The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-17
Portsmouth, James W. Gan. DniEpd Statex,
Bostona, General Pike and koUert MITCHELL

Bostona, General Pike and koUert Mitchell.
STEAMBOAT kovKMEkTs.
The hne, fast and popular paeket James W.
Gan Is on berth receiving and Will positively
depart tbis evening for Evansville, Cairo and
Memphis, with Capt. X. W. Wise In Command
ana Col. j. ID. Moore In the Office.
The Potomac leaves Oh return trip at P. NJ
from the Big Sandy Wharfboat, foot OF Broad
way, for GalliDolis ana PJmerOY direct. She
goes further up the river than any other pack
ct leaving to-day. Capt Jas. Kirker COM
mands, and Capt Watt Shedd presides in the
Office.
The City of Portsmouth will leave at4P.
for New Richmond aud ChIlo.
The last Bostona Will be the regular packet
leaving this evening for huntington, where
she makes connection with the Z. q o. X. X.
ne lhos. sherlock leaves this evening fog
New Orleans.
| The large and elegant steamer United states
wall De the packet leaving this evening foI
Louisville
The A. Z. Donnally leaves New Orleans 10,
this city this evening.
The popular and favorite Gen. Pike viii re-
turn to Madison this afternoon.
The Bonanza arrived this morning, and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The Laura L. Davis left last evening for 81.
Louis with far trip.
The great event OF the day was the return Of
| the new Golden Crown from New Orleans. She
to-day and returned this morning at z O'Clock.
having made very successful trip and proven
herself one OF the best stern wheel steamers
afoat. She registered 1856 cabin and l30 deck
passengers on the round trip-123 cabin and
! IL deckers down, and u cabin and IL deck
| passengers coming up, and brought to this city
$50 tons freight, consisting principally
| of 2,8S brls rosin, 15S bars railroad iron,
425 empty beer kegs SO bales moss, 50 bales
cotton, 26 hhos iron, 100 pkgs hides, 80 brls
white sand, 1872 brs oranges. 50 brls OIL As pkgs
paper stock, loo sacks salt, Is pkgs empty
sacks, 81 pkgs sundries, Al empty 0oxes, 9 brls
tallow. 2 lots lose iron. Capt. Fl. III. Drown ana
| clerk Eugene ShInkle are well pleased with the
Crown. They are both clever gentlemen and
deserve the patronage OF our shippers. The
Crown will commence loading for New Orleans
next Thursday morning and depart saturday
the 2ith.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS
The Lioness No. arrived from Pittsburg
last night with tow Of coal, and took back an
empty tow early this morning
The Tom Dodswortn, from Louisville, en-
route to Pittsburg, passed up at noon with "a
empty barges.
The Nellie Walton, j. Sharp, Mcdonald and
George Roberts arrived this morning from
Pittsburg with tows OF coal and coke.
The II. E. Pierrepont left at noon to-day for
Kanawha River with empty barges.
The Fred. w ilson No. passed up this morn
| ing from Loulsyilleior Flttsburg, with u tow
| OF empty Rarges.
The Mount Clare left Point Pleasant this
morning for Louisville with barges coal.
BoAT-HANDB GOSSIP. ~.
Mr.. j. G. Dorman, the energetic young steam
boat agent, has been selected by the Board OF
Officers Of the Chamber of Commerce to serve
on the Committee for Quotations for Freight by
River. No better selection could have been
made.
A telegram received last night from Wash
lngton says the House Committee on Commerce
| have fixed December for hearing the Steam.
boat Bill. Mr.. Reagan, OF Texas, chairman,
will send notice to ali those VINO have hereto
fore been interested in the matter on either
side.
The following Instructions were removed
from the river by the e. A. Woodruff during
the week ending November TO-;
Two snags from channel at lower end OF Pc
tersburg, KY; fifteen from channel just above
wharfboat at Lawrenceburg, Ind. two from
channel at heaG Of Derbys Bend: one from
right Of channel at The head Of Cullum's Bar
and one from right and one from left Of chan
mel at foot OF same; eleven from left of chan
mel at Browns Landing, KY; one from left of
channel at middle of Four Mile Bar; seven
| from right OF channel at head Of same, and
| two from channel at head OF Five Nj lie Bar.
The removal OF the wrecks at Duncan's Hoi-
| low, Muddy Creek, and opposite the Gin
cinnati FertiliZing Company's works, partly
| taken out in July last, has been conn plebed.
The following barge wrecks have also Deen re-
| moved: One from channel just above CoyinR-
| tan Ferry Landing, and one from left OF chan
mel just below same landing; one from left Of
| channel just below Newport Bridge; ono from
| right OF channel at Parker's Grove. and Ons
from head of Nine Mile Bar. The last named
| wreck could not be completely taken out on
account OF the unfavorable stage OF the river.
Captain r. FL. Voolfolk, secretary of the
Thong psen Dean ansp0rtation Company, is
| in the city and visited Change. .
Fer Fomeroy.
THIS DAY T7th. at4 p NJ PnS1TTVnrX