The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
fspecIal t,isnatches to the Stall

Especial dispatches 10 tne Stat.l
ALLEGHENY RISING.
OIL CITY, Pa, Feb. 12--847 A. M.-Allegheny
River feet and rising. Weather cloudy. Their
mometer 90. Wind southwest.
RISING AT BROWNSVILLE
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 12-9'47 A. M.-Mo-
nongahela River feet Q inches and rising
Weather cloudy. Thermometer82o. Wind north
east.
RISING AT PITTsBuRG.
PrrsBURG Pa, Feb 12-ll:16 A. M.-River
feet inches and rising. Weather cloudy and
cold.
LIGHT SNOW UP KANAwHA.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. 12-l0:l7 A. M-Kan-
awha River about feet and stationary Weather
cloudy. Light snow. Thermometer 35o. Wind
northwest.
GOLDEN CROWN AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12-Westher clear and
spring-llke
| River feet II inches below high-water mark.
Arrived-Golden Crown. from Cincinnati;
Corona, from Camden; Henry Frank, with 5,3O7
bales cotton, from Memphis.
| Departures for today-JOhn Wilson, for Ouach
ita: Henry Frank. for Memphis; Laura Lee, for
Red River.
SIeambOat Movements.
| Captain James Kirker's fine sidewheel steamer
Potomac will return 10 P0meroy this evening,
| leaving from the foot of Broadway.
The Bostona will be the regular c. & o. Rail
road packet leaving at p. m. to-day for Hunting
The Cherokee arrived from Pittsburg last night
with 600 tons freight, and leaves this evening for
st. Louis
Captain Reno's superb Laura L. Davis leaves
this morning for Tennessee River, and has excel
lent accommodations for passengers and freight.
| The Andy Baum a fineside-whee steamer. com
manded by Captain III. ]. Vinton. leaves this even
ing for Memphis
The Robert Mitchell began to load 11fs morn.
ing, and will leave tomorrow ior New Orleans
ami be followed by the Charles Morgan Saturday.
The Clinton will arrive tomorrow, and return
to St. Louis Friday.
The Wildwood returned to Maysvil1e at noon
The City Of Portsmouth leaves at 4p. m daily
for Chilo.
BOaI-handS' Gossip.
The Thos. w. Means arrived from Pittsburg last
evening aud laid all mig t below Milrcreek. She
left there at $50 O'Clock this morning for Mem
phis and will return to st. Louis from that poin
and load her barge for the Upper Ohio. John
Handlan and James Madison were her pilots
Captain Robert A. Cunningham is in the city
and will return home TO Middleport this evening
. on the otomac
Business fair.
Weather rainy yesterday and cold during th
night. Snow began to fall early this morning anC
damp snow continued to fall quite fast at noon
Pilot Jas. Prather returned this morning from
: | PlttSburg.
The Silver Cloud on her return will leave Flor
ence, Ala, Saturday, and bring large number 0
excursionists around to the sights in the Pari
, of America.
The river was falling at noon to-day. with 2
) feet in the channel.
The U. S. beaeun-light tender Lily left last nigh
for Cairo
The Laura L. Davis is receiving moderately to
day, but will positively get away this evening 10
! Tennessee River
Capt. John ~ Skunk will be here tomorrow
with niS fine side-wheel steamer Clinton and re
turn to st. Louis Friday. .- .t..
this morning for Ripley. She passed Columbia al
right, and expects TO reach Ripley early this after
noon, and be back at the foot OF Walnut street th
evening ..... ..... .. -,
The John L. Rhoads, en- route from St. Lous to
Pittsbnrg. will pass up tonight Marsh Hays and
James Hehders N are in the city and will pilol
her to Pittsburg and return.
Frank R. Baker is in St Louis, in the interest Of
his Spicy paper, the Marine Journal.