The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-16
RIVER NEWS.


Laltanny ice has broken. and yesterday
there was considerable floating ice in the
river.
The Andes arrived from Cincinnati
last evening. with good trip.
The Express left for Parkcrsburg yes
tcrday morning at the usual hour
The MaIlic Ragon will leave for Pitts
burgh il. : o'clock this morning.
The Courier Is the Parkersburg packet
at half pat ten o'clock.
The Andes will leave for Cincinnati at
3oclock this afternoon.
The Carrie Brooks from Pittsburgh,
for GAINESVILLE, is due here tonight.
a number of coal boats passed down
yesterday They were all compelled 10
lower their smoke stacks in passing I'M
der the suspension bridge.
by Telegraph
PIrTsBURGu, March l5.-The heavy
gorge which has been lying at Kittan
ming for the past few weeks, broke to-day
ut ( =. NJ, and reached here at $40. 1t
is running now The ice is very heavy
and the river is running full. There Is
no serious damage along the Allegheny
20 far AS heard from, but fears are en-
tcrtaincd for the for the lower coal land
inc. The Kiskimintas gorge broke
this afternoon, and carried away the
countp bridge at Leechburg. Reports
from thcupper Allegheny show consider
able of rise, and good prospects for
general breakup.
PITTSBURGH. March l5.-Thc Monon-
gahcla river is II feet and rising. Wealth
cr cloudy and warm. The Allegheny is
rising rardIy, and is running full of ice.
The gorge at Kittanning broke at 4
o'clock to-day, and the ice passed out
without doing any damage to property
50 far IL known, and Brownsville reports
II feet inches and falling.
CIXcGNNArI, March lj.-Rivcr 3j feet
and rising slowly. Weather windy and
colder since 3P.M. Arrived-Hudson,
Wheeling Dcparted-Skillinger, Pitts
burgh.
ST. LOUIS, March 1t -Arriyed-Only
local packets. DcpartGd-Rover, Ohio
river. River rising fast Total swell
since Thursday feet. Boats will leave
tomorrow for all the upper streams.
Weather cloudy and cool, with 4 high
wind.
CAIRo March I2.-Arrivcd, Fannie
Lewis. Memphis; City of Helena, st.
Louis; j. Lewis, Nick,burs. Departed
-Faunie Lewis, st. Louis; 81. Helena,
Vicksburg River II feet > inches.
Weather clear! mercury iG'.
NASHVILLE, March lj-Riyer rising
foot an hour with % feet on the shoals
Clear and pleasant. Arrived-Burks-
VILE, Cairo.
LOUISVILLE, March l5.-River falling
with II feet 10 inches in the canal, and
9 feet 10 inches in the chute. Arrived
Bermuda, Evansville; Chas. Bodman,
New Orleans; Alex Swift and tow, Ten
nessce river. Big Condur, Pemeroy. De-
parted Bermuda, Bodman and Swift,
Cincinnati; Big Condar, Pomeroy. The
Grey Eagle is due here tomorrow, and
will'proceed Immediately to Madison for
repairs.
EVANSVILLE, March lj.-Rain with
violent wind and lightning last night.
Chiefly cloudy and colder to-day; mcr-
curry 80 t7 - and falling with wind from
the west Up--Georgc Roberts, Morn
inc Star. Arkansas Belle Bowling Green.
Down-IdDcwid. Glasgow and Red
Cloud with big trips. BUSINESS very
active. River very rough all day.
MEMPHIS, March lj.-Arrived- City
of Augusta, Pocahontas, Belle, Texas,
Arkansas river; Vint Shinkle Cincinna-
ii. Drparted-Thompson Dean, Ohio
river: Bee and barges, New Orleans;
Belle Of Shreveport, New Orleans; Belle
Of Memphis, st. Louis; Future City, 81.
Louis. River stationary but over its
banks above and full up to the brim be-
low.
The John W. Garrett and barges pass
ed Yesterday, adding 800 sacks OF oil
cake and dischargimg Il heavy freight
here.