The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ISpecial dispatcnes tn the Sgsr.i
EIGHT DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

EIGHT DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
OIL CITY, Pa. Feb. 2S--9 A. M.-Allegheny
River 3feet and falling. Weather clear and cold.
Thermometer 50 below zero. Wind north.
MoNoNGAHELA FALLING.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 2S-10 A. M-Moribn
gah.la River II feet and fal, ing. Weather clear
and cold. Thermometer 90. Wind southeast.
FALLING AT PITTsBURG.
PrrTsBuRG. Pa, Feb. 2S-12 M.-River feet 2
inches and falling. Weather clear and Id.
KANAwHA FALLING SLOWLY.
CHAIR EsroN, W. VA, Feb. 28-9 A. M.-Kana
wha River IL feet and falling slowly. Weather
clear. Thermometer 32'. Wind southwest
steam boat Movements.
The Clinton discharged 100 tons freight at the
foot of Fifth street last night and came up to the
Central Transit Wharfboat, where she is now load.
ing and will positively leave this evening for st.
Louis. Capt J. skunk commands, and Mr.. J. II.
Griffith, a pleasant gentleman. presides in the
Office
Capt E s. Morgan's large and elegant new side
wheel steamer Telegraph came down this morning
and will I've the regular packet leaving this even
ing for Mzysville, Portsmouth, IrontOn, Big ANDY,
Gallipolis and Pomeroy direct, and will take peo-
pie for Wheeling and Plttsburg. She is very fast
and furnishes unsurpassed accommodations.
Messrs Hambleton and Morgan are her efficient
and ceurte lis clerks.
The punctual and reliable City OF Portsmouth
leaves at p. m. for Chilo.
The wildwood came down last night and re-
turned to Maysville at noon to-day.
The Go len Crown left late last evening for New
Orleans with q fair sta t.
The speedy and commodious sidewheel steamer
BosrOna came down th 8 morning and will be the
regular c. & o. Railroad Jacket leay ng to-day
promptly at p. m. for Huntington where she
connects with the early trains Tomorrow. Capt
W. p. Walker commands, and Gus. Honshell and
Sam Hawk are associated in the office.
Capt. Hiram J. Vintons fine large side-wheel
steamer Andy Baum, the queen OF the fleet, is
positively leave tomorrow for Evansville Cairo
and Memphis direct, and take passengers for
Little Rock and the Arkansas Hot Springs. Mr..
NJ. Deem is her chief clerk, ably assisted by
Billy Harbinson.
Capt. J. Lawrence Carter's elegant new excur-
sion steamer U. P. Schenck commenced receiving
passengers and freight this morning and will de-
part Tomorrow for all points on the Lower Misss-
Sip r yer and New Orleans direct. This is the
proper season of the year to visit the Crescent City
and nothing more delightful than trip South by
water can be desired Mr.. Thos. Bond is the
Schenck's affabl purser.
The Potomac, for omeroy. and the File twood,
for Huntington, will both leave tomorrow even
ing from the foot OF Broadway and take people for
all points on the Upper Ohio River and Eastern
cities.
BOat-hands' Gossip.
Business moderate.
George Clark and Taylor Wells will pilot the
CT mon to St. Louis
Frank Morgan clerk of the Ohio No. 4, stopped
off last trip at Galipolis leaving Dave Scatterday
in charge Of the Office.
Bradford Williams. son of Captain James Will
iams of Covngton, is learning the river on the
Golden Crown. and expects to carry the license of
a flrst-c ass plot in about two years.
The little tug IL. B. Card is on the ways at Gov
ingt n receiving repairs.
The New Mary Houston, from New Orleans,
came in at daylight with about 25 passengers and
500 tons freight, including 264 brls molasses, 225
hhds sugar, $50 boxes oranges, and 500 brls rice.
She did splendid business on her recent trip,
both going and coming, and rcshipped largely
for points above. She will return next Tuesday,
and be followed Thursday by the Golden City,
which will arrive Sunday.
The Bette Gi bert is ON the Covington Ways be-
ing rebuilt. Two coal barges and the model barge
John A. Conn are also on the Ways receiving re-
pairs.
The harbor boat Kate Waters will go on the Gov
incton Ways the first of next week to receive q
general overhauling
River % feet and rising slowly at noon.
Weather clear and warmer this afternoon