The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-30

! The kookoutwth tow OF cmpties passed up
from Louisville to Kanawha river.
The City of Quincy with tow Of iron ore
passed up to Pittsburg this morning.
The Susie Silver was - hours hard aground
with her tow at Belleville Island.
The j. Sharp Mcdonald, Sam Parker Hor
net No. 2, and Dick Fulton No. 8, have arrived
The j. s Mcdonald took the Panther's tow
into Pittsburg.
The Little Condor is loading with salt at
Mlddleport for Nashville.
The j. s. Neel has gone to Ironton for empty
barges.'
at Middleport for st. Louis, and leaves there
| Saturday.
The Tom Jasper had her chimneys blown
down at Louisville Yesterday, and lies oyer
there to repair them. She has a low Of ore for
Pittsburg.
The Grand Lake Coal Company have sold the
Grand Lake to st. Louis towb0at company.
They design building. a new boat to have
26-inch cylinders. 1O-feet stroke, and seven
| steel boilers. Bids open to all competitors for
hull and machinery.
The run Of coal from Pittsburg to Louisville
| since April 18th sums up: II tOwboats with q
| boats and 65 barges. Shipments, towboats
hands, 4s boats and 1O5 barges above the falls,
and 4 boats below. the falls, with II boats OF
| coal for sale.
The Low Water took TOO sacks corn into
The Thos w. Means discharged q lot of nails
at Cairo and proceeded to st. Louis with her
tow Of barges containing 1,2O0 tons.
The Smoky City passed Cairo yesterday
pound south. with 20 barges coal and one barge
hay.
The John L. Rhoads leaves st. Louis for
| Plttsburg on Saturday, with cargo Of ore,
clay and miscellaneous freight.
| The Leopard and her ice barges passed Men,
phis yesterday bound north.
The Falls Pilot with coal, bound south, also
passed Memphis Yesterday.
The Grand Lake and barges from Pittsburg
| arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
Capt. Jas. Paul last evening sold o portion Of
his interest in the magnificent Thompson Dean
| to Capt.W. b, Miller, late Of the MiDneola, Ben
Franklin and other steamers. Capt. Miller
with the Dean for New Orleans tomorrow
evening. Capt. Miller is one Of the most pop
| ular boa3men on the river, and we wish him
much success with his new purchase.
Capt. Geo. Peppert arrived from Wheeling
yesterday, and shipped as mate on the Thomp-
Capt John Mcclure came up on the Thomp-
son Dean from New Orleans and left for
Wheeling, by rail. last night
son Dean Transportation Company, is in the
city.
Dredging will be commenced at Burlington
next week, providing there Is no rise in the
river. Attention will ALSO be given to the
Barate saw.mill Run, half mile below the
Pittsburg wharf.
The Julia was wind bound nearly all yester-
day afternoon below Portsmouth.
The Nick Longworth was wind bound yes
| teraday at the Louisville Mail Line wharfboat
at Louisville.
The Maumelle was repairing her machinery
| at Shawneetown last night.
The Minneola coming up passed Cairo Thurs
| day morning with ~ bales cotton and 70 boxes
bitters for Cincinnati, and ~ bales cotton for
Pittsburg.
The Great Republic leaves st. Louis for New
Orleans Sunday, loaded fiat, Capt Jas. B Eads
goes south on her to look after the jetty busi-
ness.
The Fannie Tatum leaves ST. Louis to-day
for Wheeling with 1000 tons ore and 100 tons
miscellaneous freight. ''
The Arlington arrived at Memphis Thurs
day, and had her cargo discharged.
| The Americus Boat Club received their pa =
per-shell from Troy, n. Y, Thursday. 1t will
be on exhibition at the Oberly House, Broad.
way, until 2 P. NJ. Sunday, when 1t will be
launched from their boat-house, at the foot Of
Washington street.
| Capt. Cummings left for Jacksonville, Ark,
| Thursday night, to look after the Ella.
| The West Virginia has been awarded the
contract for carrying the mails between
Charleston and Gallipolis. for Two years from
the 1st Of July next