The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-28
RIVER TELEGRAMS.

PIrrsBURGH, October 27.-Weathel
cloudy and cool. Monongahela 4 feet
6 inches and stationary. Arrived
Elizabeth. The Argosy will depart for
Wheeling at 3 P. NJ. The Arlington
will depart on Tuesday for Wheeling.
CINCINNATI, November 27.-River
falling, with 9 feet inches in the
channel. Weather cloudy and cold.
Arrived-Alaska, Flora and Specie,
from below. Dispatches from Cattletts-
burg report it raining there and that the
Kanawha river lie rising, with 4 feet in
the channel. The Ohio river is rising
at Pomeroy.
LOUISVILLE, November 27.-The river
is falling with feet 4 inches in the
canal and 8 feet 4 inches in the
chute over the falls. Arrived-Arma-
dillo, from Cincinnati to the Arkansas
river; Spray and Alaska, from Port.
land to Cincinnati; Petrol and barges,
from Pomeroy to St. Louis; j. II.
Moulton and barges, from lronton to
New Orleans; Richmond Belle, from
Richmond, Ohio, to South Bayou /;
Charmer, from Evansville to Cincin-
natl. Boats are now passing through
the canal without difficulty. Weather
cloudy; thermometer 4l0.
New ALBANY, November 27.-The
river has fallen Is inches since Satur-
day. Weather more cool. Departed
Maria Louise, Chris. Bodwin, John
Howard and Samson No. 2, for New
Orleans; Kate Robinson and City OF
Helena, for St. Louis; Alaska, for Gin
cinnati Piott e. Cragen's potato boat,
which vas stove in on the falls, on
Friday, was landed here this morning
and unloaded. Four hundred bushels
of potatoes, out Of nineteen hundred
were lost. The owners are from Rising
Sun and are insured for $4,000 in Mad.
ison insurance mpanies. Murphy and
Bakers boat was stove at the same time,
and is a total loss. She had lOOO
barrels Of potatoes. and forty tons OF
hay, and q quantity OF green meats.
Insured for $500 in Madison office.
EVANSVILLE, IND. October 27.-Ar'
rived-Evansville from Bowling Green,
Louisa Jane from Madison, Tarascon
from Louisville, John F. Tolle and
Chris. Bodman from Cincinnati. De-
parted-Louisa Jane for Red river, Bod.
man for New Orleans, Tarascon for
Louisville, Fayette for Henderson. The
weather is cloudy and cool, with signs
of snow. The river is rising slowly,
and has risen 6 feet in all. There is .
feet to Louisville and Cairo. All the
siee-wheel packets are in the line again.
The TolIe lies here until tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS, November 27.-Cold and
sleeting since four o'clock this after
noon. The river is slowly falling and
some ice running. Arrived-Common-
wealth, from New Orleans; Henry
Ames II. C. Yerger, P. w. Strader,
from New Orleans; City Of Vicksburg,
from Vicksburg. Departed-P. w.
Strader, Dexter and Nortons.
New ORLEANS, November 27.-River
unchanged. Weather warm and sultry.
Arrived-Importer, from Arkansas
river; Kate Kearney, from ST. Louis.
MEMPHIS, November 27.-Arrived-
Alice, Mollie Moore and Bismarck
from St. Louis, City Of Alton and Shan
non from New Orleans, St. Luke from
Vicksburg, Siggles from Vicksburg,
Legal Tender from White river. De-
parted-Fort Gibson for Arkansas river,
Alice and City of Alton for St. Louis,
Mollie Moore for New Orleans. The
river has risen 5 inches. Weather clear
and cold. The White and Arkansas
rivers are falling. There is 8 feet at
Reeves and 81 feet to Cairo.