The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-07


The river commenced rising here last night,
| and up to the present wrIting--nOOn--it mas
| risen l3 inches, with feet 10 inches in the
channel.
Weather clearing and pleasant.
Business good ON the Public Lanling this
morning.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Louis ~. sherIey, Ben. Franklin, w. P.
Thompson, Granite State, Cons. Millar Jas.
ID. Parker, Nirgie Lee, Laura l.. Davis, Wild
wood and MolIe RagOn.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The popular and reliable Granite State will
return to Huntington tins evening and make
connection at Huntington with the e. & o. r.
r. for ali Eastern cities. Capt. VIM Kirker
is her clever commander, and Mr. Frank Nor
gan. anu Dave scatterday are her social
clerks.
Capt W. C.. Tichenor's light draught and
commodious packet Cons. MIlar is on berth
receiving for Lower Ohio and Memphis, and
Will positively depart tomorrow. Mr.. James
Wilson does the hOnOrs Of the office.
TAG VlrglG Lee came in this morning from
NcYaY with good trip, and Will on her return
trip go through to Madison and nuke all way
landings. she leaves at o'clock this after
noon.
Tne East W. p. Thompson will be the regular
packet leaving this evening for Pomeroy.
Capt. llod Knowles, MASTER and Mr.. Nat
Earhart, clerk, are her chief OIL GERS.
he punctual Louis A. Sheriey arrived on
-
noon Tor Madison and way points.
The Emma Graham will arrive from Hunt
ingtOn Tomorrow morning ana return in the
evening.
( apt. j. W. Carlton telegraphed that the
Cotton Valley will arrive Tonight and posi-
lively return to Evansville y-lnOrrOW. =
The Zen. Franklin will be the mailboat
leaving this evening for Louisville.
The Wildwood came down from Maysyille
and will return at noon.
All the Upper River packets arrived on time
this morning.
TOwBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Robert PEBBLES left this morning for
PomGroy with big empty tow.
The Nail City, returning from Cairo, is above
Evansville.
The Cobb Cecil arrived this morning at
O'Clock from lronton with miscellaneous tow,
consisting principally of piglron.
The ChaS. Bowen No. has been living at
Macks Mill the past two days awaiting water
to get over Four-mile. oh4 raised steam this
morning, and probably proceeded to Pomerov
The Lizzie Gardner went TO New Richmond
last night with an empty brick boat, and re-
turned this morning with TWO barges brick ana
one barge wood.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP
Capt. Rees W. Dugan, accompanied by his
cstlmable wife, is spending a few days In St
Louis visiting friends.
We would not be surprised if the canal at
Louisville remained open. The prospects at
present are very favorable for rise sufficient
Emerson Could, clerk of the Gold Dust is
now clerk on the Lady Lee i'll the st. Louis and
Kansas City trade.
Six steamers were wrecked in the Arkansas
River last year-ROsa Miller, Pine Bluff Goy.
Ella, Fannie Moore and Granger.
Capt. NJ. l.. NIraon returned to louisville
last night.
The National Board of Steam Navigation ad-
ourned at PlttsDurg last night, and will meet
in Cincinnati next year.
There is SIX and half feet Of water from St.
Louis to Cairo.
Commodore James S. Wise, Superintendent
lf the Lower Ohio River and Mem phis Packet
Com any, returned this morning from Phila-
telphia, accompanied by his family.
Mr.. ohm A. Conn, Custom .housc SURVEYOR
under orders from the Treasury Department,
is engaged in measuring all 1iatboats, coal
oarges, model barEes, gunwale Darges, eUc.
Owners of nat boats, particularly the bark and
5tave men, are stirred up. The owners Of
oarges say they will be compelled to pay from
W to $50 on each craft. The coal men will
protest against the exaction on the ground
hat transporting coal is not coasting.