The Tribune Telegraph, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio
Wednesday, July 28, 1897


NEWS NUGGETS

TURNED OUT BY THE STEAM PLOW OF INVESTIGATION AND MADE READY FOR THE MINT OF PUBLIC INSPECTION.

ITEMS PANNED OUT OF A FEW RICH POCKETS THIS WEEK.

When the burning heat beats on the street,
And the thunders roll and roll,
'Twould be good to go in a ship of snow,
On a picnic to the pole!

At the time of the evening performance of the circus at the Pomeroy park, last Friday evening, the boss canvassman, who gave his name as Ed Wilmer, made his way under the seats and assaulted several ladies by pinching them. He was promptly arrested by Deputy Marshal George Fick and brought to jail. On complaint of Mrs. Louis Gottfried, he was taken before Mayor Seebohm, Monday afternoon, and fined $25 and costs. He had no money and was sent back to jail.

Miss Anna Turley, who has been visiting her parents, at Syracuse, left Monday, for Columbus.

Mrs. Jos. Matthews, after a visit of three weeks to relatives here and at Syracuse, has returned to her home, at Columbus.

Father Schneider left for Columbus, Monday.

There will be no services at the Episcopal Church next Sunday, as the rector expects to be at McArthur.

Mrs. George J. Woods, of Lincoln, Neb., is expected here in a few days to visit Miss Amy Whaley.

Everet White cut a vein in his arm, Monday, while working with a piece of steel, and bled considerably before he could get to a doctor's office.

Elder C. P. Wiggins is holding a meeting in what was formerly the old post office, on Third street. He baptized eight by immersion, recently.

A citizen remarked Monday morning: "Congress passed the tariff bill, Saturday, and on Monday morning the work of paving the streets of Pomeroy was begun. Who says that Pomeroy does not catch onto the drift of things promptly?"

The Pomeroy rolling mill is assured an area of prosperity for at least four years. The new tariff bill places $10 a ton protection on cotton ties.

A 15-ton steam plow was put to work on Front street, Monday morning, from Massar's corner to Court street, making the excavation for street paving. The street is exceedingly hard and difficult to plow.

The Pomeroy salt works shut down for repairs, Saturday evening.

Misses Alice Merrick and Mary Ohl left, Saturday, for a ten days' visit to the Athens Hospital.

Albert Young is home from Portsmouth.

W. B. Barnitz, of Letart township, left a basket of very fine apples at this office, Saturday morning, which were highly appreciated by the force.

Mrs. John Wippel and two children came down from Columbus, Saturday.

The Pomeroy baseball club is making a tour of the Hocking Valley. Two Syracuse boys, Gene Quillen and Dan Jones, are with them.

W. S. Davis, telephone manager, tells a story about the wire between here and Hartford City growing through two saplings, and yet the sound of the voice could be heard over the wire. He cut out a section of one of the saplings and brought it to Pomeroy to prove his assertions.

The sheriff sold several pieces of property Saturday morning. The Carleton property, in Bedford township, appraised at $1,700 was sold to George R. Carleton, for $1,135. In the case of Thos. Carleton vs. James W. Carleton, in the same township, the property involved, appraised at $1,000 was sold to George W. Carleton, for $667. The property in the case of Coe vs. Will did not sell for want of bidders.

The Ohio River Railroad is having quite a boom in freight and passenger traffic.

George Joachim, Jr., got his wrist badly cut, at Davies' planing mill one day last week.

Mrs. Postle, of Columbus, came down, Saturday, to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. E. E. Jones.

David E. Evans' family left for Byesville, where Mr. Evans is employed, last evening.

The Hocking Valley Railroad has tendered a picnic, at Buckeye Park, July 31st, to all of its employees and families from one end of the road to the other. Single men are given a ticket for their best girls. Every one else can go on the same train, on a low rate.

Quite a number of the young folks attended a dance at George Bradford's, Thursday evening.

Otto Schoenlein has returned from Ironton, where he has been teaching a class in German, the past month.

Miss Mullenaux, who has been the guest of Miss Maggie McKnight the past week, returned to her home, at Cincinnati, Thursday.

Andy Schwarzwalder left, Sunday, on a visit to relatives at Columbus.

Misses Katie Ruschel and Lizzie Faehnle, of Cincinnati, arrived Tuesday evening on the Henry M. Stanley for a visit of several weeks to the former's mother and other friends.

