The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-23

evening, leaving from the foot of Sycamore street.
Major Crow is her afable clerk, ably assisted by
Lee kohn.
The Bonanza will be down in the morning and
return to Portsmouth at noon.
Capt. Lew. Hates speedy and capacious side
wheel steamer Thomas Sherlock commenced load
ing this morning, preparatory to leaving to-inor-
row tor Greenville Vicksburg Natehez and New
Orleans direct. She has excellent passenger ac-
commodatlons, and her officers are worthy and
courteous gentlemen Mr.. NJ. L. Vrdon presides
in the Office and Harry Champlin is her attentive
freight ERIK.
Capt. J. c. Austs new steamer Lucie E. GastrelI,
which was built here, is advertised to leave to-
morrow evening for New Orleans from the foot Of
Ludlow street.
Beat-haRds' G0ssip.
Business quiet on the leyee this morning.
The river receded & feet since Saturday and was
falling inches an hour this morning with "a feet
in the channel. and sufficient space under the
bridges for passing steamers.
A. b. CLARK, Jr., formerly freight clerk on the
Virgie Lee, but of late employed on the E. O.
Standard and Mollie Moore, is back and engaged
in the grocery business on Walnut Hills
The Mary Miller is at the City Wharf dis
charging her cargo She has laid up for the
present.
Travellers going up the river tonight will find
two side-W el steamers at the foot of Broadway
loading TO leave this evening for the Upper Ohio
River.
-, The Robert Mitchell is billed to follow the
Thomas Sherlock Thursday, and the Charles Nor
gan will follow the Mitchell Saturday
Capt Sam. ii. Nigh, well known here, now has
the management of the Sheridan Coal Company's
affairs, but still retains his position as agent
The weather was extremely cold here last night
and at o'clock this morning the thermometer
stood lO0 above zero, but it is moderating this
afternoon. The U. S. Signal Service, at 7 O. m.
repoi the weather as follows at other points: s
below zero at St. Paul, 10 below at Chicago and 50
above at Omaha. This looks like the present cold
snap will last for while yet Snow began to fal
at 10 d. m. and was coming down right lively at
noon.
Capt John c. Reno came up by rail this morn
ing from Louisville in advance of his boat the
Laura L. Davis He says she will be here this
evening and positively return to Tennessee River
tomorrow evening.
Chas w. B. Miller telegraphs that the Guiding
Star passed Evansville late last night She will be
at Louisville this evening and arrive here to-mor-
row evening. Capt. Miller is racing against time
and will succeed in getting here in time to spend
Christmas.
This kind Of weather. rinterferes with boat build
ing, and the ship-yards have all suspended work
The Silver Cloud, leaving this evening for Tel
esee River, will take out about 500 tons freight,
including 2O2o brls salt, 125 brls OIL 500 brs -four
SAM and Jack Brscoe will be her pilots.
The Joseph A. Stom arrived from Pittsburg this
with q tow of coal
The J. W. Gould will be here in couple OF davs
with coal from Pittsburg Capt. J. b. Sneathen
her owner, writes that he will not be down this
trip, and will spend Christmas with his family in
PittSburg
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY, 23d, at P, NJ, POSITIVELY,
~ l. OHIO NO. 4, J. Levisay, Master.
Freight received ut all hours on Wharf
:. - boat, foot OF Broadway W, HonshelL,