The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


Captain James kirker's punctual and light
draught steamer Granite State arrived and will be
the regular packet leaving this evening for Mays
vile, Portsmouth, Ironton, Big Sandy Gallipolis
and Pomeroy direct. Captain Watt Shedd has
charge of the Office.
The speedy and elegant new Telephone, will re-
turn to Poneroy this evening, leaving from the
foot of Main street at O'Clock. Captain E. F.
Maddy master, and W. A. Maddy clerk, are her ef,
ticient chief officers.
The popular G. L. O. Railroad packet Johr L.
Rhoads came down and will return to Huntington
at D. M, with Captain E S. Morgan in com
mand and J. 4. Hambleton in the Office. She will
be followed tomorrow by the Emma Graham.
The Andes returned to Portsmouth at noon.
The G. ". Ande son. Captain Cranch master,
Harry Sullivan clerk, viii positively leave this
evening for Evansville and all way landings.
The A. l.. Norton came down and will return to
Chilo at u. m sharp.
sOaf-hi,nds' Gossip.
The new packet Buckeye State, built at Pitts
burg for the Cincinnati and Pittsburg trade, meas
ures 651 tons.
Wagons are crossing the Monongahela River
above the Panhandle Bridge.
Sioux City Journal: 1.-THE steamer Nellie Peck
wanted hands yesterday to unload her. The lazy
r osters refused To stir from their sunny seats on
the wood piles and grain sacks for less than 10
cents an hour By drumming this town and Cow
ington dozen or 50 white men and Indians,
mainly the latter, were found who were not too
aristocratic to work for 25 cents an hour A man
then started to Winnebago agency with orders to
bring back fifty Indians if he could get them
Inc nlgtl priced lOalefS ald around all day WI TIL
work at the above fair prices before them and the
most of them no doubt without half days wages
in their pockets. Dreadful hard times, these and
with cold, long winter coming on there are fears
that now, with Hoggatt defeated, some of these
fellows will suffer"
Bismarck Tribune: THE day was when pilots
on the Upper Missouri got fair salaries. Captain
Massie in 1859, received S. 900 per month as pilot
Pilots were scarce then and the tariff on freight
IS cents per pound. Plotting was also considered
dangerous, but it is stated as a fact that there
never was pilot killed ut the wheel by Indians
Indians don't like a steamboat 1t is like board
ing house hash, a mystery In 1776 pilots were
paid as high as 81 900 per month Now the salaries
range from $l50 to $500 Captain Grant Marsh, OF
the Bachelor, gets $500 month as captain and
pilot both" The Tribune is certainly UP little
on the present wages OF pilots. From Sl00 to $50
would be nearer the facts than its figures.
For Pomer0y.
SATURDAY 18th, at P. NJ. POSITIVELY,
Ns% h hGRANlTES STATE, James Kirker Mas
s1hass2eSI ter. Freight received on Wharfboat
xsz1s11'.-zRfo foot of Broadway. W. Honshen Supt5
For Huntingdon.
SATURDAY, 18th, is. P. NJ. POSITIVELY
~ h. j. L. RHOADS, i. S. Morgan Master.
lssaS5 &ss5 Freight received on Wharfboat foot Of
Broadway. w. Honshell, supt
For Pomeroy.
SATURDAY, 10Th, att P. M. POSITIVELY
~ = TELEPHONE, E. F. Maddy, Master.
GssAAastA5' For freight or passage apply on hoard