The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-11
River NeKs.


The river maintains Its own at Thu
point with seeming persistenCy. We dc
not believe II has declined siXinches dur
Ing the week, nor will It probably reaCI
very low figures, IL the reports Of the
great snow fall in the mountains be true
Yesterday morning the MatamOras anG
Parkesburg packets were all ut the land
ing, and made business pretty lively f0rar
hour or two Not long aftcr their depar'
turc the llees and Forest City arrived, and
the excitement was maintained during al
additional hour or more
The Argosy arrived from Pittsburgh
with fine trip, and after receiving five
hundred kegs Of nails, left for Cincinnati.
From our latest Cincinnati exchanges
We extract the following:
The weather yesterday was agreeable,
SO far Us the temperature Of the atmos'
phcre, was concerned. The sun shone
brightly, but the streets and sidewalks
were in bad condition.
Business was moderately active. The
departing steamer for Memphis secured
all the freight she wanted, and shipments
for New Orleans were about as lively rs
reported for several days. 4f.a
The river fell 10 inches In the "a hours
ending ut @ o'clock lust evening, when
there wore Is feet Z inches Of water in The
channel, by the metal marks at the Water
Works.
Tho John W. Garrett and bargcs did
not get off for N. o. until yesterday.
The Wheeling packet, Major Anderson
will arrive and depart on time tomorrow,
all reports to the contrary nOtwitllSLand-
ing. She will receive at the foot Of Main
street.
Capt. VIM. II. Dorsey's license as pilot
was restored to him on the 9th inst. His
license was suspended on account Of the
collision ofthe Camelia and Annie Laurie
q couple Of months ago, he being pilot on
Tie former steamer at the time.
On the 30th day Of December last the
license Of Mr.. Nap. P. Jenkins was re.
stored to him by John s. Devenney, Su-
pervising Inspector Of this district. Mr..
Jenkins was pilot on the America at the
time of her collision with the United
States. '1. p
The National Insurance Company, Of
this city, yesterday notified the United
States Mail Line Company that they were
prepared TO pay the amount Of the judg.
ment against them before the Superior
Court, in the case ofthe steamer America.
1t isundcrstood that another Company will
pay the amount Of It's risk OIL the same
steamer, to-day, NATURALIZATION.
Mr.. Hays, of Nashville, was engaged,
Tuesday, In taking testimony, at Warsaw,
in his suit against the United States Mail
Line Company, for damages for the loss Of
his wife, who was n passenger on the
United States at the time Of the collision
Of December 1, 1868. The defendants
wero represented byan attorney while the
dispositions were being taken.
The following rule was substituted by
the Board Of Supervising Inspectors, at
their latc meeting at Washington, instead
Of one of similar character adopted pre-
viOusly:
RULE 40. When IN engineer gives up
the engineers department Of a steamer by
resignation or otherwise, lie shall certify
In writing rs to the condition of the same,
and shall deposit such certificate signed by
him with the Local Board Of Inspectors
ut the port where the vessel may be at the
time Of leaving her. If there are no In
spcctOrs stationed ut such port, then he
shall mail such certificate Of condition to
the Inspectors ut the port where such veS-
sci was last inspected; and when IN en-
ginccr assumes the charge Of the engin.
GERS department Of my steamer, he shall
examine the certificate Of condition given
by the last engineer as soon thereafter as
possible, and IL he shall find the facts
have been misstatcd, he shall Immediately
report that fact tothG Inspector aforesaid,
pointing out In his report In what the mis-.
statement consists :. falling which, It will
be held that the condition Of the depart.
ment was found rs represented.