Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-16
Boats and Boatmeu.

THE Pacific and Josh Cook, with coal tows, have
arrived at Cincinnati.
THE James G. Blaine sailed during the after
noon for Morgantown.
THE Clifton left Cincinnati with tow of empties
on Tuesday for Pittsburg.
CAPTAIN j. H. HoRNER arrived in Cincinnati
from Pittsburg Wednesday.
THE keystone State left Cincinnati yesterday
for heelng and Pittsburg.
THE John Noren passed Cincinnati with q tow
of coal from Pittsburg Wednesday
THE 1. N. Burton made a big tow for the Coal
City to take out. Walton & Co. were the owners
THE Belle McGowan arrived at Louisville from
Pittsburg with tow OF coal Tuesday and started
back with empties.
The water is still four or five feet deep in the
cabin of the sunken Veteran, at the Southern
Railroad bridge. Cincinnati.
THE Andes LETT Cincinnati for wheeling and
Pittsburg wednesday day, evening. Captain z. B.
CAPTAIN ]. Il. SWEENEY, of Cincinnati has
purchased the General Dawes fr ON r. g. Leayitt
for. the New Cumberland and steu ubenviile trade.
THE City of Madison left Cincinnati for Louis
vile at II NJ. yesterday: Captain John Kirker is
office.
BILLY HoLLowAY's son, who has been suffer-
ing with a broken arm. has now got the spints off
and is able to visit his father on the Shirley Gin
cinnat1.
ONLY a small quantity OF coal was shipped yes-
terday, for the reasons published in yesterdays
DISPATCH. The operators, however, expect to do
much better as the rise progresses.
THE H. F. Frisbie. with tow of iron and nails
took in stores at Cincinnati Wednesday. and was
Joined by Pilot John Pierce, and got away for st.
Louis at noon. John Wesley Thompson, the
new people in their departments.
CAPTAIN CARMACK has resigned his position as
passenger agent for the Pittsburg, BrownsyiIle
and Cincinnati packet line. Captain Carmack
has been agent for very many years, and Is well
much missed The Captain intends devotine ali ali
his energies henceforward to the development Of
his grain store.
THE mystic three seems to follow Uncle SANS
fleet as well as the steamboatmen. Within week
three Government steamers have been destroyed.
The Tilda was the first and she was DESTROYED by
fire near the New Orleans Exposition wharf on
Howell, at Shreveport, the DAY following. and the
third was the snagboat Wagner, which ex ploded
her boiler at the same place the day after.
MR.. SAMUEL HoUGH succeeds Captain Carmack
as agent OF the PIttsburg, Brownsville and Gin
cinnati. Mr.. Hough is well known in this city.
As general passenger agent of the Pittsburg and
Connellsyille Railroad, early in the seventies, he
was very popular and efficient, and there is no
room for doubt that he will make the F., b. Il
The new agent entered upon his duties yester-
day.
TIE packet G. w. Bachelor Captain George
O'Neill, touched at the Pittsburg and Cincinnati
wharfboat yesterday. She shipped big cargo and
many passengers. Among the latter we're 40 Hun
garians bound for Charleroi, where they are to
work on the railroad. They were very noisy but
good-humored crowd, as they placidly sprawled
over all the available packages and boxes. block
ing up the way, and causing much profanity
among the wharfuen. Their cook a ilady re-
shawl. seemed 70 queen it among them. deliyerin9
her orders in shrill tones, and frequently hurlin9
YOlleys Of abuse at the delinquents Of the party.