The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-08

The river was falling here at noon to-day,
with 10 feet 10 inches in the channel.
Weather mo Grating. At A. M. the mer-
curry Indicated degrees above zero at Cinciu-
natl, II degrees at denver, Col. 81 degrees at
Omaha, Neb, and 16 degrees at ST. Paul
business was very dull this morning on the
Public Landing.
Ihe following steamers were in port at noon:
Golden City, Vint ShInkle and U. L. Schenck.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
Captain j. ID. Hegler wishes 1t understood
that, notwithstanding lack of business and
cold weather, the great Golden City will posi-
tlyey depart this evening, as advertised, for
Greenville, VickBDurg, NatChez and New Or
| leans. She Ofcr3 unsurpassed accommodations
| for paSsengcrs and freight. She Will be fol-
| lowed by the U. L. Schenck Thursday, and tho
| New Mary Houston Saturday. The latter is
passenger steamer, but the Schenck carries
| nothing but fre ght. Captain Sterling T.
| Mclntt re, one Of the most popular and genial
| gentlemen ON the river, is the Golden City's
| purser.
Don't forget that Captain James Keniston's
| popular anu favorite packet Vlut Shinkle Is
registering people and receiving tTeight 10
| leave Tomorrow for Evansville, Cairo and
Memphis direct. She will go through without
detention. Mr. j. A. Lin SAY is her clever and
cOmpeten clerk.
| The ue leral Lyt|e will be the mail boat
| leaving this eyeHlng Tor Louisville.
| The General Pike, from Madison, arrived,
| and will return this afternoon.
| BokT-HANDs' GOSSIP.
is not yet sufficiently heavy to enterfere with
| naviga ion soutn The Upper Ohio is full Of
ice AMI navigation entirely suspended abovs
Portsmouth. The Huntington packet Bostona,
which eft here last evening, teegraphed THE
morning at ~ O'Clock from Aiaysviile. saying
ice is very heavy and prospects of not getting
to Portsmouth. The other Hunting
ton packet Fleetwood, on her way down.
laid up at Ashland this morning,
transferring her pa'sengers to the
Pomeroy packet Telegraph, which passed
| there at 10 A. NJ. on her way down. She will
arrive here late tonight and lsy. mp. Ihe
| Portsmouth packet bonanza, coming down,
! passed Ripley at O'Clock A. Nj. She viii be
mere this afternoon, and probably lay up. The
! Th0s. W. Means had her tow taken from Etna
| Eurnace to Ashland, where it is in safe har-
| Dor. The Potomac has lad up in the mouth of
| the KAnawha River, and the Ohio No. 4 laid
| up at Fulton yesterday
| There.wi be NO packet going up the river
| o-day.. .. y.... ......-I .i,-
Caut. Richard. varble arrived last highs
| from Louisville, and this morning purchased,
| The James Housop for S6,gO OF Capt James,
Hubson. Capt. Varbie will have har inspectct
| and taken to louisville to-morrow, where she
| will be used as Il harbOr beat. Jas. Ford will
| pilot her down.; ..a. ...a .a.5 grti'
Engineer Dan. Ferreh leaves tonight for,
Natcnez to- take charge Of cotton factory, 4
| Capt. Asa Il. Booth and Clerk n. NJ. Noll, Of
| the Express leave for Wheeling to-night.
Mate owen 1COnley and nsi"gang" on the
| General Ly tie did some qnick WORK at Madi-
| son, Ind, night before lasG Ihey carried go
Kegs OF nails off the boat seventy feet up the
wharf, in fUrty minutes; and it wasn't pretty
night to carry mails either. OWENS q good
| one. l.- 5- :" -..9.Al ht
The Upper Mississippi Is full of noatinaioes
There are about 1000 baes cotton at Memphis
| for shipment TO Evansville. ...s,..,1
| Tie United states drodge boat Nc Alllster,
| which left Port Eads on the.2d ecr Sabine Eass,
heavily laden and drawing " f66t, is supposed
| to be lost. y,.... -itit ttg.f .t-H.3
| Captain r. G. Shnkle, the ef2ctent and gem
| tlemanly Secretary OF the Cincianati. ST. Louis
and New Orleans Pilots Association, has
been regularly installed as Police Comnis@
| sioner of Newport, KY. i.-.,- r'''l