Miss Mary Grow left, Monday, on a visit to friends at Columbus.

Miss Greta Donnally has returned

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from a visit to relatives and friends at Columbus.

G. M. Massman, manager of the Gallia Wheelmen's Race meet, was in town Monday putting up lithographs and making arrangements with some of our riders to be with them on the 12th of August. The Gallipolis boys have put in a new 4 lap track at Lakewood Park and expect to have one of the best race meets ever held in this part of the State.

Rev. R. J. Poston, of Dayton, O., was in town, Thursday.

The cake walk on the platform, back of Kaspar's store, in the Second Ward, drew an unusually large crowd, Thursday evening. Heck Jackson, of Middleport, won the first prize, $2, while Chas. Stewart, of this city, captured the cake.

Secretary of State Kinney has appointed John Grogan and C. J. Vincent members of the County Board of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections for Meigs County.

Misses Lottie Evans and Mary Jones, of Centerville, Gallia county, who have been visiting Miss Anna Evans, of Minersville, for the past two weeks, returned to their homes Wednesday morning Miss Evans recently completed the course in music at Rio Grande College, while both are students of that institution.

The street paving work attracts more attention than a circus. Great crowds stand around to enjoy the sight and to offer suggestions.

Application has been filed in the Probate Court to have Edna Molden, of Middleport, sent to the Girls' Industrial Home. The case will be heard Saturday.

The Pomeroy Social Colored Club will give a grand cake walk, back of Kaspar's store, this evening. There will be eight couples in the walk.

Mrs. Lewis Paine and daughter, Miss Anna, returned, Sunday from a pleasant visit with relatives at Columbus.

Enos Quimby had an injunction granted in the Probate Court, Monday, to prevent Alanson Green from cutting timber from a certain tract of land on which Mr. Quimby has a mortgage of something like $450.

Misses [Teekla?] Hess and Jeannette Wright, of the Xenia Children's Home, who have been visiting the former's parents at Syracuse for the past month, left for Xenia, Monday.

Mrs. Draut, who has been visiting the family of Lewis Roos, left for her home at Columbus, Monday.

Guy Stewart, of Middleport, has returned from a trip to the Pacific coast with the Christian Endeavor people, and gives a glowing account of the West. He went 600 miles up into Alaska, and says the gold excitement there cannot be described. Men are throwing up positions worth $80 to $90 per month to go to the gold fields. He thinks now is the time to go to the Northwest, when a good position can be had for the asking.

James Barber has been appointed postmaster at Vales Mills.

There were four marriage licenses issued in the past week, but three of the couples do not want the fact published. The couple which has no objections to the whole world knowing of the marriage is William A. Carman and Elizabeth D. Toban.

If a man brings a report into court and swears to it and spells hogshead "hogsit," spells kettle "cittle," and kitchen "citchen," does that make the spelling right?

The iron bridge across Indian creek, in Olive township, was recently knocked down by a flood, and now lies in the bottom of the creek upside down. The abutments are also piled there in a heap.

Miss Emma Halliday, of New Orleans, who has been the guest of G. W. Plantz and family the past week, left, Saturday, to visit relatives at Gallipolis.

Henry Moldhorst, a saloon keeper of the Fourth Ward, was arrested, Saturday, on the charge of selling intoxicants to a miner (sic) girl named Molden. He plead guilty and was fined $5 and costs by Squire Donnally.

Miss Anna Joseph returned home, Monday, from a month's visit to her uncle at Glouster, and friends in the Hocking Valley.

The remains of Otto Franz, who was buried at Pt. Pleasant, 22 years ago, were brought here today and buried in the Catholic cemetery. He was buried in a place which is caving away, making a removal necessary. Deceased was a brother of J. A. Franz, of Columbus.

Mrs. Geo. Kraus and little son left, for Indianapolis, Ind., Tuesday morning, on the Bonanza, to visit her brother and sisters.

Wade Bowles, who left here, broken in health, and who has been roughing it for one year in California, dropped in on his friends at Dexter, Monday, 25 pounds heavier, brown as a nut and sound as a dollar, having entirely recovered his health in that healing climate. He says that miners are returning from the Alaskan gold fields with fortunes, and that the gold fever is running high there.

The city is putting down a brick sidewalk and crossing near the old freight depot.

