The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
special dispatches to the SJar.J

Especial dispatches to the SJar.l
FALLING AT OIL CITY.
OIL CITY, Pa. Feb. 3--9:14 A. M-Allegheny
River feet inches and falling. Weather clear
ing Thermometer 27'. Wind southeast
MoNONGAHELA FALLING.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. $1,000 A. M.-Monon.
gahela River feet and falling. Thermonc-
ter 300. Weather cloudy Wind northeast
KANAwHa RIVER FALLING.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, Feb 1924 A. M.-Kan-
awha River 9 feet and falling slowly. Weather
clear and calm. Thermometer 29o.
POINTS FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 3.-James Hampton died OF
paralysis at l O'Clock this morning at the age of
ffty-fve years. He was for twelve years agent on
the Anchor Line Wharfboat of railroads in MsSis-
sippi and Louisiana He was Mason in high
standing and leavesa widow and daughter
Billy Diameter is clerk OF the Maude, vice
Goebel, who goes to Colorado, and Charlie Ques-
nal goes in the Office Of the Colorado.
The John L. Rhoads will leave for Pittsburg on
Wednesday. The Alton leaves tomorrow and the
Susie Silver on Thursday for New Orleans. The
Molie Moore is also loading; likewise barges.
The Storm arrived with one barge of salt. She
lost one barge OF salt by the ice.
ITEMS FROM NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3.--Weather clear ana cool.
River 5 feet below high water mark. Arrived:
Jewell from Red River; Guiding Star from Gin
cinnat: Ed. J. Gay, from Bayou Sara; Fanchon,
from Washington. Departures for today: Corona,
for Camden; st. Mary, Henry, Tete, Trenton,
Lafourche, Edward ]. Gay for Bayou Sara.
SIea I'M boat Movements.
Capt John Levsays large and elegant side
wheel steamer Ohio No will wheel into the line
again to-day, and leave at p. m. from the Big
Sandy Wharfboat, foot of Broadway, for Maysvillc,
Portsmouth, IrontOn, Big Sandy, Galipolis and
Pomeroy direct. and take people for Wheeling and
Plttsburg. Messrs. Morgan and Scatterday are her
oblging clerks.
The popular and reliable steamer JAS D. Parker,
G. B. Russell master, G. W. Thompson clerk is on
Evansville, Cairo and Memphis, and take passen-
gers for Little Rock and the Arkansas Hot Springs.
Capt ]. Lawrence Carter's fine passenger and
freight steamer U, T. Schenck commenced loading
this morning. and will positively leave tomorrow
for New Orleans. She will be followed by the New
Mary Houston on Thursday.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysville.
The City Of Portsmouth leaves at 4 p m. daily
for Chilo.
Boat-hands' Gossip.
Cloudy and cool.
Business quiet on the Levee this morning.
The Golden Crown, for New Orleans laid over
and left early yesterday morning with O good
start of people and freight and splendid prospects
below.
The Paris C. Brown, going down, added $50 tons
of freight at Evansville and will pass out of the
Ohio River to-day
The E. H. Durfee, Pittsburg to St. Louis, added
lot of iron at Ironton last night and is expected
10 pass down this morning.
The river rose to 40 feet inches last night, but
was falling at noon to-day with 80 feet inches in
the channel leaving for passing steamers COZ feet
space under the Newport Bridge, and 81 feet space
under the Suspension and Southern Railroad
Bridges.
The U. P. Schenck will change her pilots this
trip, and Wash. Tenley and James Kelso will 20
out in the pilothouse, vice John Emrie and Oscar
Wittsh-