The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-26
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the star.l

OIL CITY, Pa, Nov 26-90O A. M-Allegbeuy
River feet inch and falling Weather cloudy:
Thermometer 400 Wind east.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, Nov. 26--1o:Oo A. M.-Mo-
nongahela River 10 feet inches and rising. Wealth
er cloudy Thermometer 4O0. Wind southwest.
PITTsBuRG. Pa, Nov 26-11O0 A. M-River
II feet 8 inches and rising. Weather fair and
cool.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Nov. 26-9Oo a. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches and falling
slowly. Weather cloudy and calm. Thermom-
eter 49,.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26-The Itasca burned yester-
day at Lacrosse, was very old and not insured.
She was wrecking steamer. The Mary Miller
will arrive this evening and return Tomorrow to
Cincinnati. Her clerk, J. H. Griffith, is here The
Etna ana barges are due, and they passed Grand
Tower at a. IN. yesterday. The Z. II. Durfee,
from Pttsburg, will arrive tomorrow morning.
She gets a good load back tomorrow.
Srsa m boat BiovementA.
Capt E. S. Morgan's large and superb new side
wheel steamer Telegraph came down this morn
ing and will return w. the river this evening and
take passengers for Maysville, Portsmouth, Iron
ton, Big Sandy, Gallipols, Kanawha River and
Pomeroy direct; also Wheeling and Pittsburg
Parties going up the river will bear in mind that
she leaves at p. IN. from the foot OF Broadway
and can not be surpassed in point of speed and
comfort Messrs. Patterson and Wirthlin are her
affable clerks
Leaving this evening for all points on the Lower
Mississippi River and New Orleans we have Capt
steamer Robert Mitchell. Capt. Frank Stein pre-
sides in the Office.
Capt. Isaac Bryson's fast and reliable Bostona
will be the regular c. & O. R. R. packet leaving to-
connects tomorrow with the trains for all points
East. Gus. Honshell and Sam. Hawk, clever gen
tlemen, have charge of the office.
Capt. W. c. Tichenors popular and fine steamer
Cons. Millar is loading ana will positively depart
tomorrow for Evansville, Cairo and MemphiA
Mr.. James Wilson does the honors of the office.
Cn,,t III Tnntp Et,A ufno 7
commence loading tomorrow and leave for New
Orleans Thursday.
The punctual City of Portsmouth leaves daily at
p. IN. for Chlo and all way landings
The nanZa came down this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The Potomac, for Pomeroy, and the Fleetwood,
for Huntington, will both leave tomorrow from
the foot OF Broadway.
The Wildwood will be down tonight and return
to Maysville at noon tomorrow.
The Bransford leaves tomorrow for Evansville
to enter the Cumberland River trade.
BOat-haNdS' Gossip.
The river rose 5 feet inches in the twenty-four
hours ending at noon to-day, with ~ feet inches
in the channel.
James Pratherwill pilot the Storm No. to Pom
eroy. She leaves to-day, and will take two old
steamboat hulls to be loaded at that point with
salt for st. Louis, as stated yesterday
Business fair on the Leyee to-day.
The Hudson reshipped a lot OF miscellaneous
freight on the mail boat, 1000 kegs nails on the
Cons. Millar, and 200 kegs nails on the Robert
Mitchell.
Captain Dan. Morton returned this morning
from Murraysville. w. Va, where he has been su-
perintending the building of Captain Lists new
steamer to take the place of the Hudson in the
Cincinnati and Wheeling trade.
Capt. Irwin Dugan, the Louisville coal king, is
in town. He will return home tonight.
The Mount Glare and Tom Farrow both came in
this morning from Kanawha River with COAL
Lafe Anderson and Isaac Brooks will be the
Robt. Mitchells pilots to New Orleans. She will
get away this evening with good trip.
For Wheeling.
THIS DAY, 18th, at p NJ, POSITIVELY,
~ h HUDSON, William List, Master. Ap-
esassssS ply on board