The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-07
LslVlGls INTEI.LIGIENCE.


OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. 7--S:4 A. M.-Alleghe1iy
River foot 10 inches and stationary. Weather
partially cloudy. Thermometer 27o. Wind
west.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 10 a. M:-Monon-
gahela River closed. Weather fair. Thermom-
eter lG0. Wind northeast.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 7-12 M.-River frozen over and
can't see marks tor the ice
WHEELING, W. VA, Jan River falling and
and situation unchelged. Weather moderatng.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. Jan. 300 A. M.-Ka.
nnwha River feet Weather cloudy and calm
Thermometer lO' above zero.
ST. LOUIS Jan. THE weather is much milder
to-day, with the wind south and no change in the
tuation here. Captain VIM. Gray writes that
the tOwboat Fearless and her three loaded bargcs
(aground about ten days. has got af1oat and are
lying safe rear Turkey Island.
New ORLEANs, Jan. 7.-Weathcr cloudy and
cold River feet | inch below high water mari
Arrivals: Thomas Sherlock, from Cincinnati, and
Belle Sh eveport, from Cairo No departures for
this evening. The City of Alton Golden City, L.
p. Schenck, New Mary lIousJn and Belle Of
shreveport viii all await the opening of the
ton Seed, sugar and molasses by river
Sunday and yesterday amounted to 92S2 bales,
5,096 sacks, 1,705 hOgshcads and 2,353 barr.>
against l9O6 bales 905 sacks, 1888 hogshead
and 200 barrels for the same time last year.
hsoaJshands' Gossip.
Capt. Paris c. Brown has gone to New Orleans
he Florence Meyer has laid upat New Orleans
Lew. Rice well known here is now first clerk Uf
the steamer Willie, running in the Bayou Bar
tholomeW and New Orleans ira 'e.
Gus. Honshell, the genial and popular clerk o!
the famous Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad packet
Bostona, arrived last night from CatletJsburg
where he 'eports everything lovely and the duck
hanging high He will remain until the latter
part of the week, when he will return.
There is a Goa fleet Tying at West Louisville
which is i'll great danger. we are informed and
unless protect d in some way a loss exceeding
$40 0OJ may be looked Tor when the ice moves.
Capt. VIM Niche, now a resident on Walnut
Hills but an old time steamboatman and an ell
gineer on the steamer Empress in the year 1874
visited the levee yesterday afternoon with his
skates, and equipped for couple of hours sport
on he ice. He is nearly seventy years of age. but
still reta ms the Wig OF youth, and before going
on the ice he called on some of his old acauaint-
| ances, and invited them to accompany him. He
carried an old pair OF skates, which he claims to
have used ftty-two years ago In response to his
invitation to Join him his friends laughed at
him, which nettled the Ca tain very much, and
he boldly asserted that none of them could catch
him on the ie.
The Mark Twain is laid up in St. Francis River
The Chas, p. Chateau took into New Orleans
last trip 1916 bales cotton and S,0l6 sacks seed.
| Geo. Dunbar. freight clerk Of the Fleetwood, ar
rived from up the river last night.
Memphis Herald: The Belle Texas leaving to-
day New Orleans, will get 1000 bales of cotton,
which is all she wants, All navigation in the
Ohio River and in the Mississippi above this point
is suspended, and from present indications 1t.
looks like business between here and Helena will
be stopped and that point become the head OF
navigation Captain Ed. Thomas was u passenger
up yesterday on the City of Vicksburg He is here
to meet the Sllverthorn, which is to run as mail
boat between Vicksburg and Arkansas City, COLI
Meeting with the mnilboat from this port.
Capt. Thad. L. Conant will leave tomorrow for
St Louis where he will remain several days be-
fore returning home to Evansville
The towboat Kate Waters No. 2, this morning
succeeded in making her way up through the ice
to Marmetts landing, foot of Race street. and is
engaged clearing the from about his barges.
The river was rising slowly at noon to-day with
u feet inches in the channel. The situation
mains unchanged.
The weather was cold last night but the sun
came out clear and stro ng this morning and it is
now almost as pleasant as spring
The stockholders of the Southern Transporta
ton Company held ameeting this morning at
their rooms No. 10 Public Landing.