The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-22
RIVER LN'rGLLIGENCfc.
Especial dispatches tn the star,l

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OIL CITY, Pa. Jan. 22--9:0O A. M-Allegheuy
River feet and stationary. Weather hazy
Thermometer 250. Wind northeast.
MoNoNGAHELA RIVER FALLING.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 22-1o:O0 A. M.-Monon-
gahcla River feet 2 inches and falling Weather
fair. Thermometer $50. Wind southeast.
FALLING AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. 22-9 A. M-Kana-
wha River feet and falling. Weather clear and
calm. Thermometer 500.
LETART ICE PASSING cATLErTsBURG.
Cattle !TsBURG, KY, Jan. 22-lOO0 A. M.-The
Letart ice gorge began to pass here AT clock this
morning, and has been running since 1t is now
thinning out. Telegraph is laid up in the mouth
OF Big Sandy River.
ICE GORGE AT MoUNDsvILLE.
WHEELING, W. VA, Jan. 22-1150 A. M-The
river gbrged at MOundSVille at O'Clock this morn
ing. Water rising here fast on account OF tue
gorge.
GOLDEN CITY COMING WITH GOOD TRIp-LArE
NEWS FROM THE sUNKEN TEXAS.
NE-v ORLEANS, Jan. 22-Weather cloudy but
pleasant River II feet inches below high water
mark. Arrivals: Henry G. Yaeger from Belmont
Departures for ,-day; Thompson Dean, for Mem
phlS, and the Golden City, for Cincinnati. Busi-
hess is improving slowly. The Golden City
" receiv ne Literally yesterday and will have a
fine trip out to-day The Jewel arrived Yesterday
from Red River. She brought nothing from the
Texas, From her officers we learn that Captrin
Rae was at work getting freight out OF her hold
z, diver and two assistants left ON the Danube
Monday tor the wreck. The Jewel also reports the
river T sing all the way down.
kOat-hands, Gossip,
W. E. Williams. br ther OF Captain Joseph W.
Williams. is lying seriously i'll at his residence in
Bantam. 0.
The Kanawha No. 2 was tied up at Ironton yes
! terday by the U. s. Marshal but Captain Burn
sides expects to have herrele rsc,i to-day
| Commodore Wash. Honshe Is wife and two
daughters. Miss Mamie and Fannie. have returned d
| to the city.
.Advices last night report the Ice gorged in four
different places above Pomeroy.
Captain Hmm ]. Vintons elegant side. wheel
! steamer Andy Baum leaves his evening for Mem
phis Mr.. Nj. NJ. Deem p'esides in the office
The superb new steamer Guiding Star leaves
t is evening for New Orleans, with Captain w. r.
Miller in command and Colonel John s. Jones in
the office: She will be followed Saturday by the
Golden Rule. ....
Captain Mooar, of the Bonanza, telegraphs that
the Letart ice gorge began TO pass PorsmG nth at
| O'Clock this morning. 1t will begin TO pass this
city sometime Tomorrow.
Captain John Patterson, of the sunken C. B.
Church. came UP this morning from the wreck
The river began to fail during the night, and
was falling fast at noon to-day with 30 feet 6
inches in the channel leaving for pas ing steam
ers 69% fee space under the Newport Bridge and
r. r. Bridges.
The ice run heavy here before day. but began to
thin out this morning, and at noon there was
very little ice floating past the city and It was get
ting mushy under the effects OF strong wind
from the south.
Capt. Pres Lodwick is in the city, and informs
us that his new steamer, the Edorado, is lying at
Portsmouth. She was damaged about SlO6 when
the ice broke.
The Potomac, coming down. passed Ripley at
II o'clock this morning, and will be here about
o'clock this afternoon.
Capt j. s. Shallcross arrived by rail this morn
iSs from Louisville.
4 psres containing about 1900 bushels coal
was cut dow n aud sunk by ice during the night at
W. II, Bso>"n's , Landing l,.lI 1t was lying
from the head. large cake of ice came down,
swung around the pier ana & cut large az hoe in the
and will le total loss tn barge and coal were
valued at 900.
The Andy Baum Is making so,A necessary re-
pairs, aud will not get away before the latter part
OF the week.
The Marine Ways resumed work this mofning
and will start the mill next Monday.
.au... .... For Memphis. ..
WEDNESDAY, 22d, at S P. NJ. POSITIVELY,
~, = ANDY BAUM. H. j. Vinton, Master
stI Apply on board or to Jas. S. Wise
G,,pt Nj % ~, 7 H.