The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-04

gahela River 6 feet inches and falling. WeatneF
fair. Thermometer 80. Wind southeast
6 FEET 10 INCHES AT PIrTsBURG.
PmrsBURG, Pa, Feb. 4-ll:l9 A. M.-Riyer
feet 10 inches and falling. Weather clear and
pieasasit
KANAwHA FALLING.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb 1856 A. M-kan-
awha River feet 6 inches and falling. Heavy
frost last night. Weather clear. Thermometer
29o. Wind south.
GAsTRELL AT NEW oRLEANs-GUIDLHG STAR
COMING.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 4.-Weather cloudy. River 5
feet inches below high water mark. Buslness
fair
AIrivals-Lucy E. Gastrell, from Cincinnati :
Robert L. Lee, from Vicksburg; Thompson Dean
fDm Memphis; John Dippold and seven barges,
with miscellaneous tows, from St. Louis.
Departures for this evening-Jewell, Red River;
Corona, Camden; Guiding Star, Cincinnau; Johh
D ppold and barges, st. Louis.
Capt C. T. Dumont arrived in the city Saturday
morning from Cincinnati. He went up on the
Natchez and returned yesterday morning on the
E. J. Gay He will remain in the city several
days.
The immense quantity of floating driftwood
now in the river is giving our coast and other
packets great deal of annoyance. The Golden
Rule due to arrive win follow the Golden Star
Thursday.
Stea nf boat Movements.
| The elegant new sidewheel steamer Telegraph
will be thu regular packet leaving TINS evening
for Maysville, Portsmouth, lronton, Galllpolls
and PoInerOy direct Capt. E. ). Morgan com
mands AID Messrs. Hamilton and Morgan preside
| in the Office
The City of Portsmouth leaves at 4 p M shar p
for Chilo and all way landings.
| M. t.
| Capt. G. b. Russells fine steamer Jas. D. Parker
will depart tomorrow for all points on the Lower
Ohio River and Memphis. G. W. Thompson is heI
| obiging clerk.
Capt j. Lawrence Carter's elegant new passen
ger steamer U. p. Schenck viii p sitively leave
This evening for New Orleans. Mr.. Thomas Bond
is her aflable clerk. -
The speedy Bostona will be the regular c. 4 O.
r. packet leaving at q. m. for Huntington.
BOaI-hands' Gossip.
The river was falling fast at noon to-day, with
81 feet in the channel leaving Tor passing steam
ers GO feet space under the Newport Bridge, anc
g. feet under the Suspension and Southern kall
| road Bridges
Welther clearing and pleasant this morning
Business moderate OH the levee today.
The Alice and E. II. Durfee are both here from
| Pittsburg, and will proceed to St. Louis his even
ing. They have big trips, and the latter is patch
ing boilers.
The John Porter, with a tow, while ascending
the river colided with the Alice last night in tht
channel span of the Newport Bridge and had OF
of her barges torn loose, but it was caught just be
low The bridge in sound condition. No furthe
damage was done. the Porter proceeded te
Pittsburg. =,
We hear, but are not reliably informed, tha fn
Can't Wm Baye has purchased or chartered the
A, L. Norton of the Big Sandy Packet Company
and will put her in the defunct ]. G. Crossley'
trade in the Upper Ohio River;
The Condor with salt coal, &C., is here anC
will leave this afternoon for Louisville to delive
a portion of her tow, which is consigned to tina
point --..---, ...-.. ,...,o .:,.,
Yesterday and this morning, but will receive lib
erally this afternoon and get away for New Or
leans tonight with fair start and splendid pros
poets for freight in the Lower Ohio.
Capt J. L. Shall ross arrived by rail this morn
ing from Louisville and was a visitor on Change
/ Capt. A. T. Gilmore, Superintendent of the
Louisville & Henderson Packet Company, can't
up this morning from Louisville, and visited OF
Change at noon. He reports the new steame
Halliday still on the bank ut Louisville and thu
water all around her, but not deep enough to lie
rt1oat 1t is supposed the present risa will hoa
The Alice discharges 10 tons here, and will ado
about $50 tons. Capt. Adams had not engaged he
pilots at noon.
TowbOat Movements.
The Joseph Nixon, Pittsburg to Louisville, passec
down early this morning with three barges stee
rails.
The Grand Lake and Diamond arrived from
Pittsburg this morning with tows OF coal AM
will return this afternoon with empty barges.
The Hornet No. 2 will be down this evening
from Pittsburg with coal.
The d. T. Lane, from Louisville, en- route t
Kanawha River, passed up to-day with an empt
tow.
The Nellie Speer arrived this morning fror
Pittsburg, and will take portion OF her tow
Louisville this afternoon.