The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-26
RIVER lNTELLIGENCE,
fSpeciai dispatenes To the Sssr.i
DEATH OF CAPT. JAS. PAUL.

LOUISVILLE KY, Feb. 26-Noon-River about
stationary. with feet in the canal and feet in
the chute on the falls. Business active. Silver
Clond and Paris c. Brown arrived from Cincinnati
and will add largely here. Former far Tennessee
River and latter for New Orleans win get aw y
this afternoon. virgie Lee passed down this morn
e. Capt. Jas. Paul died at his residence In this
city yesterday morning at O'Clock. He had been
in bad health ever since he commanded the
Thompson Dean. He was born in Russell County,
Ky. February Sth. 1881 His first bus ness ven
ture was to work as farm hand below this city at
so cents per week. He afterwards weht into the
dry goods business It jamestown, Ky. Was mar
ried In April. 1853 Continued in the dry goods
business until the war broke out. when he moved
to Lebanon, KY, and formed u partnership
with W. B. England in the grocery btlsi
hess While here he speculaled in gold with
the late Henry J. Lyons. ol New YORK. ami be-
came financially ruined. He came 10 Louisville
then and rehandted toba CO for some years. He
then bought the little st rn-wheel M0llie Gratz,
Then the Pink Yarble. Mary Miller Thompson
Dean, All finally the II bert MITCHELL being very
successful in all his stemb mb0at ventures He leaves
wife. daughter lma. ried) and a son. He died
leaving large fortune. and very valuable aud
handsome property.
Steamboat Movements.
Captain james kirker's fine side heel steamer
p tomac came down this morning, and Will leave
this evening Tor Maysviiie, Portsmouth, IrOntun,
Big Sandy, GailpoIs and Pomeroy direct. Mr..
Watt Shedd is her affabe clerk.
The last and e.esalit sde-wheel steamer BoStOna
will he the resu Z. Il y. H. II. packet leaving to-
day promptly ut 4 p. III. lor Huntington. Captain
W. p. Walker commands anu Gus HOnshel holds
forth in the office
The punctua City of Portsmouth leaves at 4 p.
m. rom the foot oi Walnut street for Chilo
The Al .ee proceeded to PiLtsburg last night,
The sI Yer Cloud. for Tenhessee River, and the
Pars C. Brown. l0r New Ole MS. lett last night
with moderate trips
The tine steamer Yint Shinkle will positively
leave tais evening tor Evansville, Caro- And Mem
phis and take passengers for Lttie Rek and the
Arkansas Hot Sp; ilisS. Captain Sterling G. Mcin-
tyre commands and Mr.. J. A. Lind,ay las charge
of the office. She will be foA we'd Saturday by
the side-whcel steamer Andy Baum.
Captain Eugene l.. Shinkie's sui erb new passen-
ger aid excursion steamer GUidcll Crown COM
menced load ing this m rniIe and will leave to-
morrow for New Orleans. Chaut. Shinkie Is her
clever purser.
The ee. .aitnew passenger and freight steamer
Eldurado. Capt. ". W. l.. tile. master. is do ny
well, and will get away this evening On her maid
en- trip for New Orleans with good IT, Of freight
ana fair showing below.
The Clinton viii arrive tomorrow and return
to st LOUIS Friday. Capt j.. y. Suunk. mnster,
and j. IL. Griffith, clerk. are her chief officers,
The fast sldSwhecl packet Fleet wood Will oe
ton
The Cherokee leaves St. Louis for Pittsburg to-
day.
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