The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-22

Houston. from Louisville, arrived. There were
no departures outside of the regular packets.
The Ben. Franklin took the Vine-street Con-
gregational Church out picnicking, and the
new Champion No. & had a Sunday school from
across the river on an excursion.
TOwb0at Items.-The Lookout ts making up
q tow at Charleston.
The Alice Brown left Louisville last night
with eight barges ore--3,O0O tons-and lot Of
empty barges from St. Louis to pittsburg.
The Utah, Coal Hill Bernard. and Charles
Brown, with tows, passed Evansville Friday
afternoon, bound north.
The tug Laurel left Cairo Friday night for
New Albany with 45 tons iron ore.
The Iron Mountain left st. Louis for Pitts
burg Friday evening with 4 barges ore, and
wilfbe followed by the Wild Duck or John
Means.
The Alps passed Memphis Friday for St.
Louis.
The Atlantic and barges, bound up, passed
VicksDurg Friday.
The hull of the Paragon is out on the st;
Louis sectional Docks being. rebuilt, and will
be completed in about weeks.
The q. d. hurch passed Vicksburg Friday.
Capt. ID. Ii. s. Gilmore mas returned to Pitts
burg from Florida much improved ir health:
James Darragh, late Chief Engineer OF the
Paragon, is sojourning in Pittsburg.
AkPittsburg there IS project on foot to raise
a fund for Mr.. Ad. L. kyland, late river editor
of the now defunct st. Louis Democrats and
two river editors there offer to give $1O each
for that purpose.
The Clara Scott sank Friday morning in Ka-
nawha river, four miles below Charleston.
She was fully insured No lives reported lost
The Emma Graham has gone to Charleston
TO remove the Capitol material
The Spangler and Handy have Withdrawn
from the Louisville and Madison trade.
The Fawn, Friday, took lao excursionists
into Evansville. They came from Owensboro.
large party on bear hunt. Among the party
were several prominent Cincinnhtians.
The Minnie came in Friday from Petersburg
with 81 barrels whisky and Is sacks oats.
The Champion No 4 was FRIDAY, night towed
over to the Covington wharf, by the Champion
Not.
Richard Pension, an old Clerk In the LOUIS
vile Mail Line, is now Chief Clerk OF the Tom
Jasper.
I,he Ben Franklin will 60 into the Madison
trade next week, II the river continues falling
The Charles Morgan will arrive here next
Wednesday night, and return TO New Orleans
on saturday evening.
The Big Sandy river Is now navigated by the
steamers Fleetwing, Fannie Freese, Sam Cra-
ven, Jerry Osborn, Favorite and Sandy FASH
ion. All have been doing good business this
season.
There is a snag in the channel opposite the
Hartford City wharfboat and bad root in the
middle of the channel at Blennerhassett, and
| large boats must hug the Ohio shore.
| Capt. Packard, owner OF the towboat Dich
Fulton No. 2, and an extensive coal dealer o.
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Louisville, FRIDAY, where he expects to mee
the Fulton, which is coming from New Orleans
with an extensive tow Of empty barges.
Among the deck passengers OF the Thompson
Dean was band of gypsies with their wagons
horses, etc.
Ad. Ry and served twenty-five years and
seven months on the ST. Louis Democrat, anc
earned for himself o reputation that will livt
world. We are sorry for Ad., but know ful
well he don't care continental cent for any,
ones sympathies. He is q man of the world
one who dies game. He lost his position
which had so grown as TO seem q home TO him
by the consolidation of the Globe with tn,
Democrat
The Fannie Freese, while coming down BIZ
Sandy one night last week, struck snag nea
Whites creek, which broke thirty-twO tim
bers in her hull Fortunately no planks wer
broken.
The steamer Fleetwing sunk push-boat a
Louisa, KY, last week, loaded with lime, ce
ment, -four, etc. The lime and cement wa:
lost.
The Sandy Fashion knocked hole in he
hull up Big Sandy, and went to IrontOn for re
pairs.
The st. James brought down big trip. sh
reshipped 2,5lW kegs nails on the Th0mpso
Dean for New Orleans, and 100 Kegs for Owens
boro Ky. She also brought number of pas
sengers.
Tom Hooper and J. H. Hamilton, Frida,
purchased the steamer Lizzie Gardner, AL
wilt hereafter run her between mere and Buen
, Vista for general towing purposes.
The following additional signal lights hav
been placed by the Government between Pitts
burg and Wheeling:
Bruno Island-One light on the foot Of tn
island.
Horsetail-One light on the right shore, il
the narrow chute above the foot Of HorsetaIl.
Duff's Bar-One breast-light on Seven -nil
Island, below School-house Bar.
Merrimans Bar-One light on Sevcn-nil
! Is! N y,at trQa ioht ri
shore, above the elm tree.
Beavers Shoals-One breast-light on lei
shore, above the dam; one breast-iight on LEI
shore, at foot Of shoals.
Flllesy lsland-One light on right shore, op
, posite head Of island.
The above lights were located as the Fran
Willard came down from Pittsburg. She vii
, locate about six more below Wheeling an
, will arrive at Cincinnati Tuesday night O
Wednesday morning