The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-14

RIVER NEws.-The showery weather
of yesterday put a complete stopper
to operations on the leVee, and the
apathy that pervaded on Main street
extended to the wharves. Outside of
the daily packets the Gray Eagle, Mes
senger and st. Marys were the only
boats down. They all had excellent
trips. The st. Marys started from
Pittsburgh on Wednesday evening but
grounded at the Glasshouse and only
got off yesterday morning by unload
ing.
The marks here show seven feet two
inches and falling. At Pittsburgh four
feet eight is all the water there is in the
channel. The boats of heavy draught
will shortly bid Pittsburgh good bye
unless we have another rise.
The New State will mako her first
trip since being reconstructed" on
Tuesday next. She draws only twenty
inches loaded, and will be the light
draught packet from this point to Pitts
burgh during the summer.
The steamer Charleston, recently sunk
at Cabin Creek Shoals, on the Kanawha,
was lying in good position at last &C
counts, and would probably be raised
.r;tbonE ornot trouh1a
Full particulars of the steamboat con-
fagration have been received. No
lives were lost. The Enquirer says
Thousands visited the wharf yester
day to look upon the charred wrecks of
the burned steamers. The wreck of
the Darling was towed to the foot of
Ludlow street, and the Melnotte to a
point above the wharf, by the Champi-
on. The cabin of the Melnotte was
about half burned, and her hull is not
badly damaged, but her machinery is
ruined. The Silver Spray was severely
scOrched at the stern, and four or five
feet of her boiler deck.guard was burn
ed. Her damage will amount to about
$500. Captain Frank Stein and Mr..
Andy Wilson, second clerk of the Cliff
ton, lost nearly all their clothing.
An under current of pure, clear water
has been discovered in the Missouri
river.
The Louisville Comier.JomnGl Of
Tuesday says:
A Board of Survey, consisting of Cap
tains Dan. w. Richards, Samuel COgge-
shall and J. L. Shallcross, was held on
the Nick Longworth to estimate the
damages she sustained by the storm
while on her way to this port.
The New York, from Nashville to
Pittsburgh, was expected here last
night She has considerable freight for
this port.
The Wauanita, from ST. Louis to
Pittsburgh, added 500 barrels of cement
at the mill for Parkersburg and with
the assistance of the Falls Pilot ascend
ed the falls and passed up.
The Evansville Journal of Monday
says:
Captain E. G. Murray, of Paducah,
has purchased one-half interest in the
dry docks of this city, and Messrs. John
A. Reitz and G. II. Start have purchased
the other half The docks will at once
be put into complete order, and all con-
tracts for repairing will be promptly
completed hereafter. There will be no
delay on account of repairs. Captain
Murray is an experienced boat builder.
The New Orleans Times of Sunday
says:
The MayAower has on board one of
the best trips that has left this port this
season. Captain j. w. Blanks informs
us that he and Captain G. p. Work have
chartered the Mayflower for the season,
and will leave with that packet for
| Camden and way points every Satur-
day at P. NJ, and in the event of low
water, lieht-draught packet will So
persede the Mayhower. Thus it will be
seen that these gentlemen will keep a
boat in the trade throughout the entire
year.
Concerning arrivals, they were few
and far between; the Lizzie Hopkins
and Dora came in from the Red river,
and the Louisville from Louisville; the
latter packet brought in q fine trip Of
Western produce.
The river at this point rose three
| inches in the past twenty -four hours,
and is now within five Inches of the
high water mark Uf 1861 We still no.
tice that a large portion of the upper
lwharfisinuKdated and beats are coming
/ in at the levee between Poydras and
Girod streets and have to put their grain
and other freight out of the wood work.
Were these busy times boatmen would
certainly be put to a great deal of in
convenience.