The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-27


RIVER NEys.-The news from Pltts-
burgh indicates that the river isfising
there with four feet ak inches in the
lchannel of the Monongahela, Here We
have six feet seven inches in the chan
mel and river rising slowly. I---.4--N,' L
| The Hudson arrived last night and
will leave for Cincinnati this afternoon,
at 8 o'clock. Her popularity with pas
sepgers and shippers will ensure her a
full trip. HaL .Gs,nl si,oos "a Eg9Ea 4E
The famous Major Anderson left Gin
oinnati last evening for this point. She
win leave here on Tuesday next on her
return trip. ,Fsfr
The New State is to-day's Pittsburgh
packet. 'sa1sn ls57oi ia so5 hsiE 81
The Science will leave at 10 o'clock
for Mstamoras and intermediate points.
= The Hope having had her cylinders
enlarged and made . faster boat than
before, will leave at 10 o'clock this
morning for Matamoras. ,,-
The Glasgow is on her way mp. She
left Cincinnati with 100 tons on board,
and takes on 800 tons Of iron at Ports
MOUTH Captain Tom Morris has her
wheel.
| 1T is thought that the distractions at
the pier of the Louisville bridge will be
removed to-day. ~ a .a.l ~
Captain Pleas. Todd, well known az
an old steamboat captain on the Ten
nessee river, died at GuntersViffe, Ala,
q day Or two ago.
Capt. ]. C. Vanhook, recently. of the
Great Republic, will, it IS remored, have
command of the Carrie v. Kountz. /.
As the coast trade is improving, Capt
8. Beno has chartered the Post Boy, and
will place that packet in the trade be-
tween New Orleans and Bayou Sara fol
the entire season. Mr., Comstock has
charge of the Office. -, -. - %, 90,
Mr.. Van SAINT proposes to furnish the
greater amount of the capital required
TO build a Murine railway at Dnbuque.>
Alabama river was high and rising
rapidly at Montgomery on Saturday.
The Ida Stockdale, Captain j. VIA
cobs, left New Orleans for Cincinnati
i Pittsburgh and way landings on the 24tt
inst, at 5 Z. NJ. Mr.. w. e. AIKEN. has
charge of the Office. g;aa-a. 2
| One of the Peytona's barges was
lowed to Utica to take on $500 bbls Of
tceHlent for New Orleans. srrLatr
1t is not true as reported that the pat.
terms of the Great Republic engines
Igwere destroyed by the recent confagrs.
tion!at Hartupee's engine shops--oDly q
portion of them were damaged. The
patterns burned were those Of the Die
ttator. Mr.. Hartupee is using the pat.
terms of the Quickstep for Captain ID
IT. Dexter's new Evansville and Cairo
packet, and it is expected that the en-
oines for this steamer. win be ready "a
be placed on board as soon as the hull
arrives. The Carrie v: Kountz's en-
gines, of the Moderator pattern, are
already on board that boat.
The Kenton, which left New Or
leans on last Friday, bursted q supply
pipe thirty miles above the city, re-
turned the day following for repairs
and got off the same day.
The ferryboat at Nebraska City was
recently the scene of another exciting
rencounter. A man named Murdoch, q
resident of Saline county, Missouri
was passenger, and when he landed
fred rapidly at the captain, pilot, &c.
and put ball through the face of 6
fireman of the ferryboat Next morn
ing the lifeless body of Murdoch was
found suspended to small tree neal
the ferry landing.