The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-14

h TROUBLE AT BBTHANG.-lnt residents
Sbf our neighboring town of Bethany APP
bear to have had little "breeze" there
on Saturday last 1t seems that a mum.
her of "loyalists" undertook to disarm a
number of the students attending the
College, VIXEN it was found to he more
difficult job than was at first supposed
and brisk little skirmish ensued We
did not learn any particulars.
RIvER.-The river was falling yester,
day, with sixteen feet water in the chan
mel.
The fine steamer Potomac, Capt. Fink,
arrived from Cincinnati, with an excel
lent trip of both passengers and freight.
She leaves this evening for Cincinnati,
Messrs. Booth, Battelle & Co, last
evening received dispatch stating that
the steamer Wild Wagner would reach
here during che night and leave for On
cinnati this evening. Capt. browne Is
a clever fellow, and runs good boat.
We see that Captain J. II. Rice has de
termiued TO introduce the fine side-whee
racket Bostona No, IN the Wheeling
and Cincinnati trade, to take the place
ofthe st. Johns. She will leave Cincin
natl today and return from here on Sat
urdayj
The Cincinnati Commercial OF Satur
day says:
There is heavy travel all along the
river between this point and Wheeling
which'fs partially owing to the oil ma
MIA. The Wild Wagner, for instance
on her last up "Trip. registered APO cabin
passengers. and 800 on the down trip, in
addition TO 65 children, making a totaI
of sos cabin passengers on the round
trip. Going up she made IT. landings
and % coming down The Potomac, Oh
her recent upward trip, regisi ered 200
while She booked 256 cabin passengers
on the down trip.
The following copy of the enrolment
law, recently passed 10y Congress, will be
of interest to owners and commanders o
steamboats,
! An Act relating to the enrolment and hccnS
OF certain vessels.
Be if enacted by the Senate and House
of REPRESENTATIVES of tive United States
of America in Congress assembled, Ina
whenever it shall become necessary to
the owner or owners of any vessel OF thu
l United States, naviga&g the western
rivers and the waters " the northern
northeastern, and northwestern! frontier
of the United States, otherwise than 10y
sea, aud being in q district other thar
that TO which such vessel shall belong. Il
procure her enrolment and license, or Ii
cepse. Tor renewal thereof, the same pro
keedinps NAV he had in the district IL
(which said vessel then shall be, as art
now, or shall then he required 10y law
on application, for such enroimen
and license. or license, or renewal there
of, as The case may be, in the district t
which such vessel may belong, excepting
the giving of bond and the enrolmen
and iSuence of license; and the officer
before whom such proceedings shall b'
had shall certify the same to the Collec
tor of'the district to which such vesse
shall belong, who shall thereupon, Oh
the said owner or owners giving bond a
reouired in other cases, duly enrol TIT
said vessel; and issue license in the same
form as Il the application had originall.
been made in his effice, and either delr
err the said license to said owner or own
ers or forward IT by mail to the Officer
who certified t. him the preliminary pr"
ceediags, and 1ho shall in such case de
liver the said license to the owner o.
owners, or master of the vessel Pro
vided, That that this act shall not OF
construed % as in any respect to change
existing LAWS, excepting il SO lar as ! !,
euabks sucis owners to procure enio'
ment or license; or renewal thereof WIN
ont returning thes. IS ,selS to their hom
ports or districts, q s, sT1- ia tr
Approved Februsy d, 1850. a. ~
: TONKINa GLASSES.