The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-01
RIVER INTELLIGENCa.
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ESPECIAL uisOatciltS 10 tle Stlr.i
OIL CTTY, Pa. June 1900 A. M.-Allegheny
RIVER feet inches and stationary. Weather
ci ar. TnemOmet r "a. Wind west.
BROWNSVILLE PA, June l-l0:00 A. M.-Monnn-
gthela River 4 feet inches and falling
Weather clear. Thermometer &C., Wind SOUTH
east
PrrsBuRG PA, June Ill A. m.-River 4taet
inches and rising very slowly. Weather cl Jaf
and pleasant.
CHARLESTON. W. VA. June 800 A. NJ
Eanawhn River feet inches and falling. Yaria-
bic and light winds Weather clear and pleasant.
The river was falling Mt noon to-day with 13
feet inches in the channel.
Weather clear and warm.
Inc following steamers were in port at noon:
POomac BOstnnd BonanzN, City of Postsmuuth,
Exchange, 4. Q. Donnelly, c. B. Church, Golden
Rule, Golden Crown Cons. Mlar Vint Shinklo
Emma Graham, Florence Meyer, Gen. Lytle and
Gen Pike.
Steamboat Movements.
The large and elegant side-wheel packet Potu
mac came down this morning and will return To
POmeroy this evening, leaving the foot of Broad.
way, with Capt JAS. Kirker i'll command and Capt
Watt Shcdd IN the Office
The fast and popular G, e. O. Railroad boat b =
tona arrived this morning and will return to Hun
uHgtUn promptly at A D. IN. She will be followed
at the same hour tomorrow by the speedy and ele
CANT Fleetwood.
The superb Cons Millar will positively leave this
| evening lOr Memphis.
Capt H. U. Hart's new ana fine side-wheel boat
"A " W
| for New Orleans, and be followed Wednesday by
| Captain o. r. Shnkle's paatiai and new Golden
| Rule
The Vint Shinkle arrived and will be the regu-
| lar boat leaving Wednesday for Evansville Cairo
! and Memphis direct
The Gen. Lyle will be the mail-boat leaving tha
| evening for Louisville.
The Exchange arrived this morning from Pitts
| burg with 425 tons freight nir;i viii add 80 tons
here and leAye Tonight ior st. Louis She re
shippcd ~ tons on the A. G. Donnaily for the
| Lower Mississippi River.
| Tow boat Movements.
| The Robin from ST. Louis arrived last night. and
| is cleaning boilers ut the mouth Of cking River.
She will proceed mp the river to-day with one
barge Of iron ore for Clifton, W. Va, and one foi
/ Belmont. W. Va
| The Whale will pass down tonight with mis-
cclaneous tow for ST. Louis. She turned her tow
- ore over to the Nail City and Ed Hobbs above
| here o,s they will return 70 Wheeling.
| The George ,,,s'e passed up for Pittsburs this
! morning with IN elhpy lo~:
HSDat-mnMdss d.ossIu.
Mrs. Geo. l.. Reppert wife Of Mr. Geo L. Rep
pert second clerk OF the A. c. Donnally leaves to-
panied by her sister and daughter.
The new steamer Telephone, now at Ports
mouth. receiving the finishing touch, is a beauty,
ana il is predicted that she viii be fast SHE wifi
| make her trial trip the latter part of next week,
and Load ut and leave Portsmouth the following
week for Pt5Dulg, where she will relo ID for Gin.
cinnati, and remain i'll the trade during the low
water season.
The new boat is owned by Captains e. r. Maddy.
W. A. Muddy, l.. l.. Maddv and T. r. johnson, al
OF whom are popular steam b0atlnen and clever r
gentlemen, aud viii asslredly make the Telephone
a success.
She is Of the following Dimensions no feet
long, % feet BEAM feet inches depth of hold, s.
with carrying capacity of 300 tons She has
boilers, % feet long and 81 Inches In diameter;
S-inch iucs, cylinders II inches in diameter and
feet stroke.
Her cabin is built expressly to afford comfort,
and has 28 large and neatly furnished staterooms,
which are by in size in the gGltlemen's clbih,
und by III tie ladies cabin.
| She will be differed rs follows: f. r. Maddy,
Master; W. A. and l.. l.. Maddy, clerks; Albert
| O'Neal, steward Malon Rogers engineer; Thus.
| Bennett, mate.
| Rear Admiral John Rogers is now Chairman Of
the Lighthouse Board, vice Prof Henry, de-
| ceased.
Frank Carroll and Whcrles Collier will pilot the
! A. G. Donnally to New Orleans She will have q
| good freight trip, including 1i0O kegs Of nails
and Is tons iron, which she received this morning
| from the Potomac
Moses kirkpatrick and DELPHI Evelyn will pilot
| the Exchange to ST. louis
James Meyers and Harrison Murray will be the
Whales pilots to st. LOUIS
Far PttsOurg.
THIS DAY, LIST, at 3 P. M, POSITIVELY,
s%;r "a EMMA GRAHAM. H0d. Knowles
t1SsasssSSS9A Master. Apply on board, or to W.. s.
''s+'ss.vs7S Getty j. G. DGr,nan & Co., j. Cunning
ham, J. s. Robinson. Agents.