The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-07
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
[Special River DISPATCHES to the 5tar.J

| lSpecial River Dispatches to the Star.l
PlrrsDURG, Oct. 7-12:30 P.M.-Riyer
inches below marks. Weather clear.
BROWNSVILLE. Pa, Oct 1870 A. M
River 3 feet inches and stationary
Weather clear. Wind northeast.
CHARLESTON. Oct. 1920 A. M.-Kan
awha River 13 inches and stationary
| Weather clear. Wind north.
OIL CRY, Pa, Oct. 7-S:21 A. Nal
legheny River inches and standing
Weather clear. Wind west
Boat Hands Gossip.
Business moderate on the Levee this
morning.
The r cks in front Of the city are high
above the surface OF the water and extend
out nearly to the City Wharf from The Ken.
tucky side.
Captain Sterling G. Mcintyre has a letter
from his brother, w. r.. Mcintyre, who re.
Gently went to Colorado. Billy writes that
he has regained his health and is in fine or
der. He speaks OF a shoemaker who went
to Leadvilie two years ago and started a
little shoe shop. While prospecting one
day with several other seekers for gold they
struck claim which panned out rich, and
the shoemaker sold his interest for $780,
900. Captain Sterling Mcintyre announces
his inteition of joining his brother in Lead
Vile next spring and trying his luck pros
pecting.
Cartain Fred. Wilson leaves by rail this
evening for Pittsburg. .u.
Pilot Ed. Duval is flying around town
eight"
The Katie Hooper is billed to leave this
evening for Huntington and all intermedi-
ate points. She will receipt passengers
through to all Eastern cities via the c. G.
O. Railroad
Mrs. Boyle, wife of Captain BOYLE, of the
Mary Ann, returns home to Pittsburg to-
night.
The river was stationary at noon to-day
with feet inch in the channel.
The Lizzie johnson goes to Pomerov to-
day.
The new steamer Welcome with CAPTAIN
M. ID. Davis in command, will be here to-
morrow night and leave THURSDAY at S n.
N. for Catlettsburg and all Mas LANDINGS.
The Bachelor was chartered this morn
ing by the United States Mail Line to run to
Lo !isville during low water.
Captain Charles Mullnan leaves bv rail
Tomorrow night for Wheeling.
Yesterday'sSt. Louis Post-Democrat saws:
''The iron ore from the mountain, awaiting
shipment to the Ohio, on the river bank,
amounts to 5000 tons There is also a lot
of pig iron. .et\
''Very poor showing Of bulk grain ship
ments from this port now. Lastweek only
the following quantities. Wheat, IL 800
huslels; corn, 29,237 oats, 5,86s; rye, 81
52l. ..
'The barge VIM. Gordon. built by Her
bert, of Portsmouth for the Babbage Com
papy 'f St l. uis, is en- route here. She is
greatly needed as "a carrier and will be sur
passed by few, or none, in the st. Louis and
New Orleans trade. s,.
''Tlie new iron sternwheel snag-boat Cen
eral Meigs, built by Theodore Allen, at
Carondeet, leaves next week for the
Yazoo. She is large and a good one. Cylin-
ders, fifteen inches five feet. John W. and
Geo. ". Hartupee are her engineers.
"fhe Colorado and, john B.. Maude will
arrive to-nOrpOw with the Celoratio's en-
tire CARGO It will be vii. landed on one
spot and promptly attended to by James
Barnard, who says this is the busiest sea-
son, ifaotthe happiest. Of his whole 'life."