The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-22
RIVER NE WS.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.

The Virgie Lee will arrive tomorrow
night and return to kanawha Saturday.
....Captain Hiram Vinton's fine freight
and passenger steamer, Andy Baum, will
depart this evening for lower Ohio and
Memphis direct. Mr.. M. NJ. Deem pre-
sides in her office, and Harry Gazlay is
her attentive receiving clerk. The
Bannook City arrived this morning from
Vevay, and will return this alter
noon at 8 O'Clock. 49,. The Gen.
from Louisville, and will return this
evening :. The John l.. Rhoads is ad-
vertlsed to leave Pittsburg for st. Louis
to-day :. The Potomac, from Pomeroy,
arrived this morning, and will return
this evening .. . The Vint Shinkle will
follow the Andy Baum to Memphis Sat
urday. -. The Louis A. Shirley arrived
this morning, and will return to Car
rolton this afternoon. ... The Fleetwood
arrived this morning from Hunting
ton, and will return this
afternoon. :. The Telegraph arrived
last night and returned to Maysyille to-
day AZ noon :. The U. 2. Schenck and
Thomas Sherlock arrived at = O'Clock
last evening from New Orleans. The
Sherlock will return this evening, leay-
foot of Sycamore street, and the Schenck
will return Saturday ... The Vint Shin
kle will be the next packet for Memphis.
She will leave Saturday -. The Mary
Miller is advertised to leave this even
ing tor Pittsburg -. The Chas. Morgan
is advertised TO leave New Orleans Tor
cincinnati this evening. The Cotton
Valley arrived from IronJon this morn.
| ing. with 10 passengers and $50 tons
freight including 5000 brIs apples and
potatoes, $50 pkgs wagon timber. She
| is a wheeler, and designed for the
| Ouachita River trade. The hull, by
| VIM. Herbert, is in length 17S
feet, floor 30 feet, beam 81 feet,
depth OF hold 4 feet 8 inches. She is
modelled forward for a distance of Al
| feet, while her stern-rake is 16 feet. The
CABIN is very plain, containing % state
rooms, part of which will be occupied
by her officers, leaving accommo
| The boilers and machinery Were
/ used on the steamer Kanawha Belle
while her water-wheel shaft was for
merly one the OF r. W. skiIlinger. She
has 2 13.inch cylinders, A feet stroke,
The Cotton Valley is owned
by Captain A. w. Williamson, hel
| commander, and j. NJ. Gilruth, OF Law
renee County, is her first clerk. Tn,
Valley will stay here till tomorrow
evening, when she will proceed to New
orleans. Sue cost $4,000, and will car
ry 1000 bales cotton.
TOWBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Robert PEBBLES will return t
Pomeroy to-day with tow of empt.
barges =. The Condor arrived this morn
ing from Pomeroy with salt and coal. -.
Tue Michigan, from Louisville to Pitts
burg with a tow OF empty barges, arrived
last evening.
1 BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Capt. j. ID. Hegler's new boat, which
is being built for the Cincinnati and
New Orleans trade, was launched this
afternoon from the Cincinnati Marine
Ways. She will be ready to load an(
leave tor New Orleans on Saturday
week 80. The line of steamers
known as the Cheek Line, EN-
bracing the Illinois, George W. Cheek
and A. j. White, owing to financial EN-
barrassment, has been placed in charg
oil w. M. Jones, as trustee, for the credi
tors. Capt. Thos. j. Darragh has beel
appointed superintendent, and the boat
will be run as heretofore under the nev
management. ... George Huk1ll an
George Lightner will pilot the b
II. Cooke Capt. j. Alex. Frazier re
ceiyed dispatch from Capt James Van
dergrift requesting him to come up ant
: take charge of the John l.. Rhoads, a
he is too sick to make the trip. Captain
Frazier left tor Pittsburg by rail las
night, and will start the Rhoads ou
from Pitlsburg for st. Louis tonight.