The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-09-01

RIVER NEws.-Ths marks last even.
Ing indicated three feet. six inches In
The channel and stationary. At Pitts.
bureh, the river was rising with two
feet by the marks. The Naomi was
the only outside arrival ut this point
yesterday. she broughta fat In tow
loaded with water melons. The local
packets arrived and departed as usual.
We 6nd the following In our latest
exchanges:
The former Pittsburgh and Parkers-
burg packet Gallatin arrived at Clncln.
natl, Monday, en- route TO Mound City.
Ills rumored that the Allegheny has
risen considerable at Its headwRters.
The Wild Duck was unable to get
above Deadman. Capt. McComas' new
Red River boat Ia rapidly approaching
completion Of Pittsburgh,
Capt, A. B. Bunting, q well'known
pilot, lost his stable by Ore, ut Wells.
Vile. and his dwelling made a very
narrow escape. His friends will be
glad 10 learn that no Is insured.
Yesterday the r. G. Gray went on
the docks at Pittsburgh.
Bunting aud Carr, pilots OF the Gal.
latin, brought her In from Pittsburgh,
drawing 3H feet all the way, without
Wetting a spar.
A board Of revenue officers will as
semhle In Louisville during the FIRST
week OF September, for the purpose Of
determining where three revenue cut.
terra that are 10 be placed upon the
Western waters shall be stationed.
The 81. Louis Democrat, OF Monday,
saga:
Tho river ID mounting up the wharf,
immerBiuH sundry barrels, piles OF
lumber, sc. The swell IRON Friday
amounts 10 two feet or over, and still
swelling lAss evening. Additional
heavy rains have fallen In the North.
There 10 good water 10 st. Paul, and q
probability OF high water TO Dubuque.
While our Rivera still rise, we observe
that tho poor Ohio still declines, and IL
about as low rs II can become.
MADISON, IND, Aug. S0.-Unlted
States steamer ZsOra.-We are at Mad
isou again on our way up the river,
tearing ont the roofs from the channel
OF tho river. During the past Ave days
we have raised tweuty.0ne BnHgs be.
tween Madison and Louisville, all In
or near the channel Of the river, all
from two to six feet through at The
butt, and from twenty to one hundred
feet In length. With one crane boat
and eight men, we will work from here
10 Cincinnati, arriving In fifteen or
twenty days. The river Ia not Us full
OF SnRgs below here az 1t was three
yeArH ago. They have not commenced
work on the Mccullough wreck as yet.
II thOre Is any one 10 claim 1t they had
better look after their interests soon, US
she must be removed during the pres.
ent low water, RB Rhe is great obstruc.
ton to navigation aud TO the city OF
Madison, on account OF the low water
or shallow opposite the city, making 1t
difficult to laud AZ the wharf, as The
wreck Is forming a very large bar. II
said owners do not remove aRld OBJ.
struG!lon, 1t WILL bave TO DO removed ut
thelr expense. Gtthere are no owners,
the Government will remove said
wreck at her own expense, which will
be attended 10 10 few weeks. All
must be removed, boilers, machinery
and hull. D. NJ. DRYDEN,
United States InspscIor on board OF tug
boat Zebra, Ohio River Improve.
ments.
The New Orleans Times OF Saturday
says: ....
During our ramblinSs along the river
front Of the Fourth District, we paid
visit 10 thu steamers Wild Wagner and
Belle Lse. The latter packet has near.
~ finished her repairs, and Mr.. vii.
llams Is engaged In giving her an en-
tire new dress, both Internally and ex-
ternally. Ga board tho Wild Wagner
We found her decks oil torn up, and
the .workmen engaged In putting In
new cylinder tmbers, together with
new outriggera forward OF the steps.
Theso outrlggers are about double the
strength OF the old ones, and are larger,
thus making the guards forward OF the
steps wider BY three feet. Besides these
improvements, others are going on on
board, and when the Wild Wagner Is
ready for business she will appear In
the eyes OF the public quite an altered
boat from what she WAS when was last
seen.
The attention OF those interested Ia
called to the following document:
OFFICE SUPERVISING INspEcroR,
LOUISVILLE. KY, Aug, %, 1869.
The Supervising Inspector OF the dis.
trsct has reason TO believe that there
are now steamboats, running In said |
district without the fasiblc alloyed |
metal In the flues OF their boilers re. |
qntred by law. Now, be Unknown, that
all boats found running without said |
alleged metal In the fues OF their boil
era will be proceeded against to the full |
extent OF the laws.
have also reason to believe that en-.
gtneers are Ia the habit Of carrying
more steam than the law allows, l |
also warn all engineers that there will |
be vlRllant watch kept over their
actions as engineers, and In no case
Will they be excused for carrying more
steam than allowed by law, except Ia
case OF distresS-such a. being in a
storm, &c.
It Is also the du!y Of pilots, captains,
engineers, mates. hremen, and Others
to report any defect whatever in boil.
ers, machinery, and hull TO the nearest
inspector, under O penalty or fine and