The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-05

will be followed by the Bostona Tomorrow.
Capt. Jas Kirkefs elegant steamer Poto-
mac, leaving this evening from the foot Of
Broadway, will 90 furtherup tlie river than
any otlier sidc-wbeel boat leaving to-day,
She will take people and freight for Pome-
roy and all Intermediate points.
Capt. w. c. Tichehor's fine steamer Cons.
Millar will positively leave this evening for
Memphis.
Can't. T. c. Rehos reliable packet Laura
4. Davis is on berth loading, and will leave
for 81. Louis Friday.
Capt. j. D. Hegler's great Golden City
began to load this morning and will leave
tomorrow sure for New Orleans, and be
followed by the Thos. Sherlock Saturday,.
The Bonanza came down and returned to
Portsmouth at noon.
Boathands' Gossip.
Business moderate.
The Silver Star is now plying between
Portsmouth and Manchester
Capt Jas d. Parker went out on coon
hunt the other night, Dut has very little 10
say on the subject.
Mr. h. A. DOnnaIly, clerk Of the burned
A. C. Donnally. will be married tonight to
Miss Eveline Remme. OF Newport The
| wedding will take place In 81 Johns
Church, Cincinnati, God bless you, my
children.
The New Mary Houston left last even,
ing for New orleans with about 35 OF
40 people and only moderate freight
start. Among her passengers registered al
noon we noticed Mr. Smith, Mr.. Worthing.
ton and Mrs Worthington, Mrs. MnOt and
daughter, Mrs /. Tyler and two sons, Miss
Clark Mrs. Johns, Mrs. MARITIME, W. P.
Owen and wife, Chas Pcaslee and family,
Sanford johnson, j. W. Gray VI. McKain
Alien Rice, Peter Beers, W. G. Johnston
and wife, and others. Her pilots were John
Marldge and James Pell.
Capt. james Armstrong arrived in the
| city yesterday from Kansas City, and i:
negotiating with Capt. Alex. Perry for q
new steam barge 225 feet long, 36 feet
inches beam and 6 feet depth of hold. She
IS to be used for carrying bulk grain from
Kansas City 10 st. Louis, and will have
boilers 40 inches in diameter and 6 feet
long; engines with cylinders II inches in
diameter and 6 feet stroke. She will be pro
vided with a small texas for the accommo
dation of her crew.
Weather cloudy, mild and pleasant this
morning and clearing at noon.
The river was falling at noon to-day, with
| ~ ''S' ~ W. iOi p"ooIi it
steamers 70 feet under the Newport Bridge
and "a feet under the Suspension ant
Southern Railroad Bridges.
The John Penny will be down this after
noon from Pittsburg with tow of coal.
| The Cherokee, from St. Louis, will pas
up this evening for Pittsburg.
The Jas. w. Gaf will be the next packc
leaving for Memphis. She will be here to
night.
Geo. Williams and John Meeker will pilo
the Cons. Millar to Memphis
| The packets came in late to-day owing t.
the heavy Jog which prevailed last night.
| The A. L. Norton is still in the Ironror
and Gallipolis trade.
The Catlcttsburg wharfboat which sunl
sometime ago at the mouth OF Big Sandy
River, is being badly twisted. Capt. Fra
2ier, OF the Ashland Docks, came to lool
at ii the. other day, and found it in bac
condition.
Capt. Timmons, Of the Ashland Docks
and formerly OF the Brilliant, is lyinf
dangerously i'll at his residence, just below
Southpoint.