The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
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OIL CITY, Pa. Feb. $500 A. M.-Alle-
sheny River l foot inches and stationary.
Raining. Thermometer 4O. Wind north.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Feb. 80 A. M.-Mo-
nongahela River feet II inches and rising.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 4s. Wind
northeast.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 100 A. M.-The
river has risen 10 inches in the past twenty
four hours, and is sill rising, with feet II
inches by the marks. Weather cloudy and
mild.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. $500 A. M
Kanawha River u feet + inches. Weather
calm and cloudy.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 9--12:00 M.-Arrived:
Towboats Mary Alice and oarges, from st.
louis; Sam. Roberts and barges, from Evans
Vile Departures for this evening: e. Dom
nally and Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati.
W Gather clear and pleasant. River = feet
inches below high water mark Of 1874.
The river was rising rapidly at noon, with 23
feet inches in the channel.
Business fair.
" Gather cloudy. Light drizzling rain.
The following steamers were in port at noon: !:
Bostona, Potomac, Bonanza, City Of Ports
mouth, Vint Shinkle, Cons. Millar, Thos. Sher-
lock, UP. Schenck, General Lytle and General
Pike. -
The popular and reliable Cons MllIar will
leave to-day for Evansville, CAIRO and Mem
pnis. She will be the only boat leaving to-
day for the South, and will take passengers
for New Orleans aud all points on the Lower
Mississippi River Captain W. c. Tichenor
commands and James Wilson presides in the
Office.
The regular packet leaving this evening for
Pomeroy will be Captain JAS. kirker's large
and fine sidewheel steamer Potomac. Captain
Watt Shedd has charge of the office.
| The mammoth freight steamer, U. p
| Schenck, will positively depart this evening
| for Greenville, Vlcksburg, Natchez and New
| Orleans. She was built expressly for freight
| and carries no passengers. Captain L. Car
| ter commands.
Captain Isaac Bryson's speedy and commo-
| dious sidewheel steamer Bostona will be the
regular C. & .. Railroad boat, leaving prompt
| ly at p. NJ. for Huntington. w. L. Walker,
| Jr., does the honors Of the office.
The Bonanza arrived this morning, and re-
turned to Port mouth at noon.
The City OF Portsmouth leaves at p. NJ. for
Chilo and all way landings.
| The Gen. Lytle will be the mailboat leay-
| ing this evening for Louisville.
The Gen. Pike arrived this morning and re-
| turns to Madison this afternoon.
| The Thos. Sherlock arrived this morning at
| II 80 o'cl OK from New Orleans. and will re-
| turn Tuesday, taking Mardl GraS excursion
| lists.
| The Vint Shnkle arrived this morning and
| will return to Memuhi- w ednesday.
| TOWBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Hornet No. = left this morning for Pitts
burg with empty barges.
| The Cobb Cecil is here yet, but Will probabl y
| start up the river to day.
The Coal Valley will get off for Pittsburg
next week.
| B0AT-HANDs GOSSIP
| The Robin, Ell route from ST. Louis to Mid
| deport, was tied up this morning by pilot Joe
Williams 1or three months pay alleged as due
| him.
The Cons. Mllar will get II families this af-
| ternoon. They are coming down from Pitts
| Durg ON the Emma Graham, and are on the.r
| way to Arkansas.
| Captain Williamson te;egraphs that the
| Ashland will leave New Orleans to-day Iol
! Arkansas River.
| &. ID. Miller, ESQ, River Editor Of the Com
merclal, received u dispatch IRON Clerk Elliott
| Miller. saying that the New Mary Houston
a alded - passengers, 40 head stock AMI 2UL
| tons IN sc llaneous freight at New Albany. .and
left there lfor New Orleans at O'CLOCK this
morning.
| Capt Wm. Stone arrived by rail this morn
ingslrom Pit:burg.