The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
[speciaI DISPATCHES to the Star. |

OIL CITY, Pa. April $500 A. M.-Allegheny
River II inches and stationary. Weather clenr.
Thermometer 4Oo.
BROWNSVILLE, PA. April 5-10 A. M.-Monon.
gahela River 5 feet inches and stationary
Thermometer 500 Weather clear Wind south
east.
PrTTsBURG, Pa April 5-12:OO M.-Rver fee
7 inches and falling Weather clear and mild.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. April SO A. M.-Kan
awha River 6 feet inches and falling. Weather
clear and pleasant.
ST. LOUIS, Al pril Sill Al A. M.-Weather cloudy
and threatening rain. River 10 feet 10 inches and
rising fast. Arrived-Gen. Terry, from Pittsburg:
Clinton, from st. Paul. Mary Miller from Cincin-
natl; Rob Rob, from Keokuk; Calhoun, from
Naples; Belle st. Louis, Frankfort; J. N. Kellogg.
from Memphis to Quincy, and two tows of ice from
above. Boats leaving today-Rob Roy, for Keo
kuk Alice for st. Paul; Belle Memphis for Mem
phis; Calhoun, for Naples, and Mary Miller for
Cincinnati
NEW ORLEANS, April Up. M-Arrived Com.
monWealth, from st. Louis Departures for thi.
evening: j. B. NJ. Kehlor, for st. Louis River
feet l inch below the high water mark of 1874
Weather clear and pleasant.
The river was falling slowly at noon today, witt
16 feet in the channel.
Business slack.
Weather partially cloudy and warm, with indi.
cations of rain.
Inc 1OllOWlDB steamers were IN port at noon:
Fleetwood, Telegraph, Wildwood, City of Port
mouth, Charles Morgan, Robert Mitchell, CherG-
kee Laura L. Davis Vint. Shinkle, Virgie Lee
United States Louis A. Sherey and Andes.
Steamboat Movements.
The Chas. Morgan will depart tomorrow for
New Orleans. Captain Albert Stein commando
and Harry W. Stein does the honors of the office.
The Telegraph leaves this evening for Pomeroy
and all Intermediate points.
The A. c. Donnally, coming up, passed Vicks.
burg Yesterday
The City of Portsmouth will leave at 4 P. NJ for
Chilo..
The. vint shinkle will leave tomorrow, sure;
for Memphis
The Golden Rule left New Orleans for this city
last evening with good trip.
The Golden. Crown, Ell route from New Orleans
to Cincinnati, passed Memphis yesterday.
The Fleetwood will be the regular c. e. 0. R. Il.
packet, leaving at P. NJ. for Huntington.
The Laura L. Davis arrived last night and will
return to Tennessee River this evening.
The Chas b. Church left for New Orleans lasi
evening with light trip.
The United States will return to Louisville.
The James d. Parker will follow the VintSh
and leave for Memphis Tuesday.
The Golden City arrived at New Orleans yestcir
day.
TOyvb0 Movements.
The Condor arrived this morning from Pomeror'
with coal andSalt
KanaWha River with a tow of coal.
The Robert PEBBLES leaves to-day for Pomeruy
with an empty tow,
BOat~hands. GOssip.
The steamer Dawn, which burned yesterdayup
Whitehead Plantations; thirty miles above New
Orleans, was built. at Madison, Ind. by the Madi
son Marine Ways in 1875 and came to this city T..
load for New Orleans. for which point she LEFT
October 2Sth 1875 with Capt. Chas 7. Truslow III
command. She Was,a Stern-wheel boat, l60 feet
long 81 feet floor and feet depth of hold. Hol
machinery consists of two engines 1212 inches
in diameter and feet inches stroke:
two boilers "a feet long and 3S inches in
diameter, with two IA inch fues in each
boiler. She had full cabin, containing Is state
rooms She is total loss, and her passengers lost
everything but what they had on. She was valued.
at $4,000, and was, insured in Cincinnati
for $4,000. The fire was caused by
sparks from the furnace-door. She was CIT;
route from Shreveport to New Orleans with the
following cargo of freights: 800 bales cotton, l0h
head CATTLE 300 sheep 40 hogs, &e. The Dawn
was owned by Capt. Charles P. TruSlow and Capt
Charles Drown cousin OF Capt H. II. Drown, lat,'
of the Golden Crown.
Captain j. H Sintz of the D. T. Lane wssAa pas
senger down on the Fleetwood this morning.
The Cherokee lays over till next week.
The james w. GAIT went up to Fulton tlllS
morning. to go on the ways
Pilot Win. Strickerarryed by rail last night from
Evansville where his boat, theJ. w: Garrett, has
laid up for the present.
For Wheeling.
THIS DAY, 5th, at P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
s-< - ANDES, Charles Nftlhleman, Master.
"A pply on board or to Royse 4 Mossct
szza - AIatt Mcclure, Agents.,