The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-25
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial River Dispatches to the Star.

Oil CITY, Pa. March 25-9 A. M.-Alle-
gheny River feet inches and on stand
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 26o. Wind
north.
BROWNSVILLE Pa, March $50 A. NJ
Monongahela River IL feet 4 inches and
falling. Weather cloudy. Thermometer 400.
Wind southeast
PIrrsBuRG, March 25-12 M.--River 9
feet o inches and falling. Weather clear
and cool.
DRIFT FROM DUBUQUE.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 25.-River rising.
The Tidal Wave, from st. Louis arrived
Saturday, and returned with 1000 sacks
oats at the rate Of 12H cents to St. Louis.
A large quantity of oats will be shipped
south from this port as soon as navigation
is fully open, and rates will be much lower
than they are now. The Eagle Point Ferry
will commence running next week. The
Annie is due from st. Louis. 1t is not GER
tain whether she will turn back or proc eed
up the river
Steamboat Movements.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at 4 p. m.
daily from the foot of Walnut street for
Chilo, and attends to all way business.
The Bonanza came down this morning
and returned to Portsmouth at noon.
Captain E. s. Morgan's large new and
commodious side-wheel passenger steamer
| Telegraph came down this morning, and
will leave from the foot of Broadway this
evening for Maysville, Portsmouth, Iron
! ton, Big Sandy. Gallipolis and Pomeroy
direct Messrs Hambleton and Morgan are
bar attentive and ppu rtnpue CLARKE
The superb new steamer James w. Gaff
is loading to leave Wednesday for all points
on the Lower Ohio River and Memphis.
Captain X. w. Wise, Master, and G. Wash.
Thompson, clerk, are her efficient and popu-
lar chief officers
The fine passenger and freight steamer
Silver Cloud is on berth loading and will
return to Tennessee River Thursday. Cap
tain Harry Gilbert, Master and Major J.
NJ. Crow and Leo. Kahn, clerks, will see to
wants ofatrave lers and shippers.
Captain E. l.. Shinkle's elegant new pas
senger steamer Golden Crown will leave this
evening without fail for Greenville, Vicks-
burg, Natchez and New Orleans direct.
Chant Shinkle is her atlable purser.
Captain ], 7. Campbells reliable and
punctual Fleetwood will be the regular C.
& 0. R. R. packet, leaving promptly at 4
p. m. to-day for Huntington. She will be
followed tomorrow by the renowned Bos-
tona.
The Potomac will be the packet leaving
tomorrow for Poneroy.
The Wildwood will be down tonight
and return to Maysville at noon to-
morrow.
Boat-hands' Gossip.
Business moderate.
The Rapid Transit makes trial trip to-
day.
The U. P Schenck will follow the Golden
Crown to New Orleans, leaving Thursday.
Capt A. t. Gilmore, CaptW. G. Hite and
Capt. G. j. Grammer were in the city yes
terday, in consultation with the managers
of some of our prominent Lower River
packet lines, the result of which will prob
ably be that inside of week new Gin
cinnati & Evansville Packet will be intro
duced.
At a meeting of the Merchants Exchange
at Memphis last Saturday the President
announced the following committees: Com
mittee to attend the Cincinnati Convention
j. c. Neeley, |. M. Hill, Jerome Hill, L.
Hanauer, H. Furstenheim, r. W. Light
burne, Capt. James Lee, N. NJ. Jones, A. ].
kellar, w. F. Avery, John D. Adams, Capt.
Mlt. Harry Samuel Tate; Committee to
draft resolutions in regard to the passage
of bill providing for National Quarantine
l. NJ. Hill, w. A. Goodwin, R. A. Parker.
1t was moved and seconded that other
towns and cities along the Mssissip ppi River
also take action bearing on the National
Quarantine, and instruct their Congress
men to vote for such measures
Captain Alex. Montgomery is expected
back tonight from the Kanawha Valley.
The Alex. Chambers left this morning
with an empty tow for Pomeroy.
The Storm will leave this evening for
Pittsburg, with two keel boats and several
empty barges.
Weather warm and pleasant.
The river was rising at noon to-day, with
81 feet 10 inches in the channel.