The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-25
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
IspeciaI dispatches 70 the sar. ]


River feet and stationary, Weather clearing All
showing. Wind north. Thermometer 20.
BROWNSVILLE, PA March 25--l0 A. M-Monol-
gahela River feet inches and falling. CloudI.
Thermometer 2G- Wind northeast.
PITHBuRG, Pa March 90 A. M.-Rive'
5 feet inches and falling. Cloudy and cold.
CHARLESTON w. VA March $4,000 A. NJ
KGnawha River feet und falling. Clcar and calt
Wind northwest.
ST LOUIS, March 25-l2:O7 P. M.-Neather cool
and clear, River ii feet 10 inches a-a falling
Arrived: Beaver with ice Dells with one barger
gI1tin and Maggie p. and two barges OF grain, Il.
from the Illinois River; City OF Nicksburg, ifV1
Vicksburg, The Northwestern, for Keokuk, )
kansas for St. Paul, Future City and tow, for Me-
Orleans leave to-day The new st. Louis d Me-
Orleans Anchor Line start the COmmOnWeAA..
Wednesday
NEW ORLEANS, March 81 p M-No arrival
Departures for this evening: Susie Silver, for 3
Louis. Weather clear and pleasant River fec
inches below high water mark OF 1874.
The river was falling at noon to-day, with !,
feet inches in the channel
Weather partially cloudy and cold
Business moderate
The following steamers were in port at noon.
New Mary Houston Golden City, Bostona, OH
No. A. Wildwood, City of Portsmouth, Nirgie Lee
Ben. franklin Gen. Lytle.and Louis A. sherley
Stea Inboa1 Movements.
The great Golden City, Capt. J. D. Hegler ma
morning from New Orleans and is now loading
return tomorrow She has several rooms engage
and prospects for a fine trip.
The Ohio No. goes further up the river tha
any other packet leaving to-day She departs ut
p. m for Gall polls and POmeroy direct
The Bostona will be the regular C. tG O. Raj
road boat leaving to-day at p m. for Hunting
ton.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at D. M 70
Chilo and way landings
The Wildwood left at noon for Mnysvile.
The Virgie Lee will bethe regular packet leav
ing at noon tomorrow for Louisville. She is
fine boat and in command Of clever officers.
The Telegraph will be down in the morning anG
return 10 Pomeroy tomorrow evening.
The large and fine sde-wheel steamer Be-
franklin has been chartered by Commodore JAM,
S. Wise and is loading for Evansville, Cairo all"
Memphis, and will leave Wednesday, with Cap,
II. II. Drown i'll command and Capt Sterling Mv-
Intyre in the office.
The great event OF the day was the arrival q
the New Mary Houston at a. m, from New o..
leans, days ana IA hours out. She was just ]
days and u hours out from this city to New o.;
leans and return, and made the run from Loui
vile to this city in less than l6 hours, and mae
landings. Capt. Chas Miller says he can brin
the Houston up from New Orleans in les
did dds an immense business both going and comm
and registered about 100 passengers the dow
trip and 139 cabin and 80 deckers coming III.
nearly all OF whom she brought to this city. Sh
handled about 900 tons freight on the round TRIP
took 1,G0O pkgs freight into New Orleans an
brought 400 tons to Cincinnati The New Mar
Houston will follow the Golden City and return
New Orleans Thursday aud the Thos. Sherloc.:
will follow the Houston and leave Saturday.
TOyyboa Movements.
The II. E. Pierrepont will return to Kanawha
River this evening withim empty tow.
The Brilliant arrived this morning from Pom
eroy with miscellaneous tow.
The Charles Bowen No.2, from st, Louis for Pom
eroy passed up this morning with two barges con-
tanning 500 tons pig iron and iron ore and severn!
empties.
The Cobb Cecil arrived this morning from Iron
ton with miscellaneous tow.
The KanaWha No. is due up to-day
The Diamond passed up this morning. from
Louisville for Pittsburg, with empty barges.
The John Penny came down and returned 4
Pittsburg yesterday.
The Diamond cleaned boilers above the city
HOat-handS' Gossip.
Captain James Paul. late of the Robert Mitchell
thinks of visiting the "old country for his heatl.
Pilot Jim Ford is at the wheel of the Champion
No. s, which went TO the assistance of the jaime
w. Gatf.
The wonderful Midgets came up this morning
on the General Lytle from Louisville, where the>
gave successful entertainments last week. They
open at Greenwood Hall tonight
The Trout is doing big business up the Wabash
River but il will pot last longer than three fou
weeks. We are informed that she will return I,
Cincinnati.
The Golden City came up from Louisville IL
1871 hours. She registered lao passengers comin4
up, 80 Of whom were taken off the sunken Jamc
C. r Dumont is in New York, and Capt Alex
Perry is in New Orleans
Capt Marsh Mcdonald L. Staib and j. c. Ra'
ferty will leave to-day for their homes in Pitt
burg.
The Ohio No. brought down the first shipmen.
of iron made by T. Campbell d Sons new fllrniw
at Ironton. She had 20 tons. She reshipped 2G
kegs of nails ON the Gen Lytle for Louisville, an
80 kegs of nails on the Ben Franklin for P;
ducah.
Captain A. j. Branch is in the city
Captain Perry Thorp is doing some quick wor
on Captain J. V. Reynolds new Cincinnati mn
New Orleans packet, Paris Brown. He laid tn
keel Is days ago, and to-day he put the bottor
planks about out to the knuckle and is laying tllt
deck. She will be launched April 10Th. Capttiu
Thorp is getting along finely with Captain J. !
Browns new boat for the machinery of the Got
Allen and will begin to set her up Immediate
after the new Paris Brown is launched.
Mate james Troy, of the James W. Gaff is in the
city
Capt J. Wes. Jacobs arrived by rail this morn.
ing from St. Louis, en- route to Pittsburg to tax,
command of a new mountain boat.
Correspondence.
ST. LOUIS, March o. 1878
The steamer Mary Miller left the ore pile at i
o'clock Saturday morning with $50 tons ore 4N
bales cotton SO brls -four 70 brs rice, 80 bugs rui
q brls E. paint and few passengers. We are al
well, and have prospects ahead for good trip
FRANK.
ST. LOUIS, March %
The Fashion left last night with all the freight
she wanted, and has good engagements below
The J. l.. Rhoads will leave Wednesday March 21th
and will take 400 bales cotton left by the Mar
Miller for Cincinnati. The Rob Roy arrived from
Keokuk at dinner, and returned again at dark
with big trip. The two Eagles will commenc,
their daily trips to Keokuk the 2Sth OF this mouth
You KNOW.
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY 25th, at P. NJ, POSITIVELY
wE OHIO NO 4, J, Levisay, Master
L@kaa&.tka Freight received at all hours on Wharf
boat, foot of Broadway. W. Honshell,
CI,.a ln1nt