J. H. Miller, of Dayton, spent Sunday with the family of John E. Williams.

Henry Huntley, of Gallia County, is visiting his brother, J. W. Huntley.

Misses Tona Elben and Norma Goessler spent Monday at Gallipolis.

Jos. Faehnle & Son, the wagon manufacturers of Middleport, have made a handsome delivery wagon for Chris. Kuntz, the Midway grocer.

Miss Nora Wehe, of Pittsburgh, arrives today on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wehe.

Otto Reuter, after a pleasant visit with relatives here, returned to Marietta, Sunday.

Chas. Downie, who has been spend-

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ing the summer with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Downie, left yesterday for his home at Columbus.

George Donnally left Tuesday on a visit to Columbus and Cincinnati.

Mrs. George H. Jones will speak on Corea (sic) at the Presbyterian Church, Sunday evening at the usual hour.

Both fire companies attended Elder Carrier's funeral yesterday in a body.

Frank Blake's brother Charley, is now at Trail, British Columbia, working in a smelting works at $105 per month. He says that if his wages are not raised he will leave there in August.

The award for putting in the foundation of the Catholic church has not been made. The committee is still considering the bids which were opened a few days ago.

The plans for the new German M. E. church have reached here.

S. Schaffner, of the Cheap Market store, leaves for St. Paul tomorrow, on business.

Mrs. Powers, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Pownall, on Lincoln Hill, expects to leave, tomorrow, for her home at Ashland, Kentucky. Mrs. Garrett, of Middleport, will accompany her.

The Ohio River railroad will run an excursion to Cincinnati next Saturday, at $2 for the round trip, good for four days.

The Building Committee of the German M. E. Church is advertising in this issue for bids on building a new church.

J. F. Downing, the pension king, informs us that citizens of the following named states and territories have recently sent him their applications for pensions and increase of pensions: Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Indian Territory, California and Pennsylvania.

Ernest Rehm and family, who have been visiting relatives here the past few weeks, returned to their home at Cincinnati, Monday.

Mrs. F. W. Steinbauer left Sunday on a visit to her brother, John Schilling, at Lancaster.

Rev. Isaac B. Moosby, an Armenian, of Cincinnati, will preach at the Presbyterian church, Sunday morning. He comes highly recommended by professors of Lane Seminary and others. His father was killed by the Turks. His subject will be "Armenia."

Mrs. McDaniel, who has spent the past year at the home of her son-in-law, B. J. Malone, returned to her home at Mason City, Saturday.

D. S. Lewis made a business trip to Cincinnati, this week.

Miss Ella Kautz is riding a Ben Hur wheel, lately purchased.

A new crossing has been laid from the corner to Schwegman & Roedel's store.

Mr. and Mrs. Burket, of King's Mills, near Cincinnati, arrived here Monday, and will visit relatives until the Fish property, which they have purchased, is repaired.

Miss Virgie Williamson, who has been visiting friends at Cincinnati, Ashland and Huntington, returned home, Saturday. She was accompanied by her aunt, Miss Lydia Williamson, of Huntington.

A meeting of delegates from the mines along the bend was held at Schwegman & Roedel's hall, Monday evening.

Mrs. Pfirrman, a highly respected German lady, died at her home, Monday morning. She was nearly 76 years old and had been in poor health the past six years. She leaves a husband, two daughters and a son to mourn their loss. The funeral will be held at the Lutheran church, Wednesday afternoon.

PENSIONS

The following pensions have been allowed through J. F. Downing's agency, for week ending July 24, 1897: David Pearce, Rutland, Ohio, Co. M. 7th Reg. Ohio Cav. Vol., $14 per month, from Nov. 4, 1896, date of his examination; Thos. Edwards, Hartford, W. Va., Co. A. 4th Reg. West Virginia Inf. Vol., $30 per month, from Feb. 10, 1897, date of his examination.

GONE FROM EARTH

ELDORADO CARRIER,

the Deputy Marshal of the Fourth Ward, died, Sunday, after a long illness from consumption. He was on his feet, however, until within a short time of his death. He was a member of the Pomeroy fire company, and his fellow firemen attended his funeral, yesterday. Deceased was aged 37 years and 2 months, and leaves a wife and six small children.

JOHN STANSBURY,

an old resident of Rutland township, who has suffered from paralysis for the past two years, died Monday. He held township offices for many years and at one time was trustee of the Children's Home.

