The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-16
River News.

The river rose all day yesterday, anu
Mt dark the marks at tho wharf indi-
Gated % feet 8 inches, and rising at the
rate Of half inch an hour. M
The Express left for Parkersburg ut
her usual hour.
The Andes was expected to arrive from
Cincinnati last night. She passed
Parkersburg ut 0 o'clock. /,
The toWboats Blackmore, Boaz and
John Penny passed down with coal lows
The Eagle passed up with empty
barges,
The Forest City, Rees and and Market
Boy were running as usual yesterday.
Tho Courier is this mornings Parkers-
burg boat,
The Andes will leave for Cincinnati at
8 o'clock this afternoon.
The Allegheny leo commenced running
yesterday afternoon, and tho river was
full during the remainder Of tho day.
Some Of the Ice was eighteen inches thick:
The Monitor passed up with tow OF
limestone,
The Ragon will leave for Pittsburgh
at Q o'clock this morning.
The Salt Valley, Pittsburgh to lronton,
is due tonight.
Tho Ice in tho river Yesterday afternoon
did not interfere with navigation.
The @. B. Church leaves Pittsburgh to-
day for New Orleans.
ny Telegraph
PTrrsBuRnu, March 15,-The heavy
gorge which has been lying at Kittanning
Tor the past few weeks broke to-day at
four p. NJ, and reached hero at 500. II
Is running now; the Ice Ia yeryS heavy and
the river Is running full. There is no
serious damage along the Allegheny so
far as Is heard from, but fears arc enter
tanned for the lower coal landings. The
Kiskiminitas gorge broke this afternoon
and carried away tho county bridge at
Leechburg. Reports from the upper
Allegheny show considerable Of q rise
and good prospects Of general break
NASHVILLE, March 15.-River rising
/ foot an hour; q feet on tho shoals
Weather clear and pleasant. Arrived
Burksville, from Cairo.
CINCINNATI, March 15.-Riyer So feet
and rising. Weather shOwery and
windy colder since 3P. NJ Arrived
Hudson, NVheelingI I Departed-Skillin-
ger, Pittsburgh.
CAtRo, March 10. = Arrived-FanniC
Lewis, Memphis; City Of Helena, st.
Louis; W. J. Lewis, Vicksburg. De-
parted-Fahnic, ~. Louis; Helena, Vicks.
burg. River al fect2 inches and rising
Weather clear. Mercury 4O0.
ST. LOUIS, March 15.-Arrived- Only
local packets. Departed-R)yer, for the
Ohio river. River rising fast; total
swell since Thursday night I feet. Boats
will leave tomorrow for all the upper
streams. Weather cloudy and cool, with
q high wind.
NASHVILLE, March ia heavy tllun.
der storm with high winds prevailed
over this and surrounding States from
early Sunday morning until to-day noon,
proslrating the telegraph lines In all di.
rcctions. Tho Tennessee river Is still
rising at Johnstonville. The weather il
now clear and calm.
EVANSVILLE, March 15.-1sain, with
violent wind and lightning, last night
chiefly cloudy and colder to-day; iner.
curry 5O' to 800, and falling, with wind
from tic west. Up-GcOrgc Roberts,
Morning Star, Arkansas Belle, Bowling
Green. Down-Idlewild, Glasgow, Rcd
Cloud, with big trips. Business very act.
i've. River very rough all day.
LOUISVILLE, March 15.--River falling
with II feet 8 inches In canal and o feel
O.10 inches In chute. Arrivcd-Ber.
muda, Evansville; Charles Bodman, New
Orleans; Alexander Swift and tow, Ten.
nesSeo River; Big Condor, Pomeroy. Do.
partel-Bermuda, Bodman and Swift
Cincinnati; Big Condor, Pomeroy. Grey
Eagle IL due hero tonight and will pro.
coed Immediately to Madison for repairs
MEMPHIS, March 15.-Arriyed-Clty Of
Augusta, pocahontas; Belle Texas, Ar
kansas river, Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati
Departed-Thompson Dean, Ohio river;
Dee and batges, Now Orleans; Blue Lodge,
New Orleans; Belle Shreveport, New Or.
leans; Belle Memphis, ST. Louis; Future
City, ST. Louis. The river IL stationary,
but Is over tho banks above and full 10 the
brim below.