The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-04
RIVER INTtLLlGiiNCE.


Especial dispatches to the Starl
on CITY, PA. May 4--9 A. M.-Allegheny
River feet and falling Thermometer 81.
Wind west
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, May 10 A. M.-Monon.
gahea River feet inches and falling. Weather
cloudy and rainy. Thormometer57o Wind north
east.
PITTsBURG, Pa, May 4-l1:3O A. M.-River 7 feet
inches and falling Weather cloudy and show
cry.
CHARLESTON. w. VA. May 40 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet and stationary. Weather
cloudy and cool. Light rain, with favorable indi
cations Of more. Wind from the north.
New ORLEANS, May 4-l2:35 P M.-No arrivals
Departures for this evening-City of Alton and
John Gilmore, for st. Louis; Thomas Sherlock, for
Cincinnati River feet below high water mark.
Weather clear and pleasant.
The river began to fall last night and was fall
at noon to-day with 30 feet in the channel.
Weather partially cloudy and cool
Business good.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bostona, Potomac, Bonanza City OF Portsmouth
Golden Crown, A. C.. DOnnally Vint Shinklc
Gen. Lytle, Gen. Pike; Emma Graham and Silver
Cloud
Stea m boat Mevemeunts.
The elegant new Golden Crown will depart tElt
evening for all points on the Lower Mississippi
River and New Orleans. Captain W. p Walkel
commands and E. L. Shinkle preides in tRe
Office.
The Fashion will leave Pittsburg this evening
for st. Louis with agood trip, and pass here Tues
day.
The commedous Potomac will go further n
the river than any other side-wheel boat leavini,
to-day. She goes to Pomeroy and makes conncc
ton there for all points above. Captain james
Kirker commands and Captain Watt Shedd is in
the Office.
The City of Portsmouth arrived and will return
TO Chilo at4 p. IN.
The Bonanza came down this morning, and IL,
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The popular and speedy Bostona will be the reg
ular C. & 0. Railroad boat leaving this Afternoon
at O'Clock for Huntington. Captain Isaac BrysOr
is in command and W. P. Walker, Jr is in thc
office.
The United States will be the mail boat leaving
this evening for Louisville.
The reliable. and popular Vint shinkle arrived
last evening from Memphis and will positively re-
turn this evening. Captain James Remission com
mlnds and J. A. Lindsay does the honors OF the
office.
The Laura L. Davis, for Tennessee River, ant
Andes, for Wheeling, left last evening with mod
crate trips.
The fast Fleetwood will be down tomorrow NOR
ming and return TO Huntington at p. m, and
make connection Monday morning with the c. d
20. Railroad trains for all Eastern cities.
The A. G. Donnally arrived at O'Clock this
morning from New Orleans, and will return Tues
day. She brought a fair trip, and C5me up from
Louisville in 10 hours, and made landings.
TOxybOat NlOvements.
TheCondor, from Pomeroy, arrived this morning
with salt and coal. She will take portion of her
tow to Louisville.
The W. C. Duffy returns to Pittsburg this after
noon with empty barges.
The Robert PEBBLES arrived this morning with a
miscellaneous tow from Pittsburg.
The Lizzie Gardner returned from Ashland this
morning with irebrick and tanbark
The Tom Farrow burst her mud drum yesterday
fourteen miles above the city and returned for re-
pairs she leaves to-day for Kanawha River with
an empty tow.
The Cobb Cecil will arrive this afternoon from
Ironton with miscellaneous tow, principally
iron
Boat f-hands, Gossip.
The new J. NJ. White was taken over the falls
yesterday and landed ut Portland, where she will
receive the finishing touch.
The Resolute. in towing barge containing TO-
900 bushels of coal for Gray's Iron Line over the
falls night before last sunk at the head of the
chute. There was a log under the barge of which
Captain Pink knew nothing, and which caused
the sinking The Ironsides was TO have towed the
barge 10 Keokuk.
The Fearless takes 3, 900 brls cement from Louis
vile for Pittsburg
Captain A. T. Gilmore Superintendent Of the
Louisville & Henderson Packet Company, arrived
by rail this morning from Pittsburg, where he left
the Fashion in charge OF Captain t. G. Sweeney,
and leaves this evening for Louisville. He in.
forms us that the Fashion will leave Pittsbufg
this evening with about 50 passengers and 700 tons
lrGlSQJ anu De mere luGSudy UlOTHlllB anu leaNt
the same day at p. m. for st. Louis. She has 4C
tons freight for this CITY, 40 tons for Aurora, *
tons for Madison, lot for Louisville and points
below. VIM Abrams will be one of her pilots
from PittSburg to this city.
Capt Wn. Bay and lady, Secretary of the Ports
mouth d Huntington Mail Line Company, Were
passengers down on the BOstona this morning.
W. p. Walker, Jr., Esq, clerk OF the Bostona
accompanied by his wife, will leave this evening
on the Golden Crown for Louisville, where they
will meet and return on the Golden Rule.
The Potomac this morning reshpped 30 tors
iron and 200 kegs nails on the Gen Lytle fol
Louisville.
The officers of the Golden Crown have built
bukhead forward Of the hatchWay, and have il So
arranged that they can put i'll ice and carry
beer in warm weather. 1t has been
some time since beer has been shipped
South by river, but the Golden Crown will take
out 600 kegs this evening. She Will have % pass
engers and fine trip of freight, including 100 briS
whisky, 100 casks BACON 10 tons iron, 70 brS vinu
gar iron safes, 100 bdlS brOOm-cOrn, $50 boxes
starch 200 do soap, 20 tons sundries, 200 empty
furniture. Joe Purcell and Charles Owens will be
her pilots
Mr Bristol correspondent for the New Orleans
Times is in the city, and will take passage on the
Golden Crown this evening for Louisville.
There are six large boilers lying on the Public
Landing, which will go South on The Golden Rule
next trip.
The new Silver Cloud had steam up this morn-
ing and will leave for Evansville next week.
For Pittsburg.
THIS DAY, 4th at 5 P, NJ, POSITIVELY.
su~. . EMMA GRAHAM ITOd Knowles