The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-02

was the only departure outside Of the regular
packets. .L5t HH
The Kittie Hegler received a5o tons gunboat
iron from the Nick. Longw0rth, and 50l tons
Iron ore from the G. b. church, which she tows
to Pittsburg in 9 model barge:
Tue John L. Rhoa'ls during Wednesday night
was detained seven hours ny log.
The Cherokee has deferred hel departure un
til next week, thus leaving the held clear for
the Vint Shlnkle, departing Saturday for New
Orleans.
The Utah was detained last evening, but will
positively depart for st. Louis tonight.
Capt Drinkwater yesterday purchased the
Era No. 3 from Mr.. Elias Ehler. Ii is Capt
Drink waters intention to bui.d a new steamer
for the Era No. gs machinery, and run her in
THE Arkansas river trade.
Pilot W. II. Hall, of the United States Signal
Light steamer Frank Willard, furnishes US
with the following obstructions IN the channel
Of ihe Ohio river above CINCINNATI:
Coal barge, footOf Knox's bar; top of ii now
out of water
Flat loaded with limestone, above the Poor
house, ON kaccoon bar, partly out Of water.
Keel boat loaded with cement, below Rock
Reef, at Poor-house; most ofdt out of water.
Coal barge In the nook foot Of Browns Is
land; top oi it now out dry.
stump about 100 feet from shore, opposite
WItten's house; out Of wafer at g feet.
Snag about 4OO yards below Riggs Landing,
Va, below Petticnat, in the channel
Root l0O yards above the mouth OF Duck
creek
The channel at the mouth of Musklneum
river is very bad; not as much water by / foot
as there is other places up to Wheeling.
Snag in middle Of lhe river half way between
Hills Landing and the loot Of Bianny.
the middle Of the river.
snag IN the middle OF the river, opposite Bed
ford Salt Furnace.
snag in the middle Of the river, about QUO
yards above jenkins Warehouse,
Snag in the middle of the river, abreast of
Bowen's Landing, below Millersport.
spag In the channel 200 yards below Bear
creek, foot Of Chic Reach
Several Of these obstructions have been in
The following boats are laid up between Cin-
cinnati and Pittsburg: Coal Bluff and storm.
at Rochester,; Alice Bro n, with iron ore
barges. at safe Harbor; Eagle, with barQes
Of coal, foot OF Philiisy Island; Sam Brown,
With ilon ore barges. ut Ge0rgetown; Alex.
Swift and Michigan, at SteubenVille; Oakland,
with empty tow, In the bend above Wheeling;
Express. and Courier, laid up at Wheeling
wharf; Iron Mountain, with iron ore barges,
at lower end OF Ritchiet0wn; Robins tow Of
slaves and lumber, below Iron Mountain, at
kitchietown; Little Condor, at syracuse; Loal
Hin, with iron ore tow, at Pomeroy;
low whsyfbOat' at "P Pomeroy; y cssl oeia, at at
Hope salt Furnace, Mason City; Charley Bow
en- NO. 2, at Mason City; Warner apd iron ore
barges, at Coalport; Jacob Heatherston, at
Cualporti Kanawha and Liberty No, 4, at Mid
dleporti Brilliant, at Clifton; at Point Har-
mar, Fred. Wilson No. ., with an empty tow;
Ironsides, with loaded barges; j. Z. Rankin,
and new boat. In the bend below Point Har-
mar, l. y, Phillips, with barge q machinery
and empty barges; John Gilmore, with
loaded and empty. tow, Simpson Horner,
with empty tow. All Of which could have got
further up the river if the Marietta siae Of the
channel was kept in proper condition. Rover
and iron ore barges at HIPS Landing; John
W.'Garrett, with iron barges, at HalPs Wool
yard. The dredgeboats are about done digging
at Burlington Island. Pilots will have to hiG
the Jumps few times before they can find out
the exact locality of the channel.
DR.. Thomas J. Griffiths, Surgeon in charge of
the United states Marine Hospital at Louis
vile, reports the following as the condition Of
the Hospital under his charge during the
manning the last day Of May: 1Ol; number pa
tients admitted during June, 70: number
treated during June, III; number Of patients
discharged during june, yS; number Of patients
died during June, none; number Of patients
Of outdoor marine patients treated duriGg
June, B; number OF private patients treated
during June, 2.
Phillips 4 Co. and Hallitay Bros. have con-
solidated the whar. boat business at Cairo, and
hereafter will be known as Halliday u Phil
lips.
Cincinnati wharfage receipts for the week
ending July !, 1875, amounted to $l45 80, and
Tor the SIX months ending june W, 1875, to
"a, ,43S 3d.
The officers ana crew of the Frank Willard
VIII take charge OF the new steamer building
at JeHersonvile for the lighthouse commits
sion. Capt. Wise, Of Ironten, is here and takes
the Willard to Ironton to-day.
The Chas. Morgan left New Orleans last
night and will arrive here next Thursday
night, returning to New Orleans saturday, 10th
inst.
Pilot W. Fl. Hall very kindly furnishes us
another Item regarding obstructions in the
river, which is not included in the other list.
Sunken keel boat loaded with fire brick in the
range of the channel span. about 1OU yards be-
low the piers OF the Steubenvlle bridge.
1owboat Items-The Lookout is UP Kama
wha making up asalt tow, aud the ID. 4. Lane
in the same region getting together q coal tow
The Tom Means left Louisville Thursday
evening for Ironton.
The towboat Ike Hammit was purchased
Thursday BY Capt. Benz +. Goodwin.
Capt. w. Z. Tfchener, of the Kittie Hegler.
is in the city, and says he will soon have an
other steamer In the Cincinnati and Evansville
trade.
The j. NJ. Macarthur and Bessie Pearl, two
neat pleasure steamers, are making hourly
trips from the foot OF Ludlow street to the East
End Garden and Crighton's Mill, in opposition
to the Pendleton street cars.
Capt Alex. f.. Power, OF the Louisville, has
returned home on the Robert Mitchell.
Patrick Lynch, wharf laberer, fell over
board from the j. d. Parker, Thursday, and
was drowned. He was married man, resid- |
ing on Elm, near Water street, this city.