The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-31
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatches to the star.l

Especial d1SpatcheS 10 the SJarl
ALLEGHENY RIVER FALLING.
OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. 31-S:2O A. M.-Allegheny
River feet and falling Weather cloudy Their
mometer 800. Wind south.
MoNoNGAHELA FALLING.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, Jan. 31-1O:3O A. M.-Monon-
gahela River II feet 10 inches and falling.
Weather clear. Thermometer 350. Wind north
east.
FALLING AT PITTsBURG.
PrTTsBURG, Jan. 3l-11:OO A. M-River 13 feet II
inches and falling. Weather clear and pleas
ant
FROST AND FOG UP KANAwHA.
CHAIR EsToN, w. VA, Jan. 31-9OO A. M-Kan-
awha River u feet and falling again. Weather
partly cloudy and calm. Frost last night and
heavy fog this morning. Thermometer 370.
MISCELLANY FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, JAN 3l.-Blly Goebel and Jo Os-
borne, Anchor Line steamboat clerks, have re.
signed and leave on March lst for Colorado.-The
City of Alton Telegraphs from Grand Tower that
she can't get to st. Louis tonight finding only 81
feet of water SO far.-The 10. Kinney, Capt Vick-
ers, willleave in her place to-morrow.--The Annie
Silver is above Grand Tower and past due here
The Fannie Lewis leaves for Memphis
Grand Lake arrived last night from Fostor's, and
again left to take her tow on to New Orleans
Steamboat Movements.
Capt E. s. Morgans fast and elegant new side
wheel steamer Telegraph, the pride of the Upper
Ohio River, came down and will be the regular
packet leaving this evening for Maysville, Ports
mouth, Ironton, Big Sandy, Gallipolis and Pome-
roy direct, and will take passengers for Wheeling
and Pittsburg. Messrs. Hambleton and Morgan
are her clerks and they are efficient and courteous
gentlemen.
The popular and punctual JAS W. Gaff is load
ing and will positively leave tomorrow for Evans
vile, Cairo and Memphis direct Capt. R. Wise,
master, and G. Wash. Thompson, clerk are her
worthy and agreeable chief officers.
The superb new steamer Golden Crown COM
menced to register passengers and receive freight
this morning for Greenyille. Vicksburg, Natchez
and New Orleans, and will positively depart to-
morrow. Capt. Eugene l.. Shinkle a competent
and oDiging gentleman, commands, and Chant
Shinkle is her affable chief clerk
The reliable and fine steamer Cherokee began to
load this morning, and will leave tomorrow eve
ming without fail for Wheeling and Pittsburg d-
rect, and go through as advertised. Capt. George
Wolf commands, and A. Byers has charge of the
Office.
BOaI-hands' Gossip.
The JAS D. Parker will follow the Jas W. Gaff
to Memphis, and leave Wednesday
Capt. julie. Wherman, Superintendent of the
Wheeling Towboat 4 Barge Company, left by rail
last night for Wheeling.
Mr.. Phillips agent for the franklin Insurance
Company, has been here for the past few days,
looking after the Ed. Hobbs and barges, and goes
home to Wheeling tonight.
Chant Shinkle has been promoted from the posi-
uon of second clerk of the Golden Crown and
now presides in that steamers office. He still
freezes to that ulster he wore while he was
mud" clerk on the Crown, and intends to hold
on to 1t until the lowwater season sets in, and
then put it in soak"
Thos. Dorherty, known among river men as
"Buster," the leyee newsboy, is worth about $3.50
i'll Government bonds and is adding 10 his little
fortune daily. Buster is as sharp us steel trap
up to all the tricks of trade, and sells as many
papers on the packets among passengers as any OF
our street newsboys.
The New sylvan Dell.
The new propeller Sylvan Dell was built at Cape
Vincent, MY, by Geo. Chaffey, and is owned by
Capt Alex. Halliday and the former gentleman.
She cost in the neighborhood of $l3, 600, and the
dimensions OF her hull are as follows Length, l03
feet; width lover ally, % feet; depth of hold, 5%
feet She draws 81 feet light and will carry is
tons freight on 415 feet OF water She is propelled
by two screw wheels feet in diameter and they
are driven by pair of balance high pressure en-
gines, with cylinders 10 inches in diameter and 8
She viii enter the Ci cinnati & Ripley trade
about the middle of next week as daylight
passenger packet and has license to carry 100 peo-
Ripley early in the afternoon, and leave there al
2:30 p. m. and arrive here about dark.
She will be oficered as follows: VIM. Newton,
Captain Lew Halliday, clerk; James Halliday,
engineer; Samuel Pennywitt, pilot. =
As stated above, the Sylvan Dell was built At
Cape Vincent New York, by Geo. Chaffey. who Is
now in the city, and will remain on the boat He
is clever gentleman, and we hope our citizens
aud the natives along the shore above will receive