The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-11

day; and receives d lot Of furniture at Law
renceburg anG. 900 brls. cement at Louisville
Messrs. Seeds and EVELYN are her pilots.
Capt. Win ii. Kyle's elegant Arkansas rivel
steamer Ashland positively takes her depart
The Moiiio Ebert S5ef from pittsbura, brough
over one hundred excur aionists to the N usica
Festival. The Wildwood, General Lytle anC
Henry 5. Turner also came in crowded will
people. .r.
The Mary Houston, on her present trip
made the run from New orleans to Vioksburl
in thirty-tw0 hours.
|. Major w. ID. Bickham, of the Dayton Jour-
nal, went down on the United States to Louis.
vile last night.
Col. Merrill sends to-day boat to receive
the logs and drift swept out Of the Big Sandy
Navigation between the mouth of Big Sandy
and the Sheridan Coal W orks Is somewhat OBJ.
structed by the drift moved by the late freshet
Commander w. J. Kountz has returned U
Plttsburg from st. Louis.
Sunday nights storm cut the New Albany
wharfboat loose from IDS m0Crings, but il was
caught and landed by the Fawn.
The Shannon arrived at Nashville yesterday
The Thos. Sherlock arrived at ShawneetOwn
ct A. M. yesterday, less than five days Out
from New Orleans.
Seven -sixteenths OF the Great Republic was
sold at st. Louis at assignee's sale, and bought
Dy capt. VIM. IL. IhorweGan, her commander,
for $500. Capt Thorwegan now owns the en-
The ii. q. Yaeger loads at St. Louis for lew
orleans. to be followed by the Commonwealth,
Bismarck and other steamers
This new arrangement to load in turn has
advanced rates South from st. Louis.
The st. Louis Barge Line have determined tC
send out one tow. q week.
Capt. Jno. Parish. Of the Steamer J. N. Cam
den. playing in the vicinity Of Parkersburgh
w. Va, IS stopping at the Broadway.
Capt. Jno. ID. Adams was in the city this
morning, en- route from Washington to Mem
phis.
Capt. R. W. Dugan is at st. Louis.
The T.. f. Eckert will make st. Louis hel
headquarters for the present. gm
Inc Minneola arrived at Memphis yesterday
Towboat Movements-The Condor arrived
from PomerOy with a tow Of coal.
The Robert PEBBLES passed ITO Ashland
The Brilliant passed down last night from
raft in tow. f
I Thes Mount Clare, from Carrollton to Ray
mond City, passed up lastnight with tow Of
empty barges. 4,
The towboat Traveller is to be sold at U. s.
MarshaPs sale at Pittsburg ON the 10Th.
The Tom JAS er left Wheeling yesterday
noon for st. Louis. Z
The Ed. Hobbs and Barges arrived at Wheel
Tie Charlie Bowen is picking up tow at
MIddleport, and expects to leave there to-day.
The Etna leaves Ironton for Cincinnati to-
day. The Lion and nine barges of coal, and
the James Gilmore and tow are at Pumpkin
Patch, above Louisville. The Raven and Coal
Hill return to- St. Louis from Cairo with tows
of sundries
The Chas. B. Church arrived this morning
from New Orleans with good trip Of both
freight and people. We are not yet authorized
to say when she will return, but it seems due
to her officers to call attention to her quick
transit on the past round trip The Chas. B.
Church makes no pretensions to being "Cock
OF the Walk," sralroad packet.Y nor "fastest
steamer afoat," but goes ahead attending care
fully to business, and mak'r as good time as
any business boat should rIake. The e. b.
Church left here with the steamer Thomas
Sherlock, and beats the Sherlock back.