The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-19

The United States arrived from rfsouiEilf6
this morning, and wRl return this evening.
The Robert Mitchell with leave tomorrow
for New Orleans.
Tue Mary Miller. coming up, passed Evans
The Cherokee passed Cairo yesterday.
The Ashland passed Memphis yesterday, GO
ing down. 70 E-st.
Captain o. p shinkle's palace cabin steamer
Golden Rule will leave tomorrow for New
Orleans direct. The travelling public anil
shippers will do well by patronIzing the Gold
en- Rule, as she mas an. elegantly furnished
cabin, which is large and comfortable, and
Affords passenger accommodations uneXcetled.
Her facilities for handling and storing freight
are unsurpassed. and she being In command Of
eniolent Officers, everything will be made
pleasant and enjoyable for those who patron
lzed her. Mr.. VIM. r. shaw is her obiiginG
chief clerk, and Mr.. A. Shinkle is her attentive
receiving clerk. 'tlf q - H-i "
The City of Portsmouth will leave This aftpr.
noon for Chlo = ~ !.
The Louis A. Sherley arrived this morning.
ana Will leave for Carrolton this afternoon
The fine steamer Ohio NO. will leave for
Pomeroy this evening. 4rf
The Gold Dust, going down, passed EVANS
vile yesterday.
The U. P. nchenck is advertised to leave New
Orleans for Cincinnati to day.
The Andy Baum arrived this morning and
will return to Memphis Saturday. .4-
The Fawn arrived this morning and will re-
turn to Evansville Tomorrow.
TOWBOAT MOVEMENTS.
Ihe Liberty No. started up the river this
morning with tow OF empty barges for Ponce
roy.
The Robt PEBBLES picked up tow of empty
barges this morning preparatory TO leaving for
Pomeroy this afternoon.
The Champion No. returned last night from
Buena Vista.
Inc Cobb Cecil arrived this morning from
lronton with three barges Of pig iron.
The Fearless arrived last night.
BOAT-HAEDa' GOS2IP. .
A powerful toWboat now being built for this
St. Louis and New Orleans trade will proba-
bly, be named after Captain Eads, Of Jetty
fame.
Captain Geo. w. Check, late superin-
tendent OF the Cheek line Of steamers. has gone
to Georgia to recuperate shattered health and
perhaps to remain there permanently. W
The coal men think they can carry their
point against the new dam at at Davis Island.
| Capt. Jas. IL. Rees, now on the Belle Of
Texas, thinks of building new boat at the
upper end OF the Ohio during the ensuing
spring. He wants 1t for use Of the trades
down below.
Capt James MoClurg, who came down from
Kanawha saturday TO see about building u
new boat, VIII leave this evening for Mariet-
ia, where he will have one Dultt.
Gus Honshell returned this morning on tho
Potomac.
Mr.. Z. U. Williams, now first clerk on the
Fawn, will retire from the river on the Fawn's
present "trip down, anu take charge OF Tho
wharfboat at New Albany. He will be sue
ceeded in The ofice.of the Fawn by Mr.. w. w.
Houston, who was for several years connected
with the Louisville and Henderson packet.
Pilot George Kayton, who has lately been on
the Phil. Allen. in the Memphis and Arkansas
City trade, arrived in this city this morning.
He was compelled by sickness to give up his
position ON that boat and return home. A
Inc Potomac this morning reshlnped on the
United States brls lead, Is brls oil, 50 boxes
bittere, casks glassware and 20 boxes hard
ware; ON the Jas. ID. Parker 400 kegs soda anu
loo bulls sheet-iron, ana for New Orleans she
has 81 boxes bitters. ..ts. .s t'.f-| ..
! Capt Phil Anschutz arrived this morning,
and reports the hull OF the Calumet to be high
and dry. lie will Ie.urn to Madison this eve
ming. -. .-