Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
Bonts and B0atmem

THE Sea Lion has arrived at Louisville with
big raft.
THE Shirley left Cincinnati Tuesday for
Pittsburg.
THE Coal City also went out with a coal and
mixed tow.
THE Joe Walton is getting new nose put on
her at st. Louis.
THE towboat Askew went out last evening
with a tow of coal and coke.
THE Frank Gilmore and Clifton have ar.
rived at Cincinnati with Pirtsburg coal.
THE Ark arrived in Cincinnati with tow
of coal, returning Tuesday night with empty
barges.
CAPTAINS JOHN AND JIM JACKSON, of
Louisville have bought the Mountain Girl.
She goes to New Orleans.
CAPTAINS MARSH MCDONALD. T. J. Wood,
w. B. Sneathen and Robert jenkins arrived in
Cincinnati Tuesday from Pittsburg.
THE Sam Brown arrived in Cincinnati
Tuesday with tow of coal, and left on return
trip at 10 A. NJ. with IA empty barges.
THE Adam Jacobs broke shaft yesterday
morning while on her way to Pittsburg. She
was forced to put back to Brownsville for re-
pairs.
THERE will be quite a number of prominent
steamboatmen in Louisville this week ION
business" OF course they won't have time to
attend the races.
GRAY's line took out two model barges carry.
ing rails for Carnegie Bros. & Co. and con.
signed to points West. The value of the ship
ment was nearly 100000
A HUNTINGTON dispatch says that the Josh
Cook passed down with tow Of coal at II M;
the Telegraph, for Cincinnati. at lao P. M, and
Scotia, for Pittsburg. at 4:30 P. M.
THE machinery of the John Penny is to be
fitted into the new steel boat being built by w.
H. Brown & Son. The cylinders measure IS
inches diameter by feet stroke.
THE Keystone State will leave Cincinnati
for Wheeling and Pittsburg Thursday evening.
Captain T. s. Calhoun is in command, and
Charles Knox in charge of the office.
A CHARLESTON dispatch says that Captain
Bob Carr has chartered the Crown Hill to the
Ashland Transfer Company. to take the place
of the Storm, that is going to Pittsburg to be
repaired.
1T is reported that the river miners are doing
little work, and in spite of large call for their
labor they are turning their attention to farm
ing and gardening, consequently there is much
difficulty in getting craft loaded.
DIR. ARMSTRONG, in charge of the Marine
Hospital IN New Orleans, is being tried for
cruelty and abuse to patients under his charge.
Surgeon General ]. B. Hamilton, U. g. A.. Is
presiding commissioner in the case. Several Of
the witnesses LeStlneQ tnat tney were operated
upon against their will, DIR. Armstrong threat
enng them with arrest If they refused. Other
witnesses testified that DR.. Armstrong was
dictatorial and overbearing to an exceeding
degree, and that he often cursed the attend
ants.
THE Hudson packet, Of the P. q c. line,
Captain Allison, touched here yesterday. and
subsequently left with big cargo for Cincin-
natl. On board were the following passengers:
o. 81. House and wife. Mrs. 8. NJ. Murphy.
Mrs Fraley and daughter, Miss Weaver, Miss
Brisbin, Samuel McCune and two sons, Mrs.
Hitchcock, the Misses Petrol, Jennie Snowe
and johnson. Messrs. Goetmann, George r.
Stewart. William Reed. Breed. &. SpeEcer,C Z. s.
Miller and AtchisOn. The Racine band will &C.
company the party.
CAPTAIN JOSIAH ]. HIGBEE, the well-known
coal dealer. was stricken with apoplexy at the
corner of Second and Elm streets. Cincinnati,
Tuesday noon, while on his way from his office
to the Chamber of Commerce. He was given
chair in the storc of Mitchell & Tranter and
his father sent for On the latrer's arrival a
carriage was procured, and Captain Higbee
was taken to the Cincinnati Hospital, where he
expired ten minutes after. The deceased was
widely known in river circles. and was 90 years
of age. He resided at Morris Place, Tusculum.
He leaves widow and two daughters, one aged
lS and the other 20.