The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-22

RIVER NEwS.-The dull, heavy, rainy
day we yesterday endured was enough
to upset business on a brisker levee
than ours. There was but little bust
ness outside of the daily packet trade.
The Maggie Hays and the Coal Bluff,
with two keel boats, passed down. The
Gallatin passed up, and the Hudson ar
rived on time with fair trip.
The river is falling slowly, the marks
at Pittsburgh showing four feet six
inches, and here seven feet four inches.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: The
Salado, from New Orleans, brought III
crates of queensware consigned direct
to this city from Liverpool. She has on
board two sets of steamboat machinery
bought by Captain Taylor at New Or
leans, which will, in all probability, be
used in future steamers to be built at
Wheeling. One set belonged to the
steamer Emma. The Salado leaves for
Wheeling to-day, where she undergoes
thorough repairs.
A new boat was launched at Rolly's
yard, Paducah, Saturday, aud another
at Cunningham & Roberts yard, Pa
ducah, Tuesday, both for the st. Louis
aud Keokuk Packet Company. They
are both of the same dimensions: 235
feet in length, 81 feet hold, 81 feet
beam.
The Northern Line steamers run
through to Minneapolis on Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays, and to st.
Paul on the alternate days. The mer.
chants of Minneapolis are jubilsnt
thereat, and bestow blessings upon the
head of Captain Ward, the President OF
the line.
The transfer boat of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, Mt Parkersburg, sunk q
barge Wednesday containing $500 bush
els of coal.
Says an Upper Mississippi paper:
A new style Of rafting lumber was
exhibited on Thursday. A raft went
down with a little steamer at the stern
pushing it and a screw propeller lying
straight across the front of the bow to
steer it. This operation is q novel one
for these waters, but il will be readily
seen that it must work well. Wonder
what the old New York and Pennsylya-
MIA lumbermen would think Of i'll
The st. Louis Republican Of Wednesday
says:
Business on the levee was brisker yes
terday than on the preceding day, ana
the departing packets were we'll laden
The receipts were larger than usHal, the
arrivals being heavily laden. The New
Orleans trade continues fair, and Mem
phis and Vicksburg dull. Upper Missls-
sippi shipments are large, and travel re-
mains good. The Missouri river trade,
as before stated, is light IN through
freight, but a good way business con-
tinues. The Illinois river trade con-
tinues on an average activity. The
Ohio river trade Is Frightening and we
suppose that the packets loading
will receive good trips Inc
Belle Vernon, for Pittsburgh, engaged
1000 barrels -four and ll00 sacks ship
stuff on Change yesterday. Sass Done
ii. The river at this point is declining
rapidly. 1t receded over one foot dur
ing yesterday, and several steamers
were aground last evening. The Upper
Mississippi is filling. The Illinois like
wise. The Missouri river Is falling oS-
low Usage river. The rise in the latter
stream was as short as terrific. Advices
from Benton report rise at that point,
At Omaha the river is stationary ano
inclined to recede. White and Arkan-
sas rivers arc receding rapidly. Hates
to all points remain firm.