The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

OIL CITY, Pa. May 13-9 A. M.-Allegheny
River feet 9 inches and falling. Weather partll
cloudy. Thermometer 45o. Wind northwest.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, May 1910 A. M.-Monon-
gahela River feet s, inches and stationary.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 51o. Wind south
east.
P1TrsBuRG, Pa, May 13-11 80 A. M-River
feet and on a stand. Weather cloudy and cool.
CHARLESTON, w. VA. May 13-10:3O A. NJ
KanaWha River feet and falling. Weather clOudy
and cool.
CAIRO May 13-9:40 A. M.-The Charles Morgan
passed up this morning, days and 9hours out
from New Orleans Full of people. Will arrive
at Cincinnati Wednesday evening.
HARRY W. STEIN Clerk
ST. LOUIS, May 13-l2:30P P. M.-Arrivals-E C.
Elliott, from Grand Tower; Calhoun, from Ma
pies; Fashion, from P1ttsburg; Florence, from
Peru; Dubuque, from St Paul, Robin, from Cairo
Spread Eagle, from Grafton. Departed, and leaV.
ing to-day-Golden Eagle, for Keokuk Calhoun,
for Naples; Z. c. Elliott for Grand Tower; Spread
Eagle, for Grafton; Robin, for Cairo; J. ]. Chap.
man, for Reeds Landing. Weather cold, and
raining. River at II Il. IN. 10 feet 4 inches ana
falling.
Steamboat Movements.
Captain John Levisay's elegant packet Ohio No
came down last evening and will return to Pom.
eroy this evening, leaving from the loot OF Broad,
way. Frank Morgan and Dave Scatterday are hel
agreeable clerks.
The fast and commodious Fleetwood arrived this
morning, and will leave on return trip at p. m
for Huntingdon where she connects with the c. 4
0. K. r. for all points east Captain j. T. Camp.
bell commands and c. w. Vanderbilt and Gus Il
Honshell are associated in the Office
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysville.
The City of Portsmouth came down this morn
! ing and win return to Chilo at4 D. m sharp
The capacous sidewheel steamer Andy Baum
the queen of the fleet, began to load this mornine
and will depart Tomorrow for Evansville, Cairo
and Memphis with Captain H. J. Vinton in com.
mand and Mr. NJ. NJ Deem in the office.
The Virgie Lee will be up tonight and return tc
Louisville at noon tomorrow. Captain W. II,
Kirby master and A. j. Harrington clerk, are lcl
popular and clever chief officers
Captain Charles Miller's palatial sidewhee
steamer New Mary Houston is registering peoplG
and receiving freight for all points on tine Iowcr
Mississippi River and New Orleans, and will posi-
lively leave tomorrow. A. Elliott Miller is her
competent and gentlemanly chief clerk
The Gen. Lytle will be the packet leaving this
evening for Louisville
ToNVbOat Movements.
The Iron Mountain is en- route from Pittsburg IL.
st. Louis with several baTges steel rails and 20
tons miscellaneous freight.
The Robert PEBBLES left for Pomcroy to-day with
a tow OF empty barges.
The Liberty No. and tow, from New Orleans
for PttsDuTg, will pass up this afternoon
BORt-hamds' GOSSIP.
The Virgie Lee will bring excurSionists to thr
May Musical Festival from Louisville for s. auG
| from Madison for 81 80. The large and commn-
dious sidewhee boats belonging to the Big Sandy
Packet Company will bring people to this
city at reduced rates, and the three Poneroy pacs
cts Telegraph, Ohio No. and Potomac, will luy
over here till midnight every night this week. cX
cept tonight,
| Capt R. H. Woolfalk, of Louisville, arrived H.
the city this morning and visited Change at noon
! sam. James, Jr., returned from Louisville this
morning
The railroad heat Fleetwood left Huntingtu
Yesterday two and half hours later than usur
and lost nine hours i'll fog last night. She ariye@
| here early this afternoon.
Rates to New Orleans have advanced to IL.
! cents on pound freight, 80 cents on pork, and &.
cents on whisky.
Edwin Bachelor, the oldest of the Bachelor
brothers, came down on the new steamer Frank y.
| Bachelor and died suddenly last night at New
port where he had been visiting friends. His
| friends telegraphed to Louisville this morning foj
Charles Bachelor to return, also TO PittsbuTg fOl
james Bachelor to come down.
| Pilot Tom Baba, who took the Etna and tow Il
! Louisville, returned last night
Can't BurlSides, OF the Liberty No. 4, came VI
by rail this morning from Louisville inadvance OF
| his boat.
The Golden City added 1900 boxes and 800 brls
starch at Madison, and large amount of miSrcl.
| laneous freight at Louisville. She left the latter
I ni1rn nOrN this morning