The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-16
RIVER INTELLIG ENCE.
[specIal dispatches to the star.I


OIL CITY, Pa, Sept 16--OuO A. M-Allegheny
River IA feet and falling. Weather clear Their
mometer6 COZ. Wind west.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. Sept. 16-100O A, M-Monon.
gahela River feet and falling. Weather clear
Thermometer 63o. Wind southeast.
PTTsBuRG, PA, Sept 16-l10 100 A. M.-River
feet 6L inches and falling Weather clear and
cool.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. Sept 16-9:o0 A. NJ
River l3 feet inches and falling. Weather clear
and calm. Thermometer 62o.
Sge;l boat Movements.
The Ohio No will resume her place in the
mercy trade to-day, leaving from the Big Sandy
Wharfboat foot of Broadway, at p M, with Cap
tain John LeviSay in command and the genial
Dave Scatterday in the Office. She is fine, large
side-wheel steamer and will take people and
freight for all points on the Upper Ohio River.
The City of Portsmouth leaves daily at D. M
from the foot of Walnut street for Chlo and all in
termediate points
Captain j. N Skunk is loading the Mary Miller.
for all points on the Lower Ohio River and St.
Louis direct, and will depart Saturday. She is
ktine steamer, and commanded by efficient and
competent officers Messrs Griffith and Young are
associated in the Office
The world renowned and speedy Bostona the
punctual Chesapeake g. Ohio Railroad packet,
came down this morning and will return to Hunt
ington promptly at p m where she will make
connection for all Eastern cities with to-morrows
trains. She will be followed tomorrow morning
by the Fleetwood.
The elegant new side-wheel steamer Telegraph
will leave tomorrow evening for Pomeroy.
The Granite State will leave this evening for
PttSburg.
The James W. Gaff arrived yesterday from st.
Louis
Captain Charles Adams fine new steamer Alice
Is loading for st. Louis, and will depart to-mor-
row.
The steamer ST. John will be here and load for
New Orleans and depart Thursday.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysville.
B0at-hands' Gossip.
Weather clear and pleasant this morning
Business quiet on the Levee.
The Morning Star came up from Louisville this
morning to go on the docks.
The Condor is due to-day from POmeroy with
tow, consisting of coal ami salt.
The John Porters tow broke loose and drifteG
to this city yesterday. Two barges were caught
and landed opposite the foot of Central avenue
A coal barge and model barge struck the south
channel pier of the Newport ridge and both sunk
the former under the latter and the pier driver
into the middle of both, holding them SO firmly
that the Porter was unable to move them. The,
still the pier to-day, and it appears that the
will remain there for while. Another coal bargt
sunk at Willow Rum and another short distance
below The Porter returned up the river lasl
night
Commodore VAL B. Collins and Capt Montgo1n-
cry will shoulder their shooters and start to-mor
row for the interior of Kentucky on hunting ex
pedition.
Captain Kerr arrived from Ironton on the Laura
L. Davis and takes command OF the Granite State,
About hve and nall million bushels OF Goa.
leaves Pittsburg on the present rise.
The river declined 10 feet Saturday, but began
to raise the same day and has been rising steadily
since that time. At noon to-day there was SO feet
of water in the channel, a rise of % feet. The
river will continue to rise here for several days
great deal of drift is passing the city.
The popular and genial Gus. II. Honshell. ''the
coming man" to-day takes charge of the office of
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad boat Bostona,
where he will remain permanently as chief purser
Gus is fine fellow in every respect and is gen.
eral favorte with the natives along the Upper Ohio
River.
The General Lytle, en- route to Louisville, struck
a log eighteen miles below Madison, Saturday, and
sunk in six feet of water. bulkhead was built
and she was raised and returned to this city last
night She will return to Louisville this evening
Captain J. c. Reno will commence loading the
Laura L. Davis Thursday, preparatory to leaving
for st, Louis Saturday
For Pittsburg.
TUESDAY, 18th, at 5 P. NJ. POSITIVELY,
8E - ALICE. Charles Adams, Master. Apply
LIsn&ssT ON board or to John Shearer & Co,
soEst2 Agents, No. Public Landing.
Fer PoInerOy.
THIS DAY, 16th at P. NJ, POSITIVELY,