The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-13
RIVER NEWS.

The marks at the wharf last evening
indicated q inches in the channel and
falling slowly.
The Science left for Parkersburg yes
terday morning at l03 o'clock
The Wildwood was expected up last
night and if she arrives, will leave
for Parkersburg this morning at 10!
o'clock
Thefaces of the river men still wear a
sad, stern expression. They are begin
ing to think that they are doomed to
ashore it this winter.
A special dispatch from Pittsburgh
to the Cincinnati Commercial, contains
the following items of interest:
The prospects for water are anything
bnt encouraging. a new trial has been
Gilmore rs Captain G. W. Ebert and
Jacob Poe, owners of the steamer Mollie
Ebert. w. H. Brown the coal king, has
been in delicate health for some time
past. The action Of :. h. Hewitt against
the tOw-boat Monitor, to recover wages.
was decided against the boat, and the
clam was settled and the proceedings
discontinued. In the case Of John 5.
, Mcmillan rs. James Rees, Ell at, ON mo-
ton of John Barton, Esq, attorney for
respondents, they were allowed to file an
| amended answer. General business con-
tinues very dull, and it is probable
frcightS would be scarce even if there
was water and the indications are. that
this winter will be hard winter on
bOatlncn.
Last night" says the Louisville 7rI-
b"ae OF Saturday, there passed over the
falls large sKif, some twcnty-thrce feet
in length, and partially covered with
tarpaulin. lis occupants were two young
artists of Pittsburgh, named Il. b. Will
son and J. w. Alexander. They are
travelling lcisurely down the river, sketch
ing the country on each side, and crawl
irg up the principal streams that empty
into La Belle Rivierc. transferring TO
their portfolios the chief objects of attraC-
ton. They have all the ncccssarics of
life on board, do their own cooking, and
are as completely independent of the
world and it. carking cares Gs any brace
of gentlemen could well be. The
Young artists left Pittsburgh on the
10Th of August last, and have been
engaged in SkctchinG the coun-
try, as above stated. They pulled up the
Great Kanawha and captured the pic
turcsque treasures of the West Virginia
mountain regions. They 60 from hence
down the river Wilson and Alexander
propose to descend the Mississippi, AS
crnd Red River ard then, returning,
proceed to New Orleans. whence they
will ship to Cuba. After they do this
tight little yellow jacket among the is
lands, they will advance on the isthmuS,
paint the portrait of the ChagrcS, cross
nvcr, take up the Pacific coast to CaIiior-
mia, and explore the Yosemite and other
valleys. the canenS, mountains, rivers
and gorgrS of the aurifcrouS land. They
will send back their sketches and letters
to the more prominent Eastern maya
zines
ny
CINcINNATI, November l2.-Rivcr ,
feet 10 inches.
LOUISVILLE, November 1.-THE river
is still on the stand with ~ inches in the
canal. Weather clear and cool.
PITTSBURGH, November l2.-Rivcr II
inches and stationery. Weather clear and
cool.
CAIRO. November l2.-Arrivcd-St
Louis, st. Louis; City of Quincy, New
Orleans; Scuddcr, st. Louis. Departed
City ofQuincy, st. Louis; st. Louis,
Vicksburg. River 3 feet inch and fall
ing. Weather clear and cool.
EVANSVILLE, November l2--Wcath-
or clear and cool; mercury il0 to 80.
River has risen inches, water from
Green river, with ! foot 1 inches on the
gauge. Up-Grorg" Roberts and Flor
cncc Lee Down-Dick johnson, Evans
Vile. Bushes, very light.
ST. LOUIS, November 12.-.irrivcd.-
Grand Tower, Memphis; Rob Roy, kco-
kuk; Capital City, Nicksburg. Departed
Curtis. New Orleans; Rob Roy, kco-
kuk; Colorado. Vicksburg. River rising
slow V, Weather cloudy and cool. Tie
Kcokuk Northern Line have stopped
receiving freight for points above kcO-
kuk. and the boats that have run north
of that point are preparing TO go into
winter quarters.