The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-11

| low high water mark
The river was falling at noon to-day, with % feet
inches in the channel.
Business dull
Weather clear and cold this morning, but mod
Grating.
| The following steamers were in port at noon:
Thomas Sherlock, Cherokee, Bostona, Ohio No. 4,
Wildwood, General Lytle, Louis A. Sherley and
| Vint Shinkle.
| STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The large and magnificent side-wheel passenger
steamer Thomas Sherlock commenced receiving
for New Orleans this morning and positively de-
parts tomorrow. Capt Lew. Hates commands and
Capt. j. S. Jones and Harry Champlin are associa-
ted in the office.
The popular and reliable Vint Shinkle is on
berth loading, and will be the boat leaving Wed
nesday for Evansville, Cairo and Memphis direct.
! Capt. James Remission master, and j. A. Lindsay
| clerk, are her gentlemanly chief officers.
! The fayorite Ohio No. came down last night.
and will leave this evening from the Big Sandy
! Wharfboat foot of Broadway, for Ironton, CALI
polls and Pomeroy Capt John Leyisay is her
worthy MASTER and Frank Morgan and Dave Scat
terday are her clever clerks.
The speedy and palatial Bostona will be the reg
ular pack leaving ut p. m. sharp from the foot
OF Broadway for Huntington, where she connects
with the c. Il O. Railroad for all Eastern cities.
Capt Isaac Bryson commands, and W. P. Walker,
Jf., and Harry Bruce have charge of the office.
The elegant Gen. Lytle will be the malboat
leaving this eveningfOr Louisville.
The Cherokee arrived from New Orleans SatuT-
udN lllgilC, ana VIII return thursday.
The Granite State arrived from Pittsbuw at
midnight, went down to the Mail Line Wharfboat
and did some reShipping, and after reshipping
some freight on the Southern boats started back
TO PittSburg at O'Clock this morning without any
passengers or freight.
BoAT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
Our New Orleans dispatch Saturday announced
the departure of the A. G. DonnaHy and Charles
Morgan for this city, and as both are fast side
wheel steamers and each desires to get here first
to return with Mardi GIaS eXcIrqiODiStS the Ul b.
lie should, steamboatmen are already doing,
manifest some interest in the race and watch anx-
iously for dispatches from points along the Missis
sipp Both steamers will pass Nicksb11rg to-day.
The Donnally has 400 tons and the Morgan has q
light trip.
The Mardi Gras at Memphis promises to be
something grand and more brilliant than the New.
Orleans Mard Gras. Commodore James S. Wise,
the energetic and clever Superintendent Of the
Lower Ohio River d Memphis Packet Company,
has a card in our advertising columns announcing
that the Cons. Milar leaving on the 23d, and the
side-whee steamer Andy yBaum, leaving on the 9th,
will both carry passengers to the Memphis Mardf
Grls and sell rOund-trip tickets good to return
any steamer belonging to this Company until
April lst.
The Thomas Sherlock, leaving for New Orleans
tomorrow, will take out large number of Mardi.
tiras eXcursioniss, including the following from
L. Bmm % and party Of three Charles @ cegg Tls
and H. c. Hawkins. Among her passengers, be-
sides the aboye-named, will be Mrs. Collins, Mrs.
T. Griff Mrs: Isaac Cough, Miss Nette Mack, Miss
Katy Mack, Mrs. Emma Pollard, Mrs Worley H.
A. Diven, J. T. Duncan and W. T. Brown.
A dispatch sent yesterday, but not received till
to-day, says the a; G; Donnally passed Bayou Sara
at II A NJ with 500 tons and full of people and
doing her regular business.
For POmeroy.
THIS DAY, 18th, at P NJ POSITIVELY,
A. AOHIO NO A, j. Levisay Master.
Freight received at all hours on Wharf
s. boat foot OF Broadway. W. Honshell,