The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-12

RIVER News Fosters Farm is be-
ginning to be visible. The season for
Its cultivation promises to be a short
one this year, but long enough for all
practicable purposes.
The dam across back river must be
nearly completed by this date, as we
were informed several days ago that a
large portion Of the work had been
done.
The Express did not get to the land
ing, yesterday morning, until nine
o'clock, In consequences Of dense fog
below the city. She left for Parkers.
burg about her usual hour.
The OIL City has been chartered To
take the place Of the Science In the
MatamoraS trade, and will commence
her trip next Monday. The Science
will be put In the Parkersburg trade,
relieving either the Rsbecca or Express
our informant did not know which.
The tow boat Fred Wilson passed up.
and the packet Laura passed down.
Besides these there were no arrivals
outside the regular packets.
Stage Of water: here, four feet three
inches and falling; at Pittsburgh, two
feet two inches, and recedIng.
The Cincinnati Gazette OF yesterday
says:
The Ksnton goes on the docks at
Middleport. She rubbed hard at Blsn.
nerhesset and Burlington last Sunday.
The weather continues warm,
Our packet business Ia evidently fall.
ing CT, with the decline in the river.
None Of the long boats have yet uIt
running, on account OF low water, but
preparations to that end are being
made. Rates are already tending up
ward In all the trades. The Memphis
packet received steadily yesterday,
The prevailing rate 10 that point was
IS cents. A New Orleans steamer re-
fused freight at rates ranging from IS
cents on bacon. up to 81 on light freight.
To-day the rate TO that point will not
be less than 40 or 50 cents on bacon, and
other articles In proportion. There IL
no through boat loading. The EvansA
vile packet has engaged about 40 tuns
OF New Orleans freight Tor to-day, and
II Is understood that the Memphis
packet will not refuse freight for that
point at paying rates.
The river fell foot yesterday, leav-
log nine feet In the channel here, and
less than seven feet on Grassy Flats.
The Cincinnati Commercial of yester.
day says:
Tho r. R. Hudson brought a fair trim
from Wheeling, but will not return I'M.
I'll there Is more water. She may be inS
duced TO enter the Pomeroy trade, az
Capts. Russell and List dislike idleness,
She turned over her up-rIver engage
meuts to Capt. Moore's Argosy,
Capt. Charley Muhleman and Chris,
Young, clerk Of the MBjor Anderson,
arrived from Wheeling, yesterday, 10
look AFTER their packet. Pilots WIN,
Clark and Ben. ORle, Of the r, r, Hud.
son, depart for Wheeling In to-day's
train.
The rapidly reeedIng river has ere.
ated a lively demand for barges to
tighten our steamers to Cairo. As
Capt. Davy BlRtchford says, the bot
tom Of the river Is coming up, and boats
will have hard time yet Rcraplng the
bars,'
The preliminary examination OF the
rattmen engaged In the riot on the Du-
buque has closed, and the following
persons are held for trial In the Sep.
TENDER court on the charge OF murder {:
VIM. Blair, John Toomey, Halsey
Hammond, John Campbell, VIM, Doc.
Ian, Ted Butler, Nick SheltS, James
CronRn, Lewis Simpson and o. Chan
demas. Six negroes were killed In the
ARRAY.
The following boats-most OF them
undergoing repairB-Rre laid up above
the water works: America, Glasgow,
Maggie Hays, WauanIta, Armadillo,
Alice Dean, Swallow, Golden Eagle.
Major Anderson, Edinburgh, Robert
Moore, Emma Floyd, Allegheny Belle,
Rose Hambleton. The Anna, Coosa
and! Wren are In Licking, and the Ha-
vana and West Wind at the CoyinRton
wharf.
The Louisville oOarisr Journal OF
Tuesday says: .-"t
The Charleston, from Kanawha river,
with four barges containing 1900 bar
rela Of salt, arrived on Sunday, and
will return to-day.
Ihe Belle Vernon, from St. Louis to
Pittsburgh, with q barge OF pig iron In
tow. arrived yesterday, and discharged
considerable freight here, and added
800 brls OF cement and 200 br!s Of lime,
Mr.. Flannery, Of the firm OF Nash &
Flannery, the original contractors Of
the bridge over the Ohio at this point,
has been awarded the contract Of build.
Ing the bridges over the Cumberland
aud Tennessee Rivers, on the line OF the
EliZlbethtown and Paducah Railroad
and wishes TO purchase a toWboat 10 be
used In their construction.
The 81. Louis Republican, of Sunday
says: The Shark and barges had al.
most $500 tons. She will make up her
tow Tonight, The Kate Robinson for
Cincinnati, had a large amount OF
freight on board, and engagements be.
low for iron. Business on the leyee
was very buisy yesterday. To New
orleans shipments were lively, and the
oIuuHWlCA ItJulCeu III Iull cargo.
The Ohio river trade was more active
in miscellaneous shipments, and The
upper river packets did good busl-
meas In passengers and tre!Rhts. The
missouri river trade 10 Rt present the
o2lSet OF much attention at the hands
o. IRut-draught, big carrying packets.
Inete are at present no less than ak
oa packets operating below Kan.
sss CITY. and we hear 1t rnmored that
one or Two more will shortly enter I'M
field. As a natural conseonenca e,Sin
is pouring In abnndAntly, orders M
coming In more literally, and eyarv.
thing looks excellent for a large nd
continuous business In the iBis MnS.
dy.' There Is surely plenty for Hi 'Snd
as the river, In the lower part especiSi'
~, 10 In an execrable condition, pack Al,
will be limited TO 0 certain amount y
freight, or rather will be compelled q
load only TO q certain depth, and THU
the composition, though Il may be Spir
tied, will not greatly reduce prices, fol