The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-14

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Falls, and rising slowly. Weather clear and
pleasant.
VlCKSBURG, Nov. l4.--The steamer John f.
Tolle, wnIch was burned at Grand Gulf, sunk
in II feet of water. Nothing WAS saved but
few bales of cotton. Captains Cooper, Barnard
and DuSan nave gone to look after matters.
The river rose foot here In the 81 hours,
ending at noon to-day, with Ia feet 6 inches in
the channel.
Weather clear and pleasant
Business active this morning on the Public
Landing.
The following steamers were in port aU noon:
Chas. Morgan, ThOs. sherlock, Root. Mitchell,
Fleetwood, Potomac, Wildwood, Emma Gra-
ham, Virgie Lee, Louis A. sherley, Gen. Lytle
and j. ). Bransford.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The large and cOmmodIUus siIe- wheel pack
ct Potomac came down this morning, and will
return TO POmerOy this evening. Capt. Jas.
Kirker, master, and Capt. Wait Shedd, clerk,
are her popular and competent chief officers.
The pride Of the Ohio, the Fleetwood, will
return this evening to Huntington, where she
connects with the Z. u o. X. y, for ali points
East. She Is siue-whcel steamer, with un-
eXCelled accommodations for passengers. Capt.
j. L. Campbell is her worthy commander, ana
Z. W Vanderbilt and A. u. Honsnell arc her
courteous Clerk6.
The W ildWOou arrived this morning, and re.
turned to Maysvile at noon.
The City Of Portsmouth will leave prom ptly
at p. NJ. for Chllo and DO all way buslncsss
The large and magnificent Side wheel pas
seHger and freight steamer Chas. Morgan will
be the only boat leaving to-day ior Evansville,
Cairo. Memphis, Greenyllle, Vicksburg,
NatcheZ and New orleans. She positively win
depart this evening. Capt A. Stein is her eff
cent and popular commander, and IL. w.
Stein is her clever ana comnetent clerk.
The fast aud pretty Firgie Lee came up this
morning, and will return to Madison this af-
1 far nlin
Capt. w. II. KIRBY commands, anu Mr.. A. j.
HarrigaD has charge of the office.
The Gen. Lytte Will return 10 Louisville this
evening
The Louis a. sherley arrived from Carroll
ton this morning.
The John s. Bransford arrived from Evans
vile last night, and viii return to-day.
BOAF-HARDY GOSSIP.
The W. P. Ihompson's pilots are w. o. Mar
tin and Ellis Mace
The pretty side wheel packet City OF Ports
mouth completed her one tlOusandJh trip yes
terday, having made 265 trips from Cincinnati
to Hlgginsport and return, and 73j trips to
Chilo and return, travelling in that time T6S70
miles, nearly three and half times the earth's
circumference.
An exchange says Will. 8. Hays, the hand
some river editor Of the Louisville Courier
journal, haS joined the Murphy movement,
anu proposeS forming u company of Murphy
| ties TO wage q war Oh determination on billy
goats and mules.
The John f. Tolle. which sunk at Grand
Gulf at | o'clock Sunday morning cost $60, ,009,
and carried l.SUW tons. she was 23T feet long,
81 feet wide, with Dullers Is feet long and 40
inc les in diameter. she had cylinders. 6 feet
stroke and 15 aud 33 inches In diameter. Capt.
BradY's one-fourth interest was insured Fhe
value of the cargo lost with the boat, includ-
ing $4,000 bushels of wheat, is estimated to
have Ueen about SSO,00J, and all nearly all Of
| it was insured by the shippers. The water at
OF near Grand Gulf is said to be 150 feet deep.
Int hnR
| prob, y foot UP s2JU,6J0. 1t is surmised that
| her ofti5grs will take charge Of the 2,0J0 ton
| steamer nearly completed for the same line.
The Wildwood reshpped 800 plows on the
Chas. Morgan this morning.
Capt. Burnsdes Will pilot the sam. Roberts
to Louisville, where w III. Pennington and John
Goodrich viii take charge or her wheel.
The Fleetwood brought down $50 Darges this
morning.
The Charles Morgan. leaving this evening
for New Orleans, Will have a splendid trip.
At noon she had 90 passengers registered
Among them were the following: j. ii. Ken
ny, Thos. Welsh. James McGuire, Mr.. Casey,
Alr. Reinhart and children, Mr.. Means,
Fay, Henry Beverly. John Hunt, MIR. Jinkins,
MIR. Rouse ana lady, Mrs. Lohy and two chil-
dren, Mrs. D. P. Beach, Miss Rose johnson,
Miss Brown, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Hearth,
Mrs. Dr.. Thrall, Mrs. Judge Benham, James
keef and lady, Mrs. Albert Stein and daugh-
ter, Miss f. Stein, Mrs. Jas. kerr. Mrs Herdel
and friend, Dir. Reville and lady, Mrs. Rouse.
| Miss Warner, Mrs. Straight and daughter,
Mrs. Clark, Miss Pooley, Col. Jacob Horn
| brook and lady. Mrs Ford, Miss Nj. Ford, Mr..
| Churchill and wife, Mr. Blackburn and wife.
T0wBOAT MOVEMENTS.
| The Robert Peebles arrived tnis morning
| from Pomeroy with miscellaneous tow.
The DaUiel Boone passed down at O'Clock
last night with tow OF produce boats
The new Sam. Roberts arrived last night
from MlQdleport, and left this afternoon for
New Orleans with l barge iron and nails, q
barges salt, and 9produce boats. She will aud
two Darges to her tow at Evansville.
The Thos W. Means is due at st. Louis to-
morrow.