The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-27

RIVER NEWs.-YeaLerday was Q cold.
dull day on the landing. The only ar
rival outside the local packets was the
W. Walker, which came down from
Pittsburgh. She Ia en- route 10 Sioux
City, where she Is 10 be used In the
transfer Of freight and passengers
across the river. The Walker remained
but m hour or more and proceeded on
her way. The stage Of water at Pitts
burgh, yesterday, 10 reported at two
feet six inches and rising; here, the
marks allowed, last evening, four feet
ak inches, large, and stationary. We
suppose the swell reported at Pitts
burgh will reach here to-day or to.
night
We extract the following from yes
terday's Cincinnati papers "a "a
The oamelia Ia Iaground ct Walkers
bar. and the ]. W. Garrett and barpes
at French Island.
Captain Booths new barge Bill Bran.
mock was launched from the Marine
Ways yesterday, o. 4 P. n. She 10 now
receiving her cargo box, and It will be
completed within ten days.
The John W. Garrett and barRes, for
New Orleans, passed Cannelton on Sat.
urdRy last.
A raft Of pine and oak logo, covering
q space OF nearly three 8creN, was land.
ed OF the Madison Marine Railway on
Friday morning.
The SalAdo, from Wheeling TO New
Orleans, passed ViCksburg, bound
down, at 3 A. n, October 20. IN
Boats Of Pittsburgh: MollIe Ebert,
Messenger, Kate Putnam, Glendale
1ronsides and Henry A. Jones, with an
aggregate tonnage Of 1,470 tons. Mum.
Der OF coal packets In port 40, with a
tonnage Of Z 500 tons, With capacity for
towing coal 10 lower ports, on Q good
stage OF water, OF over 5000, 900 bush.
els. Small toWboats for jobblng around
and mp the Allegheny river, 81: tom
mage, 2,S82 tons. Two tugs engaged in
towing freight IN barges 10 81 IouIs.
tonnage 257 tons. Total number OF
boats Of all kinds In port Of, with a
tonnage Of 12,4bS tons.
oSAAsh1A oAoWu1 VI + AVEEI1Autt WHO
follows the occupation Of blacksmith,
was In st. Louis, Wednesday. He says
that 81 years ago he was with the Usage
tribe OF Indians, stopping with o man
named Jump, at the mouth OF the
Usage, In Missouri. He assisted Jump
through the winter In herding 800 head
Of cattle. He was then o boy l6 years
old. They had plenty Of bear meat,
wild cat, postum, prairie chicken, wood.
cock, wild turkey, rattlesnakes, and
deer without number to eat during the
winter. The Osages said when the first
snow fell, that as many days as It lack.
cd OF the end Of the month, there would
be as many SHOWS during the comIug
winter. According 10 this, the hrst
snow having fallen on the 18th, there
will consequently be thirteen snow
storms during the winter. In this con.
nection, the following memoranda OF
the weather In st. Louis may be inter-
estlng: From Dec. to Dec. 0, 1859,
there was tIp>Iop sleigping. and on
Jan. 2, 1860, the river at 81. Louis was
frozen over 30 that people crossed on
the Ice. In 1860 the first snow fell on
the 22d OF Nov. In 1851 the first snow
fell Dec. /. In 1862 the hrst snow fell
Oct. 18th. II was three inches deep. In
1868 the first snow fell Oct. 22d, II was
from Eve to seven inches deep. In 1854
the first snow fell Nov. 8, very light.
In the case Of the steamboat collision
between the Bayard and the steam tug
Coal Valley, Mr.. Barton, attorney for
the libellantS, appealed from the decl.
sion OF Judge McOandless, Of the Dis
trlct Court at Pittsburgh. and will carry
Il TO the United States Circuit Court.