The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-17
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the Star, I

OIL CITY, Pa, April 17-9 A. M.-Allegheny
| River inches and stationary. Weather clear
Thermometer 50'. Wind south.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, April 17-10 A. M.-Mo-
nongahela River feet and stationary. Weather
fair. Wind northwest, Thermometer 59o.
PrrrsBURG, Pa. April l7-11;3O A. M.-Riv er
feet II inches and rising Weather fair and mild.
CHARLESTON, w. VA. April 1880 A. M.-Kan-
awha River feet.7 inches and falling slowly.
Weather clear and pleasant Light wind from tbe
southwest.
ST. LOUIS, April 17-1:00 P. M.-Weather warm
and pleasant River Ia feet inches and rising
Arrived: D. Fl. Rucker, from Pittsburg; Centen
nial, from New Orleans; Grand Lake No 2, from
Cairo, and went to the bank at Stevens, Dyers
burg. The Commonwealth, for New Orleans;
Golden Eagle, for Keokuk; Whale and tow, f0I
Wheeling; D. H. Rucker, for the Yellowstone,
leave to-day. Captain Davidson has given up the
stage of water, and places the War Eagle and tbs
Golden Eagle in the Keokuk trade Captain
Conrad left for the North to arrange for the sum
mer schedule Dave Asbury takes command o.
The River was falling again at noon to-day, witt
Is feet 8 inches in the channel
Business quiet this morning on the Public
Landing.
Weather clear, calm and warm.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Fleetwood, City of Portsmouth, Potomac, Wild.
wood, New Mary Houston, Golden City, Cons.
4
Thompson and Louis A. Sherley
Steamboat Movements.
| The Golden Rule left last night for New Or
leans with fair trip of people and 400 tons OF
freight.
The large and speedy sidewheel steamer Fleet.
wood will be the regular C. & o. Railroad packet
leaving at p NJ. for Huntington. Captain J. T.
Campbell commands, and c. W. Vanderbilt, Esq,
| is in the office.
The favorite and punctual Potomac is at the foot
of Broadway receiving people and freight and
will leave at p. M for Maysville, Portsmouth,
Ironton, Big Sandy, Gallipolis, Kanawha River
and Pomeroy direct Captain james Kirker com.
mands, and Capt. Watt shedd does the honors of
the office.
Captain J. D. Hegler's great Golden City com
menced loading this morning and will positively
depart tomorrow evening for all points on the
Lower Mississippi River and New Orleans. She il
one of the finest and largest sternwheel steamers
in the West, and the public are invited to pay
her a visit. Mr.. NJ. l.. Virdon is her agreeable
| clerk.
Capt. w. G. Tichenor wishes it distinctly under
stood that his fine and reliable steamer Cons Mil.
lar will positively depart tomorrow evening fot
| Evansville, Cairo and Memphis. Mr. Jas. Wilson
has charge of the Office.
The United States will be the maiboat leaving
this evening for Louisville
The Wildwood arrived this morning. and re.
| turned to Maysville at noon.
The City of Portsmouth will return to Chilo at
p. III. sharp.
Captain Charles Miller's capacious sidewhce
steamer New Mary Houston arrived this morning
at 10 o'clock from New Orleans, a little more than
| Ia days out: She registered 125 cabin and 10l
deck passengers coming up put OFT AZ people u;
Louisville and brought 30 TO this city. She han
died about 1,G00 tons freight on the round trip
When she left New Orleans she had very light
start Of freight, but she did an immense way bust
ness. She will return to New Orleans Saturday. A
Elliott Miller holds forth in the office. .
Capt John c. Reno's punctual and reliable
Good Intent line steamer Laura l.. Davis ar
rived early this morning from Tennessee River
with another fine trip. She will leave Friday on
her tenth trip for Evansville, Paducah and al!
points on the Tennessee River Mr.. Charles Reg
nicr is her polished chief clerk
Towboat Movements.
The Alex. Chambers arrived last night from
Mddleport with miscellaneous tow.
The Robert PEBBLES arrived from Pomeroy this
morning with miscellaneous tow, and will re-
turn to-day or tomorrow with empty barges.
Boat-hands' Gossip.
Mrs. Commodore W. Honshell and Miss Fannie
HonShell returned from Cattlcttsburg this morn
ing on the Fleetwood
The Bonanza, en- route from Cincinnati to Ports
mouth, broke one of her gibs last night, and was
running OH one wheel when the Fleetwood passed
her
The Potomac this morning reshipped 10 tons
Capt John Conway, of the Fannie Tatum, is in
the city, having come up by rail in advance of his
boat, which will be here and return to st. Louis
Saturday.
Part OF the crew of the New Mary Houston m,i-
tinted on the boats up "trip opposite Helena,
Arkansas and Capt Charles Miller put
them ashore. He did not pay Their
because they had shipped for the round trip from
the crew arrived here and sued the boat before
United States Commissioner for wages for the
round trip. They are liable to the legal penalty
for mutiny The case was triedG ut $50 p. m. 10
row.