The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-25
River News.

The Major Anderson came up 10 tho
Innding, yesterday afternoon, about hall
past two O'clock, In tinO style, witha good
trim She leaves this afternoon for Gin
cinnnti nj three o'clock, and passengers
and shippers will promote their interests
by putting themselves anl Greights under
charge Of Capt. Charley Mnhleman.
The Mollie Ebbcrt was at tho landing
nearly alI day, yesterday, discharging
freight for this point and Bridgeport. She
lad not finished nj five Oslock last even
Ing, hut probably did 81 during the night
and lett for Pittsburgh.
The Recs is still lying nj the foot Of
Quincy street repairing her boilers, which
were found damaged To greater exten
on examination than was anticipated. We
were told that she would probably leave
for SmRsl nj her regular hour this aller-
nOon The Laura No. 9 has been running
IN the RccS trade since the latter laid up.
The Forest City WIS on hand yesterday,
aud had fair trips both ways. The Ex-
press got away for Parkenblrg ut her
usual hour.
The river was stationary here yester'
tIay, with twelve feet six inches in tho
channel. Al Pittsburgh, last evening, the
stage was reported to he seven feet aud
falling. The min Of yesterday and last
night will end any further decline, and,
perhaps, send the river up on another
bender.
The widely hcral,led and lOng-loOked
for Arlington is advertised to he here this
evening ut 0 o'clock, c" route to Ctncin.
nati from Pittsburgh.
Yesterdays Cincinnati GtHettr furnishes
the following:
Considerable min fell between 9 o'clock
a. NJ. and 2r. NJ, Sunday. Cloudy the
remainder of yesterday. Air warm for
the season.
There was great deal Of freight ship
ped for the South on Sunday, but there
were good many boats 10 take ii. Most
Of these secured nearly full cNrgmS, but
some Ibid over till this week. Rates are
down Us low ~ they will he during 1850.
The river fell feet in ~ hours proceed.
ing 9 O'Clock lust evening, when there
were 80 feet three inches Of water in the
channel, by tho metal marks at the Water
Works, SO feet space under the sllspEn.
sion bridge for passing steamers. Several
boats IRE lying nj the City Wharf, loaded,
awaiting sufficient fall Of the river to let
them under the bridge, and others arc re-
cciving below the bridge for points South.
A boat containing 2,50O bushels Of coal,
belonging to Linus Oglc, was sunk last
week ut Marietta. Loss about $4,000.
The ArgOsy, from Pittsburgh, will he
found at the wharf this morning and will
reload for return trip. Capt, Billy List
commands the ArgoSy, with Mr.. Billy
Anderson in the office.
Mr.. s. G. Huntington, pilot Of the 81.
Marys, died suddenly Inst Sunday, at Trcn.
ton, La. His remains were buried nj New
Orleans, by the Pilots Benevolent Asso.
citation.
4 light steamboat Is being built ut Col.
umllls, tOply the StiOtO between that city
and ChilIicoihc. 1t is not intended 10 Cur.
~ any freight, but will he given entirely
IL the business If carrying passengers. II
il constructed 50 rs 10 carry about iitly.
The steamers BrAdish johnson and Jul
lin A. Rudolph COlliClcd, lust Sunday, near
Harris wood yard No damage Of COnse-
quGnce.
The steamer Alert has been purchased
Nv tho East Tennessee and Virginia Rail.
road, AMI Is assigned to the upper trade,
between London and the points above.
4 county official, who lnIs given the
matter much attention, says the story Of
the coal discovered on CNnphCll's Chain
being only the cargo Of a barge sunk
years ago, il incorrect He says tliSCOv-
cries Of veins Of good coal have been
male, and mFdnS what he says.
Capt. LaI3Arge asserts that the Ol'Strllc.
ton which sunk the Arthur, Kate Robin.
ann and Lady Gay, Is thu. wreck Of the
steamer VIM. y. Robinson, sunk 90 years
ago, instead Of being al old stump, as
asserted by st. Louis papers.
The Arlington Is expected to leave
Pittsburgh for Cincinnati today. The
following are her dimensions: Length Of
hull, 233 feet; beam, 30 feet; hold 81 feet
She has 90 inch cylinders with : fret
stroke; five ,lOuble.fiucd boilers, 10 inches
in diameter and "a feet long. Wheels 10
feet, with I feet buckets. She will BIZ the
regular Friday packet ir0m Cincinnati in
the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh trade, nm.
der command Of Captain Dan Moore, with
Cnninin 4. s. ShrnlnrIl In the office.