The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-24
RIVER RINTELLIGENCE.
Especial dispatcnes to the Star.i
ALLEGHENY STATION

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ALLEGHENY STATIONARY.
OIL CITY, Pa, Feb. 2i-9:25 A. M-Allegheiy
River 2 feet and stationary. Weather cloudy.
Thermometer 24'. WIND west
MoNoNGAHELA RISING.
BROWNSVILLE, PA. Feb. 24-9:52 A. M-Monon-
gahela River feet and rising. Weather snowy.
Thermometer 10. Wind northeast.
STATIONARY AT PITTsBURG.
PTrTsBuRG. Pa, Feb Pill :36 A. M.-Rver 4
feet inches and stationary. Weather cloudy and
cold.
KANAwHA RISING.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. A-90o A. M-Kan-
awha River feet and rising slowly. Thermome-
ter 92o Wind southwest.
StcambOa Movements.
| The punctual City of Portsmouth leaves daily at
4 D. M from the foot of Walnut street for Chilo,
ard attends to all way business
steamer Ohio No. came down and will return
up the river this evening. taking passengers and
freight for Maysville, Portsmouth, lronton, Big
Sandy, Gallipolis and Pomeroy, also Wheeling and
Pittsburg. Messrs Morgan and Scatterday are her
| competent and courteous clerks.
| The fast and rel able sidewheel steamer Bostona
will be the regular C. & o. K. r. packet leaving
to-day promptly ut p. m. for uHtngton where
she iinects wit the early trains for all Eastern
cities Capt W. p Walker commands, and Gus.
Honshe presides in the office.
| Ihe WILDWOOD lett tOQhy AZ noon 1Or MdySVllIe.
The Vint Shinkle, Capt S. c. Mcintyre will be
the next packet for Memphis. She will leave
Wednesday and take people for all points in Ar
kansas
Capt Alex. Halldav's superb new steamer Paris
c. Brown returned yesterday from New Orleans,
and will leave again for the sunny South to- NOR
row evening CAPT. Halliday well pleased with
his new boat and thinks her one OF the best in
| commission.
Capt VIM. Lttle's fine new steamer Eldorado
will be found at the wharf, loading to leave W led.
nesdy for New Orleans and all intermediate
points.
The Silver Cloud arrived yesterday from Tennes-
see River, and will return tomorrow. She in
cuded in her up trip 2,d19 sacks peanuts, 100 tons
iron, 2H bales cotton, 1000 dozen eggs, a lot OF
cattle, hogs, talow. and miscellaneous fl, light
She discharged ITO bales cotton at Louisville.
BOat-haMds' Gossip.
Business moderate.
Two boats loading for New Orleans.
Capt. w. W. Little of the new Eldorado, hn'
sold out coal business at Portsmouth, that he
had been conducting quarter a century.
James Chadwick. pilot, recently in the Hospital
at New Orleans, is convalescent, and has gone to
Pilot Ed Deval has gone to Huntington to bring
down the James JACKSON with raft in tow fol
Louisville
Capt TX Keefer is expected down this week
from Pittsburg to see Co. Merritt about the con-
tract for tow ng the dredge boats Qswego and Ohio
this season with his towboat the l. 5. Keefer.
The rate on salt is Is cents to ST. Louis, and
Gnere are now tIdllS-
| portation to St. Louis.
The New Albany ship-yard has closed contracts
for two model barges for the Henderson Packet
Company and expect to build irst-class boat for
| the same Company.
While the Thrs. W. Means was unloading at
Memphis, laborers refused to work for 81 so per
day unloading salt, preferring TO- work for IN
cents per barrel which was given them, and il is
| said they made So or the day.
The Mount Clare left Point Pleasant early this
morning with full tow OF Raymond City coal
| for Cincinnati.
The j. Sharp Mcdonald left to-day at noon fol-
Pittsburg with an empty tow.
The Sylvan Dell has her wheels in position, and
will leave the foot OF Wal vi street at o'clock to-
morrow morning for Ripley.
The Marine Railway & Dry Dock Company
started the mills to going again this morning.
Commodore Wash. Honshelrs new steamer will
be launched from the ways next Saturday.
The Alice, EN- route from It Louis 10 Pttsburg
is up Licking River discharging 500 tons iron ore
at Swifts Rolling mills. Thos Mcdonald and J
Sharp Parker will be her pilo from here.