The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-26
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the Star. !

OIL CITY, Pa, March $500 A. M.-Alegheny
River foot inches and falling Weather cloudy
Thermometer 30o. Wind west.
BROWNSVILLE PA, March 26-10 A. M-Monon'
gahela River rose s inches since our report yes
terday but is now on stand with e feet inches
by the marks. Weather clear. Thermometer IT.
Wind east
PITTsBuRG, Pa, March 2G-l1 80 A. M.-Rivet
feet inches and falling. Weather clear and
cool
The river receded foot inches in the twenty
four hours ending Mt noon to-day, win 10 leet ir
the channel leaving sufficient space uHder the
bridges for passing steamers.
Weather clearing and warm.
Business was not very good on the Public Land
ing this morning with the Southern boats. but it
will probably pick up this afternoon. The Uppel
River packets arc doing very well.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Fleetwood Telegraph, Bonanza, City OF Ports,
mouth, Helena, virgie Lee Gen. pike, Pike, United te
Franklin, W. P. Thompson and Mary Elizabeth
Steamboat Movements.
The largee new and commodious side-WhS
packet Telegraph leaves this evening from t.
foot of Broadway for Maysvillc Portsmouth, b&
Sandy, Ironton, Gallipolis and Pomeroy direct.
The City of Portsmouth will leave at Z, M iG'
Chilo.
The large and capacious side-wheel steamC
Fleetwood Captain J. T. Campbell master, c. "
Vanderbilt and A. G. Honshell clerks, will be tK
regular c. & o. Railroad boat leaving promptly al
4 P NJ for Huntington.
The great Golden City will positively leave this
evening for New Orleans
The New Mary Houston will leave for New Or
| leans Thursday.
The Thomas Sherlock will arrive Friday and re.
| turn to New Orleans Saturday
| The Virgc Lee left at noon Tor L0ulsVllle WIN
fair trip.
Memphis She is a side-Wheel steamer
The United States will return to Louisville this
evening , ..,
| to Portsmouth at noon.
| The Hudson came down last night ana returns
to Wheeling this evening.
The Helena en- route from Pittsburg to the Up
per Missouri River, arrived at 1920 II. m, and will
proceed down the river this evening she Is IL
new boat, and has a moderate trip.
Towboat Movements.
The Kanawha No 2 is lying at the foot of Wal.
nut street and will proceed up the river this after.
The Fl. E. Pierrcpont did not get off yesterday,
but will leave for Kanawha River this evening Will
The Robt. PEBBLES left this afternoon for Pome,
roy with empty barges.
The Bengal Tiger is here having her boilers In
spccted She will probably leave this Afternoon
The Bernard and Whale are at Louisville adding
cement The former gets 5000 brls and the latte
, 1000 brls.
BOnt-hands' Gossip.
It was l6 900 pkgs Of freight that the New Mary
Houston took into New Orleans last trip, instead
900 as stated by us yesterday. Her labor bill a
New Orleans was $3.50. 49,
The Telegraph brought down big trip th
morning, including 2,375 kegs of nails 1000 Eeg
of which she reshipped on the Golden Rule. i,
The Golden City, leaving for New orleans ui
evening will have good trip of both people ailt
. freight Eugene Handlon and Geo Malona vii
be her pilots.
For Wheeling.
I THIS DAY, 18th, at 8 P NJ, POSITIVELY,
= HUDSON, William List, Master. Ap
$3.50 ply on board