The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-01

The river is about stationary here,
with s feet 8 inches in the channel.
Special to the STAR:
PITTsBURG, Sept. 10 A. M.-River 0
inches and falling. Weather cloudy.
Their. 78 deg. Wind southwest.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Cincinnati, Portsmouth, Big San
dy IL Pomeroy Packet Company have
made some important changes in the
last forty-eighL hours. They have laid
the Railroad Packets Bostona and Fleet
wood up on account oflow water, and put
the GranitekState, Exchange and Emma
Graham in the Huntington trade. They
have also laId up the Pomeroy packets,
Ohio No. 4, Telegraph and Potomac.
There will be no Pomeroy packets while
the water continues low, but the Hunt
ington packets will carry freight for Gal
lipolis, Pomeroy and all way landings.
Captain ]. t. Campbell commands the
Granite State, Captain Jas. Kirker the
Exchange and E. Il. Morgan the Emma
Graham. The Emma Graham Will leave
for Huntington this afternoon. The
Bostona went to the Madison Marin1
Ways to-day to be overhauled
and thoroughly repaired. The
Por tsmouth packet Bonanza, Maysville
packet Wildwood, and Chilo packet City
of Portsmouth, will continue to run as
heretofore The Virgie Lee arrived
this morning from Kanawha. She re-
shipped to Aurora on the Louis A. Sher-
ley lot of household goods. She will
return tomorrow. The Ashland will
leave for New Orleans tomorrow The
Jas. w. Gatf arrived last evening from
Memphis, with a fair freight trip
and full OF passengers. She re-
shipped 467 sacks bran to New
York by the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road, and 80 head cattle to Pittsburg.
She will return tomorrow =. =. The Wild
wood, from Maysville, had 14l hhds TO-
bacco and lair miscellaneous trip.
She returned at noon. The Bannock
City arrived from CarrolltOn this morn
ing with good trip OF freight and peo-
pie. She will return this afternoon. -.
The Andes arrived last night from above.
She reshipped on the Jas. W. Gaf to
Memphis 260 kegs nails and 375 kegs
nails, % boxes glassware and 81 brls oil
on the United States to Louisville. She
will lay up and receive repair while
the water continues low The Louis A.
Sherley, from Carrollton, had good
trip. She registered 38 passengers COM
ing up. She will return this afternoon
as usual. .... The United States, from
Louisville, had fair trip. Her princi-
pal Items were 81 bXs medicine, 13 sheets
iron, 14S brls potatoes, Ga brls whisky, 81
empty kegs, 55 brls onions, 100 brls ce-
ment, 81 bills and So bars steel, 100 bris
lime, % bxs starch, 15S SKIS wheat. She re-
turns this evening. The David Sinton
will leave for Wheeling this evening in
place OF the Andes. Capt. Tlff Strider
commands. q. The Golden Rule lett New
Orleans last evening for Cincinnati.
ToWBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Thos. w. Means left St. Louis for
the Ohio Wednesday with three barges
drawing four feet each and containing
1000 tons ore :. The Whale left ST. Louis
last evening for Pittsburg with 1,2OO
tons ore The Billy Parson started up
this morning with an empty tow.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Preparations were made on grand
scale to receive the Golden Eagle at
Quincy yesterday, as a compliment to
the clerk. Ed. Morehouse, VINO is res
ident of Quincy. The Mayor and City
Council and business men were to well
come her with band of music and other
demonstrations, and proceed to Keokuk
with her Capt. Charley Schulze has
not closed on the Mary Houston as yet.
Wharfage receipts for the week end
ing last evening, $93 05.. Commodore
Jas. S. Wise returned by rail from 81.
Louis this morning -. Thos. .SatterWhite
ia freight solicitor on the U. 5. Mail
Line at Louisville, wee b. Ii. Russell,
resigned.