The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-19

the night Weather clear and pleasant River
stationary at 15 feet inches. Arrived: Thomas
w. Means and tow from Ironton: Golden Esgse.
from Keokuk; Clinton from St Paul; Northwest
ern, from Davenport; City of Vicksburg, from
Vlcksburgi Calhoun, from Naples. Leave to-day:
Golden Elgle, for Ke0kuk; Calhoun for Naples,
and local packets. The Mary Miller is advertised
to leave at noon on her return trip to Cincinnati,
but has not arrived yet. Capt. T. L. Davidson tool
command of the War Eagle, vice Vim. Thompson
transferred TO the Rob Roy. Capt
W. j. KOuntz leaves for the East tonight
The burden Of complaint by good many steam
boatmen sin this neck of woods" Is "dull tines;
and the way they ring the changes that sub
iect is astonishing. The most singular part Of It
all Is, that after pursuing regular cutthroat pol
icy for several years they seem surprised that
their seed-sOwing should have brought forth
crop of nothing but weeds. These shortsighted
grumblers might learn something from the fact
that St. Louis firm which enjoys probably the
heaviest Southern order trade here has been
Obliged to keep buyer in Cincinnati, because,
forsooth, although they could not buy cheaper
over there, they have been able 70 make better an
rangeInents with Cincinnati boats than they could
here. And yet, while Cincinnati steamboats, find
liberal advertising pays, the leading lines here
have been thinking seriously Of conhning their
announcements to one paper
The river was falling again at noon to-day with
IL feet 6 inches in the channel.
Business dull this morning on the Public Land
ing and very little freight offering for the South
Rates to New Orleans continue lew.
Weather cloudy this morning. with sufficient
rain to settle the dust The U. s. Signal Service al
a. m reported light rain at Nashville Memphis
st. Louis and New Orleans.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Fleetwood, Telegraph, Wildwood City of Ports,
mouth, Thomas Sherlock, Cherokee, New Mary
Houston, Laura L. Davis, Florence Myers, Fannie
Tatum, Andes, Virgie Lee, Louis A. Sherley, Vint
Shinkle and United States.
Steamboat Movements.
Capt. J. G. Ren0s popular Laura L. Davis will
depart this evening for the Lower Ohio and all
points on the Tennessee River.
The fast Telegraph will be the packet leaving
this evening for Gallipolis and Pomeroy.
The Fleetwood will be the regular c. & o. Rail
road boat leaving to-day for Huntington
The Cons. Millar LETT for Memphis Ast evening
with a fair trip.
The Wildwood arrived this morning and re-
turned TO Maysville at noon.
The City of Portsmouth leaves at p NJ. for
Chilo.
The fine side wheel steamer New Mary Houston
is loading and will depart tomorrow for New Or
leans
The Golden City cleared for New Orleans last
evening with rather light trip.
The Cherokee leaves this evening for Wheeling
and Pittsburg, and will go through without deten-
ton.
The United States will be the mail boat for
Louisville this evening
The Fannie Tatum leaves Tomorrow for ST
Louis.
The Fashion en- route from st. Louis to Pitts
burg, will pass Cairo to-day.
Captain James Keniston's fine and popular
packet Vint Shinkle is on berth loading and viii
leave tomorrow, without fail, for al points On the
Lower Ohio River and Memphis.
The Golden Rule was'expected to pass Evans
vile last night where she receives LOO tons of mis-
cellaneous freight She also gets 40 900 sacks 81
corn in the bins below.
The James d. Parker passed Evansville to-day.
coming up.
The A. c. Donnally, going down, and the U. p
Schenck, coming up were due at Memphis las
night.
The Fannie Tatum leaves tomorrow for St
Louis.
The Thomas Sherlock arrived from New Orleans
at A. M. with fair "trip of people and freight
She will return Tuesday
TOVVbOaL Movements.
The Cobb Cecil will return to Ironton to-day
with empty barges.
The Alex. Chambers will probably get off this
afternoon for Pomeroy with an empty tow
The Robt. PEBBLES left for Pomeroy at A. NJ
with empty barges.
The Brilliant came down last night with q mis-
cellaneous tow.
The Lookout arrived this morning from Ka,
nawha River with coal.
Roat.hasds' GossiD.
The propeller Rapid Transit will be sold to
morrow at New Orleans by the United State.
Marshal
Gus. Honsheu is recovering and will soon be on
duty again.
A thorough test has proven that the idea of al
express line of packets from ST. Louis to Daven
port, making the round trip twice a week is I'M.
practicable on the present stage OF water. Ar
the present is a lair average stage for the sufa-
mer season, the decision would seem t.
apply final for the reason that the trip can not
of course be made in winter. The officers OF the
Keokuk Northern Line feel confident that the
time can be easily made six feet. The Wa
Eagle only went to Keokuk the last trip, transfer
ring passengers and freight to the Northwestern.
The two Eagles will make the present run TO Keo-
kuk, leaving alternate days.
Sam. James Jr clerk of the Mary Elizabeth is
in the CITY, He-says the Elizabeth will reentel
the Cincinnati and Evansville trade when the
farmers get through attending to their CROP
which will be four or five weeks.
Geo Hullill and Jas. TIL will be the Laura L.
Davis pilots TO Tennessee River
The CheOkee's pilots to Pittsburg win be Marsli
Hayes and Barney Givens.
The Virgie Lee brought up 45 people and a goof
trip of freight She returned to Louisville at nooi
with fair start.
Capt Lew. Hates received information this ND
ming to the effect that the body of Mate Hem
Leoper, who was lost off the Lotus, which burne
several months since near Bayou Sara, was fount
at Waterloo.
Wesley Cor1s and wm4 HAL are the pilots on the
Andes.
A well known Mississippi River steamboatman
is here figuring for sidewheel boat 300 feet long
and 40 feet beam, to be run in the Cincinnati AMI
New Orleans trade.
For Wheeling and Pittsburg.
FRIDAY, 10TH at P. NJ. POSITIVELY,
~ h, CHEROKEE. Geo. Wolf, Master An.
tsssEtsA,s$g ply on board, or to Capt George Wolf
asas=sazaAssS ON Change.
For POmerOy.