Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-11

/ RIVER ITEMS--Ihe ~Ga.het ySSIetuAy WIS HlIlu
and, comparatively, warm. aud during the day
the shore and floating ice disappeared from. the
river 1t rose about six inches yesterday and last
night there were seven feet and half water in the
channel. The ice from the Allegheny and Mon
cngahela, which was expected down yesterday,
had not reached here at dark. II is supposed that
tile gorge at Browns Island has not yet broken.
j The Stephen Bayatd arrived from Sunfsh yes
terday, and departed in the evening.
The Quaker City arrived last night from near
Fishing Creek, where she has been lying for some
time. .E#r ..s.
We learn that the Courier, which left here on
Monday evening, had not reached Marietta last
night, ON account of the gorge near Newport
The Granite State arrived from Grave Greek.
PrrrsRuRou.-rhe Pittsburgh Gaz tie ofyester-
day says: The river fell on Sunday, after going up
10 "A feet, but rose again yesterday morning. In
the evening it was again falling, there being scani
feet. The ice was running freely out of the
ALLEGHENY. No boats started Out, rs there was no
prospect of the gorges below being cleared out
The Post says: The people of Cincinnati and
louisville are again experimenting much suffering
from the small supply and high price of coal at
those places. The river continues frozen here
and the water very low, without any present Signs
of such change as will enable the coal boats 10
leave for the markets.
A January rise in the river, however, hardly
ever fails; aud there is time enough yet within the
month for flood.
So long season Of low water has seldom been
known in our rivers. Ever since early in June,
we believe, the packets anu lar.e steamers have
been enable 10 make but one or two trips from this
mort. A very large and active spring trade may
be expected, should there be water sufficient
The Steamboat business on the Western waters
will doubtless cont nue. as active AMI prosperous
as ever The small number of accidents, lately
occurring on the Western rivers, is encouraging to
copitolsts and owners of boats; and the rapid and
vast increase Of agricultural production, popusa-
tim and business in the West, will fully employ
all the Steamboats, and Railroads of the Yves: for
wears 10 come. New anil pOpulcus States are rap
idly taking the riaceofthe vast wilderneSses aud
prairies Of the Great West, and new and numerous
cities are springing up all along the shores OF It's
rrers. Every industrial interest and enterprise
cannot fail 70 grow and thrive with the rapid
glowth of this vide and fertile REGION
LouIsviLLE.-Two coal boats were sunk by the
ice on Saturday, iutie bend Of the river, above
Tue fery landing at Louisville. One OF them be-
langed to Mr.. Packer, and contained 600
bushels Pittsburgh coal. The other boat belong
ed to !he Bell Iloun,oin Coal Company, aud -'sAs
about half loaded. .. ...t.. s-tsa
ST. IoUrs-We learn by the last mails iHomS ST.
Louis that ice is running in the river opposite mat
city, but not heavy. A rise Of a few inches has
taken place. indicating gorge below. The Alton
packets 81 Poul and B,unette, are making daily
TIPS the latter. however, without insurance. the
city Offices declining the risk. No arrivals from
below