The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-15

RIVER NEws,-The Hudson arrived
Saturday morning aud lett on her 70.
turn trip to Cincinnati In the afternoon
about three O'Clock. The Hudson II
one OF the inStltutlons on the upper
Ohio. and for pfomptness, safety and
good accommodations Is the peer oil
any steamer on western waters.
The local packets arrived and de.
parted Saturday as usual, Daring
yesterday profound quiet prevailed
along the landing until about s p. NJ,
when the Express arrived from Par.
kersburg. She will leave for that place
this morning at II O'Clock.
The marks last evening showed four
feet five inches In the channel and
rising slowly.
The Government dredge Is still prose-
cutting its labors OF the mouth OF the
creek. It lS the intention to clean ont
the channel thoroughly at that point.
steAmboatmen will be gratiGsd al this
intelligence. ..
We take the following from satur.
days Cincinnati papers:
Business was active at the wharf.
There are not sufficient boats OF light
draught available to take the freight
along shore above here awaiting ship.
ment,
The river fell three inches In the "a
hours ending ut six O'Clock last even
Ing, when there were Ave feet ten
Inches water In the channel, BY the
metal marks at the Water WorkR,
There are three and one half feet OF
water TO Pomeroy, four feet to Big
Sandy, and four and one half feet scant
on Or Medoc, Rising, Sun and Grassy
Mr.. NJ. E. Ebert, clerk Of the Ill
tated Stonewall, had his life Insured
for $5 900 In the Arlington Company, OF
virginia, which the company proposes
TO pay. Tai.
Mr.. Thomas Hunter, mate OF the
steamer Sallie, was very badly hurt,
Tuesday, while sparring over Lotart,
and Ia now with his brother In will
Jamestown, West Virginia.
The Davage Is laid up at Cairo await
Ing water. She has two barges loaded
with 800 tons Iron ore from Carondolet-
aug tons for Bailey, Woodward d Co.,
wheeling, and the other for various
parties In Pittsburgh. Coleman & Rahm
and Lewis Oliver & Phillips.
The Louisville Courier-JOurndI OF
Thursday says:
II the river does not rise sufficiently
to interfere with the work, the great
bridge over the Ohio will be finish ed
before the lst OF January. The work lie
being pushed forward rapidly with u
view to that end. Span No. 10 Is I'm
ished, and part Of the trestls already
removed to the ground for No. lS. Pier
10 Is going up rapidly, and will be fin-
lshed In week, by which time span II
will be done. The big span over the
chute will not require more than three
weeks work, II 80 much, and by that
time span IS will be finished and 10 un-
der way.
Captain W. L. Maddy, who put in
the lowest bid for towing the KSlaWha
salt for the Ohio River Salt COMPANY,
and was given until the 9TH Inst. TO put
In his securities, failed to come to time,
and the contract has been awarded 10
the Pomeroy Salt Transportation Com.
pany, which already had the contract
for towing all the salt manufactured by
the Ohio River Salt Company on the
Ohio river.
The Louisville ooMrier.J Journal, Of
yesterday, says:
From Captain Lockhart, Superln.
tendent ofthe canal, we learn that Gen.
eral Weitzel's dam, contrary TO the ex-
pectations Of many Of our boatmen, ID
beneficial, and that there Ia at present
four inches more water In the canal at
thisstage OF water than before the con>
struction OF the dam.
The Indiana IL at Cairo, undecided
whether to turn back from that port or
go 10 81. Louis. She reshIpped her
Louisville freight.
The new Office Of the Louisville d
Cincinnati United States Mail Line, at
the corner Of Fourth and Main streets,
has received the finishing touches, and
is open to the public. Steamboat and
railroad tickets TO all points on the
globe are for sale.