The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-15

The river began to fall last night, and was fall
ing at noon to-day, with y feet in the channel,
leaving for passing steamers 27 feet space undc
the Newport Bridge, 75I2 feet space under the Ss
pension Bridge, and 7412 feet space under the
Southern Railroad Bridge.
Business rather slack.
Weather clearing
The following steamers were in port at noon:
JAS w. Gaff Jas. ID. Parker, Bostbna, TelcgraTh
Wildwood, City OF Portsmouth, C. B. Church, Robt.
Mitchell, Virge Lee Gen. Lytle, Louis A. Sherley,
Andes, and Mary Miller.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS
The Cherokee cleared for New Orleans last night
with a light passenger list and about 200 tons
freight
The Alice and Katie Stockdale left last evening
for Pittsburg. The former added nothing here.
The large, fast and elegant sideiwheei passenger
rstcaner Telegraph arrived this morning. and will
leave this evening from the Big Sandy Wharfboat
foot of Broadway, for Ironton, Gallipolis and
PomeToy, Captain E. s. Morgan master and ]. T.
Iiambleton clerk, are her worthy and obliging
chief officers
Captain Isaac Bryson's speedy and unsurpassed
G. d o. Railroad packet Bostona came down this
morning, and will return to Huntington promptly
at p m and make connection with the morning
trains. Mr.. W. r. Walker and Harry Bruce are her
competent and agreeable clerks.
The punctual City of Portsmouth will leave from
the foot of Walnut street at D. m for Chilo.
The Wildwood arrived this morning and re-
turned to Maysville atnoon.
b The popular Charles B. Church, Capt ]. S. Pat.
erSOll ntlSlcT W. T. MClUIyT6 ana james w lrInlltl
clerks, commenced loading this morning and will
leave tomorrow, sure, for New Orleans
The Robert Mitchell arrived from New Orleans
last evening, and, on return trip, will follow the
c. b. Church and leave Tuesday.
Capt. J. N. Shunk's favorte Good Intent" Line
packet Mary Miller will leave this evening posi-
lively for Evansville Cairo and st. Louis ]. H.
Griffith and F. r. Skunk are her efficient and
clever clerks
The reliable and popular steamer James D. Par,
kerwill leave tomorrow sure for Memphis. Capt
c. b. Russell is her worthy master, and G. W
Thompson is her ge1tlemanly cl1ieflclerk.
The Gen Lytle will be the mailb0at leaving this
evening for Louisville.
The Golden Crown will arrive from New Orleans
early tomorrow morning, and return next Thurs
day.
The James w. Gaff arrived from Memphis al
II :05 o'clock this morning, and will return Wed
ntSday, She had fine trip, including 620 bugs
corn, 575 bales cotton, l74 brls whisky, 2S2 bars
lead, Il bales rags 70 bdls green hides and 80 hhds
tobacco. She reshpped East via the c. O. 0. Rail.
road packet Bostona, II hhds tobacco and 200 bales
cotton.
The Virgie Lee left early this afternoon for Lou.
: isville with fair trip
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
The Ella was the first of the Pittsburg coal fleet
to arrive She got i'll yesterday afternoon and was
followed by the Enterprise at IL o'clock last night
with IA bargcs, principally coal. The former went
on to Louisville, and the latter returned to Pitts
burg at O'Clock this morning with 4 empty.
baTgeS
| The Bengal Tiger and Alex. Swift arrived this
morning from Pittsburg with coal.
The Kanawha No. ,, en- route from Memphis to
Middleport, will arrive tomorrow. She has Sev-
eral empty barges, and 800 bales cotton for this
city, and 600 SKIS corn, which she will rcship on
the c. 4 @. Railroad at Huntington, for the East.
| The Etna passed up this morning from Wabash
River for Huntingdon witira tow of corn.
| The Liberty No. 4, en- route from Mddeport to
the Lower Ohio arrived this morning with a tow
! OF salt She will enter the Evansville and New
Orleans trade Immediately Part OF her saltis for
points ON the Mississippi River.
| The j. S. Neel arrived last night from PomerOy
with tow OF salt and is lying at the elevator and
cleaning boilers. She will probably return to-
morrow.
The Tom Farrow is here yet but will probably
get off this afternoon for Kanawha River with
! tow OF empty bargeS.
| The Baltic, from Pittsburg for Louisville passed
down early this morning with coal
| BoATHANDS' GOSSIP.
| Capt VIM. Bay, of the steamer Scioto andGaTt
Jack. McCalister, of the Fannie Dugan, were pis.
sengers down on the Bostona this morning from
Portsmouth.
Capt. Harry Tetor arrived by rail last night from
Evansville and.wll remain in the city till next
week to discharge the Kanawha No. 2s cargo.
! Capt. r. r. Hudson will be down from Wheeling
| to-day.
John Handlan and E. A. Mclean will pilot the,
Mary Miller around to St Louis,
night five and half hours ahead. of the A. c.
DoHnaly. The race now seems to be between the
Morgan and Golden Crown. The latter was ~
. New AlDdly ~ O'CLOCK ulS morning BOtD
steamers advertised TO leave here Thursday oIl
Mardi Gras excursion trips
Alex. Frazier and Sam. Mcbride will be the John
L. Rhoads pilots to ST. Louis. She is now Ell
route from Pittsburg and will pass down tonight
or tomorrow.
The Andes received 10 hhds sugar and 10 hhts
molasSes from the Robert Mitchell.
A collision occurred yesterday morning near
Maysville, between the towboats Ella and Iron
sides The former was coming down and the lat
ter was going up. The barge Collier No. 2, be-
longing to the 1ronsides tow, and loadett
with 425 tons Iron Mountain charcoal
pig metal was sunk, and is a total
| loss. The iron can be recovered when the river
falls The barge was valued at So 600 and the iron
AT 00o0. The barge was sunk one mile below
Maysville, where the water is twelve feet deep.
Capt. Fred Dippold arrived from Pittsburg at
noon to-day.
For Wheeling.
FRIDAY, 18th, at P NJ, POSITIVELY,
R.= - ANDES, Charles Muheman, Master
IsfFstzgs$I Apply on board, or to koyse Mosset,
Hzs1zzkEaz1 Matt Mcclure, Agents.