The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
[specIaI tiIspatches to the star.l


OIL CRY, Pa, Sept. 23-9UO A. M-Allegheng
River 10 inches and stationary. Weather cleaI.
Thermometer $50. Wind north.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. Sept 23--1O:OO A. M.-Monon-
gahela River feet and falling. Weather fair
Thermometer 680 Wind northeast
PITTsBURG, Pa Sept 23-11:OO A. M-River
2 feet inches and falling. Weather clear and
COOL
Kanawha River 5 feet 10 inches and falling
Weather clear and calm. Thermometer 61'.
Steamboat Movements.
The fine large side-wheel steamer Ohio No
came down this morning and will be the regular
packet leaving this evening for Maysville, Ports
mouth, Ironton Big Sandy, Gallipolis and Pome-
roy direct Captain John Levisay, master, and
Messrs Morgan and scatterday, clerks, are her
obligng chief officers
The City OF Portsmouth leaves daily at p NJ
for Chilo.
The famous new and elegant Jas. W. Gaff is OF
berth loading and will depart Wednesday for
Evansville, Cairo and st. Louis and take people
and freight for all points on the Illinois, Missouri
and Upper Mississippi Rivers. Captain A.W. Wis.
is her genial master and Colonel j, T. Moorei
her aftape clerk.
Captain f. F. Maddys superb and speedy new
Telephone arrived this morning and will return t.
Wheeling and Pittsburg this evening W.
Maddy is her polished and agreeable purser.
The worldrenowned c. d o. r, R. packet Fleet.
wood arrived this morning and will return to
Huntington promptly at 4 P. N. Captain j: S.
Campbell commands and G. W. Vanderbilt has
charge of the office.
Captain Armstrong; favorite, Johns Bransford,
will arrive and return to Evansville Wednesday.
The Whisper is announced to leave for New Or
leans Thursday.
The Wildwood returned to Maysville at noon.
EsOat-hands' G0ssip.
Weather cloudy and pleasant.
Business quiet on the Levee this morning.
The river was on the decline at noon to-day,
with IT feet inches in the channel;
n.i,,n nla tui1l will
the Telephone to PittsbuIg.
Captains J. B. Sneathen, J. 0. Phillips, W. w.
O'Neil and Col J. A, Blackmore leave by rail this
evening for Pittsburg.
The following towboats passed up this morning
for Pittsburg with empty barges: B. d. Wood,
Ben. Wood, Onward and ]. A. Blackmore.
The Katie Hooper is lying at Fulton having 80
inches added to her guards, which will make her
carrying capacity about 200 bales OF cotton more
than she has carried heretofore.
Captain Sweeney's new Ouachita packet Corona
made successful trip at Wheeling Saturday. We
look for her here this week.
The Susie Silver was not damaged any by the re-
cent rise in the river. She will come off the docks
and load for New Orleans next week.
TheneW enlarged and elongated propeller Rapid
Transit and the new Warsaw ferryboat Col. Sellers
were launched from the Covington Marine Ways
yesterday, and the White River packet Batesville
will be taken on this morning for repairs;
Captain Amos Fisher has been engaged to take
charge of the Laura L. Davis office.
For Pittsburg.
MONDAY, 23d, at 5 p. M. POSITIVELY.
- r. TELEPHONE, E. F. Maddy, Master.
Le22}&f& For freight or passage apply on board.
or on Central Transit Wharfboat.
For POmer0y.
THIS DAY, 3d. at P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
NE AOHIO NO. 4, J. Levisay, Master
lasspS&S SI Freight received at all hours on Wharf
ssllszs boat, foot OF Broadway W. Honshell
Superintendent. ...
For Huntington.
THIS DAY, 2Sd, ct P. NJ, Positively.
HsE n The c. & 0. Railroad packet FLEET
LsAk3flgf5$ WOOD, J. I. Campbell Master.
- isx1 Freight received on Wharfbeat, footof
Broadway. W. Honsfell, Supt
For Evansville.
WEDNESDAY, 25th, att P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
Ws = JOHN s. BRANsF0RD, A. T. Arm.
LsssAksS strong Master. Apply on board, or 10
John shearer, Agent
For st. Louis.
WEDNESDAY, 25th, at 5 A. NJ POSITIVELY.
Rs% n JAS. w. GAFF, r. w. Wise, Master,
Apply on board Or to Royse & Mosset
Agents, on New Orleans Wharfboat
For New Orleans.
THURSDAY, 26th. at p M POSITIVELY.
i. ~ h WHISPER, Henry Harper, Master Ap,
ply on board or to Royse & Mosset
- Agenta