The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-18
The river continued to fall here at noon to-day
with % feet2 inches in the chanhel

| The river continued to fall here at noon to-day
with % feet . inches in the chanhel
Business dull.
Weather cloudy and cold this morning.
The following steamers were in port at noon:
Fleetwood, Ohio No, 4, City OF Portsmouth, Wild
wood, Rob't Mitchell, Golden Crown, Chas. Mci
gan, A. C. Donnally, Jas W. Gaff, Gen. Lytle, Fii-
gle Lee and Louis A, Sherey.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The Granite State came down and returned to
PittsbuH.
The palatial Ohio No. will be the reg,,la,
packet leaving this evening for Portsmouth, Iron.
ton, Gallipols and Pomeroy. She goes further NJ,
the river than any boat leaving to-day. Capt;
John Levsay commands and Frank Morgan and
Dave Scatterday are associated in the office.
The City OF Portsmouth will return to Chilo Il:
p. m, leaving from the foot of Walnut street
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysville
The popular and pretty Vrgie Lee returnes!
from Louisville this morning, and will leave AT
p. M for Madison and way points.
The large and elegant Robert Mitchell will posi-.
lively depart tomorrow for New Orleans. Capt.
Dan. Moore commands, Capt Frank Stein doe:
the honors of the office.
The fast and conlmodious Fleetwood will be the
regular c. IL o. Railroad packet leaving this
ming at p. IN. sharp for Huntington. Capt. j. 7
Campbell master and C. W. Vanderbilt and A. e.
Honshell preside in the office
The speedy and magnificent new steamer Gold
en- Crown will follow the Robert Mitchell an4
leave for New Orleans, Thursday taking Mardi
Gras excursionsts at reasonable rates
The Chas. B. hurch, for New Orleans, and Jaa.
D. Parker for Memphis, departed with good trips,
Capt r. w wises elegant new steamer Jas. w.
Gaff, the pride of the Lower Ohio is on berth
loading and will depart Wednesday for Memphis
Col: J. D. Moore is her aftable chief clerk.
The Cons. Millar is above, and the Vint Shinklc
is below, Cairo.
The Golden Rule passed Memphis last evening
three days and twenty-five hours out from New
Orleans. She will arrive here the latter part OF
the week
The Andy Baum will arrive tomorrow from
Memphis.
The Fannie Tatem will pass up tomorrow from
st. Louis for Pttsburg.
TowBoAT MOVEMENTS.
TheJ. W. Garrett is loading her barges at New
Orleans
The Jas A. Stone has laid up here, and her
crew took the Coal Valley to Pittsburg Saturday
night.
The Charles Brown arrived this morning from
Louisville, and is repairing her doctor. She will
leave this afternoon for Pittsburg
The Sam. Brown passed up some time during the
night with empty barges from Louisville for Pitts
burg.
The Kanawha No. . is here discharging 500 bqles
The Oil Valley is repairing her furnace and will
leave for kanaWha River this evening with tow
of empty barges.
The Ben. Wood and Coal City passed up this
morning for Pittsburg with empty barges Thu
former is from New Orleans.
BoAT-HANDs GOSSIP.
Captain T. G. Sweeney has sold the Fanchon At
new ollcdilS W ltpb. M, hDnSoH, late OF the LIZ
zie Taylor, for $4,000 She will be put in the New
Orleans and Opelousas trade.
Diver AL. Burriss is working at the barge Collier
No. 2, sunk at Maysville by the Ironsides
Mardi Gras eXCursionists should bear in mind
that all steamers leaving this week will arrive at
New Orleans in time for the Mardi Gras festivities
and firemens parade. The Memphis and OIIio
River Packet Company send out the James w
Gaft on Wednesday, Cons. Millar on Saturday ant
Andy Baum Wednesday, February 9th All thre,.
of the last named steamers will carry passengers
to the Memphis Mardi Grts, and sell round-trlA
tickets at reduced rates, good till April 1st
Will. S, Hayes, river editor of the Louisville
is in the city, and will retuna
home tonight
Captain Vansant and Ed Devol will be the Oi;
Valley s-pilets.
The Robert Mitchell has GO passengers engaged
the Golden Crown has so, and the Charles Morgan
has 100.
Lew. Skinner formerly second clerk on the
Thos Sherlock, is in the city, and will leave H..
morrow for Parkersburg, where he is engaged III
the oil business.
The Steamboatmen of the Cincinnati, Louisville
d New Orleans Packet Line will hold a meeting
at O'Clock this afternoon.
For Pomerey.
THIS DAY, 18th, at 5 P NJ, POSITIVELY.
Ns[ M0HI0 NO. 4, ]. Levisay, Master
aissssssassa Freight received at all hours on Wharf
s-s7SsasAassa& boat foot of Broadway. W. HonshCl