The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-22

On CITY Pa Feb. 22-9:OO a. M.-AIegheny
River has risen inches in the past "a houls, and
is still rising, with feet in the channel. Weather
cloudy and raining. Wind south, ThennOme-
| ter -.
| BRowNsvHLE, Pa Feb. 22-1C:Oo A. M.-Monon-
gAhela Riltr feet inches and stationary. 1her-
mometer 81. Weather cloudy. Wind northeast
| PiTtsBURG, PA. Feb 22-ll A. M.-River leet
| ! inches and rising. Weather cloudy ana calm
/ Ralned all morning.
CHARIEToN W. VA. Feb. 22-9 A. M.--Kana-
! wha River feet inches and stationary.
/ Weather calm, cloudy and warm
! WASIINGToN, D. c. Feb. 22.-The House Com
mcrce Committee have agreed to recommend for
the present fiscal year appropriation Of S2030J0
| for the improvement OF the kanaWhn River,
| ST LOUIS, Feb 22-l 80 p Might rain all the
4 morning and sky threatening. River rising over
| half inch all hour. The gauge marks l+54 feet
good stage to all points The Mary Miller, from
/ Cincinnati came i'll last night, and the Stanard,
from New Orleans, and the Lady Lee from
Peoria, to-day. The Ali Stevens, for Dyersburg,
and the Gold Dust and Mollie Moore, for
| New Orleans left last night. The Iron Mountain
and three barges are loading at the piles. Lib
crty No. A and tow, for Pittsburg; Mary Miller,
| for Cincinnati; John L. Rhoads for Pittsburg, and
Belle Memphis, for Memphis, will leave this even
ing Merchants Exchange closed. business dull.
in the channel, leaving for passing steamers ~
feet space under the Newport Bridge, 50 feet
space under the Suspension Bridge, and 81 feet
space under the Southern Railroad Bridge.
Weather cloudy Heavy rains last night and
early this morning. Indications OF more rain this
afternoon.
fering for the South The local packets are doing
| very well.
The following steamers We're in port at noon:
Fleetwood, Telegraph, Wildwood. City OF Ports
] A.
lev, Charles Morgan a. c. Donnally, Cons. Millar,
Andy Baum, Andes Golden Rule and Fashion.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Golden Crown cleared last night for New
| Orleans with lbs passengers and good trip Oh
freight
The Telegraph will be the steamer leaving this
evening for Portsmouth Maysville, lronton CALI
polls and Polneroy. She will take passengers for
Wheeling arh PittsbuTg.
The Fleetwood will be the regular c. d O. r. K.
boat leaving at p m. sharp for Huntington.
The Cons. Millar arrived last night and Will re-
turn TO Memphis tomorrow.
The Laura l.. Davis leaves this evening for Ten
neSSee River.
The famous Chas. Morgan leaves tomorrow Tor
New Orleans
The Andy Baum will leave next Wednesday for
MrmphS Marli (iTaS.
The United States will be the Mallpoat leaving
this evening for Louisville.
The Wildwood arrived this morning and re.
turned to MaySyille at noon.
The City OF Portsmouth leaves promptly at p
II. for ChlO.
The A. c. Donnally leaves next Tuesday for
New Orleans
The Virgie Lee came up from Madison this
morning and LETT early this afternoon for Louis
vile. .
The Louis A. Sherley leaves at Sp. N. for Msdi-
, son.
The Golden Rule came in from New OAeans at
O'Clock this morning with a fair trip.
/ The Cons MllAr arrived from Memphis about
, midnight and will return tO-InOfrOW on her grand
, Mardi Gras excursion.
TOWROAT MOVEMENTS
The Thomas w. Means en- route from lronton to
St. Louis passed down this morning with harges
containing 100 tons miscellaneous freight, She
left one barge here.
! The Ed Hobbs, from Wheeling passed down
last night for St Louis.
. The Charles Bowen No. 2 passed up this morning
from Nashville for pOmeroy with empty barGes.
BoATHANDs GOSSIP.
The Laura l.. Davis, leaving this evening for
Tennessee River will have about 300 tons freight,
including 90 tons hearth rock and boSh rock.
which she received this morning from the Tee-
graph. 1t goes 80 miles up Tennessee River to
La(irange Furnace, Sha also has all engine and
: mill consigned to the sane place.
The Golden Rule fired her cannon five times
, when she came in port last night and not only
succeeded in awaking the inhabitants OF SAUSAGE
} Row and Rat Row, but frightened them into the
belief that the Turks were crossing the beautiful
, Ohio and raising Old Nick generally. The Rule
made the run from New Orleans to Cincinnati i'll
days and hours and registered 172 cabin pas
, Sengers on the round trip-o9 going down and 81
coming up. She passed the Golden Crown at
: North Bend, where the latter steamer was com
PEELED to go 10 the bank OH account OF bae
t Harrison Murray and Jonas Meyers were the
HOBBS pilots to 81. Louis.
For PomerOy.
THIS DAY 23d, at p M, POSITIVELY,
~ = TELEGRAPH, j. j. Morgan, Master.
ri. ~ Freight received on Whariooat loot OF
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