The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
FREIGHT BY RIVER.


OIL CITY, PA. Jan. 2S-S:lj A. M.-Alle-
gheny River feet ami falling. Weather
cloudy. Wind north Thermometer ~
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 26-l0:OO A. M
Monongahels River feet inches and rising.
Weather cloudy. Wind southeast. TherDom-
eter "a.
P1rTsBURa, Pa Jan. 28-11:0O A. M.-River
6 feet and stationary. Weather fair and celu.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. 2S-9:90 A. M
Kanawha River 7 feet. Wind northwest.
Weather cloudy and cold
The river quit rising this morning. and was
on a stand at noon. with 26 feet in the channel,
leaving for passing steamers "a feet space un-
der the Newport Bridge, 771a leet under the
Suspension Bridge, and n feet under the
Southern Railroad Bridge.
Business dull this morning.
Gather cloudy and cool.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bostona, Ohio No. a, Wildwood, Chas. Morgan,
Golden Rule, Jas. d. Parker, Iron Mountain,
| Virgle Lee, Gen. Lytle, Louis A. Sherley and
| City of Portsmouth.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
/ The large and commodious side wheel pack
| Ell Bostona will leave promptly at Z. NJ. for
| Huntin gton, where she connects with the {. Il
| o. Railroad for all Eastern cities. Capt Isaac
Bryson commands and W. 2. Walker Jr., and
| Harry Bruce are associated i'll the office.
| The new and elegant Golden Rule arrived
Saturday night from New Orleans, aud will
. positively retur tomorrow. She brought to
this city Us pas sengers aud 1000 tons freight.
| having discharged large lot OF freight at
| LouIsville. The new Rule is proving herself a
| success, and is as much a favorite with the ma :
tves along the Lower Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers as the old Rule was. Capt .. p. SHIN
kle master, anu W. r. Shaw and A. Shinkle
clerks are her chief officers.
| The popular sido-wheel packet Ohio No. 4
| arrived last night, and leaves this evening
from the foot of Broadway for Galllpolis and
Pomeroy Capt. John Lev SAY commands, ana
| Frank MOrpHn and Dave ScatterlnV her
| agreeable clerke
The CITY Of Portsmouth leaves at p. NJ.
sharp for Chilo and way points She is side
wheel steamer.
The Fashion passed up yesterday from Lou
isville for Pittsburg, where she will load Tor
st. Louis.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysyllle.
The popular and favorite packet James d.
| Parker is on berth, receiving people and
freight, and will depart Wednesday for Ev-
ansvile, Cairo and Memphis. Captain Z. B.
Russell is her worthy and polished COM
mander.
| 1 he Virgie Lee returned this morning from
Louisville aud will leave this afternoon for
| Madison and all intermediate points. Captain
| w. Ill. Kirby master. and A. j. Harrigan
clerk, are the popular and obliging CHIEF Of
ticers.
The General Lytle, from Louisville arrived
this morning and Will return this evening.
The famous Charles Morgan arrived at 8
o'clock this morning from New Orleans and
will retu II Thursday. She had about 50 pas =
sengers and 60J tons freight including $50
hhtis sugar, 4B3 brls moasses, Is bales cotton,
l63 brls oil aud 52D SKIS coffee
She reships TO PitIsburg lO2 brls molasses and
u hhds sugar, and considerable freight, prin-
cipally Sweetness" to way points. Capt. AL
bert Stein, master, and Harry W. Stein, clerk.
are the Morgan's worthy and atraDle chief Of
fcers.
TOWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Ella and ENTERPRISE passed down this
morning from PIttsburg for Louisville with
tUws OF coal.
lhe Ed. Hobbs, en- route from st. Louis to
| Wheeling, passed up this morning with tive
: DargeS OF iron ore.
The sam. Clark, from Pttsburg, will pass
down tomorrow. She has ~ baIges coal for
Cincinnati, and boats coal and barge rail
road iron for Louisville.
The Jos. A. Stone will arrive tomorrow
, from Pittsburg with coal.
BOAr-HANDs' GOSSIP
| CAPTAIN Thomas Z. Leathers Of the st amel
Natchez, arrived in the city this morning, and
| was a visitor on 'Cnange.
| A keelboat loaded with ire-brick passed
I down this morning on Its way to Baton Rouge.
| Capt. Ben. Goodwin and Amos Curiey Went
, | pilots on the Ell. Hobbs from here.
The Ohio No. this morning reshipped tons
iron on the Gen Lytle for Louisville, and Ii
tons iron ana 100 brIs potatoes on the Golden
Rule for New Orleans.
4 builder, Of JelersOnvlle, is busy at work on
} three immense motel bargcs for the Mlssissip-
pi valley Transportation Company.