The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-10
Weather calm and cloudy and threatening
rain. Thermometer $50.

LOUISVILLE, N.Y., March lU.-kIVer rising,
with eleven feet one inch in the canal and
nine feet one inch in the chute on the falls.
Business moderate. Weather springlike.
Thomas Sherlock proceeded to New Orleans
this morning with few people and some
freight.
BUSINESS GOOD AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, March 1O.-Arrivals John l..
Rhoads, Pttsburg; Spread Eagle, Grafton;
Calhoun, Naples. Departed and leaving to-
day: City of Helena, VickSburg; Calhoun,
Naples; Sic Geneveve, Cairo; Matte Belle,
Portland Spread Eagle, Grafton. Business
good. River rising. Weather warm and
cloudy 5% feet water to Naples
FOURTEEN FEET AT PIrTsBuRG.
PITTsBURe. Pa, March 10-Noon.-R
IA feet and rising. Weather clear and warm.
Steam boat Movements.
The Thos. Sherlock left for New Orleans
Saturday with 400 tons
The punctual City OF Portsmouth leaves
at p III. daily for Chilo and all way land
ings.
Capt. W. P. Walkers fast and com
modious sde-wheel steamer Bostona will be
the regular G. & o. r. X. packet leaving TO-
day at p. m. from the foot of Broadway for
Huntington. Gus. Honshell has charge OF
the Office.
The Silver Cloud arrived from Tennessee
River. She had big trip, including 1900
dozen eggs, 2,S03 bags peanuts, 3l9 bales
cotton, Al tons iron. 54 head cattle, 81 head
hogs, and considerable miscellaneous
freight. She will return tomorrow even
ing with Captain Harry Gilbert in COM
mand and Major ]. NJ. Crow and Lee Kohn
in the office.
The Chas. Morgan will leave for New Or
leans tomorrow and be followed by the
Robert Mitchell Thursday
The U. 2. Schenck should be at New Or
leans to-day.
The Eldorado and Golden Crown arrived
at New Orleans Saturday. and the Paris c.
Brown left there for Cincinnati.
The Jas. W. Gaff left for Memphis Satur-
day with fair trip of passengers and
freight.
The James d. Parker arrived from Mem
phis yesterday morning, and will return
Wednesday.
The Ohio No. leaves this evening from
the foot of Broadway for Pomeroy and all
intermediate points.
The Wildwood left at noon for Maysville
Boat-hsnds Gossip.
Business quiet this morning.
The new ferryboat for Canal street New
Orleans, will be launched from the Marine
Ways tomorrow.
Rivermen can scarcely hide smile when
they allude to the 'busted" state of the
Davis Island Golfer
Capt James Armstrong contracted for a
new steam barge at Portsmouth last Week.
She will be built to carry grain between
Kansas City and st. Louis
Capt James Rees is in the city en- route
from Pittsburg to Memphis.
Capt Cunnington will soon assume COM
mand Of the Storm No. 8. He is now in
Indianapolis.
Mr. Ed. Townley is up the river.
Bertha Lee is the name of Capt. Strick-
lett's new boat now building at Portsmouth
for the Maysville and Portsmouth trade
Her machinery is ready, and she will be
launched about the 1st of April. She is 100
feet long, q feet beam, 27 feet floor and 4
feet hold, 124 inch cylinder, AZ feet
stroke, with 2 steel boilers, two-tiued, 20
feet by 38 inches in diameter Full cabin
and 20 state-rooms; cost 5000. She will
be differed by W. r. Stricklett captain,
and W. W. Agnew Of Vanceburg, chief
clerk.
Mr., ]. Fl. Laws, prominent merchant in
| this city, has A barrels and 6l2 hogsheads of
sugar, and 37S barrels molasses coming
| from Bayou Teche, on the steamer Bed
ford. The boat will be here next week.
jerry Cronan is a candidate for Wharf
master. He is u good man, and has a fair
show of being nominated by the Demo-
Gratis.
The water broke into the cotfer-dam at
Davis Island and this reminds us of a lit
tie story. A little boy living in the coun-
try asked his mother if saying Golfer
dam was swearing, and being informed
that it was not, he said the old brindle COW
in the pasture was choking and if some
thing wasn't done she would coffer-dam
head of.
The river was rising at noon to-day with
80 feet inches in the channel, leaving for
passing steamers 6S feet space under the
Newport Bridge and 70 feet under the Sus-
pension and Southern Railroad Bridges
Weather partially cloudy and calm this
morning, with slight indications of rain at
noon.
The VIM. Ernst arrived this morning from
Kanawha River with tow of coal
The Sylvan Dell completed her repairs
and started for Ripley this morning at 5
o'clock. Her machinery worked all right,
apparently, and she expects to be back this
Capt Perry Tharp has the frame up for
Capt. j. N. Williamson new boat, and will
commence plankng her about the middle
of the week. Her hull is a duplicate of the
Clfton's but her cabin will not be quite so
fine.
Pilots Harrison Murray and Jonas Never
are here, and will stand watch around to
ST Louis Oh the Whale. She has a big mis-
cellaneous tow, and is expected 10 pass
down tomorrow evening.
The Fannie Tatum, from st. Louis for
Pittsburg, passed up late last night. She
added nothing here, but DISCHARGED 10 sacks
feathers, % pieces cooperage, SO bundles
hides, 81 head cattle, and 272 sacks ship
stuff. l.. II. Williamson and James Hamil,
ton were her pilots.
The Hotel de Hay, or the hay pileson the
levee, caught great many spring-fever suf.
ferers this morning.
Captain J. b. Sneathin, the genial coal
merchant, leaves tonight for his home in
Pittsburg Call again, Captain.
Captain ]. n. Harbin arrived bv railroad
this morning from Memphis, and will re-
main in the city several days.
Captain Eugene Zimmerman is back from
Pittsburg
The Lizzie Gardner started down the
river this morning with one barge of coal
for Aurora and one barge for North Bend
The James Jackson passed up about / p.
nj. from Louisville for PomcrOy with three
empty barges.
Captain John Cowdon is in the city and
leaves tonight for st. Louis. He delivered
an address on Change to-day on the Bara-
taria Canal subject,
Captain cowdou On Change.
Captain John Cowdon of New Orleans,