The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-26
RIVER iNTELLiGiGNCE.


OIL CITY, Pa, Aug. 26--9 A. M.-Allegheny
River inches and stationary Weather partly
cloudy Wind north. Thermometer G2o.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, Aug 26--10 A. M-Monon-
galea River 2 feet 10 inches and falling. Weather
clear. Thermometer 62o. Wind southeast
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 26-1l:0O A. M.-River /
foot l inch and stationary. Weather fair and
cool.
CHARLESTON w. VA. Aug. $500 A. NJ
Kanawha River feet IL inches and falling.
Weather cloudy and calm. Thermometer 64'.
SIes, III boat 'iovemeut>.
The fast new and ghtdraught Telephone viii
leave this evening without fail for Wheeling and
Pittsburg. Capt E. F. Maddy master and W. A.
Maddy clerk, are her clever chief officers.
The Ohio No. 4 will return to PumeIoy at 5p.
m leav ny from the foot OF Broadway.
The Fleetwood will be the regular G. & 0. Rail
road boat leaving to- day at p m tor Hunting
ton.
The City of Portsmouth leaves daily at A p. IN.
The Wildwood returned to Maysville at noon.
The Mary Elizabeth left Saturday night for New
Orleans.
The fine steamer Alice is loading and will de.
part for New Orleans Wednesday.
Capt John N. Shunk's reliable Mary Miller
will leave for ST. Louis Wednesday and attend to
all way business.
The Telegraph will arrive and return to POme-
roy tomorrow evening.
TOsVb0at gOvememts.
The Oil Valley leaves to-day for the Kan&wha
River with all empty tow
The II. L. Pierrepont leaves this afternoon with
a tow OF empty barges for the Kanawha River
The J. F. Keefer expects to leave tomorrow for
points above with empty bargcs.
B0at-hauds' Gossip.
Pilots Joe and Dave Alexanderare the new JoJ
Harrys pilots to this city from PittSburg.
Adam Wayland, late second clerk OF the Chat
Morgan, is i'll Louisville.
Capt. ]. NJ. White is convalesCent. He has been
i'll at his residence in HaWesvlle, Ky.
Tom Crawford, Red River pilot; Ed E. Phelps,
river clerk and John II Hiatt, river clerk, have
all had yellow fever at New Orleans.
Boats continue to run to and from New Or cans,
but they are not making money. The John w.
Cannon is still running i'll the Vicksburg and New
Orleans trade. Last trip she took O3 Oales OF cotton
into New Orleans.
The Marlin Speed and Maumelle's crews went
down the Arkansas River in skltis and came to
Memphis on the City OF Alton.
We learn that MesSrs Halliday & Phillips have
got permission to move one of their wharfboats
to the Kentucky shore, opposite Cairo, and re-
ceive freight there under certain quarantine re
strictiOns
Thomas Henrv of the steamer John Porter, who
left her at Cairo sick, is now at his home at
Sloan's Station in a critical condition. The
doctors pronounce it genuine case OF yellow
fever.
Captain A. j. Branch is in the city prospecting
for a trip to New Orleans for the Raven.
Capt A. ]. Branch says he will load the Raven
for New Orleans il he can get crew. He says
everybody is afraid to ship to the South.
Capt. Tx. Keefer of the towboat j. 5. keefer, is
sporting a new set OF harness from head TO foot,
and putting on lots OF agony; Go Cap,
The flag was at half mast on the Public Landing
this morning.
Weather clear and pleasant.
Business dull on the Levee this morning.
The river was falling at noon with L feet 8
inches in the channel
Captain Charles Adams returned by rail this
morning from Pittsburg.
Captain Frank Abrams is back, looking hale and
hearty.
The A. C. Donnally will come to the front this
fall with pair of red chimneys.
The Paris C. Brown towed up to Fulton this
morning by the Champ on No. 7.
Captain Frank Stein has little trick called
twenty-five that discounts anything we ever
saw.
The H. E. Pierrepont will so on the Covington
Ways this afternoon. :
For Pittsburg.
THIS nay 06th att p NJ POSITIVELY Y