River and Memphis. Capt C. B.
Russell commands and Mr.. R. w. Mccoy, a pleas
al gentleman, is her chiefc clerk.
Capt J. d. Heglers Great Golden City is receiy-
ing DeODle and freight at fhn foot hf gvno
street preparatory to leaving this evening for all
points on the Lower Mississippi River and New
Orleans direct. She is an elegant steamer and her
officers are courteous gentlemen. W. F. McIntyre
does the honors of the Office.
1sOat-hands' GOssiD.
Business 'fbraced up' on the Levee to-day, and
all steamers are doing well.
The river receded feet in the "a hours ending
at noon to-day, with 80 feet in the channel, and
leaving ior passing steamers 20 feet space under
the Newport Bridge and 72 feet under the Sus.
pension and Southern Railroad Bridges
Capt Bill stones feet attract a good deal of at.
tentlon since we mentioned yesterday that he car.
red off the first prize at the Highland House Of
fered for the man whe could show the largest feet
He has ordered his Pants made hereafter with
enOrmousspringsto hide his hoofs
The Southern Railroad Bridge has not only
proved an obstruction to navigation, but is dan
gerous obstacle to steamers ascending and de.
scending the river. When the river is at high
stage Ii ke 1t is now steamers are compelled TO
either lower their chimneys or pass through the
draw. By doing the former they lose several hours
time, and time is money" Some of our steam
boatmen will not venture to go through the draw,
They say is dangerous and troublesome The
eddies'are 30 strong between the piers ON which
the draw is suspended that tits almost impossible
for pilots to hold steamer steady, and the steam
er is apt to be drawn by the current against the
piers or collide with a'eoal feet which lies Just
below the bridge on the Kentucky side Boats
descending the river and gong through the draw
huvJe IN ctr floho
the piers, and then make sharp turn to the right
in order toavoid collision with theifieet of coal
barges below the bridge. What is wanted by
steam boatmen is piles driven In the bank and to
extend up the river some distance and outside the
pier nearest the Kentucky shore. Steamers could
then drop in against the piles and float down
through the draw without danger of colliding
with the piers and have ample room in which to
below the bridge.
Youth VIII nave 'fs aing;" at least we thought