Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-04-13
From hs FreqOrt C~olrm6saH. " Aprd 6h.
COMMENCEMENT OF NAVIGATION

~ he<tA AoNs
The water was let into the Western Division Of the
Pennsylvania Canal ON The % h ult.. and the boats
commenced running IN "A day VI two afcr. The
number OF boais which have passed by this place
s'nce the oicning oi navigatios. upio the present time.
- upwards vi one hundred and thirty. The first goods
l'on the East was delivered in Pittsburgh ON Wedncs-
Jay, last. by one of the boats of ID. Leech X Cos.
Line. which beat the O'Connor boat but a short dis-
lance. As there seems To have been great efEprts
ma"e ny The two lines To deliver The first goods in
fitsSursh. we will give the particulars OF tho race.
30 me oc''ehi of ihpse Of our readers who feel interes-
eu. DIN lots OF gopls left liollidaysburgh at the
same time. L"ech's Cars being ahead. They came
ON To Plane No 2, when il became Jark and ,hev
were without n Locomotive, and unable ,o nn,ceed
Tue Ihptaihs Then agreed to dctain there I'LL morn
"e ~ Uo ocd on that ag' cement; bnt in the
"s"O ,o1hof 5 agent got up and went into the coun.
ny anu hi'ed a team OF horses. then hauled the cars
naeh' 10 a switch and then took the other track and IN
the morning when Leech's car men awake ,boy had
he mortihIcHiion To find N: { OConnpr's cars had star.
'eu some i've or sI hours ahead Of them. When
mey came To YOUNGSTOWN. OConnur's boat was about
TWO hours ahead. The agent OF OConnors boat On
cunning W Laihers LOCK, finding Leech's boat gaining
on nun rapidly. removed the Key from one Of th,.
Lock Gates and threw tinIo the wafer The d.,,;,
ed The other boat ten hours. but not " iihs,onJip, all
these obstacles. they pursued him with the utmost
alacriiy, and overlook him at Sl,arpsbureh. Eve mile.
above Pittsburgh.
s""u s'Vhe "t excitement and cnnfusion
was witnessed. The tow path was crowded " irh
Spectators, each hurrahing Cor hts fuvoriie. Fifteen n,
sixteen horses were attached To each bat. O'Cono,,
uat Kept ahead I'LL near the aqucduct oyer IN,
Allegheny, when ing &c some mismanagmen, o
'he sieersman. she cosld not make the turn, and shce,
OIL NJ that Leech.s bat passed her and went sbe,,
into pori first.
TIE QUEEN or ENGLAND-The privv nuS.
OF the Queen Of England amounts to GO OOOL r.r an
num- or OIL rs. lOL per day. She has besides Bu-k
ingham Palace. ~. james Palace. Windsor Castle. an,
brighton Pavilion. Including the expenses Of ia,
nyal household. royal bouniies aud charities. pensi,n,
unappropriaied money. &c. the Queens ine,pme annu
ally u il5OO0L r 1871 a day. Queen AdelaiJ,
receives 100, 0OOL a year. or 27n. q day
HE RtLlEF BlLL-We have as sci no ind;
CATION oil The Governors intentions with regard to Ib,
Bank bull. The general impression here Sc ems 10 b,
That he viii veto it. Sumo of his warmesi snpporter
however, declare that IL will receive Dis signature
onr own impressions are that nv Tuesday There Nil
te a veio sent To the Legislature. After TLursJ,,
u mol returned, the bill will lie a law vitb,ut IN
signature %! the GovsTnor-Harris' Irt.
LIGHT DiEr.-A doctor Says the Plea Dune nj, i
ed one ofhis patients to be very ahstemions in hi, moJ
OF living, and TO take nothing for a certain time IN,
barley water. What was his establishment. I,y
wheh ne entered the room OF the aforesaid patient, a
hndIng hun discussing The merits ef a bottle of Scorrl
Did l not tell you. said the physician, "to take ma
thing but barley waierf'
81 don't know what you call barley wafer" sud m
patent but | call II pure barley water"