The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-31
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ESPECIAL dispatches to the star.l


Oil CITY, Pa, July $1,000 A. M.-Allegheny
River has risen feet inches in the past twenty.
four hours, and is still rising, with feet inch
of water by the gauge. Weather cloudy. Their
momete1 7Oo. Wind west
BROWNSVILLE Pa, July 31-10 A. M-Monon.
gahela River feet 8 inches and rising. A
rise of feet inches since yesterday. Weather
fair. Thermometer 800. Wind southeast
PITrsBURG, Pa, July 31-11:0O A. M-River 2
feet inches by the marks and rising There is
sufficient rise above to make 7 feet here. Weather
clear and warm.
Stea M boat Movements.
The fine light draught and popular steamer
Granite State will leave this evening for Galipolis
and Pomeroy direct
The fine new steamer Emma Graham will de-
part at p. IN. for Huntington where she connects
with the c. & o. Railroad.
The popular and reliable Cons. Millar will posi-
lively depart this evening for Evansville Cairo
and Memphis.
Captain +. F. Maddys fine fast and light.
draught packet, Telephone. will leave this even
ing without fail for Pittsburg. Mr. W. A. Maddy
is her ahable chief clerk
Captain James Nichols light and elegant packet
Florence Meyer is loading and will leave to-mor-
row evening for Wheeling. Mfr. james Alexander
is her obliging chief clerk.
The Wildwood came down this morning and re-
turned to Maysvile at noon.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at 4 p. m. daily
for Chilo.
The new steamer Aliceis loading for st. Louis.
The Laura L. Davis will arrive and return to
Pomeroy tomorrow.
BOat-hands' GOssip.
Weather clear and warm.
Business quiet on the Levee this morning and
the southern packets are doing absolutely moth
ing.
The river was about stationary at noon with 6
feet inches in the channel
The Iron City is here yet.
The U. S. snagboat E. A. Woodruff came down
to the foot of Ludlow street this morning and is
taking ON stores preparatory to starting up the
river on snag-pulling expedition.
Mr.. A. Elliott Miller, clerk of the new Mary
Houston, came up this morning from Louisville,
where his boat is laid up.
Mr. James Wilson,, clerk of the Cons. Millar,
leaves this evening for Mainville, Ohio, to visit
his venerable mother He will return tomorrow
evening.
Capt W. A. Maddy, clerk of the new Telephone
stopped off his boat on her down trip at Pomeroy
to see his girls brother.
The Mount Claire, from Kanawha River will be
here tonight late after a tow OF empty barges
Captain GODDARD leaves tonight for his home in
New Albany.
The Cons. Millar, owing to lack of business will
lay over and leave Saturday for Memphis. She
will take people and freight for all points South,
and make connections with the floating palaces Of
the Mississippi River.
MIR. E. A. bonnally, clerk of the A. c. Donnally,
is in the city, and was q visitor on Change to-
day.
The Telephone, leaving for Pittshurg this even
ing, will take out light trip owing to the low
rates. She has large engagements above at better
rates than she can get here.
A private dispatch received this morning from
Charleston reports Is feet of water in the Kanawha
River and rising. There is at present only about
10 barges of coal ready for transportation and ii
will be brought out by either the Coal Valley or D.
II. Lane
For Pittsburg.
WEDNESDAY, 31st at P. NJ. POSITIVELY r,
R% r. TELEPHONE, w. A. Maddy, Master
SM For freight or passage apply on board,
sakEssssss@ or on Central Transit Wharfboat