The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-06
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BROWNSVILLE. Pa. April 60 A. M-Monon-
gahela River feet inches and falling Weather
cloudy. Thermometer SO. Wind southeast.
PITTsBURG, Pa. April eli A. M.-River S feet
inches and stationary. Weather cloudy and
rainy.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. April 60 A. M.-Kan-
awha River feet and stationary Weather cloudy
and pleasant. Wind from the northwest
CAIRO, April 6.-9 A. M-The Golden Crown
passed up from New Orleans at a. m. full of peo-
pie, cabin and deck. Will arrive at Cincinnati
Monday evening E. L. SHINKLE. Clerk.
NEW ORLEANS, April 6-12;21 P. M.-No arri-
Vals Departures for this evening-Common-
wealth, for St. Louis; Golden City, for Cincinnati.
Weather clear and pleasant River feet inches
below high water mark of 1874.
The river was about stationary at noon, with
16 feet 10 inches in the channel.
Weather clear and pleasant.
Business good.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
BOStona, Potomac, Bonanza, City OF Portsmouth,
Charles Morgan, Robert Mitchell, Cherokee Vint.
Shinkle, Emms Graham, Gen. Lytle, Gen. Pike.
Stea Ma boat Movements.
The fast and popular Bostona will be the reg1-
lar packet leaving at 4 p. IN. for Huntington,
where she connects with the G. & o. Railroad for
all Eastern cities.
foot OF Broadway this evening for Maysville Ports
mouth, 1ronton, Big Sandy, Gallipolis and Pom
eroy.
The neat and pretty City of Portsmouth will re-
turn to Chilo at p. m.
The famous Chas. Morgan will leave for New Or
feallS this evening sure.
The reliable and punctual VintShinkle will pos
itively depart this evening for Memphis. She will
be followed Tuesday by the James d. Parker.
The Robert Mitchell will commence loading
Monday and leave for New Orleans Tuesday.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and returned
to Portsmouth at noon.
The Gen. Lytle will return to Louisville this
evening.
The Fleetwood will come down tomorrow morn
ing and return to Huntington at p M, arriving
there in time for passengers to take the morning
trains for the East.
The Laura L. Davis left last evening for Tennes
see River with fair trip
The Ben. Franklin, en- route from Memphis to
Cincinnati, is due at Evansville to-day.
The ThOs. Sherlock, going down. passed Mem
phis yesterday, and the Cons. Millar arrived
there.
TowbOat Movements.
The Robert PEBBLES did not get off yesterday,
but left for PomeFuy this morning with an i'm
mense tow OF empty barges.
The Thos. W. Means will leave Ironton next
week for st. Louis with big miscellaneous tow
The Mount Clare will leave for Kanawha River
to-day with an empty tow.
Boat-hands' Gossip.
Commodore Val. p. Collins is buck from St
Louis.
The marine artist of the St. Louis Evening Post
is wild devil-may-c care kind Of genius and is
constantly hitting somebody dip or giving faith
ery advice. 1t seems that he noticed in the Gin
cinnati papers that the G. B. Church advertised
Second Grand Ne Plus Ultra Excursion 10 New
Orleans, and goes on to say that If the KehOr and
Yeager would only organize NE Plus Ultra Ex-
cursions'' from st. Louis the future of that city
would be assured.
Harry W. Stein, the popular and clever clerk of
the World-renoWned Chas. Morgan, is making ar
rangements to sail for Europe Oh the City of Bcr-
lin June 4th, in company with A. Harding and p
Harding, of Wheeling, and Jas. Thompson, son of
Doc. Thompson, barkeeper of the Morgan.
Capt. A. T. Gilmore arrived by rail this morn
ing from Pittsburg and will leave this evening
for Louisville He says the Fashion will leave
Pittsburg this afternoon with full load and be
here Tuesday morning, and leave for st. Louis
Tuesday evening from the foot of Main street.
The Charles Morgan had about so passengers at
noon, and fair prospects for good freight trip.
She has 800 bales OF hay engaged at the mouth OF
Kentucky River freight at Lawrenceburg, Au-
rora Rising Sun and Madison, and $50 bales hay
at Patriot. Wess. Doss and Elijah Pierce will be
her pilots.
Capt VIM Kirker, of the Thos W. Means, came
down this morning from lronton, and will return
this evening.
The Potomac this morning reshipped 30 tons
iron and $50 kegs nails on the Chas. Morgan for
Memphis and 200 kegs nails and 10 tons iron Oil
the General Lytle for Louisville.
For Pittsburg.
THIS DAY, 9th, at 5 P. NJ POSITIVELY.
49, h. EMMA GRAHAM Hod. Knowles
l.6sRSssSA Master. Apply on board or tC w. 5.
ssssszhazs2 Getty, J. G. D0rnan q Co., j. Cunning
ham, ]. s. Robinson, Agents.
For pnuoaroy