The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-28

ParkersburR, did not reach here until
half-past three o'clock yesterday after.
noon. She was detained several hours
by getting aground on Carpent er's bar,
and by heavy local business. We were
told that she had IN immense freight
trip, having, besides. all she could car.
~ herself, lighter loaded almost Ia
the waters edge. She len on her return
10 Parkersburg about i've o'clock.
The ArrowlIne, from Steubenyille
and James Rees, from Sun6sh, were on
hand as usual.
Steam was raised under tho boilers Of
the Laura No. 2, yesterday, and w
were told that she. would light out ID
search OF business last evening.
The river rose slowly all day yester'
day and at dark the marks Indicated
six feet, large, In the channel. Il was
falling at Pittsburgh, yesterday morn.
Ing, with four feet three inches by The
marks.
The sallIe, for Pittsburgh, passed ur
Tuesday evening. .....
Our Cincinnati exchanges Of yester.
day furnish the following:
The river fell 8 inches In the "a hour
ending at @ o'clock last evening, witt
Q feet Q inches Of water In the channel
by the metal marks at the Water
Works. Pilots report feet TO Pome
roy, and 4 feet 0 inches at Grassy Flats
and feet at Rising Sun, below here.
The 4. Il. Hudson arrived from
Wheeling, With all the freight she
could carry on the water, She had nc
nails, because the rates were not enough
10 pay.
The United States snagboat Green.
backs, Capt. Shouse, was yesterday
morning at daylight, In the vicinity o.
the scene OF the accident 10 the ST
James.
Mr.. Henry Rand, OF Charleston, Wes
Virginia, and Miss Alice Macarthur, o.
Dayton, Kentucky, Captain Hegler, o.
the Annie Laurie, being the hrst Il
offer congratulations, were married
last Friday morning at Aberdeen, Ohio
before daylighE-A runaway match.
Pier No. II, the last but one for thu
Ohio river bridge at Louisville, was I'm
ished Tuesday. This pier has beer
built entire the present season, fac
that speaks loudly in praise OF the en-
gineer, Mr.. Vaughan, and the work
men under his control, Work upor
the remaining pier will be prosecuted
with the same Industry, 30 as to com
plete the whole structure by the first o
December, according 10 programme.
The Charmer, which has earned 8
good reputation In the Cincinnati 8nC
Evansville trade as regular packet
was sold by the MessTs. James, yester
day, to Capt. Wash Thompson and 9th
erS for $4,000, and will be q regular
Monday packet hereafter to Marietta
nj place OF the EdinburRh.s
TheiWork Of laying the cornerstone
for the eastern pier OF the great bridge
which Ia to span the Mississippi at ST
Louis was commenced yesterday after,
noon. Twelve immense rocks weigh
ing about seven tons each were hoisteC
from the barge by as many floating
steam derrlcks, built for the purpose
and lowered to the proper place, within
the huge iron caissons, six on each side
The operation WAS witnessed by thI
Chief Engineer, Charles B. Fades, the
President and resident Director OF thu
Bridge Company, and quite number
OF prominent citizens aud ladies. Thu
work will be pushed forward vigor
ously, and the pier Is expected 10 react
o point above the water line, distance
OF over a hundred feet from the bee
rock, this fall. Work on the shore
abutments Is going on rapidly, and vii
keep pace with the progress OF the piers
The louisville Courier Journal o
Tuesday says:
Mr.. Samuel Boden intends to give
test to-day Of q patent safety valve
which he claims will do away with ex
ploalons on steam vessels altogether
We understand the test has been mad
heretofore, and proved entirely success
full. The operation will take place a
ten o'clock this morning, on the Port
land Railroad, near Nineteenth street
We yesterday called in at the Pilots
Association Rooms to look at SOM
huge lamps, which are about being seu
down to Grand Chain, on the Ohio
These lamps are to act as guide Il
boatmen In passing that dangerous reel
and are OF fine make and very suitable
to the purpose. The only objection vi
have to the arrangement Is, that thu
Pilots Association has to foot the ex.
penses OF keeping up this safeguard
In our opinion It Ia but justice that eth
er the Government OF the United State
or the States bordering on the riveI
erect suitable lighthouse at each emf
OF this reef, and thereby protect thu
commerce Of The West and South Al
least. We venture II the thing was L
be done in an Eastern State, Uncle San
would foot the bill without a word
Hudson river has her lighthouses, WIN
not have them on the Ohio?
By a dispatch from Captain Hickt
King, we learn that the steamer Cora =
sunk near Shawneetown yesterday
The Cora s. during her career has beef
particularly unfortunate, having beer
, under water Eve different times. thi
time, however, to stay. She left Cair,
a few days ago with 10 barrels oranges
SO bales moss, 25 cases clarst and few
, lots sundrles for Louisville, which hat
been reshipped on her by the Mar!
Houston. We do not know what ar
rangemeut was made, but are unde
the impression that the Houston vii
have to stand the loss. The Cora
was built at New Albany, Ind, II
October, 1864. and was 155 feet long, 5
feet beam, AZ feet hold, and had
boilers 42 inches In diameter and 2
feet long. Her original cost was 800
900, and she was owned by Captain
Hicks King and AL. Croxton. She sunl
once In Alabama river. twice In Arkan
) sss river, once In the Ohio, and once II
the Mississippi river. We made dill
gent inquiry yesterday, but could no
find that she had any insurance In any
OF the Offices in this city. We suppose
however, that she is fully insured II
} Cincinnati. The dispatch above men
toned did not give the full particulars
only saying that she was y total loss.
RIoH Cloaklng Velvets, Velvsleens