The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
EsneciaI dispatches to the Star. |

OIL CITY, Pa, April 800 A. M-Allegheny
River feet inches and falling. Weather cloudy.
Thermometer 49'. Wind south.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, April 800 A. M.-Monon-
gahela River 9 feet 6 inches and stationary.
Weather fair. Thermometer 57o. Wind south
east
PITTsBURG, PA, April 9O-11:30 A. M-River 10
feet 10 inches and rising Weather cloudy ana
cool.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. April 30-10;30 A. M
Kanawha River 1S feet and rising Weather
cloudy and cool. Rain last night.
ST. LOUIS April 30-12:36 P. M-Arrived: Spread
Eagle from Grafton; War Eagle, Keokuk; Rob
Roy, st. Paul; Lake Superior, Quincy; Lady Lee,
Naples; My Choice and barges, Cairo. Departed
and leaving to-dav-Dolphin, for Rock Island;
Lady Lee, Peoria; Dubuque, st. Paul; My Choice,
Grand Tower; Spread Eagle, Grafton; Grand
Tower, Vcksburg; War Eagle, Keokuk; Lake Su-
perior, Hannibal Dubuque, ST. Paul; Belle OF
st. Louis, Frankfort. Weather clear and pleas
ant. River 20 feet inches and falling slowly.
NEW ORLEANS, April 39-2:35 A. M.-No arrivals.
Departures for this evening: Mollie Moore and
Port Eads and barges, for ST. Louis; Golden City,
for Cincinnati; Chas P. Chateau, for Memphis.
River feet below high water mark. Weather
clear and warm.
The river rose feet in the "a hours ending al
noon to-day with 25 feet inches in the channel,
and leaving for passing steamers 7412 feet space
under the Newport Bridge, 76 feet space under
the Suspension Bridge and n feet space under
the Southern Railroad Bridge
Weather partially cloudy and pleasant.
Business fair.
Steamboat MOvem ents.
Capt Z. s. Morgan's large, new and elegant side,
wheel packet Telegraph came down this morning
and willreturn up the river this evening, taking
passengers and freight for Maysville, Portsmouth
tronton, Big Sandy River, Gallipois and Pomeroy
direct. J. r. Hambleton and Kendall Morgan
have charge of the office.
The Bostona, one of the fastest boats on the
Upper Ohio, will be the regular C. & o. Railroad
packet leaving at p. m. for Huntington. Capt.
r. T. johnson is in command and w. z. Walker,
Jr., is in the office. o.,
! -apt. Hiram ]. Vintons elegant side-wheel
steamer Andy Baum will positively depart this
evening for all points on the Lower Ohio River
and Memphis Mr.. NJ. NJ. Deem is her courteous
chief clerk.
The City OF Portsmouth came down this morn
ing and will return to Chilo at p. m sharp.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and returned,
to Portsmouth at noon.
The fine and popular excursion steamer Robt.
Mitchell will commence loading tomorrow and
leave Thursday for New Orleans
The Cherokee arrived from Pttsburg at 1890 a.
m and left early this afternoon for st. Louis.
Esoat-hands' Gossip.
Capt Addison Lysle and Capt. Sam. Clark leave
to-day for Louisville.
Pilots Steve Mcbride and Geo. Clark leave by
rail this afternoon for Louisville where they viii
await the arrival Of the Jos. +. Bigley from Pitts
burg and pilot her to st. Louis
Pilots VIM. Attenborough and Moses Kirkpatrick
were the pilots on the Cherokee from here. She
had 40 cabin and 30 deck passengers and added
couple of people here. She also had $50 tons
freight discharged 40 tons here and has about SC
tons for the Lower Ohio River The remainder OF
her cargo is consigned TO St Louis.
A. j. Smith and Jas. Mccullough will pilot the
Andy Baum to Memphis and return,
Capt. Sam Parker brought the John Porter
down and takes her as far as Louisville. He win
return to Pittsburg from there, and bring out the
TX Hammitt with miscellaneous tow
Capt Ed. Nolan is in the city, and will leave to-
day for Pittsburg, where he Will contract with
Capt jas Rees for an Arkansas River packet, l55
feet long, 33 feet beam, and feet depth of hold,
with two boilers 40 inches in diameter and 20 feet
long, cylinders II inches in diameter and feet
stroke.
For Wheeling.
THIS DAY, 3Oth, at P NJ, POSITIVELY,
H< n HUDSON, William List, Master Ap.
ssHhaA ply on board