KILLED BY THE CARS

Asa Grayson, a son of Wm. Grayson, of Columbus, was run over and instantly killed by a Scioto Valley train, four miles this side of Circleville, Thursday afternoon. This is the second child Mr. Grayson has lost within a year, the other being scalded to death at the steel plant at Columbus. Mr. Grayson, until recently, lived at Middleport, but went to Columbus with the steel plant.

COURT ROOM RENOVATED

Work has been commenced on the court room for the purpose of thoroughly renovating it. It will be papered, painted and re-carpeted, and otherwise made more comfortable.

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REDS DRAW A BLANK

MASON CITY SHUT THE BOYS FROM THIS SIDE OUT IN A GAME OF BASEBALL LAST WEDNESDAY.

The Pomeroy club went to Mason, Wednesday, to duplicate the victory gained earlier in the season, but ran against an obstacle, in that they were unable to score a tally, while Mason harvested five.

The game was delayed until late in the afternoon, owing to an argument as to which club should claim the services of the Syracusians, Guinther and Williams. They finally turned their backs to their brethren and locked arms with their time-established enemies.

The game was short and uninteresting, resulting as above stated, 5 to 0, in favor of Mason.

BASEBALL GOSSIP

The Reds got off on the Hocking Valley trip, last Friday. "Pud" Smith, John Leifheit, "Hap" Neutzling, C. W. O'Brien, Wes. Chaffins, Gleasoncamp, John King, Dan Jones and Will Quillen constituted the party. Guinther and Williams were not taken, on account of their actions at Mason, Wednesday. Nothing but defeats can be looked for from the boys for a day or so, until they learn one another and play together. And besides, they met extremely hard teams at the very first.
MASON DEFEATS SYRACUSE

Last Saturday, the long looked for game between Syracuse and Mason came off at the Syracuse baseball park. Mason went up expecting an easy victory, and they were not disappointed. The game was one of the poorest ever played at Syracuse. Mason did some good batting - enough for both teams.

The Syracuse scoreman says Rodgers got down-hearted, in the third inning, and merely pitched the ball, much to the satisfaction of the Masonites, who wafted it to all parts of the field. After the third inning, both sides did some good playing.

Quillin and Jones, who are taking in the Hocking Valley trip with the Pomeroy boys, were greatly missed by the Syracuse club, as they are both excellent players.

Following is the score by innings:
Innings: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Syracuse: 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3
Mason: 1 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 * - 11

Batteries - Rodgers and Williams; Allemang and Rightmire.
Struck out - By Rodgers, 3; by Allemang, 4.
Errors - Syracuse, 8; Mason, 7.

NOTES

Fred Guinther did good playing for Syracuse, holding his head, while most of the other players were up in the clouds.

Eve Williams was there, too, and he, also, stayed on the ground, while some of them were soaring in the aerial heavens, knocking two safe base hits, which was the best done by any of the Syracuse team.

Schreiner did good work at the bat, for Mason, but poor work at short.

J. Dornick made three of the tallies for Mason.

John Guinther did the best playing that he ever did in his life, putting out seven men, which is a very unusual number for a second baseman.

It was a "scrub" nine that wanted to play Ravenswood, as mentioned last week, and not the first nine, as some supposed.

THE REDS IN THE VALLEY

Special to the Tribune-Telegraph

Word from the Pomeroy boys, en route through the Hocking Valley, says they are having quite an enjoyable time, and are indebted for the utmost hospitality at every place they have visited.

The first game, at Nelsonville, was lost in the seventh inning. The score then stood 4 to 1, in their favor, when a wild throw sent their hopes glimmering. When the game was over, the score stood 10 to 4, in favor of the Nelsonville Greys.

The opposition put up by our boys is said to have been the best the Greys have met with this season.

The second game was declared off, as the Nelsonville club was to leave for Marietta, Sunday evening. The grounds and amphitheater are something fine, and a brass band plays at the games.

The Nelsonville pitcher claims that the Pomeroy team is the hardest hitting aggregation that the Nelsonville team has ever met. Dan Jones, the gentlemanly Syracuse player, lifted one over the fence and brought in two men.

AT BUCHTEL.

Sunday they met the Buchtel club, assisted by some of the Nelsonville Greys. Under the handicap of a "roasting" umpire, the boys put up a good game.

