The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-20
RIVER INTELLTGENCE.
rsDecial dispatches to the Star. |


OIL CITY Pa. April 20-9 A M.-Allegheny
River inches and stationary. Weather cloudy
with showers. Thermometer 55'.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, April 20-10 A. M.-Mo-
River ) feet inches and falling.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 69o Wind north
east.
PIrrsBuRG, Pa, April 2O-11:3O A. M-River
feet and stationary. Weather cloudy and wurm.
CHARLESTON, W. VA April 2O-9:3O A. M.-Ka-
nawha River 5 feet 10 inches and falling slowly.
Wind light and variable. Weather cloudy and
pleasant
ST. LOUIS, April 2O-12O6 P M.-Weather clear
and warm. River 10 feet inches and rising.
Arrived: War Eagle, from Keokuk; U. S. s1agboat
Macomb, from Missouri River; Mary Miller from
Cincinnati Lady Lee, from Peoria; Spread Eagle,
from Grafton; Lake Superior, from Hannibal;
Northwestern, from Davenport; Little Eagle No 2,
from Quincy Going to-day: War.Eagle, for Keo-
ltuk; Spread Eagle, for Grafton; Mary Miller, for
Cincinnati; Lake Superior, for Hannibal; City of
Vicksburg, for Vicksburg Joe Kinney, for Kansas
CITY; Lady Lee for Peoria; Clinton, for St Paul;
Washington, for Portland Tom w. Means, for
Cairo Considerable dissatisfaction is caused by
the fact that there is no New Orleans Anchor Line
boat leaving to-day. There will now he none be
fore the middle of next week.
NEW ORLEANS, April 20-1 P. M-ArTived:
Golden Crown, from Cincinnati. Departures for
this evening: Robt. Mitchell for Cincinnati; John
A. Scudder and Henry c. Yeager, for st. Louis.
River feet inches below high-water mark Of "a.
Weather clear and pleasant.
The river receded inches In the tweny-four
hours ending at noon to-day, with IL feet Inches
of water i'll the channel.
Weather cloudy and warm this morning, with
indications of rain.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Dxgty RannnZp PnrtSmnnth
New Mary Houston, Th0s Sherlock. ..Fint. Shinkle,
Emma Graham, Gen. Lytle, Gen. Pike, Florence
Meyers
Stea mb0at Movements.
The fine side-wheel steamer Bostona will be the
regular packet leaving at A p. m. sharp for Hun
tington.
The large and superior Upper Ohio River packet
Potomac leaves from the foot of Broadway at p
m. for Pomeroy.
The palatial New Mary Houston will positively
depart this evening for New Orleans direct.
! fhe reliable Vint Shinkle leaves this evening
sure for Evansville Cairo and Memphis direct
| The Laura l.. Davis left last evening for Tennes
see River with moderate trip
| The Gen. Lytle will be the mail boat leaving this
! evening for Louisville
| The Bonanza arrived this morning and returned
| to Portsmouth at noon,
The Andes for Wheeling and Cherokee for Pitts
burg left last night. The latter had good trip.
| The City of Portsmouth returns to Chio at p
m. sharp, and attends to all way business.
The Thomas Sherlock will commence loading
Monday and leave for New Orleans Tuesday.
The Gen. Pike leaves for Louisville at 3 p. m.
The fast Fleetwood will be down tomorrow
morning and return to Huntington at p m, ar
Ifving there in time to connect with the earl.
trains Monday morning for Eastern cities.
BOat-haMds' Gossip.
VIM Newton formerly mate on the Ohio No. 4
has returned from the South. He went out il
charge of the Danubes forecastle
Gov Murdock and family and Capt. Hely wer
passengers down ON the Potomac. She reshippe'
COO kegs of nails on the Gen. Lytle for Louisville
and 300 kegs on the Vint Shinkle for Memphis
Capt j. V. REYNOLDS new Cincinnati and NeS
Orleans packet Paris Brown will be launched tn
| last OF next week
Fhe Emma Graham reshipped 125 tons freigh
on the Gen. Lytle for Louisville, and passenger
and 56l5 tons freight on the New Mary Houston
46 tons Of which is for the Lower Ohio River an
Memphis, and the remainder goes to New o.
leans.
The New Mary Houston has about 25 people an
800 tons freight, and fair engagements below
James Pell and John Morlidge will be her pilots
There is plenty OF corn in the Lower Ohio 70
shipment to New Orleans, but shippers want I
pay steamers only 10 cents IL bag to carry it.
Business on the Levee this morning presented
dull aspect, and looked very gloomy. The uppe
river boats were doing absolutely nothing, and til
Southern boats Were receiving very little. Bus
u nsss hps been rather dull all the week