The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial River Dispatches to the star.l

Especial River Dispatches to thestar.l
PrrTsBuRe, Sept 30-12 M. = River 4
inches below water marks. Weather clear.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept So-12 M
River 13 feet 8 inches below high water
mark. No arrivals nor departures other
than the local packets. Raining.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. Sept. 30-9:30 A. NJ
River 8 feet inches and stationary.
Weather clear. Wind northeast.
CHARLESTON, Sept 30-9:07 A. M.-Kan-
awha River II inches and falling. Fog
last night Weather clear. Wind north
west.
Or CRY, Pa, Sept. 3O-S:34 A. Nal
legheny River 5 inches and stationary.
Weather clear. Wind west
Steamboat Movements.
The Big Sandy Packet Company an
nounces the Katie Hooper to leave to-mor-
row evening for Huntington. She is a fine
light draught passenger packet.
Capt. George VOLTS elegant Cherokee is
advertised to leave tomorrow evening for
New Orleans direct.
Boat Hands Gossip. g
The John Hannah = aground at Quick
Run vet, and will not set off the bar until
there is rise.
MIR. Kirker, clerk of the Salt Valley, re-
ceived letter this morning from his broth
er which said: 'rhe river here is lower than
it has been at any time since 1854. Indfan
r ck at the mouth OF Buffalo Creek, is out
of the water and people can walk all around
it," Buffalo Creek is sixteen miles above
Wheeling, and nearly ev, ry steamboat man
knows where Indian Rock is, but only q
few have seen it.
Capt Chas. Russell telegraphs that the
Jas. d. Parker passed Aurora at 10 o'clock
this morning. She is probably here ere
this, and after dlscharglng her cargo she
will 90 to the bank.
The neat, new and fast little steamer, W.
N. Chancellor, came down this morning at
10 O'clock with fifty passengers and good
low water trip Of freight She is now load
ing at the foot of Main street and will posi-
tively leave this evening for Gallipolis.
Captain Thad. Knowles commands, and the
genial Ira Huntngton-may he live forever
-presides in tile office.
The Salt Valley came down this morning,
and starts up the river again this evening.
Their officers report couple of loaded flat
boats stuck in the channel on Four Mile at
the Lower D. ke.
The river fell two inches in the twenty.
four hours ending at noon to-day, with
feet inches of water in the channel
| The Andes, from Portsmouth, had not
made her appearance at noon. She will be
| in and out again this afternoon, and will
| be the only boat the Big Sandy Packet
COMPANY will send out to-day.
| Capt. Hod Knowles, of the W. N. Chan
cellor, will be relieved next trip by Can't
Chancellor, who is at Parkersburg. Ira
Huntington will probably stop off nexI
trip f,r couple of weeks, and leave Mr.
Boohhart in charge of the office.
Major J. NJ. Crow, accompanied by Mr.
III. W. White, prominent merchant O.
louisville arrived in tine city this morn
| ing. Major Crow is now agent for the Ev
ansville Il Henderson Packet. He was frs
clerk last yearon the Silver Cloud in thu
Cincinnati and Tennessee River trade, are
has a host Of warm friends here. They Wis
tied Change at noon to renew acquaint
ances.
Business fair on the Levee to-day.
Weather GEAR and warm.
Pittsbnrg Telegraph 1.-The talk Of a new
packet for the Cincinnati and Pittsbur
trade, and to leave here on SATURDAY., grow
more general, and it is intimated that th
lcontract will be let soon hereabouts"
| St. Lo,lis P..D., Yesterday: Captain Hi
Davis returned from New Orleans and goe
home to Ashland, Kv., tomorrow. He i
out OF boating fr the present. Captain
James s. Wise, Captain James d. Parker ant
Mr.. Deem, clerk of the Andy Baum, leav,
tonight on the $50 train for Colorado
The Jas. W. Gaff lies up for Improvements
John b. Davis. of Broadway foundry, ant
j. Wangler, will furnish new steel boiler
a pair of new chimneys, fix the engines
etc Messrs. Mullen &c Hoppius will give
fine painting similar to that they are doin,
on the Calhoun" ..-.-..-
Ma chez Democrat: eve have IL from
good authority, that in event of certain
things transporting this fall, packer will b
placed in the Natchez and New Orlean
trade. The new candidate will be ownet
by several of the largest planters along tn
river. A large amount of money ha
already been subscribed to buy suitabl
boat"
Evansville Journal: We anticipate th
lowest water of the season during the mex
ten days, and it may last for mon tn
Sdch was the case in 1867, when we had tn
lowest water that has been known sine
1856. In 1867 the low water continued til
near Christmas, the Louisville and Hendel
son sdewheel boats not running till abou
the 4th or 5th of January, 1868, the rs
having commenced in the Tennessee, Cum
berland, and Green rivers.
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