The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE. E.
EsnecIal disnatches to the srar. |


OIL CITY, Pa. Jan. $3.50 A. M-Allegheny
River foot 10 inches and stationary. Weather
cloudy and rainy. Thermometer 290. Wind
southeast
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Jan. S-1O:0S A. M.-Monon-
gaheia River closed. Weather misty. Ther-
mOmeter 37o. Wind northeast
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. $1,000 A. M.-Ka-
nawha River feet 8 inches and falling and full
of ice. Weather cloudy and calm with indica-
tons OF rain. Thermometer i0o
WHEELING, W. VA, Jan. 8-Noon.-River frozen
over and situation unchanged Weather cloudy
with favorable indications for opening of nayi-
cation.
MEMPHIS Jan, S-12:3O p M.-Navgation is
partially suspended and ice heavy above Weather
cloudy with light rain this morning.
BOat.hands' Gossip.
It's all over town--snow
Capt. CHRIS BoScho will return home to Louis.
vile this evening.
1t is reported that the ice in the Monongahela
River is sixteen inches thick some places
| The Southen TRANSFORMATION Company yester,
day elected Capt. A. Donually and r. NJ. Semple
| at their meeting held at No. 10 Public Landing
Tor the purpose OF add ng two directors to the
| Board
The river continues to rise slowly, caused bv
t0n. The ice remains tact, but is covered with
| snow, and skating is ruined.
Will. s. Hays really thinks that the Louisvil G
| ship-ynrdS do know how to shape model
and build a fast boat, but Capt Thomas p.
| LentheTs, OF the Natchez. don't think so.
| Messrs Whltlow and Safely, contractors al
| New Orleans, have paid out within the past ten
days $4,000 for .abor in utting out the f eights
OF the different boats they were engaged to dis
charge.
special telegram from Washington says
| "Messrs Regain Kenna and Hubbell have bt Ell
authorized to prepare river and harbor bill with
in specified limit as to amount for considerat on
| OF the full Committee on Commerce"
| The Gate City will probably enter the New Or
| leans and Ouchita River trade.
The Pittsburg coal men will make proposition
| to the Board OF Underwriters of bis city to-day T.
bring out some OF their powerful tow.boats, now
here to break the ice up in the harbor both aboy,
and below, when breakup is apparent The ex
pense is to be shared equally by all inter ested
| We hope an organization will be effecte a:
we believe by that means great damage will bt
avoided.
1--WE TOLD YOU so."
The following card appeared rs an advertise
mentfn the New Orleans Times, under the captioI
quoted, "We Told You So:"
IAN article with the above heading appeared r
| the Louisville Courier-JOurnal of December oath
| 1t is characteristic of the author. He tells u.
of events before they happen. He fails, how
| ever, to display the same alacrity to explar
how they occur. That might spoil the so
friends, let me Il you something. Without in
tending to disparage your race horses or thei
builders, beg to inform you that the Natchez,
Cincinnati built boat, has less power than anv O
formances will show, is unequaled n speed b,
any boat built at or in the vicinity of Louisville
and the builders of these race horses might de
rive profit and wisdom by sending for some Gin
cnnad mechanics to teach them how to shap,
easy models, by which TO gain greater speed will
less power, thereby saving more than enough t
pay for the journalistic gas now necessary to main
tain reputation for superiority.
Respectfully, T. p. LEATHERs.
| "NEw ORLEANS La, Jan. 3d."
Weather continues warm to-day and cloudy
with indications of rain. Snow fell steadily al
night and was about inches deep this morning
Reports from out West indicate colder weathe
here before morning.
s. H. Nigh is in the city He went up to New
Richmond last night but returned this morning
and reports TWO barges of coal lying high and DIR.
opposite Palestine, sixteen miles above here.