The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-30

WHEELING, JAM 3o,-Riyer 90 feet and rising.
River full of ice.
IN FOG AT NEW ORLEANS
New ORLEANS, Jan. 3O-Weather cloudy and
warm. River feet s inches below high water
mark. No arrivals Departures for to-day: John
Wilson, Camden; Robert Mitchell Cincinnati
The foggy nights we have had for the past week
or SO occasion considerable trouble and loss of
time. Boats have to 60 to the bank early and lay
there late and an arrival on time is almost an
exception.
NAUTICAL NEWS FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30.-The City of Alton and
Grand Tower have passed Girardeau, and will ar
rive here tomorrow. Both will return South on
Saturday. The Fannie Lewis may leave to-mor-
row for Memphis Less than ten feet on the gauge
here and very little rise expected. Geo. Keith
is negotiating with Lewis for large interest in
the boat. The latter is building at Pittsburg for
the Missouri. 1t is certainty that other boats
than W F. Dairdson'swill run this year between
st. Louis and the Upper Mississippi. There is a
healthful tendency to competition up and down
the river.
Stea mbOat Movements.
| Capt Isaac Bryson's large, fast and commodious
side-wheel steamer Bostona will be found at the
| Big Sandy Wharfboat loading to leave this after
noon promptly at p; m. for Huntington, where
she connects with the c. & 0. Railroad for all
Eastern cities. Gus. II. Honshell presides in the
| office.
The Bonanza arrived and returned to Ports
mouth early this afternoon.
| The elegant new steamer Paris G. Brown will
positively depart this evening for New Orleans,
with Capt. Alex. Halliday in command and Chris.
| Young in the office.
| Capt. R. w. Wise's famous James W. Gaff began
| to load this morning and will leave Saturday for
Memphis. She is the pride of the fleet and has
unsurpassed accommodations for passengers.
Mr.. G. Wash. Thompson does the honors OF the
office.
Ohio River, will be down tonight and return to
Pomeroy tomorrow evening. Can't. E. s. Morgan
con mands, and ]. T. Hambleton and Kendall
Morgan in the office
the Tennessee River, had full load. and after
discharging her cargo will go on the ways at Full
| ton for repairs.
The Hudson proceeded to Wheeling yesterday
The W. P. Thompson is laid up here.
BOat-hands' Gossip.
| Business seems to increase rather than decrease
with the Upper River boats and they bring in and
take out immense eargoes of freight Business is
improving with the Southern steamers and the
| Paris C. Brown will get away tonight for New
Orleans with fair start and good prospects below
| The Tom Farrow is lying where she sunk at
| Coalburg submerged by water. One engine has
already been taken from The wreck and when the
Kanawha River falls the remainder of her me-
chinery will be taken out and brought to this = !,
and sold.
Captain John A. Robinson and Captain D. D.
| Staut, late commander of the ill-fated Tom Far
row, have purchased one half of the towboat
| Robert PEBBLES from Captain w. B. Cole, and Capt
staut will command her in the Pomeroy trade,
Captain Cole, who is now in command, will 90
ashore. but will retain half interest in the boat
and attend to her affairs on land.
| Capt J. A. Robinson is still looking for boat to
| take the Tom FarrowS place in the Kanawha
River