The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-11
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rspeciai River Dispasches tn the StAs'
BRowNsviLEE, Feb. 11-.10.00s A. M
River 4 feet 9 inches and stationary.
Weather fair. Wind west. ...Is.,. gs,
H1sros, w. VN, Feb 1l-9:72iA. NJ
New Rivera feet and stationary. Weather
clear.
l CHARLESTON, Feb. 11-10;Oo A. M.-Kana-
iwhar River feet II inches and rising.
Wind southeast r...eH -. a.s, .
O1bs C1rY. Feb. 11--10:20 A. M.-River' 2
feet. 4 inches and stationary. Weather
clear. Wind south.
PlrrseuRe; Fsb. 11--11!i4A. M-River 8
feet I inches and falling. Weather clear
and mild.
Boat Hands Gossip.
Business fair. ..
II The Golden City left last night for New
| Orleans with a good trip of passengers and
lfreiaht. . .u,..
llsstnight with an excellent trip. .
I The Potomac will leave this evening
\ fr n, the font Of Broadway for Pomeroy
and all intermediate points.
The Fleetwood will be the regular G. d
O. R. R. packet leaving Today at 4 p. m.
for Huntington. -. ..4 .,-l. ns
the Reuben R. Springer commenced
loading this morning. and will leave to
morrow evening without'faif for New Or
leans. Capt. H. D. Hart commands, and
Nr!. Geo. Mccoy presides in the office
The Wildwood came down, and d'returned
LtoMa, sville. at"oon.
| Captain ALI STEMS; world renowned
Charles Morgan. is announced to leave on
a grand excursion for New Orleans Satur'
day. Harry w. Stei II is in the office.
/ An excellent crayon portrait OF Captain
Il George H. Alcoke, aformer steamboatman
but now engaged in insurance business, i
/ on exhibition at his office, corner Third
and Main. II is,he work OF his daughter
! Miss Susie Alcoke, eighteen years OF age
and Is her 'flrst effort in this direction.
Mi. w. #. McIntvre, clerk' Of the Colder
lCity, upori inquiry yesterday AFTERNOON
|expressed himself as satisfied with the re
lssuitiofitl,e experiment. to organizea1, ex
llcursion party to New Orleans and returf
at the published round trip rates. AM
|'paye us, to understand that CAPTAIN Hegte
Twas also satisfied. A number OF excul
I.sionists came down on the late Littl
lIMiami train, and Others would swell tn
number at different points along the rive
below. :.
, Mr.. David R.. Mcclure, who has been, 70
many wears clerk on the Unitea State
sIMail Line steamers, and lately chief cler
VI ofithe Gen. Lytle, has resigned. HIS sue
, Icessor has not vet been named. Mr.. NC
n Clure retires, after faithfhl service, yhicl
4 had not only gained for him tile conhdenc
{ of his employers, but has wonthe respec
Of the travelling pubfic. All who kno'
! him will wish him future prosperitys b
MI Speaking of excursions to New Orlean
u the &c Gazette'' this morning says lthes'e1
q nursion notes." "And so the ball is ken
folling; and when some Of the, splendi'
STEAMERS return. with, their delighted Ell
cursionists, and the latter 60 home and re
late their experiences. their friends will
, never be satisfied until they. too, hav
!, made a three thousand. mile stripin tb
bleasantest time Of the year. 1t is a TO-
, inmate circumstance that the Souther
: TRANSFORMATION has such steamers in CON
|: mission for the accommodation OF e3cu
!, i sionists as will leave none but pleasant in
} pressions behind. ''''' ~ m. t.,
! ! The City Of Portsmouth leaves at 4p. m
daily for Chilo and attends TO iali way bus
II CAPT c. b, Russelps popular and,reliabl
: staamers Jas d. Parker, will leave 4
Evansville, Cairo and Memphis direct tt
morrow evening and 20 through in hurr.
Robt. Mccoy isher pleasant chief CLERK.