The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the star.I

OIL CITY, Pa March 30-9:O0 A. M.-Allegheny
River l foot and stationary. Weather cloudy.
Wind east Thermometer 4So.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, March 800 A. M-Monon-
gahela River feet 7 inches and stationary.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 4i. Wind south
east.
PIrrsBuRd, Pa. March SO--11:sO A. M-River
feet IL inches and rising. Weather clear and
mild
CHARLESTON, W. VA. March 3O-9:9O A. M
Kanawha River feet and rising slowly. Weather
CAIN, cloudy and cool
NEW ORLEANS, March so-12:5o P M.-No ar
rivals. Departure for this evening - Golden
Crown, for Cincinnati Weather cloudy and
threatening. River feet 10 inches below high
water mark of 1874.
The river fell inches in the twenty -four hours
ending at noon to-day with II feet inches in the
channel.
Business lively
Heavy rain fell this morning early, followed by
light dfizzling rain. Cloudy at noon with indica-
tons of more rain.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Potomac, Bonanza, City of Portsmouth, Thomas
Sherlock, Mary Miller Cons; Millar, Andy Baum
Gen. Lytle, Gen. Pike and Emma Graham.
Steamboat Movements.
The John l.. Rhoads, St. Louis to Pittsburg, and
G. B. Church. New Orleans to Cincinnati, are both
due at Louisville tomorrow.
The Potomac, a large side-wheel steamer, will be
the regular packet leaving this evening for Mays
vile, Portsmouth, Big Sandy, 1ronton, Gaiiipofis
and Pomeroy direct. Capt. James Eirker com
mands and Capt Watt Shedd docs the honors of
the office.
The famous c. & 0. Railroad packet Fleetwood
will be the boat leaving for Huntington at D. M
sharp. Capt. J. 7. Campbell. master and C. ".
Vanderbilt and A. G. Honshel, clerks, are her POI
ular and clever chief officers
Remember that Capt W. c. Tichenor's fine
steamer Cons. Millar leaves this evening for Mem
phis.
The magnificent steamer Thos Sherlock will de-
part this evening for New Orleans.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and returned
to Portsmouth at noon.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at 4 p. M for Chile
The United States will be the mail boat leaving
this evening for Louisville.
The Mary Miller arrived from St. Louis at 10
O'Clock last night landed at Covington, where she
discharged 300 SKIS sand and came over to the City
Wharf about midnight and discharged the remain
der of her freight. She Immediately began to take
on cargo and left for St. Louis late this afternoon
with about $50 tons freight including l75 brls mar
BILE dust 55 brs vinegar 100 brls bottles, 80 brls
pickles 40 brls Oil II buggies and wagons 800 bxs
canned goods 125 stoves 40 brs and 200 bXs starch
35 bdls sheet and G6 bdls bar ron and 80 pkgs fur
nitllre.
The Andy Baum arrived early this morning
from Memphis with big trip, and will return
next Wednesday. She registered 125 passengers
going down, and l50 coming. up. and did big
freight both ways. She reshipped l42 bales cotton
on the E. Graham for Pittsburg.
The U. r. schenck will arrive this afternoon
from New Orleans and return on Tuesday
HS0at-hands' Gossip.
Next week the Rapid Transit, Capt F. j. Cakes
new propeller, will be advertised, at New Orleans
for sale by the U. S. Marshal.
ToybOat Movements.
The D. 4. Lane arrived this morning from the
Kanawha River, and will return this evening. She
brought down II bages of coal and T bargcs OF u
miscellaneous tow.
The Robert PEBBLES is due to-day from Pomeroy.
The Al lex ChnlnharS arrived from uhnNn this