The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-09
RIVER ENC lc.
Especial disnatches to the star.I

OIL CITY, Pa. Jan. 1920 A. M.--Allegheny
River l foot and stationary. Weather cloudy.
Thermometer 300 Wind southwest
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. Jan. 9-lol0 A. M-Monon-
gahela River closed with ice. Weather snowy.
Thermometer 27o. Wind southeast
PIFTsBURG, Jan. ell A. M.-River closed and
can't see marks. Weather cloudy, misty and
showing.
CATLErTsBURG, KY, Jan. 1856 A. M-The
river remains closed. Snow has fallen to the
depth of Il inches. Weather colder.
IRoHroN, O., JAN 9-t2 Mice solid. River has
risen 10 inches Back water. Snow II inches
deep, and still showing. Thermometer 1872.
PORTSMOUTH, O., Jan. 9-11:11 A. M.-River
swelling slowly, caused by the gorge below. No
prospects of br ak up.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. ga hard freeze last night.
The Kansas City Packet Company is successor to
the Missouri River Packet Company. The Direct
ors are Vim. ]. Lewis, c. S. Rogers, F.. NJ Gould,
N. Springer and R. ]. Whitledge. Lewis is Presi-
dent and Whit'edge is Secretary and Superintend
ent. The Keokuk Northern line election will be
held on the 18th and 18th inst. W. F. Davidson is
still Presd mt of the Company, which has prac
tically no competition between st. Louis and st.
Paul, a distance of nearly 800 miles, through a
very rich region.
i,oat-handS, Gossip.
What's it going to do?
Snow began to fall early this morning, and at
the p esent writing it is showing furiousy
The river was rising at noon to-day WI h l3 1eel
in the channel.
The Kate Waters is rendering assistance to-day
wher yer she is needed
The Joseph A. Stone had a small hole punched
in her hull during the freezeup which has been
fully repaired, and she has also been sheeled with
oak plank, preparatory to doing some good WORK
when the breakup comes.
| Rain was reported up Kanawha and New Kiver
| last night, and both streams were rising.
| Ice is running in the White River, and ice Unusu
ally heavy is running out of Cumberland River.
| The barge coal aground at Charleston Bar il
reported in very bad shape near the channel
| of its length, and unless lightened up at once
| tota loss will ensue.
The J. W. Gould has laid up for repairs, which
will take her two or three days as she has to pu
new buckle and several new wheel arms in. Sh(
will also sheet her hull with oak plank. Her cap
stan was also broken and it will require at leas
three days to get her ready for work
| Capt Hiram j. Vinton returned this morning
from the mouth of Kentucky River where hi
boat, the Andy Baum, is in ice harbor. He re
ports the Kentucky River frozen over as far up a!
he could see and the ice eight inches thick.
| Capt Trip Johnson came down yesterday from
Ironton to go up to Ripley and look after lht
Etna and Cobb Cecil. He anticipated a breakup
but as the prospects are unfavorable for anything
| of that kind, he will return home tomorrow.
| Gus. Honshell has returned to Catlettsburg
where he will remain until navigation is resumed
| The river was about stationary here at noon to
day, with u feet 9 inches in the channel There
| is no change in the condition of the ice.
| MI. Duval Young, chief clerk of the Paris c
Brown came by rail last evening from Belmont
| where he left his boat laid up awaiting an open
| ing of the r yer. Captain j. V. Reynolds and the
remainder of the crew will stay there several day.
and await events.
Captain Perry Tharp is still down South. Or
his way home he will return via Memphis ant
stop there several days. He is not expected hert
before the latter part of next week.