The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04
Steamboat Movements.

The punctual City of Portsmouth leaves
at p. IN. daily for Chilo and all way land
ings.
The James w. Gaff. for st. Louis, and the
W. P Thompson, for Pittsburg, left last
night with moderate trips.
The Bonanza came down this morning
and returned to Portsmouth at noon.
Captain E. P. Chancellor's pretty and fast
new steamer w. N. Chancellor will leave
this evening for Wheeling and Pittsburg,
and being very light she will go through.
Ira Huntington is her genial clerk.
Captain John Levisay's large and elegant
new sde-wheel steamer. Ohio No. will
leave this evening for Maysville, Ports
mouth, Ironton, Big Sandy, Gallipolis and
Pomeroy direct. She will be followed to-
morrow by the Potomac, another fine side
wheel steamer.
The steamer Pow Boy, with Captain
Darragh in command, is advertised to leave
here Saturday for the Arkansas River.
The speedy and elegant new passenger
steamer Clifton will be the regular C. & o.
R. R. packet leaving from the foot of
Broadway to-day at p. m., sharp, for
Huntington. Captain ]. M. Vandergrift
commands and Watt Shedd presides in the
office. She will be followed tomorrow by
the Fleetwood.
The Potomac will be the regular packet
leaving tomorrow for Pomeroy.
The Wildwood will be down tonight and
return to Maysvile at noon tomorrow.
Boat Hands Gossip.
Business good on the Levee to-day.
Weather cloudy and cool this morning.
Ill
$9S O5 from thirty-seven steamers during
the past week ending this evening.
The Vint Shinkle was dropped down to
the New Orleans wharfboat this morning,
and is loading to leave Saturday for all
points on the Lower Ohio River and st.
Louis direct
The Laura L. Davis will be towed down
to the wharf to-day from Fulton.
The new r. R. Springer will not be
launched until next week.
Captain Armstrong; fine packet Dora
Cabler will be here tomorrow and return
to Evansville Saturday evening.
The Ariadne arrived this morning from
St. Louis.
Captain J. V. Reynolds declines to give
us any satisfaction as to what trade he will
put the Laura L. Davis in this season, but
we more than suspect she will run between
Cincinnati and the Tennessee River
The towboat Kate Waters No. 2 is due to-
day from Cairo.
The Alice will pass Louisville tonight,
en- route from st. Louis TO Pittsburg.
The Eldorado will be at Cairo to-day, on
her way to st. Louis.
Boat building is one of the lost arts-at
st. Louis. St. Louis doesn't build hulls;
she repairs them, though, and she has
among her worthy citizens one cabin and
cargo box builder
Capt Henry Lowry's splendid new barge,
at Portsmouth, Ohio, will be
named VIM Gordon. The gentleman of
that name is a partner of the great commits
sion houses of Gordon & Gomilla. New Or
leans and st. Louis.
Yesterdays st. Louis Post-Dispatch says:
"Capt James Wise will come over here
and establish headquarters for his regular
packet line. Welcome to st. Louis, jim.
"Met Joe Carpenter yesterday. He says
he'll soon run Lower Ohio fast stern
wheeler in the st. Louis and Louisiana
trade; in fact next week, sure thing. Joe
IS one of those admirably tenacious beings
that if crushed to the earth will rise again.
His partner in this new enterprise is, il is
Captain Ed. W. Cole, of Mem,
phis.
'The James D. Parker came in yesterday
with very good trip, being very popular
packet wherever she runs The Parker will
cave this evening for Cincinnati and way
landings. Captain Russell commands, and
Mr.. r. W. Mccoy is clerk in the office, with
Harry Millar assisting, Harry is the son
Of Cons. Millar, the famous river editor.
The Pittsburg arrived at a. in., drawing
i've feet of water, finding five and half
'eet in the river, twenty-eight hours time
rom Cairo. Kehlor aground slightly at
Liberty. A barge of the NJ. T. Co., lying
lbove rs Landing, pumping and its cargo
box all torn OH one side and tarpaulin over
t. My Choice and Dippolds barges had
been aground al Goose Island. but got of. +"