The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-09

12 feet 7 inches and falling. Weather
cloudy.
IRoNToN, O., March 9.-River 46 feet
and rising. Heavy rains this morning.
Weather cloudy, with West winds. Fear.
less and tow passed down at 7:3O a. IN.
Lookout passed up at s a. m. and Fleet
wood II a. m. Local packets on time.
Captain Wash. Kerr is in city.
Boat Hands Gossip.
Business fair on the levee.
The Joseph Nixon cleaned boilers here
and didn't get away until midnight She
had six empty barges and will add two
barges of pig iron, drawing four feet to her
tow at Huntington. Thim
Captain Nixon. of the Joseph Nixon, will
Tetre from active service, and his son j,
u. Nixon, will assume comIhand. of the
Joseph Nixon next trip. Captain Nixon
IS getting we'll on IN the path of life,
6eing sixty years of age, and his son
Johnny is just budding into manhood.
Iae City of Portsmouth leaves daily at
p m. Tor Chilo and all way landings.
:, Inc large and elegant side-wheel steamer
Telegraph, came down this morning and
wlli leave this evening from the foot of
broadway for Maysville, Portsmouth,
lronton, Big Sandy, Gallipolis and POM
eroy.. Captain E. s. Morgan commands,
Office ~
Ihe Bonanza came down this morning
and returned to Portsmouth at noon.
Inc Robert PEBBLES left to-day for Pom
eroy with an empty tow.
captain John A. Robinson returned from
Jacksonville, Florida. yesterday, looking
tne very picture of good health.
Vaptaln Nixon wants to purchase twenty
or thirty good barges.
Inc speedy new Bostona, fine side
wheel steamer, will be the regular packet
leaving at p. m. to-day for Huntington,
Where she connects with the early trains
tomorrow for all points East.
Inc Andy Baum leaves this evening,
without fail for Memphis.
me Fashion will positively depart this
evening for Evansville and way landings.
Ii'e great Golden City will leave this
evening, sure, for New Orleans, and be fol.
lowed by the Reuben R. Springer Thurs
day.
The river rose 6 feet 6 inches in the
twenty-four hours ending at noon to-day,
WIN Al feet inches of water in the chan
mel, leaving for passing steamers 6O% feet
space under the Newport Bridge and 5S1s
ieet under the Suspension Bridge. There is
more water coming, the Big Sandy having
risen 80 feet up to last night
weather clear and pleasant to-day.
JACK Smith and John Carroll pilot the
Andy Baum to Memphis leaving this
evening"
Iiiere were fourteen steamers in port
at noon. namely, General Pike, General
Lytie' City, OF Portsmouth, Fashion, Mon
lana, Ariadne, Golden City, Reuben
Springer, Andy Baum, Charles Morgan
Bonahza, Telegraph and B 'stona,
The river has risen within few feet of
the sidewalk on Sausage Row, foot of Main,
and stopped the progress of teams. A
great deal OF lumber and other stuff on the
levee will be carried away by the rising
waters If not moved this afternoon.
The Montana arrived early this morning
from Pittsburg, with one thousand tons
freight, and discharged seventy-fve tons
here. She will add one hundred tons and
proceed to St. Louis this evening.
The Golden City will clear for New Or
leans this evening with very good start
and will fill out before she gets out of the
Ohio River. She had over twenty passen.
gers registered at noon, among them were
Mrs d. R. Harbine, Miss M. Stoneroad,
Miss Felle Paul, Miss Gussis Steel. Miss
Belle Mannis, Annie Mannis, Captain
Basket and family, Mr.. Langdon, wife and
daughter, j. B. Reeves and family. ].
$. Stewart, Marshall Mannis, George
Townley. The Golden City's rilots will
be Eugene Hanlan and William Atten.
borough.