The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-07

The river was rising rapidly last even
ing, with 0 feet 4 inches in the channel q
9 o'clock.
Several steamers passed down yester-
day with tows Of coal. The Q. W. Horn.
brook arrived from below at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
The towboats Jas. A. Stone, Fred. vii.
son and L. W. Morgan passed up satur-
day afternoon with empty bArges.
The Hudson departed for Cincinnati on
Saturday afternoon.
The Courier departed at the usual hour
for Parkersburg. The Express will leave
for that place to-day.
The Granite State, en- route from Pitts.
burgh to Portsmouth, passed down on
Saturday morning.
The Carrie Brooks arrived from Zsnes.
vile and departed for Pittsburgh yester-
day morning.
The Juniata passed down Saturday
night, bound for CINCINNATI also the
Mallie Ragon, for Matsmoras.
The Nail Cityuand barges departed for
St. Louis last evening, with 10000 kegs
OF nails.
The Iron Mountain and barges are an.
nounced to leave for New Orleans to. day
The Magnolia was taken of the docks
on Saturday.
The little Jessie,now lying at Gallipolis,
is owned by two widows-Mrs. Spencer,
widow of the late Capt. T. W. Spencer,
who owns two'thirds, and Mrs. Ella Rice,
widow Of Capt Jas. Rice, who owns the
other third. The last named lady is
keeping hotel at Middleport. The Jessie
Is for sale.
James Montague came over from 81.
Louis by rail this morning to help pilot
the Ed. Hobbs from this point. Jim
Canada took Montague's place in tho pilot
house OF the Mountaineer,
Albert Williamson, pilot OF tho Mollie
Ebert reports only two sunken coalbosts
in the channel from Pittsburgh to this
point. One is at Browns, and boats must
keep in toward the shore in passing il,
The other is at the foot of Burlington.
There Is sunken barge at Crows Island,
which, TO get safely by, boats are compel.
cd to run the Ohio chute.-Cn. Times.
by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, December G.-River s
ieet, about on q stand; both rivers report
ed rising slowly above. Weather cloudy;
a mild but steady rain prevailed during
the day.
CINCINNATI, December G.-River II
feet s inches; falling. Fair and cool,
Arrived - Nashville, Tennessee River:
Skillinger, Pittsburgh.
CAIRO, December 6.-Arriyed: Belle Of
Shreveport, New Orleans; Maria Louise,
Cincinnati, Julia, Yicksburg; Future CITY,
st. Louis; Mary Houston, Louisville, De-.
parted; City of Helena, Vicksburg; Ora
cey, Evansville; Belle Of Shreveport, st.
Louis; Maria Louise, New Orleans; Julia,
81. Louis; Mary Houston, New Orleans,
River II feet 6 inches Cool.
EVANSVILLE, December Grained
nearly all night; clear to-day. Mercury
Al to 40. River fallen G inches; 8 4.l0
feet on the gauge. Down-Andy Baum,
Mary Miller, Sandy and Morning Star
Up-Minneola, Pat Clebourne and Cham.
plon-all with good trips. Little business
10 day.
ST.. LOUIS, December G.-Arrived-
Chester, Memphis; Messenger, Pittsburgh;
Kyle, New Orleans. River falling
Weather clear and warm; slight shower
this evening.
LOUISVILLE, December G.-River fall.
ing with feet 8 inches in the canal and
4 feet inches in tie Indian chute. Ar.
[ived-Shannon, Cincinnati; Arlington,
Cincinnati; G. B. Church, Cincinnati;
Robert Mitchell, New Orleans. Departed
shannon, Tennessee River; Mitchell,
Cincinnati; g. B. Church, New Orleans;
Arlington, Memphis. Weather clear and
pleasant with rain in the morning.