The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-11


The river was rising here at noon to-day with
Il feet inches in the channel.
Weather clear and warm.
Business active.
The TO lowing steamers were in port at noon:
cherokee, Charles Morgan, G. B. Church, Mary
Houston. Thomas sherlock, BOslona, United
States, Genei al Pike. Lguls A. Sherey, Tele-
graph, Bonanza, Andy Baum, Mary Elizabeth.
A. L. Norton, Hudson, Mary MliIer, Katie
Stockdale and W. z. Thompson.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Telegraph arrived this morning and will
return to Pomeroy tn evening.
The BUstoDa will be the regular c. q o. x.
H. packet, leaving promptly at 4:3O p NJ. Ior
Huntington.
The Bonanza arrived this morning and re.
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The City OF Portsmouth will leave at 4 Z. M,
for Chllo and way landings
The General Pike will return to Madison this
afternoon.
The United States arrived this morning and
Will return to Louisville this evening.
The Hudson arrived last night aud will re-
turn to Wheeling thls evening.
The famous Charles Morgan will positively
depart this evening for New orleans. Captain
Albert Stein commands and Harry W. Stein
presides in the tiiGe.
The Cherokee will commence loading to-
morrow and leave for New Orleans Thursday,
Captain Charles Mile IS new Mary Houston
will follow the Cherokee and leave for New Or
leans Saturday.
The Mary Miller Will return to ST. Louis FRI
day.
The Andy Baum arrived at A. M. and will
return TO Cairo tins evening. She reshipped 10
hhds tobacco, 1lJ brls flour, and 2,Ut5 Gags
meal East Oh the Z. & U. Railroad packet Bos-
tona.
The Thos. Sherlock arrived this morning at
II o'clock from New Orleans with big trip,
lnclu1ing 2,Cj2 brls molasses She handled
2,22O bris moiasses coming up. She will re-
turn to New Orleans next Tuesday.
lnfZ
Maysvile ana All brls molaseeS to Pittsburg
on the Katie Stockdae.
The Chas. B. Church arrived from New Or
leans as noen to-day with tiue trip, and will
return II, Xt Thursday
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Dick Fulton No. and ella, from Pitts
burg en- route to New Orleans, passed down
this morning with coalDOats.
The Robert PEBBLES arrived from Pomeroy
last night
The Coal Valley arrived from Pittsburg with
coal this morning.
soAT-HANDs' GOSSIP
The loss to the Peabody insurance Companv
Wheeling. on the cargo OF the sunken barge
Giant, at BellaTe Bridge, will be com para
lively light to what was at first expected. We
learn the company have already sola one hun
dred Kegs of the nails to party of Wheeling
for 81 per keg. Some other equally good sales
have been made, and all the balance that can
be recovered mas been sold to a Mr. Hoblitzell.
OF Maulison Ind, for 81 70 per keg.
by Cnc LOUIS ulsaster 10 lives were lost. She
is under the water two feet forward, aft her
cylinders are clear. The engines and boilers
look all right; one Of the lost had been recoy-
cred. The New Orleans Democrat says: 'The
cold Dust charged the crew of the Lotus So
passage, excepting the roustabouts, who were
charged 81 Ihe bill for their pass age was
presented to the Red River transportation
Company, and promptly paid Some Of the
crew came down on the Lee and Katie, but no
charge was made for their passage"
There Is lively COmUGtitOn at preaent
among the steamboats, in the Natchez, Bends
and Memphis trade. Charges are reduced 10
less than half what they formerly were
bale of bagglng that formerly cost 81 for
frei ght is now ca ried for ~ CeHts and a bun
die OF hoops for 10 cents instead Of 40 cents, as
formerly.
New Orleans Democrat: The Bastrop ar
rived tuesday night, and from her officers we
learn that the boat had very narrow escape
from destruction The origin of the fire il un-
known, and was discovered as she was max
ing the landing. seventy seven bales of her
cargo, more or less burned, were left at Mon
+, g, and 275 sacks Of seed were burned or
thrown overheard. The boat sustained no
damage.
Capt. Tx. r. Whitaker arrived by rail this
morning from Pittsburg.
Capt Tom Boluss was visitor ON Change
to-day.
Mate George Clinton, of the Maumelle, ar
lived by rail this morning from Little Rock.
The Chas. Morgan has Il cabin full OF people
and fine freight trip. She received $50 plows
from the Bonauza this morning.
Pilot George Clark wrote from Louisville
Yesterday saying the Tx. II Hammitt would get
through the canal last night, and proceed to
st. Louis. He also says if the Etna had ar
rived at Louisville about two hours sooner
than she did, she could have went over the
Falis. George Clark aud Harrison Murray
are the TX Hammitt's pilots, and James Fori
anu Jonas Meyers are the Etna's pilots.