The score was tied until the seventh inning, when Buchtel filled the bases, with two out. The batter up knocked a liner toward first, and Johnny Leifhelt attempted to field it, when he was run over by the runner and knocked down. While in this position, he tried to pitch it to first, which was only a feet (sic) away, but the first baseman let it roll a few feet away and couldn't find it, Buchtel clearing the bases in the meantime.

The boys, after retiring the side, at their time at the bat, tied the score again. In the ninth, a wild throw let in a run for Buchtel, which made the score 6 to 5, in favor of Buchtel.

Will Quillin, the other Syracuse player, got a three-bagger in this game.

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THE CITY COUNCIL

THE PAVING CONTRACT ACCEPTED - A FRUITLESS TALK ABOUT THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

At a meeting of the City Council, last Wednesday evening, the bond of Messrs. Kelley & Berry, the street pavers, for $2,500, was accepted, with Michael Stanton and B. H. Kelley as sureties. The contract was also signed in which it is provided that if an injunction against the work is brought and sustained that the city shall not be compelled to pay for work not completed, and that all teams and labor shall be employed in Pomeroy, provided they can be gotten as cheaply as elsewhere. The work is to be commenced by August 1st.

The Improvement committee was empowered to employ a competent man to inspect the work and material.

The Third Ward member of the street committee was given power to abate the stagnant pond of water, near the mouth of Sugar Run.

The First Ward sidewalks were reported as progressing nicely.

The city engineer was instructed to go up to the First Ward and do some surveying, to decide where the street lines ought to be, near Schwegman & Roedel's store.

The clerk was ordered to notify certain parties in the First, Second and Fourth Wards, to put down their pavements. This includes the Hocking Valley Railroad Company.

In a communication to the light committee, the Electric Company refused to accept the proposition of Council, as published recently, and made a new one, as follows: That, if the city will extend the franchise 10 years from the expiration of the present contract, the company will put in new poles where the city is to pave, repair the others, replace defective wires, and put in 30 arc lights instead of 27, for $2,400 per year. The company also proposes to sell out to the city, at the actual cost of the plant, on long time and at a low rate of interest.

The Council refused the proposition. A good deal of time was consumed in fruitless talk. No conclusion was reached, and the squabble remains as it was.

CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING

The Meigs County Republican Central Committee met at the Court House, Saturday forenoon, to fix the date of the primary election and to transact any other business that might come up. There were 20 members present out of the 27. Saturday, August 14, was fixed as the date of the primaries. The candidates for county offices were assessed $20 each for election purposes, and each candidate for central committeeman is required to pay $1 for the same purpose. The candidates for central committeemen are to pay their money to the central committeemen of their respective precincts and wards on or before August 5, at 6 o'clock p.m., and the candidates must pay their money to the treasurer of the committee on the same date, or their names will not be placed on the tickets.

The printing of the tickets is to be awarded to the lowest bidder. The printing is in charge of a committee comprised of H. C. Fish, R. E. Stobart and S. F. Berry.

E O. Rhodes, of Minersville, was recommended to a position in the Athens Hospital.

J. M. Weldon asked the committee to recommend him for the position of postmaster at Racine. There are several applicants for the place and quite a good deal of discussion followed on the advisability of making the recommendation at that time without giving all the applicants an opportunity to have their applications and petitions heard. It was late at that time and an adjournment was taken to one o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of taking up the question of recommending some one for the Racine postoffice. Before the meeting was called all but a half dozen of the committeemen had gone to Syracuse to a ball game, which did not leave a quorum. There will be another meeting at 10 o'clock, Saturday, August 7, when this and other postoffices in the county will be disposed of in the matter of recommendation.

EXCURSIONISTS

About 400 persons came down on the excursion from Columbus, Sunday. Over half of them got off at Gallipolis. The colored K. of P. band of Columbus, accompanied the Gallipolis party and played at the park there. Following are the names of a few of the hundred or more who spent the day with relatives and friends here: Andy Eppert and wife, Henry Yeager, Thos. Wheatley, Val Reuter, Will Atheran, Rev. Schneider's father and brother, Herbert Hysell, Misses Armstrong, Kate Smith, Kate Ohlinger, Maggie Ohlinger, Mrs. Chas. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Schneider, Mrs. Andy Gloeckner, John Schilling, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Fred Zwilling and children, Otto Gall, Mrs. Leonard Good and Sam Elberfeld.

