The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-03

The river was about stationary here ut noon
to-day, with feet inches in the chanuel
W Gather cloudy and cool, with strong winds
from uhe north.
Business moderate.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Bonanza, A: L. Norton, Cotton Valley, SAT-
Valley, L. Is. Stahman VInt ShInkle, Ben.
Franklin and General Pike.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Cotton Valley will leave this evening
for New orleans.
the Vint. Sninkle will leave for Memphis
this evening.
The Potomac arrived this morning from
Huntington and will return this evening.
The salt Valley arrived from Pittsburg yes
terday and will return this evening.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re-
turned TO Portsmouth at noon.
The City of Portsmouth will leave for Chilo
this aft rnoon.
| The Ben. Franklin will return to Louisville
| The Gen. Pike arrived from Madison this
morning and returned this afternoon.
! BOAT-HANDs' GOSSIP
The steamer BismarCk, living lust below the
south wall Of the A senal, three miles below
| the center of st. Louis, caught fire about noon
yesterday, and in short time was totally de-
| St"oyei. The origin of the lire is not known,
but flames were first seen Issuing from the for
ward part or the cabin, The presumption is
| that she caught from sparks from locomotive
on the st. Louis, Iron Mountain Il Southern
! Railroad, which runs within few yards of
where the steamer lay. The Bismarck was
owned by the Bismarck Transportation COM
| pany, Capt. John Spane, her commander, own
| ing the controlling interest in her. She was
valued at S35,O0 aud insured for $50 in Gin
| Cinnati and Pittsburg Offices. About twenty
men were at work painting apd repairing the
| boat when the fire broke out, but all escaped
| safely.
| Pilot Brice Purcell, who took the Fair Play
| South, re urned by raul from MemphIs yester-
| iaV He from New t)rlpunS tn Mapn
| phis on the loW-bOa Bee having stood watch
| at the wheel of that boat Capt. Shnkle saws
| ne brought splendid report OF the river for
| the benefit Of the Association Pilots. Capt,
Purcell reports neavy rains from Memphis to
! Louisville, and says that the train was de-
| layed in consequence two hours ut Bowling
Gr, en- All the side streams on the Kentucky
| will run out
| Capt, W. q. Mccoy has succeeded in raising
| the ferry boat FANNIE W ebster, sunk by the
ice last winter, and will have her taken out on
the Ways next week for an Overhauling. Her
| machinery has all been saved.
| Harry w. stein, the prince of clerks, has en-
gagged Yhos. p. Boylan 10 assist him on the
Chas Morgan this season.
| The Vint Shinkle, leaving this evening for
Memphis, will nave fine trip of PASSENGERS
among whom we note the following: Mr. John
| Warren and wife, Mrs Finuev. Miss Brown
Miss sarah Howard, Miss Sarah Holland, e.
| NJ. 5choOmaker and wife, Chas Hawkins, Mr..
Brown, Peter Schall, e. Is. WooG, ). b. Curtis
| Il. L. Holland, Z. Holland. L. l.. Schater, B.
| Swindler and Mr.. 1Ounker. Her pilots will
be James Madison and Taylor w ellis.
| To-day's Louisville Courier-J journal says:
| "An agent was here yesterday to employ
| three hundred men IL go down six miles be oW
| Natchez TO work on the levee. lie hired about
! fifty men, who go down on the Shannon. The
shannon did not go down until late last even
| ing on account OF the high wind. She was to
have taken on her freight anu leave, but we
doubt whether she would get away before this
| morning.
1.-The Charley Bowen came near losing
| barge of salt at Towhead Island night before
last They were pumping at it all day yester-
day. Sprung leak"
The United States beacon-light steamer Lily
returned from Pittsburg this morning.