The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-14
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


BROWNSVILLE, May A-10:45 A. NJ
River A feet inches and stationary. Weather
clear Thermometer ca. Wind south.
HINTON, w., VA, May 14-s:4l A. NJ
New River 2 feet 2 inches and stationary.
Weather clear. Thermometer 48'.
CHARLESTON, May 14-9;50 A. M.--Kan.
awha River feet and falling slowly.
Weather clear. Thermometer Coz. Wind
northwest. '''H y
OIL CRY. May f4-10s33 A. M-River
feet and standing. Weather clear. Wind
northwest. G ...
PrTsBURe, May 14-1l:3l A. M.--River 2
feet inches and falling. Weather clear.
20 Beas Haads 0osnp. ... F.
Business moderate.
Tue CITY of Portsmouth leaves at 4 D. m.
daily for hilo. .,..
T e Bostona will be the regular G. and
0. R. R packet leaving to-day at p nj,
sharp for HUNTINGTON, where she connects
with the early trains Tomorrow for all
| L stern cities. s...5 ,...o. -....
The Guiding Star left last night for New
| Orleans with fair start
The Telegraph came down this morning
and will eaN this evening from lhe foot
of Broadway for Pomeroy and all way
landin s. .t. .......
The wildwood came down last night
and returned to Marysville al noon.
Weather clear and warm. ...
Receipts very 'od, but shipments yer,
light this morning.
The river continued to f,ll this morning
| with good boating stage Of water
| The Robert Mitchell will be found at the
! wHalf, loading, to leave 10 morrow evening
for New Orleans and all leading points.
The Cons Millar III be the next regular
packet leaving for the Lower Ohio River
and Memphis, Size is now lva iiliy, and
will depart to-mor ow.
The John Hanna and Charles Bowen are
coming with miscellaneous lows.
| The New Orleans Democrat SAYS "Blis-
iness WAS l,retty fair yesterday. The coast
departures ali h d good trips, so had the
Fanchpn The Golden Crrwn had, rs peo-
pie and fair niiscei aneous freight to
whic she viii ada 7U0 barrels molas,eS on
ne ting the j. NJ Chambers en- ute frenl
the Ba !, on Teche. The Aune p Silver
had $50 bars railroad irun for Arkansas
ity. 1000 boxes mineral water, 200 hogs.
heads sng II. 500 barrels cement, 800 bales
| jute for st. Lohis, and $50 tons sundry
freight. The Rosa b for Odachita hal
La big trip; she was nearly guards
in the water with freight for the Qua
cinta UAlbonne and Bartholomew, and
had besi,ies on the barge Katie $500 sacks
salt, 5000 bundles tiesa and 1000 rolls bag
ing. We wouldn't be surprise to see the
Rosa back again shortly. The Iron Noun
tain left Yesterday St. Lonis; she las
cen here nine ern days, the most of which
time was lost IN waiting for vessels to take
her cargo. Captain Lew Rice was pas
senger ON the Golden Crown He will
Ispend the summer IN Cincinnati"
The Vicksburg Herald says: captain
John Cowden came up on the steamer
Natchez last evening with Captain Leath
ers Captains Leathers and Goa den will
depart by train this evening for Memphis
IN the interest of the Barataria Canal. /"
The pilots Of the Tennessee River steamer
Wilder declined a reduction Of twenty five
per cent. in their wages, and quit She
afterwards secured as pilots Tom Wilkey
and Joseph Ferguson,
The Telegraph brought down good
passenger list this morning. Prominent
among he: neope were Mr.. Pomeroy and
dalls htsr OF Pomeroy, John A. Hamilton,
of Gallip lis. and Mrs. James Kerr and
Miss Hunter, OF IrontoB, OHIO
The q. as. P. Chateau las O, board O
miniature steanb at made Of corn stalks
AZ feet long. and fully rugged. 1t is The
work OF negro boy living rear Green,i lie,
Mss, and was purchased b. II. and N.
Wizinkees, Of GreenWlle, and donated by
them to the Merchants Exchange at ST.
Louis to be ratified If for any charitable
prpos- the Exchange may determine
Captain Rand, of Pontoosac. ILL.,, las sold
his small side-wheeler st. Anti,onv Falls t.
H. Neville. of Chester, H., for $l,75O. She
will ply In the small Illinois river called
the 0kaw, carrying smsl! loads OF -four aud
other products. The Ola crew have all
started home to the north with the excep
tion OF the engineer who remains OH the
boat Captain Rand started for Nashville,
Tenn., 10 look at a boat | ing there for
sale. lie warts larger beat than the one
he sold, intending to extend his operations
The St. A. Falls was built near st. Paul in
1866 is single engine hoat and carried 6(
tOna. Ratd thinks he can handle 400
ton boat-[St Louis P.-D, yesterday.
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