The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-12
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.

STEAMBOAT NOV EMENTS'
The elegant Side-wheel steamer, Ar
lington, WlIi depart for New Orleans this
evening. Capt. Dan. More commands
and Mr. Alex. e. Mcconnell presiues in
the office. -. The new steamer, Vlr-
gle Lee, Will leave for Kan
awha this evening. >. The Ben.
Franklin arrived this morning from
Madison, with a moderate trip, includ-
ing II brls. potatoes, IL sacks rags, A
brls. scrap iron, % bdls. brooms II bales
straw, 3 hhds. tobacco, 20 dozen Drooms,
and "a bales hay. She will return tnis
afternoon The Golden Rule arrived
at IL O'CLOCK last night from New
| Orl cans and will return w Wednesday..
! Captain w. g. Tchenor's handsome
steamer James d. Parker will depart
Tor Memphis this evening. Charlie b..
Russell does honor to the office. -. The
Trout arrived last night, and returned
to Ripley at noon to-day 80. The United
States from Louisville had good trip.
| Her principal items Of freight were as
follows: Al pcs gas pipe, SO brls lime, 1874
empty kegs, 214 bdls hides, 250 Drls ce-
ment, 43 bdls saddle trees, 5O bxs starch
and 27S SKIS wheat. She will return this
evening". The large and beautiful
steamer Z. b. Church will make an eX-
cursion to Aurora tomorrow, passing
Lawrenceburg and Petersburg. The
| Champion No. 8 will also make an ex-
cursion to Maysville. The Mary Miller
| arrived from ST. Louis last night. She
| will lay over till next week. -. The Bo-
nanza had 120 hhds tobacco. She will
return at noon to Portsmouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| A passenger on The Upper Mississippi
packet Minnesota was robbed OF $500
cash and valuable gold watch recent
ly. The thief entered mis- room in the
night by some means aud administered
cnloro lorm... Two business men OF
| Chester, ILL.,, were in Cairo the other
day to secure the ldlewlId to rum as a
regular packet between st. Louis and
Chester, and it is thought that they were
successful. Rising sun boasts that five
steamers land there daily -. Capt. Ed,
&c, Carroll recently made soundIngs in
the river in the vicinity of the elevator
at Vicksburg, and although there has
been decline oil 10 feet within the past
few weeks, he found water enough there
TO float the biggest steamer on the ocean
Directly south Of the island made by
the 'cut-otf," for distance of two, four,
SIX or eight hundred yards, four sound
Iinps were made and depth OF seventy
eight leet found. Five casts OF the leat
were made in the channel of the river
and no bottom was found. Below
Ryan's saw mill, four hun
dred yards from shore, nc
bottom was found. Opposite Ryan,
saw.mill, 100 yards from shore, u fee
J depth was found. Opposite Mathews
! saw-milI, 100 feet from shore, "a feet
opposlte the wreck OF tue burned steam
er Mary Bell, 100 Ieet from shore, 4Sl
lopposlte the Elevator, 100 fec. frol
shore, so feet; opposite the waarlboat
/, 100 leet from shore, 81 feet. At th
!. lower end of the Elevator the lea
showed depth of 80 feet; at the mid
die, 20 ieet. and at the upper end "a feel
!, Opposite the middle OF Elevator, W Tee
- out, 40 feet water was found. :. Evans
lville Courier yesterdays Captain !
i Sibley conditionally purchased the l
d Van Buskirk, yesterday. for $1,250. II
r will take her to ST. Louis, v here she wi
be converted and fitted up for store
: boat for trading in the Southern bayou'
t He expects to close the trade to-day"