The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the Star. l

on CITY. Pa, March 12-900 A. M-Auegheny
er cloudy. ' Thermometer es @ 0' Wind VII SOUTH soath "
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, March 12-10 A. M-Monon-
gahela River feet inches and stationary.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer co. Wind east.
CHARLESTON, w. VA. March 1880 A. M-Ka-
nawha River 6 feet inches and rising slowly.
Weather cloudy and warm.
PrTTsBURG, Pa, March 12-12:O0 M-River
feet II inches and stationary. Weather fair and
mild.
ST. LOUIS, March 12-i M.-The weather is
warm and bright River % feet 10 inches and ris-
ing. Business good. Arrived: Rob Roy, from
Keokuk. The Durfee for Pittsburg, and Colorado
for Vicksburg, leave to-day
The river was on the decline here at noon to-day,
with 81 feet inches in the channel.
Weather cloudy and mild, with steady rain this
afternoon.
Business fair.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Telegraph, Fleetwood, Bonanza City of Ports
mouth, United States Gen. Pike, w. p Thompson,
Andy Baum, Cons. Millar, G. B. Church.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Chas B. Church will positively depart this
evening for New Orleans.
The large, new and elegant side-wheel steamer
Telegraph will be the regular packet leaving this
evening for Pomeroy and all intermediate points
The palatial and punctual Fleetwood will be the
regular G. q o. Railroad boat, leaving at p. m.
for Huntington.
The popular and reliable Cons. Millar will leave
tomorrow, sure for all points on the Lower Ohio
River and Memphis
The favorite City OF Portsmouth will return to
Chilo at 4 p. IN.
The Bonanza arrived this morning. and returned
to Portsmouth at noon.
The Andy Baum will follow the Cons Millar,
and leave for Memphis Saturday.
The Robert Mitchell, from New Orleans, will ar
rive tonight and return Thursday.
The Virgie Lee cleared at noon for Louisville,
and will be back in time to leave again Friday al
12m.
The Golden City arrived at New Orleans yester-
day, with big trip of people and freight.
The Golden Crown en- route from New Orleans
to this city, was expected to pass MWpphis this
The W. P. Thompson returns to Kanawha Riv-
The Mary Houston, going down, passed Mem
phis yesterday full OF people and loaded fiat.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Thos. W. Means en- route from Tennessee
River, will probably pass up Thursday She has
8l7 tons pig iron and one barge ore.
The Sam. Clark arrived this morning from Pitts
burg with coal.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The new iron steamer being built at Pittsburg
for G. T. Dumont, OF this city, will be here in ten
days and receive her machinery, cabin and outfit.
Mr. Dumont informs us that she will be completed
May 1st, and Immediately be turned over to her
owners in New Orleans. She draws inches at
the bow, inches midships and IA inches at the
stern. She will trim on 16 inches when COM
pleted.
The Thos Sherlock added 80 horses and mules,
so sheep and considerable miscellaneous freight
New Albany last evening"
Com Kountz's new Yellowstone River packet
will be Of the following dimensions: Length lSe
feet, beam 25 feet hold feet; engines 1-nch CYL
inders, 4-foot stroke boilers "a inches in diam.
eter, "a feet long She has steam pump. instead
of doctor. She has iron wheel, and will be
ready by the middle Of April
The Telegraph this morning brought to this city
103 passengers, She took on 81 passengers at Mays
vile last night. She had good freight trip, and
reshipped Is tons iron and 152 kegs nails on the
United States, AZ kegs of which go TO Nashville,
Tennessee.
The Hudson brought down a fine trip, includ-
ing 5,954 kegs nails. On her return to Wheeling
she will get $50 tons pig iron at Huntington.
The w. P. Thompson, on her recent down trip,
registered 160 passengers and brought 80 people t
this city. She had fair trip of freight, but did
not bring any salt.
For Wheeling.
THIS DAY, 18th, at 5 p. NJ, POSITIVELY,
@g% h HUDSON, William List, Master. APP
LfSsssSAs3f ply on board