The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-31
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

topeclal RIVER DlSpatcneS 10 the Star
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, July 31-10:40 A. NJ
Monongahela River feet 8 inches and
falling. Weather clear. Wind east.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 1880 A. NJ.
-Kanawha River feet and stationary.
Weather clear. Wind south.
on CITY, Pa, July 31-8:14 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River 2 feet inches and falling
Weather clear. Wind southeast
PITTsBURG, July 31-11;00 A. M.-River
8 feet inches and falling.
Steamboat Movements.
The fine light draught passenger steamer
Granite State came down this morning and
will leave this evening from the foot of
Broadway for Gallipolis and Pomeroy
direct.
The Laura Lee deferred her departure
and will leave for New Orleans this even.
| ing
Capt. w. w. Little's elegant new passen-
ger and freight steamer Eldorado is loading
and will depart this evening for Evansville
Cairo and st. Louis direct, taking people
and freight for all points on the Upper Mis-
| sissippi, Illinois and Missouri Rivers. Mr.
| Willis Little is her efficient chief clerk.
| The fayorite and reliable Jas d. Parker
will leave this evening for all points on the
Lower Ohio River and New Orleans.
The Clifton will be the regular G. & 0. R..
R. packet leaving this evening for Hunting
ton.
The Bonanza came down and returned to
Portsmouth at noon.
Capt. w. G. Tichenor's elegant and relia-
BILE packet Cons. Milar will be found stthe
New Orleans wharfboat loading to leave
Saturday for New Orleans. Mr.. James
Wilson presides in the Office.
Boathands' Gossip.
Business fair.
The Bedford is coming from st. Louis
with 400 tons ore and $50 tons pig iron.
The Montana is on the ways at st. Louis.
Pittsburg Telegraph: Brown & Co. and
Joseph Walton d Co. each sent out about
one million bushels on this rise. The coal
shippers had most yexatious time in Sc
curing hands, but succeeded by dint of per-
severance and pluck, though some boats
were not 'fiush" of hands.
The Ironsides is lying at Caseyville await
ing water.
Capt. Hegler is at Cairo and will come up
on the Golden City.
The James d. Parker adds considerable
| freight at Louisville.
The river was rising this morning, with
about six feet in the channel.
The Telegraph will be here and return to
Pomeroy tomorrow evening.
The Ariadne arrived from Cairo at II
o'clock last night with good trip, and will
load for New Orleans the first of next week.
Gus. Young is making trip on the Pitts
burg.
Captain James Kirker will return home
on the Granite State this evening.
The EldOrado, en- route from Pittsburg to
ST. Louis, had not arrived at o'clock this
afternoon. She passed Wheeling at 7
O'Clock yesterday morning.
Mart Noll came down by rail this morn
ing from Wheeling, to go out this evening
in charge of the Katie Stockdale's office.
Frank Skunk will have charge of her
freight book.
The Alice is coming from St. Louis.
From Capt. VIM. Krker, of the Granite
State, we learn that the Pittsburg coal fleet
was as far down as Quick's Run at II
o'clock last night About twenty boats
were lying along the shore in that neigh
borhood, and the river was full of coal tows
under way. He also says the Alex. Swift
had to throw coal out of one of her barges
and use the pumps after getting it into
shore. 1t is supposed it was in a sinking
condition. She was lying at Huntington.