The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-17

The river was stationary here all daI
yesterday, and continued so up to
O'clock this morning, with feet 7 inche
in the channel.
PTTTsBURG, October 17-9 A. M.-Rivel
2 feet 10 inches and stationary. Partial
Iy clear. Thermometer 40 deg. Vino
west.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Champion No. 8 Will leave fol
Madison this afternoon. The DaViC
Sinton, a steamer of light draught and
built purposely Tor low water, will de,
part tor Memphis and Arkansas river
direct this evening, leaving from the
Wharf-boat foot Of Walnut street. Capt
I1f. Strider is her popular commander,
1.-The Golden Rule is receiving IL
leave for New Orleans Wednesday. She
will be followed Saturday by Capt. Lew.
Kates' magnificent side wheel steamer
Thomas Sherlock. ... The Bostona will
be the regular Huntington packet, leav-
ing this afternoon. E. The Exchange ar.
rived this morning and Will return tc
Pomeroy this evening, -. The City oi
Portsmouth will leave as usual this alter.
noon tor Chilo -. The Bonanza arrived
from Portsmouth and returned to-day at
noon. The Andy Baum will leave
Wednesday for Memphis. She is fine
side wheeler and should be well patron
lied by both shippers and passengers
The U. p. Schenck will arrive tomorrow
from New Orleans. The Laura l..
Davis put off A, 100 sacks wheat at Madi.
son and came mere with 1000 sacks last
evening. Her future movements are
not yet decided -. The Emma Graham
left Tor Wheeling last evening with a
fair list OF passengers and $50 tons
freight. The Fanchon will leave Pitts.
burg for Cincinnati to-day The Ben.
Franklin arrived from Louisville this
morning and will return this evening.
The Glasgow will leave for Evans.
vile tomorrow.
TOWBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Barnard and barges from Wheel.
ing for st. Louis will arrive this even.
ing. The John Gilmore and Etna ar
rived from below last night with tows of
iron ore. phe EGna will leave for Iron
ton, and the John Gilmore will leave for
Pittsburg this evening. &. =. The Hawkeye
No. 2 patched her boiler here and de-
parted for Kanawha this morning with a
tow of empty barges.. The Oil Valley
No. 2, from Kanawha, and the Coal City,
from Pittsburg, arrived last night.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bark Wooloomooloo, loading with
!, 800 bales Of cotton at New Orleans,
took fire Friday night and again Satur-
day morning. The damage to the cargo
was $1,000. :. There will be an annual
oyster-supper at Captain J. II. Vlnton's
residence this evening, given by the la
dies of the EmmanueI Church. >. . Rous-
ters out of Memphis are getting $40 to
$45 per month. The Golden Rule was
presented with an elegant oiled walnut
yesterday, which now Or
her cabin. :. The funeral OF Cap
tain James Howard took place at Louis,
vile yesterday, and was largely at
tended. The steamers in port displayed
their colors at half-mast as a token of
Captain Charlie Miller has
the repairs of the Mary Hous-
ton, at Louisville. He will return to
Cincinnati Tomorrow "A report is
current that the Telegraph, coming down
from Maysyille this morning, bursted a
steam pipe, by which several persons
were injured .. The wife of M. A. G.
Mossot, steamboat agent, is dangerously
i'll. :. Robert Nelson will be the David
SintOn's pilot to Memphis.