The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-16

The RIvER.-Yesterday about noon
the river commenced to rise, and rose
rapidly until after night. kilograms
in the morning announced that the AL
leGheny had broken up and the ice was
running out rapidly. Several addi-
tiOnal reports through the day indica-
ted that the river was rising ut the rate
OF eight inches an hour. Folks here
abouts began TO entertain lively appre-
tensions Of a Hood, but late in the even
ing. Messrs. Booth, BattelIe q Co, re-
ceived a telegram announcing that
there were Il feet 10 inches of water.
and that the river had begun to fall.
The greatest fright that it will proba-
bly, reach Mt this point will not exceed
thirty feet.
The Hudson did not arrive. hayino,
been delayed in the discharge of her
freight. She Will not probably reach
this city to-day, as she Will likely be
detained by the dense fog which has
been prevailing for several nights past.
The Steubenville and Suufish packets
were ut the landing. The Sunfish pack
at lel on time, but the SteubenvilIe
packet, owing TO information that the
Allegheny ice would meet her before
reaching Steubenville, and that IL was
NtA htAN1 NblNAuhed 10 AsAE
at this point until the ice had passed
Although considerable amount of
shore ice Is running, there is nothing
To indicate TAT this writing,) that the
coming dow Will in any way endan-
ger the boats lying at this point.
The little Concert which has been ma
king vain efforts for some time past toyet
into water, was happily relieved from
her difficulty by the rise, which saved
her owners farther trouble.
The New State arrived Yesterday
morning She looks good deal the
worse OF the wear and tear of her late
dangerous trip. She also suffered large
" at the hands of the river thieves,
who seemed 10 have considered her le-
gitimAte prey, and the hardest of them
having neither the fear OF God nor the
dangers of the river before their ewes
boarded her and carried of everything
that their ticklish craft could hold; her
state rooms were pilIaged OF pillows,
sheets, blankets and other light articles;
her silver ware was all taken except
one or two pieces; her pantry pretty
we'll culled over, and all her knives
and forks, with large portion of
dishes We're carried Od.- The RaF- WAS
emptied of its contents and then in
sheer wantonness, the scoundrels
mashed to pieces the tine, large looking
glass that extended the full breadth Of
the bar, and then as il TO add insult to
misfortune, her owners were Obliged to
pay one thousand dollars TO the parties
who run out line and made her fast TO
the shore. We don't profess to under
stand the law, or rather the principal
upon which these sums for salvage are
awarded, but il strikes us that there is
something wrong in placing the river
men, who are amoug the NOSE enter
prtsing citizens of the country, ut the
mercy of constituencies individuals,
who without special effort or danger
10 themselves succeed in capturing their
property. How would it look IL an in
diVidnal who was mainly instrumental
In distinguishing "A fire in the house of
one OF our citizens should set up claim
70 ons-third or even less proportion of
the valas q ths hnussl Yet IL Is we'll
known that Grsmrn and others In cakey
Of a very heavy IRE, ~ a general rule
ron far greater risk IT life Hnd limb in
their Efforts % save prgpsuy Without
zee or reward.