The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
lSpecial River Dispatches tn the Star.1
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New ORLEANS, Sept S-12:10 2. M.-River
13 feet below high-water mark. Arrivals:
W. ?. Halliday and John A. Scudder, ST.
Louis, and local packets. Departures to-
day: W. P. Halliday, ST. Louis, and local
packets Weather clear and warm.
PIrTsBURe, Sept. s-l2;10 A. M.-River
II inches and stationary. Weather clear.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Sept. 1881 A. NJ
Monongahela River 3 feet inches and
stationary. Weather cloudy. Wind south
east.
CHARLESTON. Sept. S-8:47 A. M.-Ka-
nawha River feet inches and falling.
Weather clear. Wind east Heavy rain
last night
OIL CITY, Pa, Sept. S-S:12 A. Nal
legheny River S inches and standing.
Weather cloudy. Wind west.
Boat Hands Gossip.
Business dull.
The Lucy +, Gastrell, with lot of New
Orleans freight aboard, is still here, and in
the hands of the law
Captain Armstrong has made arrange
mens to carry excursionists to the Exposi-
ton this month from Evansville for $6 for
the round trip, and will grant reduced rates
from intermediate points.
The Ariadne is loading for the Tennessee
River, and announced to leave tomorrow.
She is getting up an excursion from Flor
ence to the Exposition.
The james d. Parker is due from St.
Louis this evening.
The Dora Cabler and Vint Shinkle will
pass Evansville to-day, going down.
The coal that went down in the river
has touched bottom prices.-[Ne Orleans
Picayune.
During the Exposition, which begins next
Wednesday, the White Collar Line of Boats
will carry passengers to Cincinnati from
lronton and return for S4 each; round trip
ticket having coupon attached, which will
admit the holder to ali parts of the Expo
sition.
The Lefiore is industriously pulling
snags and logs out of Sunfower River, and
up to this time has done a great deal Of SER
vice and improved navigation in that
stream very much. We understand from
river men that the Leflores work has been
very satisfactory.
The Steubenville Gazette saws: "Captain
George O'Neal goes to Cincinnati on the
Bachelor to-day in place of Captain Whit
ringer, who is indisposed and remains at
home, and Pilot Henry Haney takes charge
OF the Abncr O'Neal. Captain Tom Nc
Donald, of this city, is taking advantage of
the Bachelors trip to Cincinnati in order to
post himself up little on the bottom of the
river and the locations of wrecks Mr.
Carlton Cable is the only steamboat pilot
left in the city now, and if we do not have
rise soon, he will probably turn out and
stump Ohio for Ewing and Rice"
The river was falling this morning, with
feet in the channel.
This mornings Louisville Courier-J Jour
nal says:
An old lady going aboard the Cabler
Yesterday remarked that "the gal that was
a playin' the pianny was givin' her fits, for
hearn it up town fore i got here" 1t
was Bud manipulating he caliope.
1.-The lightning Pittsburgh passed up
yesterday morning early from St. Louis.
She made quick time, and left here in a
hurry. We don't wonder at it. She pat
Oft three hogsheads of tobacco and a mule,
the freight bill Of which amounted to Sc 90.
Ihe city charged her 81 wharfage. Thus
she is fifty cents out for the privilege
of landing here. A nice piece of
business for a metropolitan city,
amt it? To show how it works, she had
two or three hundred tons of freight and
a crowd of people for Cincinnati, and for
this great city she put off three hogsheads
of tobacco and a mule, and came out fifty
cents short by landing at all. Go it, Louis
Vile!
"The exodus just now is into the South
instead of from it. Nearly every boat leav-
ing is full of negroes, en- route from Kansas
to their former homes They say cotton
pckin suits 'em, and da is gwine back ter
de old plantation." "
Capt. G. B. Russe!ls favorite, James D.
Parker, will be here tonight and return to
St. Louis Wednesday, taking people and
freight for all points on the Upper Missis-
sippi, Illinois and Missouri rivers.
Steamboat Movements.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at p. m.
daily for Chilo and attends to all way bust
ness.
Capt. John Levisay fine large side-wheel
steamer Ohio No. came down and will be
the regular packet, leaving this evening for
Gallipo!is and Pomeroy direct.
Captain O. P. Shinkles superb new pas
senger and freight steamer Golden Rule is
loading and will leave Wednesday for New
Orleans and 90 through as advertised.
The Wildwood left at noon to-day for
Maysville.
The Clifton was in and out on time yes
terday for Huntington.