The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-25
R,vrR NKws-Tbe river reached its

RIVER NEws.-The river reached its
highest point yesterday morning, six
feet three inches, and common ced fall
ing in the afternoon. At Pittsburgh
the river is falling with four feet four
inches in the channel
The R. R. Hudson is announced for
Cincinnati at three o'clock this after
noon. There is no more comfortable
boat on the river to travel on, and pas
sengers for points down the river will
fird it to their advantage to secure state
room, on her
The Matamoras packet Hope has
been renovated and reprinted and now
looks as pretty as a picture. She leaves
morning at ten o'clock for Matamoras
and intermediate points. Captain Will
hanson will make the trip for all who
take passage with him comfortable and
pleasant.
The New State is today's Parkers-
burg packet. She leaves at eleven
o'clock.
The fine steamer Charmer, Captain
G. w. Thompson, will leave for Cincin
matt tomorrow evening at three o'clock,
Steamers refuse to pay wharfage al
Memphis until the wharf is put in bet
ter condition. The Mayor has author
lied the Wharfmaster toproceed against
them according to law.
Rea's new mountain boat, buildlnga a.
Pittsburg will be 200 feet long, with 81
feet beam.
Last Sunday week, as a steamboat
supposed to have been the Granite
State, was passing down the river op
posite the railway Of the Pomeroy Sal
Works, Sylvester Hood, a carpenter il
the employ of Henry Priode, while
crossing the river to Mason City in {
John boat, became excited at the nea>
approach OF the steamboat and lost hi
paddle, leaving him helpless some dis
lance from shore, and Il steamboat bear
ing down upon him with fearful Ger
tainty. Hood lit match and yelled
vigorously, but before any notice coulc
be taken OF his signal, the steame
struck his john boat broadsides, knock
ing Hood into the river, the steamboa
passing her entire length over him. II
was rescued by man passing by in ;
skiffI comparatively unhurt.
The Arkansas is within four feet O
high-water mark.
The New Orleans Tines Of the 2Otl
saws: Business on the landing yes
terday appeared to be more livelier thai
that Of the previous days OF the week
there was a goodly number Of depal
lures, and each Of them appeared t
! have ample trips Of freight as well a
fair passenger lists.
Over the Illinois, at Grand Pass, i
TO be erected a Post patent diagona
truss iron bridge, the superstructure t
consist Of six spans of l2O feet each
D. one span of 100 feet, one draw with a
iron turn table 300 feet; the total length
, to he ITO feet The cost OF the bridg
will be about 100000.
The st. Paul Pioneer of the Dist saws
The river is reported as falling sIowl
all the way between here and st. Loui'
E At the Lower Rapids ali heavily loade
, boats are now under the necessity G
lighting over with barges. Bushes
continues tolerably good, boats general
, carrying good trips both ways.
', The Augusta Arkansas) Sentinel say
that the steamer E. Hensley passed u
! the river, having on board a portabl
t mill, planning mill, and all sorts Of m;
chinery, for the mouth of Strawberr
river, where company have purchase
land and will engage in the mimi
q business. Zinc, coal, DC, are the ol
jects they will endeavor to find.