The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-16
River News.

River News.
The marks at the wharf last evening
indicated IL feet inches in the chan
mel and falling.
The Express departed Tor Parkers-
burg yesterday morning at the usual
hour.
The Exchange arrived from Pitts
burgh yesterday morning and departed
for Cincinnati.
The towbos's Nellie Speer, John
Penny and the Grand Lake, passed
down with heavy coal lows.
The Mallie RsgEn will depart for.
Pittsburgh, this morning at ! o'clock
The Courier is The Parkersburg pack
ct this morning at the usual hour.
Business about the landing Was very
dull yesterday.
The Carrie Brooks arrived from
Pittsburgh. and departed Tor Zaness
vile.
The Ell. Hobbs left ST. Louis Satur-
day night with two barges OF ore for
Wheeling
Capt. Booths Garrett is coming with
a tow OF J., 300 tons OF ore for Wheel.
ing.
The steamer ArgoSy wa, the last
victim OF The Cincinnati bridge. The
St. Louis bridge is still ahead so far as
damages is concerned 10 s:esmboating.
From present indications the Cincinnati
bridge will soon I've even.
The steamer Schuyler made the run
up the Hudson from New York TO
Albany, last week, in eight hours, the
qnickest time on record. The time is
considered wonderful but the Schuyler's
captain thinks she can do i, again, and
often.
A special Dispatch from New Or.
leans 10 the Cincinnati Commercial
says:
The river has risen about 3 inches
to-day, and is now 5 to 7 inches above
the high water Of 1871. 1t is over the
head OF Orange street, aud over one
foot deep on the Mobile railroad track,
from Jefferson street to the lower end
Of the French Market. McCullom's
and Bonnet Care crevasse are both re-
gsrded beyond control. Nothing is
likely 10 be done with them until the
river tails ten or fifteen feet. Cover
uor Kellogg to-day addressed a circular
10 all police juries in the river parishes,
saying the exigencies were beyond all
provided means to control the threat
ened overflow, and advising them 10
90 to work and build up and protect
the levees in the respective parishes,
promising 10 recommend 10 the next
Legislature 10 reimburse the parishes
for money thus expended The State
authorities also advanced 10 the Levee
company, which, by the acts OF the
Legislature creating it, has the monop-
oily OF levee building in Louisiana, $780,
900 10 advance OF the collections on this
years levee tax. to help them meet the
emergency.
lBy:Telegraph.l
PIrTsBUKGH, April l5.-Rive- 8 feet
5 inches and rising slowly. Weather
clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, April l5.-River Sc feet
and falling. Departed-Charmer, Ey-
ansvills.
CAIRO, April lj.-Arrived-Alle-
gheny Belle, St. Louis; Budman, Gin
cinnati. Departed-Allegheny Belle,
Pittsburgh; Bigley, 81. Louie. River
has risen l6 ipches Light rain falling
this evening. Weather cloudy and cool.
LOUISVILLE, April l5.-The river is
about on a stand with ~ feet in the
canal and II feet 10 the chute on the
falls; boats now pass through the
draw next to the canal. Business very
brisk. Weather cloudy with light
raiue. Up-Exporter, New Orleans
Ben Franklin, Memphis Down--T.
Deap, New Orleans; Nail City and
barges, St. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, April l5.-Arrived-
Jasper, Cincinnati; Helena. Vicksburg.
Mountain and Bigby,
Grand Tower, Memphis /;
John Mesns, Wheeling Great Repub-
lie, New Orleans; Capital City, |
Vicksburg. River falling; weather
cloudy aud cool with rain tonight
EVANSVILLE, April 15.-Heavy rain
,ud wind last night. Weather cloudy; |
mercury SO to co.. River riaen 2 feet |
!, inches, with sc feet . inches by the
narks. Down-Bermuda, Mollie
Ebert, Grey Eagle. Charles Brown and
ow and Red Cloud. Up-George
Roberts, IdIewild, Sampson and Hor-
Ter. Business fair.