The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-03
RIVER NEwa,-DnrInv The twenty.

RIVER NEws,-Durlnp the twenty
Tour hours preceding rohr o'ulrck ihbt
evening, the river rose len lest al this
point-Ihe marks showing twenty six
feet In the channel when we visited The
landing yesterday afternoon, and rising
rapidly An immense quantity oidrllt
passed down-the river being almost
literally filled with debris Of oil sorts
the entire day.
The 81. Charles arrived from CIncIn-
natl yesterday morning, and attempted
to pass under the bridge but failed.
She had 10 drop back 10 the landing
and tie up. A large force Of men was
Rt once set 10 work to take down her
chimneyS 30 that she could pass up,
They succeeded In lowering one TO the
hurricane deck by evening, and pro.
badly the other before dark. We DO,
lieve II Ia contemplated while they are
down to mako the necessary arrange
ments for their prompt and success.
ful letting down and elevation in
the future. ga.rg. ..l..
We Coull not ascertain the names Of
the towboats and the number Of barRes
which passed down, yesterday, but We
give below an extract from Pitts.
bprgh paper With full Information Of
the boats which are expected 10 leave
that city during the present rise.
Thr Messenger and IronsIdes came
down from Pittsburgh. and after taking
on board Rome freight at South Wheel.
ing landing, departed for points below.
The local packets arrived and depart
cd as usual.
We take the following from our Gin.
cinnatl exchanges Of yesterday:
Here the river has risen 6 feet 8 In.
ches during the "a hours ending last
night, with Is feet water in the channel
by the WRterWorks mark, o.
Since 1929, 7 steamboats, have been
burned and OIL sunk on the Upper MIS-
sissippi, between ST. Louis and 81. Paul.
More rats have floated down the
Mississippi river the present year than
were ever known In any previous year
We learn that Captain Ike Thompson
Is rebuilding the steamer W. F. Curtis,
at MIddleport. Ohio, which will be done
In q fortnight. :
Mr.. George Higgins, clerk Of the
steamer Silver Moon, arrived this
morning from Wheeling and Is now on
duty.
Oar local inspectors licensed In No.
Vember 81 pilots and % engineers.
Last year Lake Pepin closed on the
night OF December 1st, and The wear
previous, 1867, on November 10Th.
The III. MRrys departs for New
Orleans 10 day, Capt. Varble having
telegraphed Capt. Sweeney that she can
descend the falls with ease and safety,
The st. Marys goes South to enter the
Ouachlta River trade.
A fearful gale prevailed above Guyan
dotte Tuesday night. when the Fleet
wood passed that point.
Five million bushels OF coal will
leave Pittsburgh on the present rise,
one and a half million bushels being
for Cincinnati. H'
Considerable drift out OF the Little
Miami floated past the CITY Yesterday
Captain John X. Booth arrived from
Wheeling yesterday. he SAYS the Iib.
erty No. 4 will arrive here on Sunday,
with q tow OF 1900 tons OF New o rleaIs
freight, consisting In part Of %, 900 kegs
Of nails: $500 plows. 1900 barrels ap.
pies and potatoes, $50 wagons, and 100
barrels ale. She will take 100 tons here,
and depart for New Orleans on Mon
day. H.ti ~ - -
There are at this time a large number
OF boats In the course Of construction
around the falls OF the Ohio, many OF
which are just being commenced. A
very large number OF these boats have
been and are being built by foreign
capital. Louisville has no reason 10
complain, for she has received very
liberal share OF patronage the present
season. We confidently believe that
In the future she Is destined 10 enioy
very enViable position in this line OF
business, for her facilities for this
branch OF manufacture are unsurpassed
by any city or town In the Western
country.
The following Is a complete list OF the
L
boats that have gone or will leave Pitts.
burgh the present freshet: For Clncin
natl-Coal City 100. 900 bushels; Niagara
10000: Lioness No. 10000; Whale
10 900; Coal Hill 100000; Hercules l0O,-
COO; Tigress 10000. Tom Farrow IS 600;
Tiger Sc, 900; Leader 81. 900; J. A. Black.
more 100 900. For ouisville-Hornet
No. 2, 100000; James Gilmore 100000;
Wild Cat l3n nm. E0Y 90 nm NJ hIr
ley 70 900; Eagle 100. 900; Lake Erie No,
8. 10000; Resolute 81, 600; v. F. Wilson
$1,000; Warner 10000; Star 100, 600; Tom,
Rees No. 2, 100000; Sampson No. 2,
loo. 600: Diamond 10000; Ella 10000;
Reindeer $1,000; Fair Play Sc. 900; Tom
Rees $4,000; Stella 100000; Mary Ann
llo. 600; Greyhound $1,000; ]. F. bravo
-. 900; Boaz 10000; Panther 100000.
For New Orleaus-Alps 10, 900: Mary
Alice zoo, 600; Simpson Horner 200, 600.
For Baton Rouge-A. ]. Baker 125, 600.
Grand total 2.677,0O0 bushels. That
will do for one rise. ST. -