The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-08

RIVER NEws.-The river commenced
falling here yesterday, the marks last
evening showing eighteen feet In the
channel. At one o'clock Saturday
aftxnoon the Monongehela was falling,
at Pittsburgh. With ten feet six inches
in the channel.
The following tows OF coal will leave
Pittsburgh to-day: For Cincinnati
Reindeer, eight barges, $500 bushels !;
Nellie Speer, ten barges, one fuel boat,
$4,000 bushels; Sam Brown, eight
barges, 10000 bushels. For Louis.
ville-Enterprise, ten bsrges, $4,000
bushels.
The Carrie Brooks passed up yes
terday for Pittsburgh. She will return
on Tuesday.
The Skillinger, Capt, Russell, will
leave for CINCINNATI this afternoon, al
3 o'clock, offering passengers and
ireishters capital opportunity to reach
points below safely, swiftly aud com
fortably.
The Express. Capt. Phil Anschutz
will leave for PsIkersburg this morning
at halt past ten o'clock. Ed Anschutz
2yesides with grace, dignity and
urbanty in the office.
The Andes. Captain Charley Muhle-
man, will arrive from Cincinnati to-day
snd will leave on her return trip on
Tuesday afternoon OOe o? the chief
attractions 10 passengers on the Andes
is the superb manner Chris Matis, the
able steward, presides over his share OF
the boat. Ed. Muhleman issues state
room keys and receives collateral.
TIE Cincinnati Gazette of Friday
says:
Capt. Fisher yesterday liquideted the
claims against the ArgOsy, aud she was
relessed by the United States Marshal.
She will remain here a few days under.
going repairs.
The Della No. 2, bourd down to
BAYOU htcbaFaiaya from the OHIO, Is
queer craft She is fat bowed, single
chimueyed boat, OF sixty-tour tons, with
a recess wheel aslern. Jim Seeds is at
the wheel.
The coal run will be light one on
the present rise The following boats
left Pittsb rgh Friday evening Albion
for Palkersburg, fats coal, 10000
bushels; for Louisville, Evan Williams,
s barges and fiat, 100000 bushels.
Major Merrill in charge OF the Ohio
river improvement, says OF the Wheel
ing dam, in bis report to the Secretary
OF War:
The top OF this dam was partly cut
down by the ice OF winter before last,
and required raising TO maintain the
requisite depth on Wheeling bar. This
dam obviates the necessity OF the cause
way proposed at the head OF Wheeling
leland, against the construction Ct
which l have previously reported.
lie also says OF the Burlington dam
and dika:
This is one Of the worst bars on the
river for navigation, and probably the
most costly to improve. The dam
closes the channel to the right OF But.
fiugton Island, and the dixie guides the
water in the left channel. The former
was originally built in 1862 by Mr..
Roberts, aud the latter in 1874 by Capt.
John Saunders. The heaviest work has
been on the dam closing the right chan
mel, which has given way several times.
The work has been finished since the
close OF the fiscal year. Twenty thous-
and seven hundred and ffty.one cubic
wards OF stone had been used at the
close OF the year. The bar on the Viz
glnis channel is to be removed by
dredging.
Born CT A MISD-Clara Ann Jane
lie not as young IS she was, but her
heart is tender yet, and seeks for q
genial, compauionable, masculine heart
to beat against. She is determined 10
get married to some one, whether that
some one will or no. Last night
she managed, by her infinite tact, TO
get Charles Augustus 70 escort her
home from church. Now Charles lie
inclined to batchelorhood, and deadly
opposed to being "inwigled" into hav-
ing a wife forced upon him. Arriving
at Clara's house be was invited in and
she hoped and endeavored to make a
breach in his heart By bringing into
play her eye artillery. She was too
anxious to capture him, don't you seer
and he took the alarm. AS he started
for his residence she gave his hand a
tipy squeeze at the gate, and said,