The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-04

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reigns supreme on the levee. The river
is still falling, with six feet six inches
in the channel. The fogs still prevail
rendering the time of arrival of packet.
mighty unsartin."
The Belle came down from Pittsburgh
yesterday afternoon on her way to Par.
kersburg, followed by the George
Thompson and barge.
The Hudson arrived far behind time
on Saturday, having been delayed by
fogs. She got away Saturday night with
a good trip.
The Express is the Petersburg pack
ct this morning. She will leave prompt
ly at II o'clock. Shippers and passen-
gers must be on time.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of Saturday
has the following:
The reported drowning of Mr.. John
Henry Hilker, the respected river re-.
porter of the Volksfreund, at the New
port ferry landing, Thursday evening.
is happily untrue. Mr.. Hilker made his
usual appearance on the wharf yes
terday morning, much to the surprise of
his many friends there, who had been
deeply panied to learn the circum-
stances of his death in the morning pa
pers. 1t was simply case of mistaken
identity. A man was seen to fall into
the river from the ferry float, and some
person near, who had noticed the man
standing on the float, but not particu-
larry, expressed the belief it was Mr..
Hilker, and from that the report spread.
The most singular circumstance OF the
whole affair is that the Volkstreand, for
which Mr.. Hilker furnished his river
report, as usual, Thursday evening, con-
tanned quite leHgthy obituary of him
yesterday morning.
The Louisville Courier-Jornal of yes
terday says:
Tie negotiations which have been
pending for some time between Captain
Miller, of the Fannie Brandies, and
Captain 10 Murray, for the exchange OF
the Fannie for the hull and machinery
of new boat lying at New Albany,
were brought to head yesterday, and
the trade contaminated. Capt. Miller
arrived yesterday, and the Brandies will
be turned over to Captain Murray to
day. Captain Miller will put new
cabin on the boat, which is to be called
Mary Miller, in honor of member of
the Captains family. Captain John II.
Peckenpaugh is associated with him,
and will probably command the new
boat in the Evansville and Memphis
trade. She will be completed and
ready to leave in five weeks.
The Only Chance was to have been
sold at auction, at st. Louis, yesterday.
The Octavia is en- route from the Mis-.
souri, to Mound City. The three snag
boats are to operate between the mouth
of the Missouri and Cairo.
The express safe aud another, that
were on the steamer Phantom when she
exploded, September Is, were found yes
terday afternoon in the river a hundred
yards above the wreck. The $4,000 they
contained were found water. soaked, but
otherwise all right
On recent trip Of one of the Usage
river packets-a light draft one, as there
was only two feet in the channel-the
passengers were startled by the cry of
"Man overboardw The steamer was
stopped and preparations made to save
him, when he was heard to exclaim
Go ahead with your darned old steam.
boat I'll walk on behind you p
The Vicksburg Times of Wednesday
says:
Some very exaggerated reports were
in circulation yesterday afternoon in
regard to personal difficulty between
Captain John w. Tobin, of the Frank
Pargond, and Colonel Jones Hamilton,
a passenger on the up trip of that boat,
which we are glad to learn had little
foundation. There was difficulty in
which Captain Tobin received slight
wound with knife, from which we are
happy to state he will recover in day
or two.
The Little Rock Republican of the 25th
says:
The river is on the down grade again,
with good steamboat stage, however, to
Fort Smith. The Fort Smith reached
our wharf with light manifest of mis-
cellaneous freight. She brought down
a quantity of dry hides, and three bales
of new cotton.