The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

Especial River Dispatches tn the statl
Brow wNsv1LLK, Pa. Dec. 30-11:00 A. M
River feet inch and falling. Weather
cloudy. Wind southeast
HINTON, W. Va. Dec. 30-9:30 A. NJ
New River 8 feet and falling.
CHARLESTON, Dec 3O-9:4O A. M.-Kana.
wha River feet and falling. Weather
cloudy and indications of rain. Wind
northwest.
+ OIL CRY, Pa. Dec. 30-1030 A. NJ
Allegheny River feet 10 inches and ris-
ing. Wind north.
PIrrsBURa, Dec. SO-11:26A. M-River I
feet 2 inches and rising.
Boat Hands Gossip.
Business fair. .... ..
The punctual City of Portsmouth leaves
daily at p. IN. for Chilo and all way land
ings.
The Bonanza came down this morning
and returned to Portsmouth at noon.
The large and elegant sde-wheel steamer
Robt. Mitchell will positively leave this
| evening for all points on the Lower Missis-
| sippi River and New Orleans direct. Capt.
Dan. Moore Commands, and Capt. Frank
Stein presides in the Office.
The fast, light and elegant passenger and
freight steamer Fashion is loading at the
foot OF Main street for Evansville, and will
positively leave this evening. She is first
class in all her appointments, and her
officers are efficient and obliging gentle
men. Capt. d. l.. Penny commands, and
W. W. Huston and Boone Ray are asso-
ciated in the office.
Captain E. s. Morgan's large ard reliable
| side-wheel steamer Potomac will be the
packet leaving this evening from the foot oi
Broadway for Maysville Portsmouth, Iron
ton, Big Sandy, Gallipolis and Pomeroy
direct. John Hambleton aid Kendall Nor
gan are in the office.
| The superb side-wheel passenger steamer
Andy Baum is loading, and will positively
leave this evening. as advertised, for the
Lower Ohio River and Memphis direct, and
receipt passengers through to Little Rock
and the Arkansas Hot Springs. Captain
Hiram J. Vinton commands and Mr.. M. M.
Deem has charge of the Office.
The fast, large and elegant new side-wheel
steamer Bostona Captain Isaac Bryson mas.
ter, Gus. H. Honshell and Sam. Hawk
clerks, will leave promptly at 4 p. m. from
the Big Sandy Wharfboat, foot of Bread
way, for Huntington, where she connects
with the early G. 40. Railroad trains to-
morrow for all Eastern cities.
The Wildwood will be down tonight anG
return to Maysville at noon tomorrow.
The elegant and speedy Eldorado is billed
to leave tomorrow morning for New Or
leans and all intermediate points.
Another rise amounting to twenty fee
| q yota Dc H. O. i,
River.
The price Of coal has been reduced t,
seventy cents at New Orleans.
The river was falling at noon to-day
with SO feet in the channel.
Captain J. G. Dugan. accompanied BY hr
mother, left this morning by rail for Lou
isville, where they will reside hereafter.
| Weather cloudy and cool this morning
The following coal-tows arrived thil
morning from Pittsburg: Coal Valley
Belle MCGOWAN. Diamond Panther, Ben
gal Tiger, John Penny, and Grand Lake.
| Captain ]. X. Darlington, James Fawcet
and Bob McClelland passed through tn,
city this morning, en- route from Pittsburi
to Louisville.
Captain Tx. Whitaker leaves by rail to
night for his home, in Pittsburg.
The Robert PEBBLES left this morning fo
Pomeroy with an empty tow. g
The Liberty No. arrived from Pomeroy
with miscellaneous tow.
Capt Sam. Clark leaves by rail this after
noon for Madison.
! The James Stone, from Pittsburg, passed
down last night with coal for Louisville.
The Abe Mcdonald leaves this Afternoon
for Pomeroy with empty barges.
Capt John Wilson arrived in the city
this morning from Pttsburg
The Robt. Mitchell defers her departure
until tomorrow.
Jack Smith and Glenn. Matheny will pilo
the Andy Baum to Memphis, leaving to
night. She will include in her cargo so
brls salt.