The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20

ned 1876 tunS sugar and mOlaSses on the
st. Charles last night
The Garrett and barges which lelt N.
o. for Cincinnati last ThurSday night, has
1 ,4OO bbIs. mOIaSSes, 1876 hhds sugar, $50
itllns Of marble and 30 tlms scrap iron. All
her sugar and mOlasSes, except 200 bbIs.
Of tile latter, go to Pittsburgh.
The IrOntOn, Ohio, wharfage receipts
for the quarter ending December 81, 1859,
amounted to 1914 81.
Tho Kanawha and Ohio Coal Company
shipped during the month Of December,
1850, SO2, $50 bushels Of coal out Of the
Kanawha river.
The tOwboats Hope, Mary Davage and
Florence, with bargcS, en- route 70 st.
Louis, were compelled TO lay up at Cairo
for some time on account Of Ice In the
Mississippi, but LEFT there Saturday morn
Ing for their destination.
The steamer FaWn loundered In the
middle Of the river opposite Marietta, two
or three days since. No lives lost. The
boat Is q to total loss.
The Pittsburg packet St. Charles was
caught int furious gale below GallipOlis,
Monday. The waves were tossed nearly
as high as the hurricane deck and Il was
feared for tune that tic boat would be
swamped. The officers Of that steamer
say it was tie severest storm they ever
experienced on the river. The boats low
er guards were slightly damaged, and
she was detained six, hours by the storm.
The r Il. Hudson LEFT for Wheeling
with fair trip, including 800 bblA whisky
800 sacks Of WhCat, and 800 bblS. Of Hour.
The St. Charles had q fair freight and
passenger trip Out for Pittsburg, last even.
lug. aa-...
The following resolution was adopted
by the City Council, Friday.
RESOLVED, That the Mayor Is hereby au-
thOrized and instructed to remove Dir.
McCOy's wharf and terrylIOat from the
City's wharf, at the foot OCFreelnan street,
within twenty.f0ur hours, aud To keep
said landing clear Of said MGCOy's bOat
In accordance with the above, the pro.
per officers employed the towbOat Cham.
pion to remove the wharEbOat and ferry
boat, but for some reason, after the
Champion arrived ut Tie lhOt Of Freeman
street, her officers concluded not To IN.
dertakO tho job. It might 10 tlIat they
did not euro to involve themselves inn
suit for damages, or il might Ike tint tue
current WIS SO strong that tho Champion
could not handle the huge whari.bOat. AT
any rate, the wharC.bOat remains in the
old position, although more tllAn twice
twenty.lOur hOurS have elapsed. I
Some days ago there were rumOrs Of
coal discoveries by the wOrkmen employ.
ed, in cutting, away Campbelrs Chain, a
point u few miles up the river. II seems
It was ull hOax.
The Rock Island argus says:
The report that six feet vein Of coal
had boon discovered at CumpLelrS Chain,
turns out 10 he ~ hoax, and severe one Ut
that to the Pleasant Valley farmers, who,
in anticipation of hidden wealth under.
lyning their farms, formed q ring TO raise
prices on property, and 70 tho diAppOint-
cl prUSpcctOrA. Tho secret Of tho matter
is, US we learn from Mr.. Steve Henry, ono
Of the old settlers Of Scott county, that In
1912, the steamer Old Brazil sunk a barge
loaded with coal OIL CampbclTs Chain,
where It has ibid until this day Of modern
improvements. When tho rocks and coal
over which the waters have rolled 10
many years, were hid bare and the coal
discovered, the event Of the barge sinking
had almost ptuSed from tho memory d
men, and thus tue story was started.
There was shipped out Of kanOwlla last
year, ST., i295 bushels Of salt from Kama.
wha Suit Company; l,4G3, 1000 bushels coal
frUln KannwliH & Ohio Salt Company,
requiring for shipment some 50 boats; sol, ).
600 bushels flOm Campbell Creek COal
Company, requiring for shipment some ~
boats; 500, 900 bushels from Raymond City,
using SO boats.
We have not as yet been able 10 obtain
the amount mined by the PeytOna Camel
Coal Company.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 19.
The flood is eliminating at this point,
being G feet 2 inches below the high wa.
ter Of 1867. Last night II was rising 8 in
Ches per hour, this morning 3 inches, and
this evening les than 9 inches per hour.
All the houses along the wharf from
Fourth street areinuidated, md tue water
extends up to Sherry, Voolfolk & Co.'s in
the alley. All tho low grounds are under
water. There Is about 80 feet Of water
under the bridge down the Indiana chute,
and less than 50 feOt next to tho canal.
The Aluska, FROM N. O., passed un the
Kentucky side, through tho draw bridge,
tho inst i6at Of tue kind ever performed.
She WIS barely able TO squeeze through
at the present stage Of water. Boats Of
ordinary size cannot paSs under the
bridge, which eff0Ctually stops navigation.
The river Is full Of drill which sits To tic
Kentucky side, and docs not interfere with
the trestIG work Of the bridge.
Three bargc8 Of salt, some 0,OO0 bills,
belonging to tho POmeroy Salt Co., were
swept away from Sand Island by the fiOo,l
and nothing heard Of them.
The new packet for the Memphis Packet
Co, on the stocks ut Towards ship yards,
has been kept to its place by ballast Of
Stone. The water has now partially sub.
merged tho hull.
The Sum. ]. HAle passed up last night;
also the Raven with 6arges. Tho Le0no.
III No, 9 has laid up at the wharf until the
river falls,