The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial River Dispatches tn the star.)


BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Sept. 19-10:13 A. M
River 8 feet inches and stationary
Weather clear. Wind northwest.
CHARLESTON. Sept. 1850 A. M.-Kan
awha River feet inches pnd station
ary. Weather cloudy. Wind east.
On CITY, Pa, Sept. 10-S:50 A. MA
legheny River 5 inches and stationary.
Weather cloudy. Wind west
PITrsBURe, Sept. 19-11OO A. M.-Rivei
below the marks and stationary. Weather
clear and cool.
New ORLEANS, Sept 19.-River IL feet
6 inches below high-water mark. No ar
rivals or departures to-day other than the
local boats. Weather clear and pleasant.
Steamboat Movements.
Capt. Alex. NJ. Halliday's superb new
passenger steamer Paris c. Brown, Chris.
Young clerk, is loading and will leave Sat-
urday for New Orleans and go through as
advertised.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at4p p m.
from the foot Of Walnut street for Chilo
and all way landings.
Capt. Armstrong; punctual and favorite
Dora Cabler is in port loading and will re-
turn to Evansville tomorrow and attend to
all way business.
The fine new light draught passenger
packet Telegraph will leave this evening
from the Big Sandy Wharfboat, foot of
ton, Big Sandy. Gallipolis and Pomeroy
evening by the Granite State.
Cantaip p w Wisa'S alooapt and E,bt
dranght new passenger steamer James w.
Gaff will positively depart Saturday even
ing for the Lower Ohio River and st. Louis,
and take passengers and freight for all
points on the Upper Mississippi, Illinois
and Missouri Rivers. Mr.. G. Wash. ThUmp-
son is her pleasant clerk.
The large and speedy packet Clifton
will leave to-day promptly at 4 p. M. for
Huntington, where she connects with the
trains Tomorrow for all points East. She
will be followed at the same. hour to-
morrow by the Buckeye State.
Boat Hands Gossip.
Weather clear and pleasant. Very cool
last night and early this morning.
Business continues fair. Li4ht, low
water boats are experiencing the business
"boom," at least 50 far as passengers are
concerned. Shipments South are not ac-
tive, but business in that direction is
steadily improving.
The hull of the q. B. Church was started
to Madison yesterday, in tow of the Ellen
Mccoy, to be converted into wharfboat
for Captain Purdy at Lake Providence.
Captain Leathers wrote as follows from
Cairo to Mr. John Janney, New Orleans;
1--WE reached this port at 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, and from the present out
look | think we will not be able to get
away from here before the latter part Oh
next week. The boat handled exceedingly I
well on the way down, and my impression
is that she will be peeler',-as good |
dog as there is in the ring. With her
wheel only braced, and a narrow bucket |
she made twelve miles All hour from Cum
berland down."
The new steamer F. A. Blanks was to 90
into the river at Madison Yesterday, and |
will be completed October 2oh.
New Orleans Democrat: Quarantine per.
mitting, the Ed. Richardson and the
Thompson Dean will be out BY the lst If
October. We bear that the Dean will 90 to
Arkapolis. The Henry Frank will make a
start on Wednesday, October lst.
I e steamer Hard Cash. which Left
Wednesday night for Walnut Bend below
Memphis, struck an obstruction about for.
ty miles below st. Louis during the night
and sunk in six feet Of water. The Elliott
took off her deck freight and ok it back.
The cargo in the hold was badly damaged
The boat is owned by Capt. f. Postal Mlt
Harry, and Others, and valued at $4,000.
Insured in Memphis offices.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat, yesterday:
"The Josie Harry came up from Chester to