The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-09

RIVER NEws.-The river il faliing
rapidly, and the prospect is that IL wiz
be but a few days before the light
draught steamers will have the stream
to themselves. We hope not, however.
1t is time for good river and we trust
We shall haveit. Yesterdays dispatches
report but three feet ten inches at Pitts-
burgh. Here we have six feet three
inches.
Our "partner" Fred. Huseman WIN
to-day take the Office of the Science as
her first clerk. We shall miss Fred.s
long legs and genial countenance as we
make eur daily visit to the boat store
but "it's OATS for Fred, and we wish
him all possible success in his new
position.
The Glendale from st. Louis to Pitts
burgh passed up yesterday, almost
empty.
The Golden Eagle arrived from Pitts
burgh yesterday get away last evening.
She went out very light.
The Salado left at o'clock for New
Orleans with a good trip. We have
said good bye to her for six months at
least. We trust she may pick up many
dollar on the bayous of Louisiana.
The Hudson is the Cincinnati packet
to-day. The dense fogs now prevailing
have detained her, but she will be on
hand to-day undoubtedly, and leave
this evening but little if any behind
time. #t.t.| H....s
Captain Muhleman was to leave Gin
cinnati last evening at 5 o'clock with
the Major Anderson. She will leave
here next week for Cincinnati. Tues
day, we believe, will be her regular
day.
The Matamoras packets Hope and
Science leave this morning at 10 o'clock,
as usual.
The New State is to days Pittsburgh
packet.
The damage to Golfer dams and RATS
by the recent rise at Rock Island
amounts to about $4,000.
The John Kilgour enters the New Or
leans and Lake Providence trade, in
command of Captain John Benson.
The scarcity of labor, occasioned by
the refusal of roustabouts to work for
fair wages, has caused a great deal of
to steamers at New Or
leans.
Captain S. J. Ball, lately of the Peter
Balen, has purchased one-fourth of the
side wheel steamer Viola Belle, and will
command her. Mr.. Louis Lehman con-
tinuing in the Office. The boat has
from the Missouri, and is
loading for Arkansas river, at st. Louis.
Captain T. A. Kendig, who has been
agent of the Arkansas River Packet
Company, at Memphis, since its estab-
lishment, has dissolved his connection
with that line, and goes to Little Rock
to aid in establishing line of steamers
to New Orleans.
The river front at Memphis has lately
been caving in, and has excited the Sc
rious fears Of river men and Memphis
citizens generally.
A negro Qevee) riot in Memphis is the
latest sensation. This is the first one
they have had for nearly week. 1t
on Monday last.
There are now nineteen frst-class
steamers plying the Red river trade
from New Orleans. What field of OPP
erations for some of our enterprising
,teamboatmen.
Captain Moore and Ackley expect to
have the new J. N. Mccullough ready
for business in about eight weeks. Her
is all ready to put up, and a
strong force of mechanics will at once
be placed at work on her.
A committee report to the Little Rock
Chamber of Commerce says that the
amount Of goods shipped up the Ar
kansas and White rivers during the past
month has exceeded by two-thirds the
amount of last years shipments for a
period. 1t is unprece-
denied in the history of our State. Last
year five boats did all the business with
out the least difficulty-and it was not
to expect by the packet
that seven would be able
to do the business this fall. 1t was
found, however, as goods for the Arkan-
sas and White river countries began to
arrive at Memphis, that, in order to
keep them moving, it was necessary to
charter four extra packets, making
eleven in all. Before this could be done
a large amount had accumulated at
Memphis and Napoleon, and goods were
detained several days.