The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-11
The Kanawha and Gallipolis ice gorges have not

The Kanawha and Gallipolis ice gorges have not
broken yet.
ICE INTACT AT PORTSMOUTH.
PORTSMOUTH. O., Jan ll.-River falling. Ice
still holds here. The steamer Bonanza has steam
up.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 11.-Weather cloudy and
COOL Business fair. The City Of Alton left last
evening on the strength of the rise coming out OF
the Cumberland River. The Natchez brought
52S bales cotton and 2f7 sacks
cotton seed, belonging to the cargo
of the Henry Frank, which steamer she found
aground aud pulled off Wednesday morning in
st. Catharine's Bend, eighteen miles below
Natchez. The Natehez quite taking on cotton on
of thre barges which had been sent to her assist
ance. The Hy. Frank arrived at II on from Mem
phis She will not return until there is chang
for the better above. Her officers report terrible
weather, ice all the way from Memphis To VlcEs-
burg She mad to pass many OF the landings on
account of it. The Thompson Dean lays over also
awaiting news The lie Of Texas, from Mem
phs, en- route to st. Johns River, Florida, arrived
yesterday. She will proceed on her way as soon as
the necessary preparations for such trip are com
pleted. james Mil er, seeond mate of the Belle OF
shreveport, was arrested Thursday for assault and
battery on Capt Jus Cogghl, of that steamer;
bonds were given for his appearance.
isOat-hands' Gossip.
| Commander Wash. Honshell ordered steam to
be raised to day on the BOstuna, Ohio No. 4and
p tomac. They are lying at the foot OF Ludlow
! and sui posed to be in II safe place.
Tnc Cincinnati and Pomeroy packet telegraph
F! which has been lying in the mouth OF the Kama,
villa River, succeeded in getting around the rom
v, sterday, and now lies safely harDored in tne
Ohio.
Vicksburg Yesterday on account of the heavy flat
ing ce at that point.
! Late dispatches report the ice thinning at Mem
phjs and gorge above there.
Il Adyiccs from the Cumberland River repor' 8
feet at Summerset and 20 feet at Nashville last
night and rising. This will clean out TINS stream
The ice will not begin to move here before to
morrow evening
INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION.
The above is the name of a new association nov
being organized in this city by the independent
pilots, or rather the pilots who are not ihempers 0
The Cincinnati, St. Louis and New Orleans Asso
citation. The new orshnizatl n Will compr's
about fifteen members, all competent pilots, allt
steamboat capita ms in need OF pilots are requested
to call ut the Railroad House, corner OF Front ant
Broadway, where u pilot TO PlttSburg, ST. LOUIS
; New Orleans, or any other point may be secured
at any hour They will have their headquarier
! at the above named place til convenient an
} desirable rooms can be secured and properly fui
The officers of the independent Pilot Associa
tfon will be as follows: President Samuel Will
hanson; Treasurer, Jonas Meyer; Secretary, A. II
. Uondlan: Decentralization Murray, Mike Mey
er, John Sullivan, james McDonough ana Harr
Doss.
r Nothing definite has been done yet toward e'
+ tablishng the association but W. are authorize
to state that there wi positively be an associate"
of this kind. The different independent pllo'
C about here have talked the m er over and afte
cons lrable debate agreed upon all that Is state
above.