The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-10
RIVER INTELLfGENCR.


BsowxsvILLR, Pa, Dec. 10--11:0e A. NJ
River feet 8 inches arRi stationary.
Weat1w raining. Wind northeast
HINTON. W. VA, Dec. 10-9;N A. NJ
New River feet / inch and stationary.
Weather cloudy.
CHARLESTON. Dec. 10-9:47 A. M.-Kana-
wha River A feet inches and rising.
Westher cloudy. Wind southeast.
Oh CRY, Pa. Dec. lO-1l:O3 A. NJ
Allegheny River 8 feet s inches and sta
tionary. Weather raining. Wind east.
PITTsBURe, Dec. 1O-l1:06sA. M.-River s
feet II inches and falling. Weather rain
ing all morning.
Boat Hands Gossip.
Business was good on the levee this
morning. and the arriving packets all
brought in big trips.
The phhetllal CITY of Portsmouth leaves
at 4 p. m. for Ohilo and all way points.
The large and speedy side-wheel steamer
Fleetwood will be the regular c. q o. r. r.
packet leaving to-day at p. M. sharp for
Huntington.
Captain Jas. Kirker's fast and fayorite
side-wheel passenger steamer Potomac will
leave this evening from the foot OF Broad
way for Galkipols and Pomeroy direct and
take passengers for the Upper Ohio River.
TIE Wildwood came down from Mays
willie last night and returned ut noon to-
day.
Captain ". G. TiGhenor's popular ana
reliable Lower Ohio River packet Gems
Millar will positively leave this evening for
Memphis, and receipt passengers through
to all points in Arkansas.
The Andy Baum will follow the Cons
Millar and leave for Memphis Saturday.
The Thomas Sherlock will depart this
evening, sure, for New Orleans. She is "a
mammoth wheeler, and is commanded
by clever officers
The Ohio No. will be the regular packet
for RomerOy tomorrow.
The Great Golden City will commence
loading tomorrow and leave Saturday for
New Orleans.
The Salt Valley has been reported as leav-
ing .Pittsburg nearly every day since last
week. The fact is she is ON her way down
with tow of coal, and will be here to-mor-
row, provided she doesn't meet with all
accident.
The Eldorado should pass yicksburg to-
day, coming up.
A private dispatch from Riyertown says
that bhe Liberty No. 4 broke some portion
OF her machinery at that point. She is Ell
route here with big tow.
Capt. G. W. Fisher Local Inspector OF
Steam Boilers for this district, il recover
ing from his recent severe" sick spell, and
hopes to be on deck again in a few days.
4 Mr.. John Hambleton, Chief Clerk of the
Telegraph, will have charge OF the Bostona's
office the first trip.
Mr., Ed. Dunham is managing affairs or
The Mccoy wharfboat at Louisville.
4 Capt. Ed. p. Crider, formerly in the Hen
| derson Line, has been Ieinstated, and i!
| now master of the new Rainbow, Capt. Gil
l more having enough to attend to as Super
E intendent of the line.
\ Heavy rain at intervals during the nigh
! and steady rain all morning with every in
dication Of continuing this afternoon.
Tine river rose to 10 feet yesterday, bu
was falling again to-day with feet in the
n channel.
l| The Alice, en- route from Pittsburg to st
Louis, came, down last night with goo,
4 trip and put off here 131 boxes glassware
100 pieces iron, So packages hardware an
sundIies. She is detained here by some o
\ her roustabouts.
\ The Liberty No. 4 broke a cylinder q
Riverton yesterday and had barge con
\ tanning 2,400 barrels salt sunk.
| The Robert PEBBLES is due from above to
H day with a miscellaneous tow.