The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-05

RIVER NEws.-The river continues I,
fall rapidly at this point, and last eve,
ming the ak foot mark was barely
touched by the water. At Pittsburgh
there were only three feet six inches
yesterday morning, and rsceding.
The only boat seen here yesterday
besides the local packets, was the Pa,
troliA, which passed up Wilhout stop
ping. We had supposed that the littlt
difficulty between the owners Of thai
packet and the Baltic Base Ball Clut
had been settled, but judging from lhl
fact that she did not stop here as shs
was accustomed to do not long since
we are led to believe that the matter
has not been arranged.
We clip the following from our ex,
changes received last evening:
Ninety thousand bushels Of coal 70,
Cincinnati and eighty thousand fol
Louisville left Pittsburgh Saturday,
The United States made her laRI trir
up from Louisville 10 Cincinnati In Il
hours and % minutes, making th re1
way landings. Her speed is impFoving
The K. X. Hudson, which arrived
at Cincinnati from Wheeling, Monday
night, had l,O63 kegs OF nails for this
city. She returned last evening with I
good trip. Her rooms were oil fall, and
cots were brought Into use.
The K. Q. Gray Is reloadlng for Pitts.
burgh.
The house OF VIM. Klrker, six miles
below Manchester, on the Kentucky
side OF the. river, was totally destroye;I
by Gre Monday night. Loss So 600
Mr.. Klrker 10 an old and we'll known
mate, but has been farming recently
All that he owned In the world wss
swept away In one night, 40 there waI
no insurance.
Alta meeting OF the 81. Louis Board
OF Trade Tuesday night, COMMITTEES 81
twelve was appointed 10 raise SI25 nm
TO build 900 tun iron sea- going yes.
sci 10 inaugurate the direct trade ba.
tween st. Louis and the sea portp, The
vessel 10 TO draw but six feet OF water
light.
The st. Louis Republican OF recenl
date, says: Business for the month 81
August promises excellent reRulta. ms
crops are coming In, tunnaVe ia az,
treme In Its Adaptabillty, boatnen "a.
joice over the prospects, and every dav
we hear OF q new steamer being con
tracted for by the "oldslers,n TrInna1s
may decrease IN quality, quantity eI.
GELS; the boat that can carry 2OOC
tuns TO New Orleans Is In demand
railroads cannot compete with steam.
era In quantity, yet excel as swift car.
riers; and, though the merchant NAV
desire quick transportation, QUANTITY
and low rates Will win the day, and
steamboats, and boatmen must submil
10 the change OF present tunnage, A
BOAT carrying 600 tuns is examined
ten feet wider will make her ateam.
boat" or, "Place new bow on her:'
give her more beam;" that Ia the de-
mand. and that the fulfllment OF ouI
prophecy. Look at the steamers which,
literally speaking, were thrown aWav.i
they were changed In beam, made
to carry. What is the resull2 Low
rates, greater capacity, aud excesS a
tunnage, with greater detrIment 10 the
barge system. The Bismarck was
wldened, heightened, dc. Look To.
day she carries more freight than anY
steamer except the Dean, afloat, The
Clara was wldsned, heightened: what
better boat floats for the Missouri river
trader Numerous have been the Rteam.
ere changed In their original dlmou-
sionS. Where has been the faIIuYe I
We want packets 70 carry the prod ucts
OF our land; we must compete with
rHilroads, and this change viii only be
wrought by practicable adaptation ol
the idea that capacity will win where
quality will be denied.