The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the StarI

XIV EIS 1T NEELAIG ENCE.
Especial dispatches to the Star
OIL CITY, Pa, March 1900 A. M-Allegheny
River feet s incheSand falling. Weather cloudy
Wind west Thermometer 40.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. March 1910 A. M.-Monon
gahela River feet inches and falling. Weathc.
cloudy Thermometer 43. Wind southeast
PITFsBURG, Pa March l9-l1:15 A. M.-Rivc.
s feet and falling Weather fair and mild.
CHARLESTON W. VA. March $1,000 A. M
Kanawha River feet and falling. Heavy fog alC
frost last night. Clear and calm this morning.
VICKsBURG. Mss March 19.-The New Mary
Houston passed up this morning with 40 cabin
passengers, excursionists. All well.
A. ELLIOTT MILLER, Clerk
NEW ORLEANS, March 49, P. M-Arrived-
Sam. Roberts and barges, from Evansville; H. e.
Yeager from St Louis. Departures for this eve
ming, U. p. Schenck, for Cincinnati. Weather
clear and pleasant. River feet 10 inches below
high water mark of "A.
The river fell foot in the "a hours ending al
noon to-day, with 30 feet inches in the channel
leaving for passing steamers 60 feet space under
the Newport Bridge, 722 feet. space under th'
Suspension Bridge, and 62H feet space under
the Southern Railroad Bridge.
Weather clear and springlike,
Business fuir this morning on the Public Land
ing.
Bastona Telegraph, Bonanza, City of Portsmouth
Golden Crown, A. C. Donnally, Vint Shinklc
Virge Lee, General Pike, General Lytle, W. p
Thompson and Hudson.
Steamboat Movements.
The large and elegant new steamer Colder
Crown will positively depart this evening for III
points on the Lower Mississippi River and New Or.
leans. Capt II. II. Drown commands and L. l.
Shinkle does the honors of the office.
The large fast and comnodious new side whee
steamer Telegraph will be the regular Jacket leav
ing from the foot of Broadway this evening fOi
Maysvlle, Portsmouth, lronton, Gallipolis anc
Pomeroy direct. She takes passengers for all point,
on the Upper Ohio. Capt +. $. Morgan command
and j. T Hanblcton and Kendall Morgan are as.
s0cated in the office.
The palatial and speedy Bostona will be the reg.
ular packet leaving this evening for Huntington.
where she connects with the Chesapeake y Oni'
Railroad for all points East Capt. Isaac Bryso1
commands and W. 2. Walker, Jr., presides in the
Office.
Capt. H. U. Hart's fine side-wheel steamer A. C
Donnally will follow the Golden Crown and leave
for New Orleans Thursday.
The reliable and punctual Vint Shinlle is load
ing to leave tomorrow for Evansville Cairo anC
Memphis. Captain James kenistOn, master
and j. A. Lindsay clerk, are her atfable chief off
GERS.
The City of Portsmouth leaves as usual this al.
ternoon for Chilo.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and returned
to Portsmouth ut noon.
The Carl Schurltz passed up last night from
Memphis for Pittsburg She is pretty good
sized boat with eighteen,,iiInch cylinders, 49,
The Hudson, from Wheeling, and W. b
Thompson, from kanawha River, arrived las
night
Towb0at Movements.
The w. +. Gaylord is here, and will return u,
Ashland this afternoon with tow of empty
barges.
The Joe Walton was picking up all extra tow
this morning preparatory to starting up the river
this afternoon
The Cobb Cecil will be down the latter part OF
y, fNxayn nf i,-N,,
The ]. A. Blackmore from Pittsburg passed
down this morning with tow of coal.
The Robert PEBBLES is receiving a new mud
drum and will probably leave tonight for Pom
eroy with empty bages.
Boat Hands, Gossip.
Capt H. H. Drown sold his interest in tn;
Golden Crown yesterday to the other owners, anG
Capt W. p Walker is now commanding the
Crown.
Capt J. O. Phillips leaves by rail tonight for his
home in Pittsburg.
The Telegraph brought down fine trip this
morning including 30 tons iron for Covington, and
rshipped 10 tons on the Gen. Lytle for Louisville
$50 fire brick on the Vint Shinkle for Cumberland
River furnace, and Is tons iron on the Goldel
Crown for New Orleans.
The Golden Crown, leaving this evening for New
Orleans, will have Il splendid trip of both people
and freight At noon we noticed the following
names on her register: John Mcintyre and wife, j.
d. Belt, Vim. Powers, Rev DR.. Wood, A. o. Eb!rcht
L. D. Elliott, Jas. Rufen and wife, 81 Keck alh
wife, Mrs; Ray, son and servant, Mrs
Allen and daughter, w. H. Jennings and lady
Rev j. NJ. Bailey and lady, Mr.. Hunt and lady, j.
c. Chance and lady. She also has party of eight
people engaged at Louisville and at Evansville.
She has freight engagements at Rising sun, Patri'
ot Louisville, Jacksonville and Evansville. Her
principal items OF freight this morning were ~
boxes soap 25 hhds and 25 tcs bacon, 25 brl>
whisky 100 brlS potatoes, 20 tons wagon stuff, &
brls oil 50 brs glassware and $50 brs -four. Wash
Tinley and Joe Purcell will be her pilots
The W. p. Thompson brought down 7S5 brls OF
salt.
The John Hanna took fire yesterday at Baton
Rouge but the flames were extinguished without
any serious damage being done.
The packets report that six hours of heavy fog
prevailed last night and this morning, in conse.
Quence of which they arrived late.
The Pomeroy packet Telegraph fioated three and
q half hours last night without moving herWheelS.
Captain Matt. Harry who has been looking
around and receiving bids for a new boat, will
close contract in April, and from appearances
the new boat will be built at Cincinnati She will
be l75 feet long, "a feet beam, and AZ feet depth OF
hold, cylinders l6 inches in diameter and feet
stroke.
| The new ferryboat Fannie Webster is receiving
her machinery from c. T. Dumont, and will be
ready for business in about two weeks
Captain c. 7. Dumpnt has contracted with q
party at Pitsburg to tow his new iron hull to Gin
cnnat 1t will start tomorrow and be here the
latter part of the week 1t is 1870 feet long and =
feet beam.
For Wheeling.
THIS DAY, 18th, at P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
IT. h HUDSON, William List, Master. Ap
la ply on board,