The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-07
will be sold here on Thursday, August 10th, by
Messrs. John Gilbert and j. q Rankin, OF

will be sold here on Thursday, August 10th, by
Messrs. John Gilbert and J. q. Rankin, OF
Evansville.
The passengers Of the steamer J. D. Parker,
shortly after her arrival here,, presented Capt.
Robert w. Wise, her commander, with hand-
some gold-headed cane. The presentation
speech was made by Col. johnson, Of the Mem
phis Appeal
Thad I. Conant, Esq, the spicy writer Of the
Evansville Courier's river column, passed
through the city to-day EN- route home. He
has been sojoilrning for some time at the Yir-
gnia White sulphur
The receding river left 5 inches of mud on
Front street, Pomeroy.
The Fannie paturn is cleaning her boilers at
Jeifersonville,
Capt. Rees W. Dugan, we regret to learn, is
confined N bed at Cairo. suffering from bill
ious attack.
The vint shnkle left Memphis for CincIn-
natl last evening.
The shannon, bound to New Orleans, passed
Nicksburg yesterday.
The Charles Morgan will be here Sunday
evening and load immediately for New Or
leans. She will depart about Wednesday oi
next week.
The Cons. Millar laid over at Evansville, yes
terday. in order to accommodate the Fawn in a
run from Evansville to Cincinnati. Both
steamers were to leave there at nine O'Clock
TINS morning There is now a big river and
both boats have an equal show.
The total amount OF coal sent out from Pitts
three million bushels
The John L. Rhoads leaves Pittsburg for ST.
Louis TO day.
The Rosa Miller capt. woodburn's new
| boat and the Exchange will not leave Pitts
burg until next week.
There was hard storm at Gallipolis last
night, which may In measure cause another
slight swell in the river in that vicinity.
The Cherokee will receive considerable
Commodore VIM. r. Davidson has been ly.
ing quite i'll at Keokuk, Iowa, but is again
convalescent.
Towboat Items.-The John Dlppold, San
Clark, Tom Rees No. 2, Joseph Stone, Oakland
Boaz, Coal Valley, Stella, VIM. Stone, Veteran
No. 2and 8. ". Morgan have arrived at Pitts.
burg. The j. Ii. Bigley, Dexter, Sam Clark
Sampson and Res0lute left Pittsburg Friday
night tor Cincinnati, and the Ella, Hornet No
for Louisville.
The Sam Clark sunk one boat at Whites and
beached another at Sewlckley.
The Venture grounded boat at the Trap
| the property of John McClusky.
The Salt Valley has laid up at Middleport te
be newly painted anu reftted.
The j. o. Mercer came up on one engine from
the Pumpkin Patch en- route to.Pittsburg this
morning.
Louis to-day with one barge Of pig iron, one
hundred and fifty tons bar iron and large lot
| OF nails.
The Kanawha, with three barges Of iron ore
from st. Louis, has laid up at Portland await
| ing decline In the river.
The Smoky City and tow are at the Pump.
| kin Patch, lying over for the same reason.
| The Alice Brown is en- route from Cairo tx
Louisville with eight barges.
The Ajax with heavy coal tow passed Mem
phis, Southern bound, yesterday.
Them. j. Bigley departed with her tow fol
the Rose Clare Mines and Memphis.
An enterprising photographer. who woule
not give his name, stepped out on plank a
+, the foot Of Broadway in order to take ''sight'
at the inundated buildings and big river, pre-
yious to setting his instrument The plani
| tilted, and he fell overheard and got regula
soaking. We THINK he will postpone taking
| views to-day.
Harry Rose. veteran steamboat agent, o
this city, and for some time past connected
with the Adams Express Company, OF Louis
vile, KY, was in the city to-day aud visite'
the Steamboat Exchange.
Major Theophilus Green, a prominent Missis
sippi coal merchant, was on Change thi
1 morning.
| Col. johnson, of the Memphis Appeal. wa
also visitor to The Steamboat Exchange thi
morning.