The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-20
ICE GoRGEpAssING IRoNToN.

Polner0y gorge commenced passing mere at
o'clock this morning. River 26 feet and full OF
ice. The Fleetwood and Potomac has gone to
ICE GORGE PASSING IEoNTeN.
IRoNToN, o., Jan 2O--S:4S A. M.-The Poneroy
ice gorge began to pass at + O'Clock this morning
and the river is full of ice The Telegraph laidur
at Portsmouth. Weather clou and showing.
thermometer 16' above zero al 8 H. m.
SIea Esi beat MovenheHIS.
The Laura l.. Davis commenced loading this
morning and Is announced 10 leave u morrow
evening for Florence, Ala, on the Iennesscc
River and all intermediate points. Capt J. {.
Reno is her worthy master, and Amos Fisher and
D. Patton are her clerks.
Capt Hiram j. Vintons commodious sdewhee
steamer Andy Baum, the queen of the fleet is Oh
berth and advertised to leave Wednesday, for al
points on the Lower Ohio River and Memphis di
rect, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Deem is her alable clerk.
The elegant new excursion steamer Guiding
Star is completing her repairs and will be in read
iness to start tomorrow evening for all points ON
the Lower Miss s,ippi River and New Orleans.
Capt W. B. Miller commands and Col. j. s. Jones,
pleasant gentleman presides in the Office.
The Golden Rule came up last night from Lou
isville, where she has been laid up she IS neAry
one month out from New Orleans, and Is an
nounced t. follow the Guiding Star and leave f,'
New Orleans Thursday. An account Of her trip
will be found in our local columns.
Boat-hands' Gossip.
Ground covered with the ''beautifu"
The Golden Crown left Memphis yesterday f0r
this city with 100 tons freight, but will hardly
succeed in getting here without encouuterlng ice,
which may compel her to lay up again.
The Nashville, for Cumberland River; Vint
Shinkle for Memphis and Charles Morgan, 70:
New Orleans laid over and lett early YESTERDAY
morning with good trips. They could not get
away Saturday night, owing to the heavy slort
ice floating in the river.
The Chaplin River cverfowed its banks yester-
day and deposited ice three feet high on the Max
vile pike for mile along the road, entirely stop
ping travel
Business was very dull this morning on the
levee, and boats received little or no freight
There is a good dea OF freight here for polnH
south, and steamers leaving tomorrow viii prob
ably tlke out tnetTps.
The G. B. Church, en- route from New Orleans
to Cincinnati, sunk at Harden Landing Wednrs
day, and lies with her bow in ten feet of water
and her stern N eighteen. She hRG no passeu-
gers, and her cargo consisted af about 800 tons OF
sugar ard InOaSscs George Williams, her pilot
and several of the crew arrived here yesterday, but
bring no later news of the sinking.
The U. S. Mail Line steamers VIII not start out
for the present
The Big Sandy Packet Company have again
ceased operations owing to the breaking OF the lee
in the UppGr Onin, and will not send 4 boat u,
the river until further notice.
Capt. Dean has laid the sam. Clark up below thu
Newport Bridge.
The Southern Transportation Company hav,
decided to send out only two boats this week i'll
stead OF three, The Guiding star win defer hG
departure till Wednesday, and the Golden Rub
will foil Saturday This is owing to the fact
that the Cherokee will not be here and there ar.
only two boats here 10 go out.
The sunken Etna is lying in deep water ana
may probably be torn al to pieces by the cuuijs
ice from Pomeroy.
Capt Sam. Parker telegrarhs Commodore Wash
Honshen this morning that the ThOs. W. Means
was safe at Pittsburg and could leave there Tue.
day if the weather didn't tnrn cold This iook
like Capt Parker is not very wll posted as to the
condition of the ice below Pr sburg.
A Pomeroy barge passed down in the lee this
morning and was caugh; by the Kate Waters mG
landed at The mouth of Millereek. 1t 3ai oGa
side badly broken
A gorge struck the staIboGrd wheel Of the Guid-
ing Star and broke the mi,ldl" haugc. CapiaMl
Miller has given orders for new one tn be caS,
and says he Will be ready tomorrow. 0nc OF til"
Guiding Stars chiuneyS is IN position. and thc
other was put up this morning. Tha work oi n
pairing her hull ana guards is Progressing iaypg
ably, and she will be al right To nultcN.
For Memphis.
WEDNESDAY. 22d, at 8 P. NJ. P0SIIiEETY.
~ ANDY BAUM. II. j. Vintld Master
Ls4AsgSS% Apply on board, or ~ Jas ). Wis
ssssssssasS supt.. No. Il Public Landing.
.- @ For New Orleans.
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