The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-01

with feet inches in the ettanuel.
~ Gather ckstl, calm and very warm.
Business duh.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Fannie Dngan, Granite State, Boone, Gotden
crown. Nlut 35ilinkle, Mary Miller, Far Play,
Rose City, 'Genenl Pike, louis ~. 1ShoYley,
Nngie Lee, and Fanchon.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The new Boone came. down yesterday after
noon ana leaves this evening sfur WOmefoy.
On heraGwntripsheig igmundea on II Foar +nfile,
and was assisted oil by The LizIte Gdrduals
after being aground several. hours.
The fast and popular W. iP. tThomps
be here co-night, mi leave to. morrow eVening
for Pameroy.
The Louis .A.sherley rot urAest from. Addison
this morning, aud will Leave at 3 +. M. for
GarToiton and way laniipgs.
Capt. VIM. Kirker's cOmnodious and light
draug hit paeke b Grant &c $stfste will be tho regu-
Lar L. 40. X. L. boat. leaving this,evenlng far
The Uits- ~of Portsmouth Will be the Cni1o
packet, ieaViug at Mp. M. to-day.
The WiTgie Lee arrived tliis morn Ing, 4slfd
will leave this afternoon for Madison.
The General Pike arrived fTonl Louisville
this morning, ,dand will return thiseyunfng
.Rhe Fannie DueaW came down itEis 1Aorning
from Romeroy. .and will sYettrn this evening
without tail. .ahe will nat canie back lhene
again ,.,,,
The Lookout and tow have arrived from
Nana araha River.
The ,Rtna arrived yesterday with "a miseel-
lancous tow from Ironton.
The W Wilttwoud laIdup this morning at FuI-
ton for repairs. The Laura'L. Davis took her
uiace iaud left At-nSonif for Aiaysviile.
The Fanchon has both Of her nsw boilers
aboard, and will have her repairs Completed
to. morrow or next day. She Will leave Friday
for w 8eeliag, -iftheYe lis Sufficient water, ana
II Hheresis n0t enough water for her TO go,to
wheeling rsh,,.u, 30 to ;Pomeroy. Her boDleps
set two feet further hack than the old ones did,
and her chinneys will be set1ifteen teetfurtAsr
forward.
A meetirgwin be ehelh TaurStiay for klIe.pur
pose of making up a stock, cOmpany to Dur-
chase the Virgie Lee Of Captain j. V. Rey-
noris for the trade she 'is now running IN.
Captain Reynolds will probabi build large
steRn- wheel sEBaaner Install forBAe New Or
leans trade.
BoATrHANDs' GOSSIP.
Pilot vsun and Joe Purceli' have been eu-
aageu togo on Nrethair Play.
the G0identO Or0w WIZ made AZ tfipalp and tIosyn
the river saturday afsera0en, IWath AIpparrui of
two hunIiEed eXCulsteniSts, consisting of her
officers and owners and their families and
friends and members Of the Chamber Of Com
psefee anttthetr families. .DhelSfternosir svas
pleasant, -aAd the Pide Hsas enjoyed bv
all on board, many OF Whom, had newer hef, ,tre
seen the Whole length Of our city front, ss, we'll
as ,Covington, Newport, Dayton and Ludlow,
from the river. The steamer backed out from
the foot of Ludlow; street, and dett1tp stream
tn Cal lfornia, OHIO, which point she reached in
one hour and fifteen minutes. From
there she 'nfattc the run down to The
Newpeft Bridge In for yjhve nlinutes
she iproueBded down the river to
SessamsUilte, WneTe she again tnrAei and
headed apistream Her time from the rOuth-
ern Railroad Bridge to the suspension Bridge
WIS 81 Citizen trf41l rites. AT no time did She
car,,y nj orpthan li0 aolHItsGSteam, a!u. seldom
80 much. Large nhmbess OF people Meret con-
gregatAd at GlifeEHnt points 10 see heripass.
The excursion ended at the New Orleans
Wharfboat at $3.50 1. NJ.
Capt JUmes A. Stewart, late Of the towboat
Lioness, is i'll the city.
,Ihe wash around the dam r ToEc,s haN0u is
pretty efectualy closed. but the water runs
over the main dam like a'miGl-tail to lhe depth
Of 3 or feet.
:The 1led Clopd made one trip TO Kansas city.
and on her May bas i1struEk'a log, bfeakqilg
several tiEbeps. she has laid up at st. I4elhis
for repairs. She wlllIprobabiy be 4epgpaened
before the next mountain season opens
The new steamer Fair PLAY made another
triah trip,yesterdag. Sshets Capable % + making
4 miles per hour,i up stream According to the
Custom 7hpuse survey, her dimensions are as
follows: Length, 133.4 Eject: breadth. 81 6 feet;
depth or hold, AZ feet; Tonnage, E27
tons. Her 'measuRmeat by Un tcr-
writ Inspector is: Length, is9la fleet:
bread t4aof beam, 81 feet; breadth ol t0nr. is
feet; depth OF hold, feet; tonnage, ilS2 t3Rs;
carrying capacity, 800 tons. Her engines are
ont drthe Itos saIliler, and pe 10 0iatfes III 'ii-
anrerer and,ats feet stroke. lShanas one double
flueu bnllerA42 inches in hiameter aandiI4feet
long. To guard against fire she lis plovided
with three steam fire gines, a steam iEe
pipe, and four sIphOn pumps. iier cabin
extentisneaflyjthe full length Of 'tlleaboat, ana
is yo,nfopga bly, lifted APP ifor passengers. Her
owners arei Ealson. Boukoati&t 60, Ilf LWieks-
buAg, and she, is GGnnaia nded by ta,a B. c.
Bookout. She will enter the Nicksburg and
s,rofaower Rfver tfatie go soon as sne eau get
through the OaBal'or 'ovsr the II aias at LOUIS.