The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-12
River News

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The river was falling last evening,
with 7 feet 9 inches in the channel at 8
O'clock.
The Mallio Rsgon departed for Pitts
burgh at 4 A. NJ.
The Exchange, with moderate trip,
left Tor Cincinnati at 1O4 AN.
The Express left Tor Parkersburg at her
usual hour. The Courier Is to.day's boat
The Hudson will depart for Cincinnati
at 3P. NJ, to day.
The SkilIinger was expected from Gin
cinnati last might. She will 20 on to
Pittsburgh.
The Granite State, for Portsmouth, Is
due this morning.
The Carrie Brooks will arrive from
lAnesville and depart for Pittsburgh at 2
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Coal Hill arrived from Louisville
Yesterday, with tow oI iron ore.
A barge sunk by the Whale last week
near the point OF the Island was yester-
day raised and put on the docks Tor re-
pairs.
The q. W. Hornbrook left for Shipping.
port for a tow Of boulder barges.
There is no scarcity Of coal at any de-
pot from Cairo South, consumption on
shore and also on the river having run
very light during the past season.
All OF our boAtmen have been assessed
by the Government a small stipend In
maintainance Of marine hospitals, and
we are glad 10 know, especially when
this inclement season approaches, making
disease and disability more plentiful, thai
ample provisions ior the care Of such vic.
TINS are 80 Immediately at hand. The
hospital across the river in sight of our
city, receives the following deserved com.
pllment, and Is but the echoing sentiment
heard throughout the country:
Since the rise in the river large mum.
Der OF marines have been admitted 10 the
Marine Hospital at this place. MANY of
them have come from distant points. 10
be treated by DR.. Grifflths, the surgeon
in charge. The increase has been 20
great as TO necessitate the opening Of sew.
eral new wards. The kind treatment of
the patients by the Sisters OF Mercy and
surgeon SO favorably impresses the ma.
rlnes that they always come back to this
hospital when possible for them to do 80.
Dr. Grithths is very popular and kind 10
ard.
IBy Telegraph
PITTsBURGH, December l1,-River flye
feet eight inches. Cold.
CINCINNATI, December 11.-Riyer 13
ieet Blk inches; about stationary. Cloudy.
Arrived-1ron Mountain, Pittsburgh: Jas.
.. Parker, Memphis. Departed Iron
Mountain, New Orleans; Andes, Wheeling.
ST. Louis, December 11.-ArrivedG
Savannah, Keokuk; st. 10, Memphis. De.
parted Colossal, KCokuk, Belle OF shreve.
port, New Orleans. River falling slowly.
Cloudy and mild.
LOUISVILLE, December 1l.-RIver ris-
ing slowly, 6 feet s inches in canal, q feet
0 inches in chute. Arrived-Look Ont
and tow, Pomeroy; II. s. Turner, Cinciu-
and pleasant.
CAIRO, December II. - Arrived -
Lloness,. Pittsburgh Great Republic.
New Orleans; Paragon, St. Louis; Ben
accord, st; Louis. Departed-Charles
broWn, st. Louis. River 8 feet o inches
and falling. Weather clear. Mercury
Az, Captain Walter Falls, q wealthy
citizen and an old river man, died here
thls morning from injuries received by a
fall week ago.
EVANSVILLE, December 11.-Westher
clear Mercury 20 10 43. River rising
WIN 4'IO ieet on gauge. Down-Wild
LUCK and barges, Shippers Own and
;IIarasCon. Up-George Roberts, George
spangler, ldlewild and F. 2. Grscey,
The Thompson Dean Is aground below
GaseyVille. Cleburne will be on the Little
ChSin Till the river rises. The Idlewild
mad l5O tons ND. Rnsinnsa fair