The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-29
River News,


The river was about stationary last
evening with % feet 5 inches in the
channel. The heavy rains above and
in this vicinity will give us more water
hereabouts than the rivermen or any
body else desire.
The Courier departed for Parkers-
burg yesterday morning.
The Mallie Rsgon left for Pittsburgh
at the usual hour yesterday morning.
The Andes departed for Cincinnati
yesterday afternoon with a very light
trip. -...
The Carrie Brooks and the Belle Of
Shreveport from Pittsburgh and the
Mollie Ebert from st. Ionic. were due
here last night. ,.
The Express is the Petersburg
packet this morning.
There was very little doing about the
landing yesterday.
The Cincinnati Times says:
The John w. Garrett, and bsrges
Rachel and Ruth, arrived from Wheel
ing this morning and proceeded to St,
Louis. Her barges contain 81, 600 bar
rels OF salt, IS 900 kegs Of nails, and q
large lot OF glassware. Pilots, John
Rulblie and Jonas Meyer.
Captain L K. Mccoy, an cid and we'll
known river man, died at the National
Hotel at Louisville. Friday night, after
brief illness. He had been in the city
for several days, looking after some
property owned there. His remains
we're taken yesterday to the Q. Il NJ.
depot, to be forwarded to McCoy's
Landing, on the Ohio river, above
Steubenville. Mr.. Mccoy flatboated
on the Ohio river with Mr.. Lincoln,
and during their lives they were warm
friends.
BY Telegraph
PlrrsBUReH, April 2S.-River Is feet
10 inches and rising. Weather cloudy
and cool. 1t rained aud showed all day.
Both rivers are about stationary.
EVANSVILLE, April 2S.-Rained from
7 O clock last uight until 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Mercury 4S to 40'. River
fallen 8 inches. Down-Exporter,
Hobbs aud bsrges. Up-Ben Frank
lin.
CAIRO, April 2S.-Arrived-Paragop,
New Orleans; Warner, New Orleans.
Departed-Fred Wilson, Louisville;
Paragon, St. Louis; Biglsy, St. Louis !;
Warner, Cine. nnati. River Al leet;
TALL Of inches. Weather clear mer-
curry So.
Sr. Louie, April 2S.-Arrived-Fear::
lese, Pittsburgh; Tyrone, Cairo;
Helena. Vicksburg; Rob Roy, Reo-
kuk; Wolff. upper Missouri. Depart
ed-Savannab, Madison; Rob Roy,
Keokuk Babbage, Ohio River; Belle
Lancaster, ST. Paul; Oil City, Mem
phis. River falling. Weather cloudy,
cold and windy; clearing 10 nigh.
CINCINNATI, April 2S-River forty
Two feet and rising, Arrived-Andy
Baum, Mempbis Cbarmer, Evansville.
Departed-R. R. Hudson, Wheeling /;
Minneols, Memphis; Tom Jasper, St:
Louis Weather cloudy and wind
chilly.
LOUISVILLE, April 2S.-The river is
rising very last with Is feet l inch in
the channel, and II feet 10 inches in
Indian chute. The weather 10 cloudy
aud cold with the appearance OF snow.
Business is dull. Up-Eureka, Madi-
son; Ben. Franklin, Cincinnati.
Down-Grsy Eagle, Henderson. 10
port-Robsrt Mitchell. The fol-
lowing tow boats with tows
passed up, Little Condor, Jno. Hanna,
Nail City, Alex. Swift and Lioness.
Passed Down-Storm and tow. Ar
rived-Boaz. Billy MCGOWAN and Mary
Ann from above with coal. The
Charley Brown will return to Cairo.
The remains Of Captain John Brindley
of the steamer Kelley are on the Chas.
Bodwan coming TO New Albany.