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

Thermometer 4l0. Wind south
BROWNSVILLE, PA. April 40 A. M.-Monon-
gahela River 6 feet AID falling. Weather fair
Thermometer 54o. Wind northeast
PrTTsBURG, PA. April 4-l1:35 A. M.-River S feet
II inches and falling. Weather clear and pleas
ant
CHARLESTON, W. Va April 1880 A. M-Kau-
awha River feet inches and falling. Weather
calm cloudy and cool.
ST. LOUIS, April 4-12:20 p M-Weather clca-
and cool. River II feet inches and rising. Al
rived-Belle Memphis, from Memphis; Susie Sill
yer, from New Orleans; Beaver and tow, fror
Peru: Dexter and tow, from Lacrosse. and Bei-
nard and tow, from Pittsburg. The North western.
for keokuk; Colorado, for Vicksburgi John Gil
more and tow, for New Orleans; Savannah, for s.
Paul, and Hickory, for Mound City, leave to-day.
The A. j. Baker went up the Missouri River for
tow of grain last night
Th river was rising slowly at neon with 16 feet
inches in the channel.
Weather clear and warm.
Business moderate
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bonanza, Charles Morgan, Robert Mitchell, Chero-
kee, G. B. Church, vint Shinkle, James W. Cali
General Lytle and Katie StOcldale.
Stea mbOat Movements.
The famous sidewheel passenger and freight
steamer Chas MOrgan-MOrgan Rattler-arriveG
from New Orleans last evening and Immediately
began to register people for all Points on the Low
er Mississippi River and New Orleans direct She
will positively return Saturday, and will undoubt-
edly have fine trip. Capt Albert Stein master
and Harry W. Stein clerk, are her efficient and
clever chief officers.
The popular and reliable steamer Vint Shinklo
is the only regular Lower Ohio River packet at the
wharf loading. She will depart Saturday for Mem
phis direct. Capt Jas Remission commands and
A. j. Lindsay presides in the office.
The large and elegant sde-wheel steamer Ohio
No. will go further up the river than any othe'
side-wheel steamer leaving to-day. She leaves
5P. m. for Pomeroy, where she connects witt
other boats for Wheeling and Pittsburg. Captail
John Levsay commands and Frank Morgan anG
Dave Scatterday hold forth in the office.
The Andy Baum left for Memphis last evening
with about 30 people, 300 brls salt and 800 tons
miscellaneous freight
The City of Portsmouth will leave at p m for
Chilo.
The Bonanza arrived this morning, and returned
to Portsmouth at noon
The speedy and popular C, g. 0. Railroad packet
BostOna came down this morning, and will return
to huntington at p m sharp Captain Isaac
Bryson commands and w. T. Walker, Jr., does thu
honors of the Office
The Gen Lytle will be the malboat leaving this
evening for Louisville.
The Virgie Lee viii be the regular packet leav'
ing at noon tomorrow for Louisville and all i'll
terTnediate points
The Andes arrived this afternoon from Wheel
ing.
The mammoth Robert Mitchell arrived from
New Orleans at II o'clock this morning, and vii
return next Tuesday. She did good business GO
ing down, and coming up she registered i43 cabi
and III deck passengers, and brought 70 passen,
gers to this city.
The punctual Laura J. Davis will arrive thi
afternoon from the Tennessee River and return to-
morrow without fnil. Captain John c. Reno l.
her worthy commander and Mr.. Charles Regnel
is her atfabe purSer.
Towboat Movements.
The iron tug Nellie Brown passed down this
moring with one barge coke, en- route from Pitts.
burg to the Shotwell Mines, about rs miles below
Evansville
The Hawkeye No. 2 and tow arrived this morn.
ing from Kanawha River She will probably lay
up this trip TO receive her new hull and cabin. 1t
will be launched as soon as the hog-chans can be
transferred from the old hull to the new one.
E3oat-hanis, Gossip.
WharfInaster Alexander Kennel collected
wharfage from thirty-seven steamers during the
past week ending at noon to-day, which amounted
to $137 20.
Pilots George Williams and John Evelyn have
been engaged to go on the Ben. Franklin in the
Cincinnati and Memphis trade. John and James
Carroll now the Franklin, will return to tho
Cons Millar and William Pendleton and Haack
Kelso who are on the NIilar, will return to their
first love, the James W. t'atf
r. G. Shnkle, Secretary of the Cincinnati St
Louis Pilots Association, received a letter this
morning from Pilot George Clark, in which hc
denies being sick and says he only stopped off the
J. H. Bgley for one trip.
The flag on the Public Landing was at half-mast
this morning in respect to the memory of Fred
Dumont who committed suicide and whose ftl-
neral took place at 2:30 F. NJ to-day.
Clerks Chas. Regnier and Sidney D. Patton, of
the Laura L. Davis, came up by rail this morn-
ing from Louisville in advance of their boat, ana
are engaging freight for her return tomorrow
She will be here late tonight
Will. s. Hayes, referring to Captain Albert
stei, of the Chas. Morgan, says, Napoleon nev-
er sleeps"
Cincinnati and Tennessee River
Trade.
The Cincinnati and Tennessee River packet
Laura L. Davis will leave here tomorrow sure.
She continues to leave regularly on alternate Fri
days for Florence, Ala, and always takes out and
brings in a splendid trip In fact the Davis is II
decided success in the trade, and why is it? SIM
ply because she is Il frst-class boat and command
ed by as worthy and clever a corps of officers as
ever run a steamboat People generally want to
transact business with clever and reliable men,
and the Tennessee River shippers are no excel,-
ton to the rule They have now what they have
long wanted-a boat they can rely upon-and i'll
order to keep her in the trade patronize her liber
ally. The Evansville q Tennessee River Packet
Company have been Kicking against the Davis
ever since she entered the trade, but it's n G-lIu
good The above Packet Company have tried in
every way, and are still trying to force the Ten
nessee shippers to 'starve" the Davis out but the
shippers won't have it that way. They know very
well that if the Davis is compelled to leave them
for want of patronage up go the rates again. Al
present the Louisville & Nashville Railroad is
rying peanuts from Tennessee to Cincinnati for L
cents, in order to 'starvG' out the Davis. but tht
shippers down there won't bite that bait. They
know only too well that if they patronze the rail
road the Davis can't live in the trade and will be
compelled to seek another and then the railroad
will advance the rates to so cents peanuts, and
other freight in proportion; therefore, the ship
pers sustain and willingly give the Davis 80 cents
to carry their peanuts to this city Captain JOIN!
C. Reno, master and Clerk Charles Rcgnier are
both genial and social gentlemen, and are fust
growing in public favor, and they don't want 10
bulldoze or 'bust up either the Tennessee River
Packet Company or the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad. Their motto is fair one, viz Live
and let live
For Pittshurg.
THIS DAY, 4th, at 5 P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
! E< H. KATIE STOCKDALE, R. S. Calhoun,
tiSttsss.tsH Master. Apply on board, or to W S.
izsEAszzssEasdA Getty, Agent