The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-28
RIVER iNTELLlGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the suar.l


OIL CITY, Pa. Oct. $500 A. M.-AAegheny
River 2 feet inches and stationary. Showing.
Thermometer 40o. Wind west.
BRowNsv1LnE. Pa, Oct. $4,000 A. M.-Monon-
gshela River 6 feet inch and falling. Weather
fair 1heAN ,neter 37o Wind southeast.
PrTTsBuRG Pa, Oct. 2S-11:0O A. M-River4
feet inches and falling Weather cloudy ard
cool. So. t.... .
CHARLESTON. W. VA. Oct 2s-9.O5 a. NJ
Kanawha River 6 feet Weather clear and calm
Frost last light
MEMPHIS, TENN, Oct. 2s-1oSo A. MI have
just seen DR.. Mitchell and he says it is perfectly
safe for steamers to come here. Ice this morning.
SIea M boat Movements.
The John l.. Rhoads left yesterday light for
ittsburg to load for St Louis
The Granite State also left yesterday for Pitts
burg
The mammoth and capacious new Henry Frank
is loading at the foot of Main street and an
Inounced to leave to-day for all points on the Low
I er Mississippi River and New Orleans Captain
|. Frank Hicks commands.
The large and commodious side-wheel steamer
| Ohio No was dropped down to the Big Sandy
WharfbOat, and will depart this evening for Pome-
roy and all intermediate points. She is trst-class
in all her appointments and her officers agree
able gentlemen. Capt John Levisay commands
and Messrs, Morgan and scatterday are associated
in the office.
Capt Nit R. Harry's superb new steamer Josie
Harry is loading for Memphis and White River
and will leave tomorrow. We recommend her to
the public as fine steamer and in command OF
efficient and courteous officers.
Capt Isaac Bryson'S speedy and world renowned
Bost0na resumes her place to-day, and will bel the
regular C. & 0. Railroad packet leaving at p m.
for Huntington. Gus. Honshell has charge OF the
Office
| The punctuaI and reliable Mary Miller is again
at the foot of Main street loading to leave Wednes
day for all points on the Lower Ohio River and ST.
Louis. Capt. J. n. Skunk commands and Mr. J.
Ii. Griffith and GUS Young her affable clerks.
Capt. S. H. Parisots new steamer Sunilower ar
rived yesterday and Is loading for the Gazoo River
and its tributaries and will leave to-morrowin
| place of the Leflore.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysvlle.
| The Hudson leaves tomorrow for Wheeling.
| The Alice and Fannie Tatum are coming from
| Pittsburg en- route to st. Louis.
kSOnt nt-lands' GOSstD.
The Telephone has out the Cincinnati and
Pomeroy trade. She went to Portsmouth Saturday
night, where she will repair broken cylinder,
and leave there to-day or tomorrow for kanawha
River to enter the trade she was built for between
Charleston and Wheeling. She will make two
trips week, leaving Wheeling on Mondays and
| Thursdays and Charleston on Wednesdays and
Saturdays. The distance from Wheeling to
Charlt ston is about 2i0 miles, but the Telephone
has already proven herself to be very fast and will
doubtless make the time. The Maddy brothers are
clever gentlemen and have made host of friends
here, and we wish them success wherever they go.
The J. W. White leaves New Orleans for the
Bends Thursday with Captain j. W. Tobin in
Royse & Mossett have been appointed sole
fr light agents for the Cincinnati. Louisville and
New Orleans line OF steamers. Messrs. Royse &
Mosset are efficient and agreeable gentlemen, well
known and highly esteemed by everybody. In
addition to the Cincinnati and New Orleans lne
they are agents for the Morgan Line steamers to
Texas, Mobile and Texas Railroad, Red River
Packet Company and Captain s. H. Parisots
Yazoo River Packet Company. AT present these
routes and rivers are quarantined, but they are
daily expecting the orders to furnish shippers
The work of completing Captain W. B. Miller's
new side-wheel steamer Guiding Star is progress
ing finely. She is beauty and will be an honor
to the Cincinnati, Louisville and New Orleans
Line of steamers.
Commodore James 8. Wise has improved the OPP
portunity offered and has put each of his fine
steamers belonging to the Memphis fleet Through
thorough repairs, and they all as good as new,
apparently. The Mem his and Ohio River Packet
Company is a big card to this city,
Sam Hawk of the Bostona, returns to his post
to-day. after spending couple OF days pleasantly
Capt. Peter Eichols is making arrangements to
move to Memphis, where he will go into tho boat
store business.
Capt. Alex Halliday left this morning for ST.
Louis to bring his new propeller around. She
will be completed here.
Capt. Ed. Nowland contemplates the building of
big stern wheel boat next year. She will carry
$500 bales cotton.
Weather cold last night The thermometer
stood $50 here at I a. m. Warmer at noon.
Business fair on the Levee this morning
The river about stationary at noon to-day
with 10 feet inches in the channel.
Captain Mlt. r. Harry says Josie Harry will
positively leave to.mor ow for Memphis. She
will have splendid trip OF people and freight
Among her passengers will be Mr.. Erv and fam
lily and Miss SehooEield.
Captain Wm List and Captain Charles List will
arrive tonight from Wheeling to take out the
Hudson.
Captain Kerr telegraphed agent John Shearer
this morning that the new Buckeye State would
arrive tonight and return to Pttsburg to- morrow.
Mr. Charles Regnier is her purser,
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY, 2Sth, at P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
s@ - OHIO NO. L. ]. Levsay, Master
tflii$fSsSs Freight received at all hours on Wharf
RzEasssssssA boat foot OF Broadway W. Honshell,
superintendent