The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

gheny River feet inches and on a stand.
Weather clear. Thermometer 390. Wind
southwest.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, April SO A. M
Monongahela River feet inches and sta
tionary. Weather clear. Thermometer 49,
Wind east
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April SO A. NJ
Kanawha River feet 6 inches and falling.
Weather clear and pleasant Thermometer
4So.
Steamboat Movements.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at p. M.
ha rp for Chilo.
The fine steamer Fleetwood will be the
regular c. & o. R. r. packet, leaving to-day
at p. IN. for Huntington.
Capt. E. S. Morgan's elegant side-wheel
packet Telegraph came down this morning,
and will return to Pomeroy this evening,
leaving from the foot of Broadway at s
O'Clock. MessrS Hambleton and Morgan
are associated in the Office.
Capt. Dan MoOre's elegant side-wheel
steamer, Robert Nltcell, will leave to-mor
row evening sure for New Orleans.
The Bonanza came down this morning
and returned to Portsmouth at noon.
The Bostona will be the railroad packet
leaving tomorrow for Huntington.
Captain W. G. Tichenor's superb steamer
Cons. Millar is loading, and will leave to-
morrow for Evansville, Cairo and Memphis
direct.
The Potomac will be down in the morn
ing, and return to Pomeroy at 8 p. IN.
Boat-hands Gossip
Business moderate.
Captain Isaac West an old-time engineer
who was on the Duke OF Orleans when she
made her quick trip and when she run a
race with the Champion from New Orleans
to this city, is now residing on Broadway,
Just above Third street, having retired from
the river several years since. He is now
nearly seventy years old.
Ohio River boats are attracting attention
in Europe. The editor of the London En-
gineer the very highest authority in Eng
land on all matters pertaining to steam en-
cheering has written to the owners of the
steamboat Montana for copies OF the draw
ings of the same, which he will in due time
publish in the journal mentioned.
Only two boats this week for New Or
leans. The Robert Mitchell leaves to-mor-
row and the Guiding Star Saturday.
The John A. Wood struck an obstruction
Yesterday twenty miles below New Orleans
and sunk in eighteen feet of water. Loss
on boat 5000
The Baltic, which passed up last evening
with the John Porter's tow, was only forty
hours out from Louisville.
The Charles Morgan, going down, left
Louisville at noon to-day and the Clinton,
from st. Louis. and Silver Cloud, from the
Tennessee River, coming up passed there
yesterday. They will be here tomorrow
evening.
The James W. Gaff, from Memphis, will
be in port this evening.
Billy Willis stops off the Robt. Mitchell
this trip to attend to some legal business
and VIM. McKenley will take his place as
freight clerk.
Captain S. Stable, the third Monongahela
pool king, arrived in the city this morning
from Pittsburg.
The H. E. Pierepont left ior the Kanawha
River.
Pilot Lew schraag will 20 out in the
Virgie Lees pilOt-hOuse this evening, vice
Thos. Crees
The Jas. A. Stone and Jos. Walton arrived
from Pittsburg with black diamonds. The
Lookout also arrived from the kanawha
River.
Joseph Pancas, late second mate of the
Chas. Morgan, left on the Bonanza at noon
for his home in Portsmouth.
Col. J. A. Blackmore and Capt. Marsh.
Mcdonald arrived by rail this morning
from Pittsburg, and were visitors on
Change.
The c. b. Card came down this forenoon
with barge of lumber.
Capt. Pickles new ferry Hettie left at 10
a. m. for New Orleans. Pilot Oscar Whit
ten was at her wheel.
The Robt Mitchell this morning received
1900 kegs nails from the Hudson and 80
tons iron from the Telegraph. In addition
to this she received 800 boxes starch and
lot of miscellaneous stuff.
Douglas Dallam, OF Evansville, and late
of the Silver Cloud, arrived in this city this
morning. He goes to Wheeling this even
ing on the Hudson to ship as bill clerk on
Capt Billy Lists new steamer st. Law
renee.
Mr.. G. W. Vanderbilt, having spent
couple of days pleasantly in this city, goes
out tonight in charge of the Fleetwood