The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-16
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
tBpeciM River Dispatches n the stas.l
GOLDEN RULE At NEW ORLEANS.

NKw 0kLEANs, Dec. 16-l:25 P. M.-River
II feet inches below high water mark. Ar
rived: Golden Rule, Cincinnati. Depart
,lres to-day: Golden Rule, J. w. Garrett
and barges, Cincinnati; James Howard,
Memphis. t
The Future City ran through her lar
board engine when opposite Red Church
on her way up the river Sanday night, and
was completely wrecked, the cylinder and
everything about 1t being broken. The
damage was caused by wrist breaking
She returned yesterday. Weather clear
and pleasant. d
Bso ~KsvILLE. Pa. Dec l8-10:56 A. NJ
River eject TO inches and rising. Weather
cloudy. Wind east. .s, s -.
T. HINros. W. Va. Dec 1e-1021 "A. M
New River g feet 8 inches and falling.
Weather clear. Il u
CHARLESTON, Dec. 16-930 A. M.-Kana-
wha River IL feet 6 inches and rising.
Weather cloudy. Wind from the south.
OIL CRY. Pa. Dec. 16-10:H A. NJ
Allegheny River feet and falling. Weather
clear. Wind west.
PlrrsBuRd, Dec. 16--l1 :35 A. M.-River 8
feet 4 inches and rising. Weather clear
and cold.
@&%g Doat Hands Gossip
Business good. -sF-- s.-a
For Chilo at 4 p. m.-City Of Portsmouth.
The large and speedy side.wheel steamer
Fleetwood will be the regular G. & 0. r. r.
packet leaving to-day promptly at 4 p. m.
for Huntington, where she connects with
the early trains tomorrow for all points
East s-4a a~'. N M A ~ A
Captain Sterling G. McIntyre's popular
and reliable Vint Shinkle is on berth load
ing and will leave tomorrow without fail
for all points on the Lower Ohio River and
Memphis direct. Mr. J. A. Lindsay has
charge of the Office and is an obliging gen.
tleman. ETn9n3 ...ql3 L
The Bostona viii be the regular packet
leaving tomorrow for Huntington.
The Bonanza came down this morning
and returned to Portsmouth at noon.
The Wildwood will be down tonight and
return torMaysville at noon tomorrow. -r
Captain e. s. Morgan's large fast and
elegant new sidewheei steamer Telegraph
CAME down this morning, and will be the
regular Jacket leaving this evening fol, Gal
|lipolis and Ponieroy direct. Messrs. Ham
bleton and Morgan are her affable clerks
She will be followed tomorrow by the Po-
tomac.
The fine, fast new passenger and freight
steamer W. N. Chancellor viii be found in
port to-day. loading TO leave this essning
Oh her return "trip for Wheeling ana Pitts
burg She has excellent accommodations
for people and will 60 through without de-
tention. Captain Jack Harrison conf minands
and Ira Huntington does the honors OF the
office. e X
Captain D. L. Penny's fins new steamer
Fashion will depart to-day at 3 p. IN. for
Evansville and all 5intermediate points
Captain. H.. U. Harts large and commo.
dious new sidewheel steamer Reuben r.
Springer will positively depart tonight for
the Lower Mississippi River and New Or
leans and take people and freight for all
Southern ports. Shes beauty and travel.
ers the South should secure their state
rooms early. ..........
I The river was rising at noon to day, with
20 feet inches Of water in the channel. I'd
| A private telegram received this morning
SAYS the towboat Raven sunk the barge
Ernst Blare yesterday at Chester, on the
Mississippi River. 1t was loaded with iron
Weather clear and coolthis morning. j
Tie Reuben RI Springer defers her de-
partafe for New Orleans till to-rn0rrow. ~