The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-02
RIVER INTELLIGENCi


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Weather cloudy. Wind south.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, May 2-10 A. M.-Monon
gahela River 8 feet 6iaches and falling. Wealth
or cloudy. Thermometer 73o. Wind east.
CHARLESTON. w. VA. May 2-9:3e A. NJ
Klnawha River IL feet inches and falling.
ST.. LOUIS May 2-Noon.-Arived: Colorado,
from Vicksburg; Joe Howard, from New Orleans
War Eagle, from Keokuk; Lake Superior, freri
Hannibal; Mary Miller from Cincinnati; Nib v"
from Big Muddy River; Spread Eagle, from Gai'
ton; George Kenney. from Kansas City; Florene
No. 2 and barges from Nashville. Departed uIo
leaving to-day: Colorado, fer Vicksburg; Red
wing, for St. Paul. Lake Superior for Hannibai;
War Eagle, for Keokuk: Fanny Tatum, for Pitts
burg. Weather cloudy. River 20 feet 9 inehe
and rising. Eight feetrise in the Illinois River
The crew of the Warner. which blew up yesterday
will arrive to-day on the Memphis packet
New ORLEANS, May 2-12:17 P M.-No arrivals
Departures for this evening-Chas. P. Chateau
and Mollie Moore. for St. Louis; new Mary HoIs
'tun, for Cincinnati River A feet 6inches below
high water mark. Weather clear and pleasant.
The river rose feet inches in the "a hours
ending atnoon to-day, with IS feet 6inches in thu
channel, ana ample space under the. bridges for
pASSing steamers.
Weather clear and very warm
Business fair
Bonanza, City of Portsmouth Andes, Katie Stock
dale, Cons. Millar, Robert Mitchell, Golden Crown
United States, Gen. Pike, Silver Cloud Laura L.
Davis, Ohio No. and BoStona.
Steamboat Movements.
The large and elegant Ohio No. A came down
this morning and will be the only sde.wheel boat
leaving this evening for Galhpolis and Pomeroy.
She takes passengers for intermediate landings anG
al points on the Upper Ohio River
The fast and popularC. d O. r, r.. packet Bss-
tona came down from Huntington this morning!
and will return this afternoon promptly at p M,
leaving from the Big Sandy Wharfboat foot o.
Broadway Capt. Isaac Bryson commands and W.
z. Walker Jr presides in the Office
The Bonanza arrived this morning and Detunea
to Portsmouth at noon
The City of Portsmouth came in just befDrenoen,
will leave on return trip for Chic and way lands
ings at p m. sharp.
The popular and reliable Cons Millar, Capt. W
C. Tichenor MASTER James Wilson clerk, will posi-
lively Leave this evening for Melnphisand attenc
TO way business.
The large and commodious side-wheel steamer
Robt Mitchell will depart this evening sure for
the Lower Mississippi River and New Orleans
Capt. DAN. Moore commands and Capt Franl
Stein holds forth i'll the office.
Capt. j. G. Reno's punctual and popular Laura
L. Davis is ON berth loading and will lcaye to-nIer
row evening without fail for all points On tht
Lower Ohio and Tennessee River. Mr.. Charles
Regneir is her afable chiefclerk.
The Vilyie Lee will be found in port loading foi
Louisville and all intermediate points aud will
leave to morrow at Il H. sharp Capt W.. H. KIRBY
commands and A. j. Harrigan does the honors o.
the office.
Captain W. P Walkers elegant new steamer
Golden Crown arrived this morning at 6o'cloe52
from New Orleans and will leave
on her return trip 10 on j., Saturday , evening
up in s days and II hours; Lost hours by storm,
4hours by fog, and 81 hours, in the canal. She
was loaded flat when she passed Memphis goinE
down, and went into New Orleans with all sht
could carry. She handled about $3.50 tons freigh,
and registered 130 cabin and los deck passenger
on the round trip-40 cabin and 25 declSers going
down, and 80 cabin and 80 deckers coming up, anu
brought about rs people and 400 tons freight to
this city. Mr. E. l.. Shinke is her courteous CHIEF
clerk ably assisted by Chant Shinkle.
The Alice, from st. Paul to Pittsburg, is due up
| to-day
The Andes arrived from Wheeling just before
| noon and reshipped considerable freight on the
! United States for Louisville, Cons. Millar for
Memphis, and the Robert Mitchell for New Or
leans.
| TowbOat Movements.
| The Oakland passed down this morning from
Ptsburg for New Orleans with u tow of eoaa
The Charles Bowen No q en- route from St.
| Louis passed up this morning with an empty
| barge and barges ore.
| The Etna arrived this morning from the Wabash
| River with 3 barges of bulk corn, which goes ts
| Huntington, and will be reshipped East via the
| C. & O. r. R.
The Baltic passed up this morning from Madison
| for Pittsburg with empty barges
| The e. NJ. Norton, from st. Louis Tor Pittsbursr
passed up during the night.
The Tom Farrow arrived last night from the
Kanawha River with IA barges OF coal.
B0at-hands' Gossip.
We recommend to our upper river friends, WIZ
contemplate visiting Cincinnati during the May
Musical Festival the steamer belonging to the Gin
cinnati Portsmouth, Big Sandy u P0meroy Packet
Company, all of which are sidewheel boats afIRi
furnish the best of fare and unsurpassed accom-
modations for eXcursonists. This line run daily
boats to Pomeroy and Huntington and a boat IT,
| Maysville and Portsmouth on alternate days; alsD
a packet to Chilo and return daily. the abeva,
steamers are the only ones on the Upper Ohio that
have made regular and reduced rate to this city
and return during the May Festival. Patronize
them.
Capt. T. C. Sweeney, late of the Fanchon, has
taken command Of the Fashion. Capt. Sweeney
is aclever gentleman, good steamboatman ami
Is well known along the Ohio and Mississippi.
| Rivers.
The wharfage receipts for the week ending al
noon to-day amounted to Sill so.
Capt B. i. Wilson and Capt J. N Phillips leave
by rail tonight for Pittsburg.
| The Golden Crown reshipped 30 brls rice on the
Emma Graham Saturday for the Upper Ohio
| River.
Capt ]. N Williamson and wife, and Capt. Thee
johnson and wife returned from New Orleans this
morning on the Golden Crown. Capt Williamso
and lady leave ON the Katie Stockdale this evening
for their home up the river.
| John and JAS Carroll will be the Cons. Millars
pilots to Memphis and return.
Capt Perry Tharp is getting along finely witt
Capt J. ]. Browns new boat, W. s. Pike, and viii
complete the frame work this week.
Lafe Anderson and Isaac Brooks will pilot tln
Robert Mitchell to New Orleans. She will leave
this evening with a fair trip, including 40 kegs
nails and 20 bundles iron, which she received this
morning from the Andes
The Katie Stockdale has for reshipment 22s4
tons for the Lower Ohio and 10 tons for Memphis
She gave the United States 3S2 tons for Louisville
and the Robert Mitchell IN tons for New Or
leans
The Ohio No. this morning reshipped q tons
iron on the United States for Louisville, and i5O
kegs nails on the Cons. Mfllar for Memphis
For Pittsburg.
THIS DAY, I'd, at 5 P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
F= KATIE STOCKDALE, R. S. Calhoun
lzsRslsssEEtT Master. Apply on board, or to W. s.
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