The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-13
Boat Hands Gossip.

feet I inch and falling. weather
cloudy.
Boat Hands Gossip.
Business good on the Levee.
The Bonanza left at noon for Maysville.
The Potomac will leave this evening for
Pomeroy.
The Bostona will be the regular G, & 0.
Railroad packet leaving to-day at p. M,
sharp, for Huntington.
The Vint. Shinkie will depart this even
ing for the Lower Ohio River and Mem
phis. M
NewNOrleans Democrat Thursday: There
is report that the John A. Wood had lost
two of her boats and part of her tow.
We could not get the particulars. Captain
Burr Wood is with the John A.
A New Orleans dispatch to the Gazette
this morning says: IA break occurred in
the levee near the barracks, which is being
closed and the levee strengthened. The
river is very high, causing apprehensions
that the levees will not Withstand the
storm. crevasse thirty feet wide is re-
ported on the levee on Bayou Lafourche,
| five miles below Lockport. Col. Hardee,
State Engineer, will send men and ma
terial tomorrow to close it."
Ashland, KY, collected $109 Wharfage in
February. and purchased aud presented to
the c. & o. Railway Co. ground for de-
pot.
The New Orleans Democrat thinks all
the newspaper talk about a great race on
the Mississippi River will amount to notll-
| ing more than talk" and will result in
the boats receiving good deal OF free adj
vertising.
The New Mary Houston will follow the
Charles Morgan and leave for New Orleans
Tuesday
The Charles Morgan will depart this eve
ming for New Orleans.
The Will. Kyle leaves New Orleans this
evening for this city.
TIE river was falling fast at noon to-day
with 80 feet 6 inches OF water in the chan
mel, leaving for passing steamers 67H feet
space under the Newport bridge AMI 65H
feet under the Suspension bridge
Snow last night and heavy winds, cloudy
and cold this morning, but mOderating a,
noon, with prospects Of getting warn
again.
There is carload, 10000 feet, Of oal
lumber lying on the levee, which wa.
brought down this week by one of the
Pomeroy boats for VIM. Powell & Sons
and is to be shipped to Liverpool, England
Shipping lumber to England from the Up
per Ohio River is something rarely done
although considerable is sent to Europe
from this country. tt
The Edorado will leave the first of next
week for st. Louis but will not receive
freight here.
The Charles Morgan will clear for New
Oreans this evening with fine trip o
> freight and large list Of people. Amonl
the names on her register this morning
] were the following: e. r. Strupp, F. Brs
J col; Fred. Snyder, wife and eight children
D. G. Seymore, T. DeTrick, ]. s. DeWeese
Mrs. J. Croden, Mrs. Fritch and two chill
dren, Rev. Charles Miesse and lady, Mis-
Taylor, Miss Elicott, Miss McGill. Davis G
Alexander, Mrs. Larz Anderson. Mr..
Yerkes Miss Yerkes, Mrs. A. ]. Dinner
; Miss L. Dinner, J. DeWeese and lady, Mr.!
Alexander and daughters, Mrs. Samuel d.
Wis and daughter, s. Gibhart and lady, Mr..
Moore, ]. NJ. Peters and lady, Mrs. Caldwell
and daughter. The Morgan will have owe
fifty passengers when she leaves, and VIM
Phillips will be one Of her pilots, and VIM
Stricken will probably be the other.