The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-22
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial River Dispatches to the STAR

Especial River Dispatches to the star.l
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Sept. 22-9:45 A. M
River feet s inches and stationary.
Weather clear. Wind northwest.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 22-S:44 A. M.-Kan-
awha River % inches and falling. Weather
clear. Wind southwest.
OIL Cry, Pa, Sept 22-S:17 A. M.-Al-
legheny River 5 inches and standing.
Weather clear. Wind southwest.
STEAMER MAUMELLB- RUNS OVER STUMP AND
BREAKS SEVENTY TIMBERs.
The following dispatch, addressed to
Capt. John ]. Darragh was received here
this morning.
PINE BLUFF, ARK, Sept 21.-The steamer
Maumelle run over a stump. The break in
her hull is eighty feet long and she broke
seventy timbers short off. Her bottom is
bulged in eight inches, but the floor planks
are not broken and she can be repaired.
Bestto 60 on the docks. All the freight we
had on board was left on the bank by the
Marlin Speed. Answer. F. BowLIN.
LUCY E. GARTRELL AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 21.-River II feet
beldo high-water mark. Arrivals--Com-
monwealth, st. Louis; Lucy E. Gastrell,
Cincinnati. No departures other than the
local packets. Weather clear and pleasant.
PirrsBURe, Sept. 21-12:07 A. M.-River
4 inches below water marks. Weather
clear.
Steamboat Movements.
The City of Portsmouth leaves daily at
p. m. for Chilo, and attends to all way bus
iness
Ceptain John Lenisay's fine passenger
Steamer, Emma Graham, will be the reg
ular packet leaving this evening from the
Big Sandy wnarfboat, foot of Broadway,
for Maysville, Portsmouth, Ironton, Big
Sandy, Gallipolis and Pomeroy.
The fast light-draught new passenger
steamer Clifton will be the regular c. and
Q. Railroad packet, leaving to-day at p.
m. for Huntington, where she connects
with the trains tomorrow for all points
East, She will be followed tomorrow
by the Buckeye State.
The Dora Cabler, for Evansville, Jas. W.
GaR for st. Louis, and Paris c. Brown for
New Orleans. left Saturday night with good
trips and fair prospects below.
The Ariadne leaves tomorrow for Ten
nessee River.
Boat-hands' Gossip.
Business moderate.
Weather clear and pleasant.
Sam. Hawk is back on the Pittsburg.
The H. P. Curd had her tow aground in
front of the city at noon, and was trying to
get it off the bar.
The w. F. Gaylord, with about three
barges in tow, is aground above the city at
Four Mile, and not off at last accounts.
Bob McHollister, second clerk on the
Emma Graham, stopped off coming down
for trip. -..a i
The neat little passenger packet W. N.
Chancellor is at the foot of Main street
Loading for Pittsburg, and will leave this
evening. She is very light and will 90 up
the river a-fying. Jake Curtis and VIM
Brookhart are her pilots, and Clerk Ira
Huntington-well, everybody knows Ira.
He's capital fellah, he is, by Jove. |
The river was falling this morning, with
feet inches in the channel, and no pros
poets of an immediate rise.
The little steamer Parole came in this
morning from Pittsburg, flying light, and
Will load for the Arkansas River.
The Emma Graham came in on time this
morning with fine trip. She had about
light passengers and good cargo, and re-
hipped Is TONS bar iron and 800 kegs nails
IN the mail boat for Louisville, and about
o tons iron on the Cherokee
or New Orleans Her officers
ay she came over Four Mile Bar without
ouching They report the water very
hin above. Unless there is rise soon
ONE of the packets will be compelled to
ay up. At present the Granite State is the
'nly regular Upper Ohio River packet that
an get over Twelve Pole Bar. The other
jackets stop at Catlettsburg and transfer
heir trips on the Etna and Jessie.
The Golden Crown is due at Louisville,
n route from New Orleans to Cincinnati,
The Cherokee is billed to leave Wednes-
lay for all points on the Lower Mississippi
liver and New Orleans direct
The John Hanna is making up tow and
rill start up the river to-day.
The Laura l.. Davis was towed over to the
lew Orleans wharfboat this morning and
ill load for the Lower Ohio River and
t. Louis direct, under the auspices of the
femphis and Lower Ohio River Packet
company. Captain J. V. Reynolds will 20
Ut in command, and Mr.. J. A. Lindsay,
Jerk of the Yint Shinkle, will go out In
he Office. She is announced to leave
Wednesday evening.
George Dunbar, second clerk on the
'uckeye State, is in the city and will re-
anne his duties tomorrow.
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