The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-03
rhe Etna and Cohh Cecil ARE sim al Ripley.

The Etna and Cobb Cecil are still at Ripley.
Clerk Dave SCaLterday, of the Ohio, remained
Mate John Brennan, of the Ohio No 4, will
stay aboard ana take care OF his boat during
the ice.
The Ohio No. 4, the first arrival from abovesince
December 24th, came down yesterday afternoon,
and is laid np at the foot of Ludlow street
The Fleetwood which left here Tuesday for
Huntington, is laid up at that point.
Capt John Leyisay and CLERK Frank Morgan, OF
the Ohio No. 4, left by rail last night for their
homes above. The former goes 10 Marietta and
the'latter Tn Gallipois.
Yesterdays Wheeling Intelligencer says: Com
modOre HOrnbrook, with the towboat Annie
Kelly, had no difficulty n breaking up the ice
from short distance below the Sus pension Bridge
70 the mouth of the creek; and the whole body OF
ice moved probably a hundred ana hity teet,
breaking off a little above the bridge All day
yesterday at intervals the Kelly passed back and
forth without difficulty, keeping a clear opening
on he east side of the river"
The new Guiding Star is lying at the foot of
Main street, having ar ivCd from the Kentucky
River yesterday. Can't w. b. Millers now wishes
that he had remained in the Kentucky River. He
thinks the Guiding Star is the biggest carrier for
her inches, the fastest runner ami the WOst
economical boat i'll the line. He also says she
made eight hours regulariy in the Mississippi
River AGAINST a strong current.
Capt. Joe Williams, the e ncinnati and st. Lonis
pilot, and Geo. Hughes, Pittsbug pilot, are both
stopping at the Railroad liOtel, and have II not
and heavy every day with the checker board. A
grand exhibition contest will take place Saturday
at p. m. between these two noted players at the
Railroad House
| The Golden Rule, en- route from New Orleans to
| Ciucinn ii, fought ice in the OHIO an u gota III
as Louisville, where she discharged her crew and
laid up yesterday.
| Bids are beng received Mt Pittsburg for new
packet to be built this spring iOr the nclnnat
and Pttsburg trad Sne is intended To make
weekly trips, ana leave here on TUESDAY and Pitts
| bu on Saturday. he viii be $50 feet long, 81
| feet beam, 5 feet depth Of hold Her cylinders
Twill be Is inches i'll diameter and feet stroke
Four boilers of steel 3Ofeet long and 10 inches u
diameter. Her vince Will be made of iron and
| will be "a feet in diameter with 26-inch buckets
| Weather extremely cold last night, and to-day
at a. m. the thermometer st ,od 80 below zero
The sun clme out brightly later III the day, anc
the weathe' is moderatng this afternoon, but the
reports from out West indi ate continuation o.
cold wealth r.
Buck water caused the river to begin to rise here
this morning and at noon there was IL feet
inches in the channel.
| The river to-day is full of new-made ice and &
gorge reported at Stewards Landing, nine miles
above the city. The river is frozen over from
North Bend to Delhi, but it is not what might bt
called II gorge. The shore ice extends out Il con
siderable distance alb we the Newport Bridge, anc
the channel sran above remains open. A gorge
will probably form there this evening or tonight
| G a men report their coal floats lying in g0ot
shape, aid 90 not anticipate much injury from
the fl, ating ice.