The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-04

The river receded foot in the twenty-fouf
hours ending at noon to-day, with 10 feet In the
channel.
morning. Heavy snow last night and light
snow this morning. Showing hard at +. Id.
AT A. NJ. the thermometer indicated de-
grees below zero at Denver, Col, and degree
above zero at Omaha, Neb. Business moder-
ate.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
vint shiukle. Fleetwood, Telegraph, Wild
wood, Virgie Lee, Louis A. Sherley, General
Lytle Golden City, U. z. Schenck, Chas. Nor
gan, Cons. Millar and Andes
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS. Ss
The large and elegant site wheel PACKET
Fleetwood will be the regular Y. u q. Il. Il.
boat, leaving promptly at a T. M. Tor hpnttng- e
ton. Capt j. i. Cam bell master, and q. W.
Nande rbilt and A. eI Honshell clerks, are her
eff cient and courteous chief ofie rs,
| The hne fast and new side wheel steamer
Telegraph will be the regular packet leaving
this evening from foot Of Broadway for Galli-
polls and POmeroy direct. Capt Il. :. Morgan
| is her worthy commander, AMI j. L. Hambleton
| is her obliglng chief CLERK.
| The world renowned side-wheel passenger
and freight steamer Charles Morgan ls ioadiag
and will positively leave Tomorrow for the
| Lower Mississippi and New Orleans. Captain
| Albert Stein is her efficient master and Harry
| W. Stein is her competent chief CLERK.
| The City of Portsmouth will return to Chfio
| at4P. M. sharp. ~.
The W Wildwood arrived this morning and re-
turned to Maysyille at noon.
The Andes will return to Wheeling this
evening
| cinnati this eyenlng.
| The fast and popular VTgle Lee arrived this
| morning from Madison, and will, on her re-
turn at P. M, extend her trip through to
| Louisville, doing all way business. Captain
| w. ii. Kirby. master, and Andy j. HarriRan,
clerk, are her worthy and clever chief oiiieers.
| Capt. w. q. TichenUTs reliable and favoriEe
| packet Cons Milar is on berth, and win be
the regular packet leaving Tomorrow for
| Evansville, Cairo and Memphis direct MIR.
James W Wilson presides in the office.
| The Gen. Lvtle, from Louisville, arrived this
morning and will return this evening.
The Vint Sninkle arrived at 10 A. M. from
| Memphis, and will return next week. She
brought up big trip OF people ana fair trip
of freight, and resnipped on the Andes f0r
| PittsburG lU0 bales cotton, on the G.. Il o. Rail
road packet Fleetwood l50 bales cotton, and on
the c., ii. l. ID. Railroad 20J bales cotton.
BoAT-HAEDs' GOSSIP.
Hnow snow. beaut full snow.
The Express laid up here last evening on ac-
count of business being duh and not sufficient
. water for her to go to Pittsburg.
The ste. Genevieve, going down, and Yae-
ger coming up. eolIlded opposite Ste. Geneva
eve yesterday morning III mid RIVER. The Ste.
Geneyieye had her wheel-House knocked OF,
and the Yaeger one engine disabled.
| The wharfage rec lpts at Cincinnati for the
week ending last nightamount TO SLIT IS. The
receipts during 1877 were: January Sl9f 05,
February $3.50 s., March $4si 60, April s49i,
NAV S5i7, June $450 II, July $3.50 25, August
sgT Il. September $267 lU, October $3r1, No
vember $453 Go, December 1894 sO; tosai,
"a, ,9a0 35.
Mr., George w. Steep, VINO, some years ago,
, was river editor OF the Cincinnati Enquirer,
! and for several years afterward telegraph ed
itor of the Cincinnati Commercial, and finally
comuelled to quit newspaper business on ac-
count of Ill health, is now engaged In the boot
and shoe business In Dayton. Ohio. His nn-
| merous friends here will be glad to know that
his health is much improye'
Yesterday the Coymgtony oek Company sold
to Andrew stevenson, OF NJ Sport, indiana, q
|. barge which will be taken 70 New Orleans
I loaded with hoop poles consigned to London
! England. The Covington Dock company ais
sold to Daniel Prosser, Of New Albany. a eoa
float 1875 feet long and 26 feet wide.
E. e. Hooper, Esg., General freight Agen'
! for the St. L uis & Suuthe stern RAILROAD, ls IL
the city negotiating for boat Tor the Cincin
natl and Evansville trade.
Major ]. IL. oIratton, clerk OF the Thomas W
1 Means, came up by rail this morning from
8 | louisville in advance OIL his boat.