The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-20
The river was rising slowly at noon to-day witt
25 feet 10 inches in the channel.

Weatherclear and warm.
Business rather slack.
The following steamers were in port at noou:
Bostona, Ohio No. 4, wildwood, City of Ports
mouth, Fashion, Ben. Franklin, Jas. d. Parker
Thos Sherlock, U. p Schenck, Gen. Lytle, Vir.
gle Lee, Louis A. Sherley, Granite State.
Stea boat Movements.
The popular and favorite sqe-whecl packet Ohio
No. came down last night, and will leave at > p
M for Gallipolis and Pomeroy direct with Captain
John Levisay in command and Frank Morgan and
Dave Scatterday in the office.
The fine and fast SdG-Wheel steamer BOstona
will be the regular C. Il 0. Railroad boat leaving at
p. m. sharp for Huntington. She will be fol
lowed tomorrow by Captain J. I. Campbell's
speedy and elegant Fleetwood
Captain Lew. Kates' mammoth floating palace
Thomas Sherlock is loading, and will depart Wed
neSday for all points on the Lower Mississippi
River and New Orleans Col John S. Jones does
the honors OF the office, ably assisted by Harry
Champn.
The Virgie Lee will be found in port loading to
leave tomorrow at noon for Louisville and all in,
termediate points. She is both fast and eommodi.
GUS and is commanded by courteous gentlemen.
The U. P Schenck will follow the Thomas Sher.
lock, and leave for New Orleans Saturday.
The General Lytle will be the mail-boat leaving
this evening for Louisville.
The City of Portsmouth came down this morn
ing. and will return to Chilo promptly at 4 p. m.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysv!lle
The fast new side-wheel packet Bonanza viii
come down early tomorrow morning, and return
to Portsmouth at noon.
The Fashion, en- route from st. Louis to Pitts
burg, arrived this morning with good trip
She discharged 800 bales cotton 100 brls flour anG
a lot of shipstuffs and sundries here and will re
ship her upper freight in the Granite State anC
Katie Stockdale, and return to Louisville to repair
and fix up for the summer trade.
Capt c. b. Russells elegant excursion packe
Jas d. Parker arrived this morning, and is now
loading to leave tomorrow on her return trip foi
Memphis. She will receipt passengers through tC
the Arkansas Hot Springs at reduced rates. Mr.
Wash ThOmOSOD iS hpr Ofiahlp plnrly
The Ben. Franklin, 6apt H. H. Drown maste
Capt Sterling C. Mcintyre clerk arrived at 10 AIN
from Memphis and will return Thursday.
TOWboat Movements.
The Lizzie Gardner, J. s. Neil and Brilliant
passed down this morning with log-rafts for Madi
son and Louisville.
The Etna is coming with a tow for ST. Louis.
The Cobb Cecil, from Louisville, arrived this
morning with empty ba1ges and will proceed up
The Lookout leaves tonight for Kanawha River
with an empty tow.
The Tom Farrow arrived this morning from rht
kanawha River with coal and will repair her mud
drum and return tomorrow with empty barges
Boat t-lAantis' Gossip.
Captain c. ?. Truslow is in the city, and is re.
ceivng bids fora new boat to take the place of the
il-fated Dawn in the Red River trade The new
boat will be 175 feet long 80 feet beam and AZ feet
depth OF hold. She VIII have two double ffued
boilers 26 feet long and IS inches in diameter Her
cylinders will be Il inches in diameter and feet
stroke. Captain lrusloW Is soJouTnlng at the Glib
son House.
Captain Fred. Dippold will leave to-day or to.
morrow for Springfield illinois,
Captain ~ 7. Gilmore is in the city,
Capt, Lon Bryson, of the Keokuk Northern Line,
arrived this morning from Davenport.
Capt. Dick Lightburg, steamboat agent at Mem
phis, arrived in the city to-day and was visitor
on Change at noon. He returns home tomorrow.
Joe Jacobs and Byron Clark will be the Etnd'a
pilots to ST. Louis.
Pilots sam Jones and Delphi. Evelyn brought
the Fashion around from ST. Louis and are ready
for another berth.
Pilots Amos Gardner and Joe Williams returned
by rail this morning from ST, Louis, to which
point they piloted the new Gen. Chas. H. T0mp-
kns. She will leave there to-day for the Yellow
stone River.
For POmerOy.
THIS DAY, Goth, at P, NJ, POSITIVELY,
e. h. OHIO NO a, J. Levisay, Master.
Freight received at all hours on Wharf
ssiSsssss7R boat, foot OF Broadway. W. Honshelb
Superintendent.