The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-02

moLneGer 3l.,
BRowSsvtLLR, PA. Jan. 9-9;40 A., M
MOnonRahela River 4feet'3 inches aid stations
airy. " Gather cloudy. Thermometer 80.
Wind southeast.
PITTsBURG, PA, Jau. 2-1l.90 A. M.-River
feet inches and falling. Weather cloudy
and COOL showing.
tHARLI sToN, W. VA, Jan. 2-9sl5 A. NJ
Kanawha River 7 feet 3inches and falling
Wind southwest Weather clear and COOL
The river continued to rise here at noon to-
day, wlthTS feet3 inches in the chaRnel.
Business comparatively good this morning
on the Public Landing.
Weather cloudy anu cold. Light snow this
morning. The thermometer at Z A. NJ. indi-
Gated Il deg. above zero az Omaha, Neb and
zero at Denver, Colorado.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
wildwood, Fleetwood, Potomac, City OF Ports
mouth, LOUIS A. Sherey, General Lytle, Virgie
Lee, Cons Millar, Andy Baum, Chas. Morgan,
Golden Rule, Golden City and W. +. Themp-
STEAMBOAT MovExENTs.
The new and elegant Golden Rule will de-
part this evening without fail- for GrcenvIlei'
Vlcksburg, n atcheZ and New Orleans. Capt.
o, z. Shinkle MASTER, and w, X. shaw and Al.
Sh1nkle clerks, are her worthy and Rentlenan-
ly chief officers.
The Potomac, departing this evening for
| P0meroy, goes further up the river thaniary
other steamer leaving to-day.
The Katie Stockdale lett for Pittsburg last
evening with nearly 500 brls molasses.
The Hudson, leaving for Wheeling, had
| rather a light trip.
| Captain Hiram j. Vinton's fine sile-w wheel
steamer Andy Baum will depart this evening
for. points on the Lower Ohio River and Mem
phis direct.
The Chas. Morgan will be the next steamer
for New Orleans. She will commence l0ading
tomorrow and leave Saturday.
The Fleetwood Will be the regular c. 60.
Railroad packet, leaving this afternoon at
o'clock for huntington
| The Vlrgie Lee came up. from Madison this
morn ng, and will return at o'clock, this !af-
ternoon, and attend to all way business:
| Inc Gen. Lytie will be the mail boat leaving
this yening for Louisville.
| The w Wildwood arrived this morning and re-
| turned to MaysvIlle at noon.
The City Of Portsmouth will return to Chilo
The Cons. Millar will follow the Andy Baum
and leave for Memphis Saturday.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Tom Farrow arrived this morning from
| kanawha River with mIscellane0ustow, and
| wall return this AFTERNOON with empty barges.
The LOOKOUT also rrived. this morning from
\ Kanawha.
st. Louis, passed down this morning with a
miscellaneous low,
| BoAT-HANDs' GossIY.
! When the Thos. sherlock left New Orleans
yesterday for this city she had 700 tons of
| freight, including $50 hhds sugar, l.O0D hrls
molasses, 81 drums soia, and $50 tons resin,
| rags etc.
| The Western rivers are all free Of ice and'in
| good navIgable stage, which ID rarely the
| case on January2. 2. The Missouri River Is at.
! u high stage aud rising, The Illinois Is also
up and rising, The Mississippi is in line boat
| ing order.
| Yesterdays Evansville Journal says: "The
| Mary Miller came down at 3 Z. M. with a, good
trip. She discharged lightly here and pro-
ceedeu to st. Louis at 1880. Captain John n.
Skunk stopped. OFF here, and after visiting
| fri .nds. LETT last night by rail for st. Louis.
| leaving Capt.. Frank Il. skunk in command.
Skunk were In excellent health anu suirlts,"
| Ine old wha float, at Madison. which has
done service a. that landing for the past twen-
ty years, Is being demolished.
| Pilot Lof. Keating arrIyedlby rail yesterday
| from New Orleans.
Bryson and Marion Purcell will be the Got-
den tule's pilots to New Orleans. She VIII
have good trip.
| The U. s. DeaeOn-light steamer Lily left this
morning to locate ten new lights between
| here aud Cairo and make some changes. Re-
bert Nelson and Lew Pierce were her pilots
| Pilot Eugene Handlon, who went TO New
| Orleans on the Iron Mountain, has returned,
| Captain Z. SchoenlauD, of Rankins Il Co.'s
| Wnarfboat, arrived by rail this morning from
Cairo.
The Golden City came off the Ways this
morning ami was towed down to the Wharf
boaU, where she will load next week for New
Orleans.
Captain James Good arrived this mOrning
from Louisville.
Captain Henry Harper leaves Louisville to-
day for New Orleans.