The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-06


RIVER News The river was recedIus
last evening, with n,uvteeu feet In The
channel. 81 Sw.. An' M
Slnce our last report The Hudson ar.
rived from Cincinnati, and left for that
city Saturday evening. She had a fair
trip both ways, Coal boats were pass
Ing down during Saturday and yester.
day, We should think the demand DO.
low will be fully supplied when this
last run reaches It's destination.
Tho following particulars of the accl.
dent to the Sampson we take from q
Plttsburgh dispatch dated the Sd Inst:
The tow-boat Sampson, while At
tempting 70 land At Cumberland, last
evening, broke her wheel md rudder,
rendering her unmanageable, Drifting
down, the barges struck on BroWn's
Island, and four OF them SINK. She
then, with the balance OF the barges,
lloated down to the eubenyllle bridge.
The bargea passed under safely, but
the stern OF the boat struck the pIer,
breaking q cam, rendering her engine
useless, and here another barge was
sunk. Six other barges were sunk and
scattered between Wellaburg and War.
rem. The Forest City landed the boat
and barges below Warren. The boat
and coal belongs to W. II. Brown, OF
this city. ff't' .WT1'Y =
Saturdays Cincinnati papers furnish
the following: ,,aa.1
The river was rising again yesterday,
with nineteen and o half feet In tie
channel last evening, and eIghty-two
feet space under the bridge for passing
steamers. I. .UHruI. III 'II,Iii Q
The weather was clear and fino, with
the mercury below the freezing point.
business generally on the wharf was
active. Tonnage 10 abundant for al
points. N- rIHi rf rra.H ft'
The Major Anderson left for Wheel.
Ing last evening with q fine trip, ~
The Allegheny Belle No, 4; left st,
Louis yesterday with 800 tons OF ore for
Wheeling, and one barge OF ore for the
Ohio River transportation Company,
She has four barges altogether, the en-.
tire cargo being ] 100 tons. I'.IT1 I
The colors OF the steamers In port
"SAS VA ~ 1ulA LuHuL N6dkBIQAYk
on occasion Of the funeral Of the late
Captain Ed. Fonda, who died recently
In Galveston, and whose remains were
Inferred In Spring Grove yesterday.
Major Rice, formerly commander OF
the 81. James, Linnie Down, and W. F,
Curtis, succeeds Mr.. Tiff. Stridet In the
office Of the John Il. Groesbeck, leaving
TOR New Orleans. toSdRy. ar "a
The Liberty No. 4 will arrive from
Wheeling tomorrow, and depart for
New Orleans on Monday. She only
wants 100 tuns, having 1900 tuns
already received al Wheeling and way
points. rNel. f'-,
The Victor No. 4 IL laid up at Iron.
ton, having blown out a cylinder head,
The Victor No. 3 broke her shaft near
Galllpolis Thursday, and laid up al
that point. 3 n ''l ~
The Mollle Norton has taken the
place Of the Victor No. 4 In the Ports.
mouth and Pomeroy trade. ~
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3.-The Indiana
chute was partially opened this morn.
Ing, for the passage OF boats, owing to
the exertlons OF Capt. Pink Varble,
Falls pilot, who took over about noon
the tow~boRt W. W. Walker, for the
Sioux City Transfer Company, tie first
boat Of the season. She Ii large, but
light, and went through safely. The
tug boat Kaille Is now at work tearing
up the cribs In the Indiana and middle
chutes In the channel, and Capt. Varble
reports that when these obstructions
are removed, boats drawing one foot
less water than called for by the markb
can descend the Indiana chute. One OF
the trestles Is still standing In the deep
est channel, and will have 10 be re.
moved to enable the steamer NaEchez
ut your port, to get through. The bridge
company have promised 10 throw down
this trestlO, and remove the crib, which
work is expected to be done BY Mon.
day next. The descending boats can
have the useof the deepest water In the
chute. 'F' 7'''7 -'if''EI7T :