The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-08

lug WIFI dDOut tW6lNe looI LII Juo Ouau-
mel. At Pittsburgh they have falling
river and seven feet three inches in the
channel. Tho river was full of floating
ice all day yesterday, the result of the
previous two nights freezing.
Business on the wharf was moderately
active. The arrival of the Hudson
Argosy, st. Charles, and Belle, the
first three FROM Cincinnati and the last
from Parkersburg, made matters on the
levee brisker than usual.
The Major Anderson will leave
to-day. She is popular and safe
packet, and is commanded by one of the
most experienced and gentlemanly OF
steam boatmen, Capt. Muhleman.
The New State is to days Parkersburg
packet. She will leave at IL O'Clock
this morning.
The favorite packet Hope will leave
this morning at 10 o'clock for Mata.
moras and intermediate points. She is
a good boat aud well Differed.
The splendid little Science is to-day's
packet for Matamoras and "all along
shore" Call on Capt. J. G. Muhleman;
or Admiral Huselnan on board, or at the
Boat Store for freight or passage.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of yesterday
says:
The Allegheny Belle and barges, OF
Booths Barge Line, are loading for New
Orleans at the foot of Broadway.
There were twenty-three steamboats,
and one barge built in the vicinity OF
the Falls during 1869, with an aggregate
tonnage of 503,l0l.
BY order of the Department all
| licenses issued to engineers aud pilots
after January l, 1870, must be placed in
the cabin of the steamer on which they
are employed, under penalty of revoca-
ton. A new form of handsome design,
printed on bank-note paper, has been
issued for the purpose, and may be pro-
cured of the local inspectors.
The Memphis Aralancho of Tuesday
says:
The steamer Hamilton, Captain w
l.. Trask, arrived yesterday morning
Captain Trask has been absent on a
three months cruise to the hitherto uu.
known and uneXpl ored Guachita coun-
try. During that period CaEta Trask
has not only performed the duties OF
Captain, but those of every body else
aboard, including roustabout. He has
rolled cotton with a hook, engineered,
piloted, Knocked down stevedores, done
rough carpenter work, tended bar,
washed dishes, and spanked the cham
bermaid's baby. Notwithstanding all
this, he returns in excellent health and
spirits, as of yore.
The st. Louis Democrat of Thursday
says:
Winter reigns almost supreme upon
the river. Steamboa,ing is doled out
in homeopathic doses. The channel
is so shallow to Cairo that boats fol
Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans
take here cargoes of very restricted
weight-what they can carry on 81 feet
or at most six feet of water. All have,
however, very sure thing of filling out
at Cairo and other points, with 500
1000 or 1000 tons, whatever amount o.
freight is necessary. Rates to New Or
leans by steamer ruled yesterday-tlour
80 cents per barrel; pork, SIPS; pound
freight, so cents. The river is station
airy and full of ice, which was weakened
very mucL last evening.
Mr.. David Campbell. of this city
leaves on Sunday for Ohio, designing
to give out contrslt to build ferry.
boat for services at Carondelet. Shs
will be lao or 145 feet long, IS feet beam
center-wheel, &c inch cylinder, 6 fee
stroke, and have 3 boilers, each % fee
long.