A DREADFUL ACCIDENT

A dreadful accident happened to a Fourth Ward boy, last Thursday, while picking berries out on Parker Run, a mile of so back of town. John Bowen (not the conductor) and Raymond, his eleven-year-old son, were picking berries in a hollow, near a dead tree. The wind broke a large limb from the tree and it fell, striking the boy on the head. He was brought home unconscious and remained in that state until Saturday, when he seemed to come to himself.

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MARINE

The body of Mrs. Emma S. Fisher, who died in St. Louis, was brought to Cincinnati and interred in Spring Grove, Tuesday. Mrs. Fisher was the wife of Captain Mart Fisher, once a well-known river man.

The steamer Silver Wave was destroyed by fire at Higginsport, Ohio, at 3 o'clock, Wednesday morning. The steamer was on the docks for repairs, and the fire was caused by the explosion of a lamp. The Silver Wave was 63 tons capacity, and had been running between Augusta and Portsmouth.

The Benton, sunk at Sioux City, was 22 years old and belonged to Captain Thomas B. Sims, of St. Louis. She was valued at $4,000.

Commodore Robert W. Wise is possessed of a blue book that is one of the finest publications ever issued for the guidance and information of those engaged in marine service. It is copiously illustrated with engravings and colored lithographs, and contains the name of owner, place of building, dimensions, tonnage, capacity and everything worth knowing about every lake, ocean and river steamer afloat. The Commodore values his work very highly.

The Catlettsburg Democrat says: "A new coal and coke company, now being organized by moneyed men of Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, will soon begin operations on the Waldron property, near Williamson, considered the finest coal field in this section. The charter for the company has been drafted by Attorneys Sampselle & Hoyte. The coal can be shipped both by river and by rail."

The Dauntless was sold, by the United States Marshal, Saturday, to Capt. John Ailes, for $3,000.

Captain Robert A. Cunningham, a former well-known steamboatman, now of Dayton, Ohio, passed through the city yesterday on his way to visit his old home in Middleport.

The Kentucky and Ohio Ferry Company, of Covington, was incorporated at Frankfort, last Thursday. The incorporators are S. H. and B. G. Goodwin; capital, $2,500.

The steamer Ruth, which is towing French's New Sensation, has just made a successful tour of the Kanawha Valley and is on the way down the Ohio river to exhibit at Southern towns.

The two model barges now being built at Cincinnati for the Interstate Transportation Company will be rigged with all the necessary appliances so that they can handle cotton with as much ease and as quick, as a steamboat.

The old Capitol ran from New Orleans to Memphis in [1858?] in 3 days and one hour. That same year the Landis ran from New Orleans to Cincinnati in 7 days and 6 hours. As a general thing the boats of the 50s made better time than has ever been made since. [Louisville paper]

The Epworth League, of the Middleport M. E. Church, has chartered the elegant Pomeroy and Cincinnati packet, Bonanza, for Monday, August 9th, and will run an excursion from the Bend to Huntington, for 50 cents the round trip. The boat will lay at Huntington three hours. This will be the cheapest and best excursion of the year and hundreds will avail themselves of this opportunity to spend the day on one of the largest and most beautiful packets on the river.

Capt. H. C. Pownall, who has been steamboating between Louisville and New Orleans this season, on the Beaver, resigned his position and came home, yesterday. He says that steamboating on the Mississippi River is too hard in the summer. The boat made six trips this summer to New Orleans. The Captain goes, on business, to Pittsburg, today.

About 1,500,000 bushels of coal got out of Pittsburg on the present rise.

Capt. Jack Leonard, who has been standing watch on the Hudson, has taken his own berth as mate on the Queen City.

There is a well-defined rumor on the river front that the Magnificent steamer Island Queen will discard her new condensers at the end of the season, because they do not come up to the expectations of the owners of the boat. It is claimed that the builders of the condensers guaranteed to save the boat at least 25 per cent in fuel as well as to make her speedier. According to statements supposed to come from the boat the Island Queen burnt a little more coal in one month this year than she did during the corresponding time last year. [Cincinnati Tribune.]

The United States snagboat E. A. Woodruff took out the two boilers which were lost off the Vesper, when she turned over in the ice last winter, at Gallipolis. The boilers were located a short distance below the ferry landing, near shore. The Woodruff also removed several snags in the bend below that city.