The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-31

RIVER NEwS.-Sinoe our last report
there has not been any material reduc.
toni in the stage Of water In the
channel, Last evening The marks
showed about three feet nine inches,
and failing very slowly, A slight rise
was expected last night from the heavy
rains MP the tributaries. Saturday after.
noon.
The Telegraph reports twenLy.thre
Inches yesterday at Pittsburgh, and at
a stand.
Business along the landing yesIer-
day was pretty dull. A large fat
loaded with wool was at the landing,
It was being unloadsd and taken to
Bridgeport, as we were informed, to
be shipped East.
The Dew Drop aud ArroWlIns are
running opposition in the steubenville
trade. rla
From our exchanges we take the fol.
lowing: 49,. ..., r
Ills said that the r. r. Hudson has
been chartered by the United States
Mall Line. The Mall Company will
not need her for while yet, as the
river 10 riSlng, and there 10 plenty Of
water for their BldeWheel boats, They
make regular time and railroad con.
nectlons for passengers now.
a New York ship owner lately at
RARNaH m W1aAlNA.
for his daughter In one Of bis vessels,
but hardly was the ship In port when
the revenue officers went straight 10
the oaptain's state-room, where the Ia.
teresting merchandise was hidden, aud
seized II Gil. They had heard oft from
the chit.chat Of the young lady herself,
who had talked not wisely but too well
about the expected silks and laces, and
the way In which they were to be
struggled.
The Government suagboat Zebra Ia
on her way up from Louisville again,
pulling snEgs AZ she comes. A pilot
told US the other day that she did not
do any good for the channel on her
down trip. We hope It isn't true.
A great deal has been said and writ.
ten lately about the i. d o, r. r, 90, d
bridge over the Ohio River OF BellaIfe.
A gentleman who was at Wheeling and
BellRlre on the 26!h inst, took the
trouble 10 ascertain q few facts In refer.
ence 10 the bridge as an obstruction to
navigation. Oh the day named 8 feet
Of water were indicated by the marks
at Wheeling. AT the same time there
were so feet Inches space under the
bridge for passing steambo The
bridge, therefore, will be % 8 inches
above the bed Of the river. Our Sus-
pension Bridge Is 102 feet In the middle
above the ground. The longest span Of
the BellAirO bridge measures $50 feet
from the center OF the piers, and there
Is no span OF less than 200 feet. Unlike
the Steubenville bridge, all The orna-
mental and trestle work OF this bridge
Is above the track. ar.
The BarranquillS, from Pittsburgh
after receiving about thirty tuns OF
freight at Cincinnati, len for New Or
leans on Saturday. She has In tow the
hull OF new boat, so feet long and Is
feet beam, which will be finished 10
Red river, and IL Intended to run In
Bayou Teche. She will be named Min.
ME, and IL owned by Captain Bell. This
null was used as q barge, aud was
slowed nearly full Of freight. The boat
ls named after q town In the State OF
Colombia, South America, 6S mIles
northeast OF Carthasena, with a portion
the left bank OF Mag dalena river, al Id
mouth. The most approved spelling oil
the name y with q single r, though the
name OF the boat Is spelled with two.
She ID Intended for navigating Magda-
lena river from the mouth up, and her
hull 10 built very much like sea. going
vessels. Her name Is properly pro.
nounced Bar.ran.keel yah, the Two ID
In the first syllablss being sounded the
same as In the English word par,
Capt. 7. 8. Calhoun will take the Bar
ranquilla to New Orleans, where Capt,
Harry Hanson will take command oil
her till she arrives at her destination,
Her pilots to New Orleans are William
Auttenhelmer and Elijah Pearce, From
New Orleans she pursues straight
line, almost, through the Gulf oil
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea 10 the
mouth OF MagdalsnR river, passing
along the coast OF Hayi and Jamaica,
the whole distance OF salt water being
l,SOO miles. Her whole trip will be
over 1900 miles. There are Two rivers
In South America called Magdalena-
one In Bolivia, sometimes called Ubahy,
sometimes BrAnco, and sometimes San
Miguel; the other In New Grenada
and Colombia, for which this
boat 10 intended. Il rises at the from.
tier OF Ecuador, lat % N, long. 7GO W.,
dows north and enters the caribbean
Sea lat. 10 N. long, 75' W. The Total
length OF the stream Ia estimated at 900
miles, and itis navigable for more than
bali that distance: Its current is very
rapid, and lie navigation dangerous,
but It is the main route otcommunica.
ton between the Interior OF New Gran.
ada and the sea,
The Barranqullls towed 10 Madison
a craneboat, to be used by Capt, Dan
Moore In getting the machinery of the
]. n. Mccullough. This machinery
will be used in Capt. Moore's new Gin
clnnRtl and PlttHburg packet, which
Will he ready TO launch at PIttsburg 10
week. The machinery Is now above
water, and can be easily secured.
The United States Bnag.boat GraenN
back, Captain John Shane, has been
busily engaged In clearing the channel.
The pig Iron that sunk at Pike Island.
eighty.thres miles below Pittsburgh,
has been entirely removed. The chan.
mel at this point ia now clear, The
wreck otthe lngomar, sunk In the chan
mel at the Sisters on the 1st OF January,
has been removed; II the river keeps
down other distractions will be re.
moved,
POLICE CoURr.-What tho Police