The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13

were so feet space under the Newport Bridge, 72E
feet space under the Suspension Bridge, and NJ
feet space under the Southern Railroad Bridge, 10.
passing steamers
Weather cloudy and threatening rain.
Business slack.
The following steamers were In port az noon
Potomac wildwood, City of Portsmouth, W. r
Louis A, Sherley and Alice.
SrEAMBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The c. B. Church left last night for New orlean
with light trip.
The popular steamer Cons Millar win be tfs
only boat leaving this evening for the South. Sps
goes to Memphis, and takes people and freight for
intermediate points
The fine Potomac will be the regular packet leay
ing this evening for Gallipolis and P0me1oy.
The speedy and palatia1 Bostona will be the c. Z;
0, Railroad boat leaving for Huntington promptly
at p. m.
The nEetty steamer City of Portsmouth leaves a.
p. IN. for Chilo and way landings.
The wildwood arrived this morning and re-
turned to Maysyille at noon. :.
! The Golden Rule left New Orleans last eyenini
for Cincinnati with her cabin full of people, aalt
| 400 tons freight
The Mary Elizabeth left last night for Evansville
| The c0mmosious Andy Baum will follow the
Cons. Millsr and leave for Memphis Saturday.
| The Virgie Lee will be III and return to Louis
! vile Friday.
| The Louis A. sherley arrived this morning from
CarrOlltOn and will return this afternoon.
The Gen. Lytle arrived from Louisville this NOR
ming ana Will return tfl1S evening.
The Robert Mitchell and Charles Morgan will b.
here to-day from New Orleans The former will
return tomorrow sure and the latter will return
Saturday.
The Alice arrived from St Louis at midnight,
and will leave this evening for Pittsburg. She
discharged 100 tons freight at Louisville and
brought 500 tons to this CITY, 100 tons of which she
will discharge here.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Mount Glare is here. She will have her
boilers tested this afternoon and leave this
1 ing for Kanawha River with an empty tow.
The Fearless, from Pittsburg, en- route 10 st
Louis, passed down this morning with big tow OF
| miscellaneous freight.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP
| Capt T. c. Sweeney, late of the Fanchon, ar
rived by rail this morning from New Orleans, and
will remain in the city till the latter part of tlt
week, when he will 60 to Wheeling. Captain
Sweeney is looking exceedingly well, and says he
has quit the river for the present, but may gel
another boat this fall.
Hon v. B. Horton and George McQuigg, of tho
OHIO River Salt Company, were passengers dowh
on the Potomac this morning. The latter VIA
probably go 10 st. Louis this week.
| Captain John Kyle is still in New Orleans.
private telegram received this morning says he
Will be home soon.
| Mr.. james Wilson, the popular and gentlemanly
chief clerk of the Cons. Milar, will leave by rail
this evening for Louisville, to visit his wife ano
| rejoin his boat at that point.
| Joe Williams and Mike Meyers were the Alice'E
pilots to this city, and Tom Mcdonald and VIM,
| beavers will pilot her to PfttsblIrg
| The Potomac reshipped this morning 20 tons irol
on the Gen. Lytle for Louisville, and has 10 tom
for New Orleans, which will go on the Roberi
Mitchell.
The Cons Millar, leaving this evening for Mem
phis will have good trip. John and Vim. Cur
roll will be her pilots.
| private letter received this morning from Capt
Will. Kyle, of the Ashland, says he is much i'm
proved in health and will remain in New Orleans
two or three weeks, and then go TO San Antonio,
| Texas.
Capt Thomas Greenlee and Mike Kelly were tht
pilots on the Fearless from here.
Captain Charles Dufour has resumed command
Of the Pike, and Charley Williams is at the Wheei
on the United States again.
| To-day's Louisville Courier-Journa says:
Captain sam Roberts, the coal dealer, left fua
Pittsburg Yesterday to attend the funeral Of hi
partner in business Captain Vim. Cunningham OF
| the Samson, who died at Pittsburg Monday. He
was good man and popular boatman.
''There was "a jam in the upper mouth of the
canal yesterday which caused several hours delay
to all the boats in it. The Kanawha and sevei
barges of salt going down, the Oakland and big
tow of empty barges coming up, and the Robert
Mitchell behind the Oakland in hurry to get to
| Cincinnati, If the canal was properly managed
such detentons would not occur, and boats would
not be compelled to lay here several hours at a
heavy expense. 1t is time somebody was attend
ing to business" "
For PomerOy.
THIS DAY 18TH at 5 ?. M, POSITIVELY,
e. = POTOMAC, james Kirker Master
sEs1ssgsE5 Freight received Wharfboat, foot OF
sssSssssatstszH Broadway w. Honshell, Supt.