The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-21
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial River Dispatches tn the Star.

Iopcclul hlVeI DlsEFtWlleS W tne Stat.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Aug. 21-1OO6 A. M.
-Monongahela River 4 feet inches and
stationary. Weather clear. Wind north.
CHARLESTON, Aug 21-9:36 A. M.-Ka.
nawha River 4 feet inches and falling.
slowly. Weather clear. Wind south.
On CRY, Pa, Aug. 21-s:1O A. M-Al-
legheny River inches and falling.
Weather clear. Wind west.
P1TTsBURe, Aug. 21-12:05 A. M.-River
2 feet and falling. Weather fair.
Steamboat Movements.
The fine new passenger steamer Granite
State came down this morning, and will
leave this evening from the foot of Broad.
way for Maysville Portsmouth, Ironton,
Big Sandy, Gallipolis and Pomeroy direct,
and take people for Wheeling and Pitts
burg.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at p. m.
for Chilo.
The line new passenger steamer Buckeye
State will be the regular G. & O. r. r.
packet leaving to-day at p. M. for Hunt
ington, where she connects with the trains
tomorrow for all Eastern cities. She will
be followed tomorrow by the Clifton.
The Cons. Millar left for Memphis last
night with fair trip.
The fine steamer Dora Cabler will be
here tomorrow, and return to Evansville
Saturday.
The Paris Y. Brown deferred her de-
parture, and will leave Saturday for New
Orleans.
Boathands Gossip
Business quiet.
Weather clear and pleasant.
The Hattie Nowand leaves this evening
for Wheeling and Pittsburg
Captain VIM. ]. Kountz has contracted
with John Pipe to extend cabin full length
on the General Rucker, making her ready
to run as passenger packet.
"Who owns the Western rivers?" is the
startling eonundrum asked by corre-
spondent Of the Pittsburg Dispatch. The
letter closes by answering the question thus
''Our rivers are free to all"
The Port Eads' six barges bore into New
Orleans 33,lS5 packages-a load for two
large steamers-besides nearly 1000 tons
bulk grain. She had also two barges of ice.
Total cargo Of this tow into the harbor of
New Orleans, about 1900 tons. Rates being
low, it is considered very certain that this
W" o iiViHHp ho', vi uoWh ieColpIS, Will nOG
exceed $4,000.
Yesterdays st. Louis Post-Dispatch saws:
The Montana came off the dock to-day
and comes to the wharf above the bridge,
where lively Lawnin will put on her one of
the handsomest of cabins She will soon
be ready for business to Pittsburg, st. Paul
or the South. The Ironsides arrived, and
about leaving for Keokuk. Bigley in and
went below again. Sam. Roberts arrived
this morning and went above the bridge.
Raven in and ran up to the salt elevator.
John Porter and Baltic are half way
up from Cairo to this port.
The James W. Gaff, which Captain Bob
Wise commands, Is very fine steamer and
worthy of her popular commander. The
Wise family should remove to st. Louis,
the Future Great Every member of it
is much loved here. The GafP is en- route
here from Cincinnati, and will arrive to-
morrow evening, probably. The Dacotah
arrived from Benton with 4,2lO sacks of
wheat and corn from Plattsmouth, and SO
bundles OF robes. OF the grain 800 sacks
were damaged, and protest was entered at
Kansas City Immediately after the acci-
dent. She was carried by the current and
wind against the shoulder OF the draw
rest, breaking her knuckle and her kelson.
The damage to the boat amounts to about
$4,000 She will be taken on the Marine
Ways to-day, and in few days will be
ready to enter any trade where her services
are required"