The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-24
RIVER NEWS.

/ The marks at the landing last evening
Indicated 6 feet 4 inches in the channel,
and falling.
! The Express left for Parker.burg vt
the usual hour yesterday morning.
The Andes arrived from Cincinnati! ut
. T NJ yesterday.
The Fannie Tatum, from Pittsburgh
for St. Louis, passed down Sunday even
ing.
The Tempest will leave for New Mar
tinsvillc this morning at half past ten
o'clock.
The c. w. Hornbrook departed for
Pittsburgh yesterday at o'clock.
The Monitor will lesvo for Pittsburgh
to-day.
The Malie Ragon will leave for Par
kerr burg this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Andes will leave for Cincinnati
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Andes
is iirst-class boat, and in charge Of most
genllemaHly officers.
The regular local packets are all run
ming on time.
Business about the landing, Yesterday
was rather brisk.
The new IRON tow boat for the River
Improvement Service, was launched from
the Marine ways, St. Louis, on Friday.
WHATs IN A NAME2-They have a
clerk round at St. Louis called "1ruc
Dodge said to be very clever fellow,
and what is more singular he Is clerk on
the steamer Spread Eagle.
BARGE SUNK.-The Cincindat En-
gurfr snys: The Coal Hill passed up
from ST. Louis 10 Wheeling, win four
tar.es containing 800 tone, OF ore.
" hen two and nslt miles above Car
roIlton the barge DAvage No sunk.
IL h struck some obstruction, but Just
were OF when was not known, but n
tina, point 1t WAS discovered 10 be sink
ing and the boat run It near the Ken
lucky shore where 1t sank 1t WAS load
ed with $50 tons ore. Protest was enter
ed here and the Coal Hill continued her
trip. L. IL. Williamson and Thomas
Morris were her pilots form here.
lBv Telegraph.
PrTTsBURGH, August % River 4
feet inches and falling weather clear
and cool Salt Valley arrived from
Irorton and departed for the same por'.
MEMPHIS August 23.-River has iai.
len - inches; to;al decline 30 nch's.
Weather clear and warm. Departed
Belle Of Memphis, st. Louis; City o.
Nicksbarg, Nicksburs.
CAIRO August 23.-Drparted-City Of
Helena, 5 II. King, 81. Louis. River 70
feet IL inches; fallen 3 feet in ~ hours
Weather clear. Mercury 5G'.
NASHVILLE, August % River falling
with feet inches on shoals. Weather
mild
ST LOUIS, August % -Arrivcd-Cap. I
ital City, Nicksburg; Northwestern and !
Savannah, kenkuk. Departed -BuyarI, .
Hannibal; City OF Chester, Memphis; /
Northwestern. st. Paul; Alps, La Sale /
River ial en- inches. Weather clear aud .
cool.
EVANSVILLE, August 2H.-Wea'her
clear Mercury So to - degrees River I
10 teet ami falling. Up-Shannon,
Morning Star, George Roberts John \. .
Wood, Bowling Green, Rosa Miller, Idle .
wild. Business light.
CINclNHATG, August %. River IS
feet inches and ing; c.rarand pleas
ant Passed up-John l.. Rboaus and /
Wild Duck, from St Louis to Pittshurgh.
Down-Etna, from Iron,on It Loujsi
LOUISVILLE, August 23.- Weather
warm and clear. RIVER on stand with :
seven feet two inches IN the .canul and
five feet two on the falls, Arrived T.
Arkansas and tow, Cairo; Fawn. Evans
vile; Parker, Memphis; Church, Gin
cinnsti; Tom Means and tow, 81. Louis. /
Observation-Disclosures and tow, Pittsburgh, .
Alice, Fawn and Parker Cincinnati;
Means and tow and Church, New Or ,
leans \