The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-29


four hours ending at 6 A. NJ, with eject
8 inches in the channel by the marks at
the Water-works.
Special to the STAR:
PrrTsBURG. Julyz29-9 A. M.-River 2
feet iRcn and rising. Thermometer 10
deg. Wind west. ~
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS. ...I.J
The Ben.Franklin, from 9ladison. had
moderate trip this morfffng, fnclud-
ing 30 barrels potatoes, 26 barrels
of apples, IA head or stock. %
butter firkins, 80 pork brls, 80 nests bas-
kets, AZ SKIS wheat, s sks barley, 10 SKIS
corn, IL beer kegs, III bales hay, 80 sks
rye and 46 bales straw. Sne viii returl
at her regular. hour this afternoon >. :.
Tne Fleetwood WILDE the'reguIar Hunt.
ingIon packet this evening. .. The Boz
| nanza arrived from Portsmouth this
morning and brought 6S hhds tobacco.
last night from Ripley with a good trip
including 4Onhds tobacco. % whisky bfls,
! 81 SKIS rye, 70 brls apples, 1lsks potatoes,
26 sacks oaLs and % sacks wheat. She
| returned at noon with a good trip 80.
The Shannon will depart for New Or
| leans this evening. She was receiving
freight literally this morning., and had
near 500 tons on board. Sne has good
engagements below, Including 100 5rls
! -four and 800 bris potatoes at Rising Sun,
and a large amount of furniture at Au-
rOra -. Then YirgIe Lee arrived las It
| night at II O'Clock from Madison,
fresh from the builders hands.
She is receiving freight, and will
Leave for the KapaWha Tuesday
The James ID. Parker leaves for Memphis
this evening" :. The Potomac viii be the
regular PO1feroy packet, leaving this
evening :. Tne Eew Orleans FINES says
that if the 6hiO River keeps up, the
Chas. Morgan will leave there again on
"Wednesday, August &c., The, G llden
Rule Is advertised to leave New Orleans
next Wednesday,. The Charles Nor
yes,ergav gss go1s Paaesen passed Visssoufs sas
leave Pittsburg at noon to-day. She
has 100 tAns of cotton. ties.
ToWBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Oil Valley sunk a barge Of coal at
Raceoon Friday -. Tue Charley Bowen
No. Will leave POmeroy for Memphis
tonight. The J.tB. Williams will leave
Pittsburg for the South on tine first suffi-
Gent rise. The PIttsburg Commercial
says of her: ''rhis boat lett Louisville
on her first trip on t.le I'D or February :,
an d'iias made four trips. sTurse Oftf1em
would ayerage E9OOO bushels Of coal,
| and one was 5SJ314. Tnis, If it had
reached New Orleans, would have been
tine champion trip. Ii was nearly ali
landed az Red River. The Ajax's trip to
New Orleans with So 90 bushels as
yet TO -De beaten. The Williams. under
favorable circumstances, no doubt could
do It, but SO far it has not been DONE"
MISCELLANEOUS.
The new wnadage ordinance has
passed both branches of Council, and
only awaits the signature of the MavOr.
The rates now are IL cents per ton for
the first Twelve dayS aud cents per
ION for each additional day thereafter
-. The J smes d. Parker gets one huE-
dred barrels cement at Louisville The
keOkuk NOrthern Line Packet Company
AsFe made arrangements to Tesnip at
the Lower Rapids. and the following
Ooats will run from MOntrOse to ST.
Paul: Minnesota, Minneapolis, Red
Wing, Clinton. Belle OF LaCrOsse, Alex.
Mitchell aud Dubuque. The three resu-.
lar KeOkuk packets will do the business
between 81. Louis and that point. . We
copy the following from the st. Louis Re
publlcan: "Capt. John I'll. Baldwin, who
Das suit pending TO gam possession OF
the steamer John A. Scudder, is dis
| tinguIshed Dy great snrewdness IN mat
ters u law Affecting the rights OF own
lers Of vessels and the liabilities OF car
riers on the national rivers. A short
sketch of Capt. Baldwin's life will not
be inappr0pTIate, as he IS . citizen OF
st. Louis and has ha4 a remarkable ca
reer. lie is native Of Kentucky. At
twelve years Of age he commenced his
river career on tue ONO as cO0k OF
keel-boat- At fourteen he commenced
plotting, which he partly learned by
listening to the talk Of pilots vino made
Bah Paris eOIiee-a0use in Cincinnati
their headquarters. At fourteen, or
lsOOn after ne stood regular watch be-
Tween Ohio Rafer ports and 81. Louis.
He followed pilohng until ae reached
the age Of ab0us twenty, whenhe bougnt
IAN interest in a steamer AID took Com
tmand of her IN the ST. Louis and OniO
icOmmanded the Highland Mary. putting
iheF in the st. Louis aud Cairo trade.
Tne Mary ran fourteen months steadily
IN This Erade. making tw0 trips per
week. capt. Baldwin took this boat
into tae Missouri, ON which stream ne
afterWarsl earned considerable renOwn-
Capt Baldwin is in excellent con-
dit.cn, carrying his lhree-sc0re years
ligAily- During has career De bas built
aud superintendent the building Of hiIy
steamboats,, among them the ST. Mary,
L. A. Ogden. Florida, Asa MIlgus. sam.
Gaty, :. > Merrill. John Kyle, City oi
QaiRcy, Alice, and John A. Scuaster.
" al memtcr OF IKE Louisville tirln oI
uawley, Billings 4 Baldwin, Nayelty
Foundry W 0sks, he Duitt sixteen steana-
ers tor the bayOus. and otaer SouIhern
trades. skort2-eiEei yeaE8 have sVAae