The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-27

The river was about stationary here at noon
To-day, W tn feet inches in the 0hanuel'
Weather partially cloudy aad calm, WIN
slight indications of rain
Busiuess comparatively good.
| The foi,o~iug steamers We're III port at noon:
| F"."hc"' Mary 4lilioi, G0idon Crown, Laura
| l.. Davis, Vint ShinKle, Fair Play, itU9o CITY,
Exchange Andes, A. l.. Norton, Trout, JOHN
l.. Rhoads, and Gen. Pike
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The John l.. Rhoads arrived from Madison
this morning, and Will return this afternoon.
Capt ,. II PariSoHs new steamer Yazoo is
loa4ng for New Orleans at louisville, and
Will leave there saturday. Shippers can
transfer their southern freight to louisville
on the bialt Line steamers, Ieaving every
evening for Louisville, and they will rcship it
on the GazJo.
Tue light draught and popular Exchange,
Capt. Jas. DirkGr, master, Capt. Watt. she Id,
clerk, Will return to Hunting On this evening.
he fast Gen. PIKE will be he mall boat
leaving from the loot Of Vine street TINS even
ing for Louisville.
The Andes arrived this morning, and re-
turned TO Portsmouth at noon.
Tnc City Of Po tsnoutn VIII leave at 4P
NJ for New Richmond and Chll0.
The Granite State will DC here tomorrow
morning, and return TO Huntington in the
evening.
The Laura L. Davis laid over till to-day ana
lett early this afternoon for P0merOy, taking
a barge, aud all tile freight She wanted. She
Will run as regular Monday ami Thursday
She Will rg-enteF the st. LOUIS trade.
TUWB0AT MOVEMENTS.
The b. +. Lane came down light this morn
ing from KanaWha River after tow OF empty
bal yes. SHe Will pIODaOly IctafH thls aitGf-
noon.
me Etna returned to IrontOn last nigat and
sook the barge John Ellison, loaded with
grain.
The Nail City came DOWN this morning with
two barges containing 100 Brls oil and $500
kegs nails. she will leave here tomorrow
morning for I.OntOn, where she VIII load her
barses with pig iron for Pittsburg and leave
irontOn Wheh there is su1Acient water at Pitts
burg 10 let her up.
BoAF-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Capt. VIM. y. Dunn, for many years clerk
and GomMander in the Cairo Mail Line, ana
last season clerk Of the Red Cloud, died at his
res teuce in Mouat Vernon Tuesday &,
after lingering illness, of consumption, aged
about tfty-twO. lie was a go d man and
hi shly esteem H. HIS wife died abOu1 a year
agv. He Icav ayoung son and dauEhter.
he FanChOn will receive two new boi ers,
% feet long and 4i inches in diameter, with
fiues. Her present boilers are ~ feet long, and
a. inches in diameter
The Robert Mitchel's new cylinder was put
aoo ,rd the barge Silver Dollar at the New Or
leans Whartb al yesterday, and towe to Full
ton, to be placed IN position on the ste lner.
1t IS catCulat d that CAPT. Thorwegan lost
fully $126, ,0t0 by the burning of the Grand Re-
public.
Captain james Nichols returned from ST.
LOUIS this morning.
Clerk W. F. Mcintyre Of the Vint Shinkle,
has returned from Virginia. He will leave to-
morrow for Madison.
Captain II. II. browns new Golden Crown
raised steam this morning and tried her ma
chinery, which worked satisfactorily. Her
boilers will be tested this afternoon.
James Alexander, clerk of the Ashland, re-
turned from Helena yesterday.
Captain Frank Hicks had engaged Lew.
Brennan, late second CLERK OF the Chas. Nor
gan to 70 Oh the Carondeiet this fall.