The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-01
RIyER INTELLIGENCE.
Special dispatches to the Star,

ISTeclhi uiSt,apcIeS 10 Lne St9r.t
~ ALLEGHENY STATIONARY. ..
OIL CITY, Pa. March 1--8:46 A. M.-Alleghein
River 2 feet 6 inches and stationary. Weather
clear. Thermometer 31'. Wind south.
MoNoNGAHELA FALLING.
BROWNSVILLE Pa. March 1--75O A. M-Monon
gahela River feet inches and falling. Weather
clear. Thermometer 46'. Wind southeast
FAILING AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURa. Pa, March liz M.-River feel
and falling. Weather clear and mild.
KANAwHA FALLING.
CHARLESTON, w. va, March 1-9S7 A. NJ
Kanawha River, feet Q inches and falling
Weather clear and calm. Thermometer 44'.
Steamboat Movements.
The Clinton left last night for St. Louis with q
few people and a good freight trip. -. .t .a
The Bonanza came down this morning. and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The speedy and cUlimnd Gus sidpwhee steamer
Fleetwood came down III morning, and win be
the regular c. & o. Rrilr.ad acket leav ng day
promptly at p. III. for Huntington, where she
connects with the early ira MS ,-morrow.
Capt J. Lawrence Cnrter's elegant new excur.
sion steamer U. +. Schenrk vii depart to-diuy for
all points IN the Lower Miss'issip K yer and New
Otleans direct. This Is the proper season of the
year to visit the Crescent City. Mr. ThoS. Bond
Is the Schenck's affabl ptrser. n"
Capt Hiram J. Vnton's fine large side-wheel
steamer Andy Baum, the queen Of the fleet, is
loading at the New Orleans Whariboat aud will
positively leave to-day for Evansville, Cairo
and Memphis direct, and take passengers for
Little Rock and the Arkansas Hot Springs Mr..
NJ. Deem is her chief clerk. ably assisted by
Billy Harbinson. art
, Capt E. S. Morgan's large and elegant side
wheel steamer Potomac came down this morning
and will be the regular packet leaving this even.
ing for Maysyille, Portsmouth, IrontOn Big andy,
Gallipolis and POmeroy direct, and will take peo.
Pile for Wheeling and Pttsrurg. She Is very fast
and furnishes unsurpassed accOmmO dat ons.
The punctual and reliable City OF Portsm ,urh
leaves at p.- m. for Chiio. rl-
s. ROat -hands Gossip.
Business active. a T.
Rates firm to all points. +. !. ':F .s1.
Ashlsnd, Ky., collected SOL SO wharfage during
December and January. ~
THE coal chute and sheds at the Wegee Goa
works. five miles below Beiaire. on the river wert
The Maddy Brothers, late of the Telephone, hav,
bought the Upper Ohio packet Chesapeake, to
gether with her mail contract between Parkers
burg and Gallipolis. for 81 800 Sal
| Parties desiring information about newspaper
should call on Frank Morgan, clerk of Ohit
No.4. He knows a go d deal about matters o
this kind, and paid anew hat for his knowledge
| Capt. Sam. 8: Brown, the Pttsbufg coal king
arrived in the city this morning. and was visito
on Change at noon. .t9 q itp.ns.i,l,-
The Southern Transportation Company viii
| send out three steamers next week for New Or
Golden CityaThursday :ThOs. Sherlock. Saturday
| The Condor came down from Pomeroy thi
morning with tow of coal, and returned fmme
diately with an empty tow. .'t'.il y.s iIi'
| The Fl. E. Pierrepont; from Kanawha River. ar
rived this morning with coal and goes below.
The Lookout left this morning for Kanawhi
| River with a tow OF empty barges.
.Capl. George Mccoy Is in the city and leaves to
night on the Andy Baum for IouisyilleaHe report
hiswharfboat at that place a Success anti says h,
has all tue business he can attend TO-. 81 So; I
| Weather clear and pleasant to-day, with indica
,tions of continuous mild weather.
The river rose 8 feet in the past A hours endine
at noon to-day. with 26 feet III the channel, lcav
ing for RAISING steamers "a feet space under the
Newport Bridge and 76 feet under the Suspt nsjon
and Southern Ralrodd Bridges sl
Capt VIM. Lists new side-wheele steamer st.
Lawrence will enter the Cincinnati and Wheeling
trads about the middle OF ,his week, with Capt