The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25

RIVER NRws.-There Is nothing new
in river matters at this point to note,
nor need We expect any improvement
until the river rises. "a
From our exchanges received last
night we take the following:
The Major Anderson, having under.
gone extensive repairs, and been re.
painted throughout, with her cabin
handsomely re6tted, IL ready for busI-
ness again. II Is understood that the
Anderson will be chartered by the Mail
Line Company.
In the Mississippi river trade there
are now $40 steamers, with capacity
Of 92, ia tons, and valued at$24 ,566, 900.
More steamboats, are enrolled at st,
Paul than any other port on the Missls.
sippi river proper, except at st. Louis,
New Orleans and Memphis.
U. s, TUG BOAT ZEBRA, MADISON,
IND, Aug. 22-In six days we have
raised 20 heavy Hnags, all near the chan.
mel OF the river, thus far, and we have
left 100 more to be removed on our re.
turn trip. We will 70 to Louisville
and work up. The bed OF the river
from Cincinnati 10 Louisville is worse
than the steamboatmen think It is,
What ls more astonishing is that no
more Bteamboata are not sunk. Nearly
all the deep water is bedded with heavy
timber, some 4 and s feet through, and
80 and a 100 feet long.
D. NJ. DRYDEN, o. s. Inspector.
The U, s. Local Inspectors at Louis.
Vile have suspended the engineers
license Of Robert Redden and Thomas
Green, pending an investigation Into
the cause OF the explosion OF the boil
ers OF the steamer Cumberland, of
which vessel they were acting engineers
al. the time Of the accident.
The st. Louis Republican Of Sunday
says: ADDW OF
Business was most excellent In some
OF the trades, and especially In the New
Orleans. The entire day q stream Of
laden wagons were en- route up the
gangways OF the New Orleans wharf
boat, and the capaclous Arthur was
compelled TO cry enough. She brought
out o magnificent trip, and crowned the
weeks business with chaplet on which
should have been written, the best trip
Of the season. The New Orleans line il
Q complete success. Where line upon
line, company after company have
failed, the present corporation has sue.
ceeded, for the simple reason that
pnnctuality has been and IL the watch.
word, and the agents and managers OF
the line keep faith with all, and have
the entire confidence Of the shipping
public. Three boats will be dispatched
this week on regular time, and we hope
that the coming week will prove even
more clearly the prosperity OF our New
Orleans trade. The upper trades are
unchanged in all respects-large down
trips, fair up trips and rates Arm, The
Ohio river tradeis at an average actlyI.
tp, plenty Of freight Offering for the
tunnaEe employed.
We find the following In Sunday
81. Louis DeaIocr6t!- 7 - Tnl.
Sam. Woods was q steamboat clerk
on the Missouri river and New Orleans
boats before aud after the war. He was
Q hard worker while he had work 10 do
dressed WE'LL and could enjoy himself
ashore about a. well as any young
man OF the period II began TO be ru.
mored that Sans father, q Pennsylva-
MAN, was wealthy, and wanted his
rather Maynard son to bid farewell to
his steamboat companions and the
small earnings OF freight clerk, and
Join him In his oil operations, which
for some reason the jolly and vigorous
young man seemed 10th 10 do. But his
fathers pleading was at last successful,
and, he drew his wages, resiRned,
anu took the cars for Pennsylvania.
Sam. was so we'll and favorably known
here that his decision was much regret.
ted. We met a gentleman yesterday
who gave as some information In rela.
ton TO the subsequent history Of Mr..
Sam. Woods, which we sum up as fol-
lows: His father gave him four acres OF
oil lands. He bored It all over with In
different success, until some men pro-
posed to bore q certain depth, and make
o powerful blast with q patent nitro
glyeerine apparatus, Sam. to pay q hun.
dred dollars for the work, on flowed
abundantly, we don't recolleot how
many gallons per dHy, but after q while
he paid his father S250, 900, and Is now
the happy and very contented possessor
Of tue princely sum OF $500, 900. ,--Ir.
The st. james has laid up for want
Of water, and the Robert Moore, with
the st. Jamea' officers, takes her place
In the MayByille trade. -E0 7
The scull race at Pittsburgh, Satur.
Jay evening, between Haley and Beat,
was won BY the latter, who made three
miles In % minutes and % seconds,
haley was pushing him hard all the
time. .IIISL :
utday, says. F5nl = WIT .
The monitors for the Peruvian Gov.
ernment have arrived. Ono came night
before last and another yesterdSv
They are the Tempest and Iris.
The Rose Franks changed oWnersh,n
yesterday. Capt. o. A. Brearti Became
the purchaser, and viii place her In the
Bout River trade. .'-.I.