The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-05
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OIL CITY, Pa. Oct. 5--10:30 A. M-AIIe
gheny River inches and on a stand. Their
moIneter 30. weather cloudy and cool. Wind
north.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Oct. 5-e.41 A. M
MonOn gahela lSlyer feet 8 inches ami rising.
Thermometer 81. Wind south. Weather
cloudy.
Prrr5BURG. PA. Oct. 5-1O:S5 A. M..-River
2 inches Ivy the marks aud rising Thermome-
tGf 81 Weather Lalr. .-n.'
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Oct 5-I0;51 A. M
Kanawha River feebl inch ana risiug slowly.
Thermometer So Weather clear with light
wind nom the northwest.
LOUSY LIE, KY, oct. 5-ll:9O P. NJ
The Louisville and Portland CanHl is noe yet
opened, but will probably beOpenl'd tbisafter-
noon. The cotton Valley and Cons. Mlllar are
AZ the Locks waiting to get throush
The river is lower here ,o-day than it has
been this season.. At noon there was 3 feet
inches in the channel, having fell u Inches in
twenty -four hours.
Weather clear and cool.
Business fair
The fol owing steamers were in port at noon:
City OF Portsmouth, Andes, NInt Shiukle, Mary
Miller. Laura L.. DAVIS, Golden crown, Rose
City, John Wilson, Fanchon, Virgle Lee, Gen.
Pike and Louis A. Sherley
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The popular and fast new steamer Emma
Graham will be the regular packet leaving
this evening for Huntington, where she con-
meets with the Z. u .. Railroad f1r all points
East.
Captain j.. W. Cartoons fayorite and light
draugnt packet Cotton Valley Will be here to-
morrow and resume her trips to Cairo, leaving
tomorrow. She mas been running from Louis
vile to cairo While the canal was closed, but
will hereafter run from here to Cairo during
low water as a regular saturday packet.
The fast anu reliable W. T. Thompson will
return to Liuntin ston this evening, doing all
ITUaN hnainaEQ Hni Knn vrI rat1a.
mands, and MrSNat. Earhart has charge OF the
| office.
The Louis A. Sherley came up this morning,
and viii return to Carrollton this afternoon.
| The Vrgie Lee arrived THIS morning, and re-
| turns TO Madison this afternoon.
| The General Pike viii, be the packet for Lou
isville to-day. She leaves from the foot OF Vine
street.
| The John Wilson will commence loading
Monday, and leave for New Orleans Wednes-
day.
ing, and returned to Maysyllle at noon
The new Rose City will positively depart
tomorrow for Arkansas River.
BOAr-HANDs' GOSSIP.
The steamer Comfort, which exploded her
boilers Tuesday, was built by capt. Kirk bride,
| au MatamOras, two years ago, and cost about
| $29UO. she was a stern wheeler, worked by
q belt instead OF shaft, aud was supplied
| with q sawmil bo1lor. Capt. TheUdore Davis
owned half share in her until few days
| ago, when he disposed Of his interest to his
partner, Capt. KnkDride, for II 900. The boat
| during the past summer has been plying
| between Wheeling and Matamoras, but was
chartered tuesday to take the place OF the Ka-
| gon and carry the United states mails to Mari
| eta. The boat was loaded with an assortment
of miscellaneous freight, portion Of which
| will be saved in q damaged condition. After
the explosion the wreck drlfted down therlver
about one hundred and hfsy yards, and sank in
| about ten feet of water The boat now lies
auariering, with her head to the West Nrgiuia
gh, md uylt 81 Au,ltQ I'M har
office floor. There was no insurance ON heE
several miraculous escapes are reported.
Brown Kennedy, of Wheeling, second engineer
OF the boat, was lying i'll his bunk immedl atelY
over the boiler, and was blown several feet into
the air. He landed in The river, without reeeIv-
ing u scratch. John Someryie, the cook,
was standing IN the cabin abOut twenty feet
back of the boiler, and was knocked over
board but escaped unhurrt. George Sewn0use,
of Suntsh. was thrown into the ar and came
down in the water about thirty live yards from
the boat, near the shore, WlthouG injury. He
had presence of mind enough to dive us soon as
he struck the water and s5Wy under as long as
possible and thus avoid the wreck. Capt. EhoSL
Wilson, Local Inspector, is examining the
, wreck. Capt. Young, the other Inspector, ID
still in Wheeling, but will PROBABLY visit tho
scene Of the disaster within day or two. 1t
Is the intention OF the Inspectors to thoroughly
investigate the explosion.
nj The I. 5. Beacon ight steamer Lily left this
= morning lor Ripley to bring down Commander
KountZ Geo. Hughes was her pilot. She
will return this afternoon and leave for Cairo,
with Joe Mccullough and Isaac Cough at the
| wheel. r
The Cincinnati, Louisville & New Orleans
Packet Line have rented rooms at No. 10 Pub
lie Landing, which will be properly furnished
. and used hereafter by The Line TO transact
their business. Presluent Vint Shinkle or Sec
. retary Ed. {. Miller can be found there during
; the day.
: The City of Portsmouth was aground yester-
day and last night at Nine Mile. she came
: down this morning and laid up.
The shippers. bankers and farmers along the
river between here and NJ ALLISON met yesterday
afternoon at Patriot and organized stock
the. Cincinnati and Madison trade.
They Will not purchase the Virgie Lee,
but will probably build a new boat. Tney now
have the Virgle Lee chartered but the charter
runs out the latter part of this week. The Or
ganization elected seven directors us follows:
A. Carban, of Bellevue, Ky.; s. seward, OF
Rising sun, Ind. s. Howe, Patriot, Ind. Lem.
| Bledsoe, of Florence, Ind. II. Ii. Morrow. of
| Warsaw, Kv.; w. Ii. KIRBY. OF Warsaw, KY;
H. Monta aomery. The Directors held a meet
ing and elected Capt. W. II. Kirby President.
Capt. kirby will command the new boat. The
Directors also appointed committee to re-
celYa bids for a new steamer. Another meet
| ing will soon be held to elect Secretary.
The barge Sam. Moore will come off the ways
. at Fulton the latter part Of next week.
The Portsmouth packet Andes laid up last
night at the foot Of Ludlow street.
For Huntingdon.
FRIDAY, 5th. at p. NJ. POSITIVELY,
Sv~s r. The {. " q. H. r. packet EN- MA