The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ISpeolaIs 70 the Stari
FREIGHT BY RIVER.

specials 70 the start
OIL CITY, Pa. Jan. A--0:i5 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River feet and rising. Raining.
Wind west Thermometer 80,
BROWNSVILLE, PA. Jan. 14-1O A. M
Monon gahela River Il feet and rising. Their
mometer AZ. Weather cloudy. Wind south
east
PITTsBURG, PA, Jan. Hill A. M.-River
feet inches and stationary. Weather cloudy
and mild. Rained last night.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. l4-0:t5 A. M
kanawha River feet inches and falling.
W ind east. Weather mild and raining.
The river was climbing the bank rapidly
at noon to-day. with 2s feet in the channel-a
rise OF ~ feet since Saturday noon.
Business dull this morning.
Weather cloudy and cool. Steady rain yes
terday, and light rain at intervals last night
and this morning. Splitting snow at l p. NJ.
Att A. NJ. the thermometer Indicated tie
grees above zero at DENY, r, Col. IS degre
at st. Paul. Mimi, and u de srees at Omaha,
Neb.
STEAMBOAT MovEMENrs.
The New Mary Houston left Saturday eve
ming for New Orleans with ~ CABIN and ~
deck passengers and 400 tons freight.
The Cherokee commenced. RECEIVING for New
o. leans this morning and will depart to-mor-
row. She will b. followed by the Thomas
Sherlock Thursday.
The Ohio No. will be tho packet leaving
this evening for Gallipeiis and Pomcrny.
The Boslona will leave at r, hi. for Hunt
ington, where she connects with the q. & y. L.
H. for all points East.
The new steamer Jas. w. Gaff is.on berth re-
ceivin9 for the Lower Ohio anu Memphis, and
will depart Wednesday.
The Ex, hange left for Pittsburg Saturday
evening with so tons freight.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysvile.
~ anti lAayT n
Chilo and way points.
The Virgie Lee returned this morning from
Louisville and will leave at 2. NJ. for Madi-
sou.
The Mary Miller arrived from st. Louis last
night and will return Friday. She reshipped
l55 sacks lpstuff and 300 prls -four on the Ma
tional Line, and g6 brls hOnr on the Z. b y.
Railroad packet Bostona. for the East
BoAT-HANDs GOSSIP.
1t is impossible as yet to give a complete re-
port of the coal run. Twelve towboatS, with
/ $4,000 bushels, are reported ror Cincinnati,
and % towboats, with 3,6l6,000 for Louisville.
making total Of J,29l,0l0 bushels. There arc
quite number Of tows not yet reported. which
will increase the aggregate another million VI
| bushels.
| Mr. Frank Coulter is river editor of the Post,
| new evening paper Just started at ST. Louis.
Rumor says that the Fawn will enter the
| Pittsburg antt st. Louis trade with the FASH
Ion.
| memo iaA to Congress is to be presented
lly the Lion. JOnu b. hOSdn, lSklng lOG SS,UUJ.-
00O for river mpIoveme is, $500, ,030 to be USED
below Caro- and the rest on the Upper Missis-
| eippi and Illinois Rivers.
Capt AL. Barris, the diver, arrived Sy rail
this morning from Nicksburg.
| Engineer JOhn Davidson died OF the 6ux last
night at Covington, Ky. The last steamer he
| was on was the Mary Miller.
| Capt. Frank Pierce received telegram this
morning nom Capt. Nat. Williams announce
ing the safe arrival Of the Alert and tow al
| Vicksburg.
VIII ). Hayes, River Editor Of the Louisville
Courier journal, came up this morning from
Louisville o.. a hyIng visit.
| Captains sam. S. Brown, Geo. Lysle and |.
n. Bunton, all prominent coal men Of Pitts
| burg, are expected here day.
| Capt. Irwin Dugan, the Louisville coal king
is in the CITY, He Will return home BY rail this
afternoon.