The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-03
River News.

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z The river fell six inches during the
twenty iour hours preceding four o'clock,
yesterday afternoon AT that hour the
marks indicated nine feet.in the channel,
and stationary iaaa, 4, ST. ~, gu,
n The Arlington passed down Tuesday
night about halfpast nine O'Clock. II she
had 300 tons Of freight on board as the
Pittsburgh papers would have Us believe,
no one here was able to discover It, -
The local packets were all on time yes
terday. o Judging from indications, ycster.
day, stearnboatmen will have no "let up
this winter-the, temperature favoring
evcrythingibut q freeze There Is time
enough yet, however, for a considerable
spell Of weather" before spring opens, q,
We take the following from our latest
Cincinnati exchanges: va % stte 4li
The air was chilly yesterday, but the
sun shone brightly nearly all day. .9H
Business was moderately active on the
wharf E.N' ff. p Jun a'..,' 1.'s
The river fell 3 feet 8 inches IN tho "a
hours ending. last evening, with % feet Of
water In the channel and "a feet space
under tie bridge for passing steamers. ,
The J.. w. Garrett and bafges, Of the
great Booth Barge Line" will arrive
from New Orleans early this morning.
The R. R. Hudson LEFT for Wheeling last
evening, on her ono hundred and tt5enty-
eighth "Trip from Cincinnati, with hir
cargo. q r..'''''
The following dispatch was received
yesterday morning: ~ '- ~ -"'''" .
'i17'' I7l PORTSMOUTH, o., Feb. /.
The Ohio passed the St. Charles and
run out Of sight In m hour. DUNBAR. Ri
!. Andrew Harvard, fireman on tho tug
boat Kate Ellis, fell overheard, on SAtur.
day night, about six miles above the city.
The officers of the boat supposing him 10
be drowned, so reported to his mother,
who resides In CoVingtpn, Yesterday
morning he put In an appearance at home,
70 the great relief Of his aged parent, who
was almost distracted on account Of the
terrible news she had received. It seems
that alter falling into the river, although
the distance was great the current swim,
and tho water cold, no had no idea Of
sinking quietly into o watery gave, but
struck out ,nanhllly for the Kentucky
shore, which he finally reached, thanks
10 being a good swimmer, but in such On
exhausted condition that he could scarce,
y stand, which prevented hun from 70.
DoFtfnF sooner. az 81, 81 yg...f
The last span Of the Ohio river bridgeAt
Louisville, was completed Monday 9lfer.
noon. The length OF the bridge, exclu-
slye Of approaches is one mile. Il has
two main spans, QUE Of three hundred and
seventy feet, and the other Of four hundred
feet, and 20 draw over the canal The
time occupied In It's construction was two
years and ak months. II will DO ready
for the passage Of trains. in three or four
4 dispatch dom Warrington s6ys "a
full board of Supervising Inspectors Of
Steamboats, has nearly completed Its
recommend for q new bill regulating
the steamer craft on inland wateFS. One
ofthe, most important changes b the Sec:
ton providing that captains and mates
sllall appear before Q board for exAmina.
ton, ami, II deqmed qualified, Sh9ll be re-
CURED "a take out q license, the R9ne aR
pilots ard engineers New proYtsionl AFO
made for testing Al iron used In boilers