The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-03
RIVER NEWS.


indicated 4 feet 10 inches in the channel
and falling.
The Science arrived OF /! o'clock yes
,erdav morning and departed at the
usual hour for Parkersburg with good
freight and passenger list.
The Hudson arrived at 8! O'Clock last
night.
The Mallie Ragon will be the ParkerS-
burg packet this morning at II o'clock,
The Hudson will leave for Cincinnati
this afternoon at o'clock.
There will be no SteubenvilIe packet
to-day, as the Forest City has been en-
gagged by an up the river picnic party.
The Market Boy will take the Island
NJ. F. Sunday school to MartinsyllIe
grove to-day on picnic excursion, but
will make ner regular trips.
The James Rec, will make her regular
trips.
The Iron Valley and barges will take
the WaverIy picnic folks 10 Cresap's
Grove TODAY.
The Salt Valley from lronton 10 Pitts
burgh is due tonight.
Purkersburg's inspection and hospital
dues amount to nearly $500 year.
The tonnage of the steamers of the
Parkersburg district is between 1000 and
5000 tons.
DR.. Thomas J. GrifIiths, Surgeon in
charge of the United States Marine
Hospital ut Louisville, reports the follow
ing as the condition Of the Hospital under
his charge during the month Of June,
1875: Number of patients remaining
the last day of May, lOl; number of
patients admitted during June, 30; num-
Der of patients treated during June, III;
number Of patients discharged during
June, IS; number of patients died dur
ing June, none; number of patients re-
manning on the last day of June, -;
number of outdoor marine patients
treated during June, .; number of pri-
vate patients treated during June, 2.
CHANNEL INSTRUCTIONS.
Pilot w. II. Hall, of the United States
Signal Light Steamer Frank Willard,
furnishes the following distractions in
the channel of the OHIO river, above
CINCINNATI:
Coal barge foot of Knoxs Bar; top Of
it now out of water.
Flat loaded with limestone, above the
Poor House, on Raccoon Bar, partly out
of water. Keel. boat loaded with cement,
below Rock Reef, at Poor House, most Of
it out of water.
Coal barge in the nook foot of Brown :
Island; top of it now out dry,
Stump about 100 feet from shore, OPP
posite Witten's house; out of water at
) feet.
Snag about 400 yard. below RIgg :
Landing, Virginia, below Petticoat, in
the channel,
Root 100 yards above the mouth of
Duck creek.
The canal at the mouth of Musking-
rum river Is very bad, not as much Wa
ter by | foot as there is other places up
to Wheeling.
Snag in the middle of the river half
way between Hills landing and the foot
of Banny.
Snag about GOO yards below Ground
Hog. near the middle of the river.
Snag in the middle Of the river oPpo-
site Bedford Salt Furnace.
Snag in the middle of the river about
600 wards above jenkins warehouse.
Snag in the middle of the river,
abreast of Bowen's Landing, below Mil
lersport.
Snag in the channel 200 yards below
Bear Greek, foot of Chic Reach.
Several of these of distractions have
been in the river for some time.
lBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, July River rising
with feet inches in the channel.
Weather cloudy.
NASHVILLE, July River still TALL
Ing with feet . inches on the shoals.
Weather hay and pleasant.
ST. LOUIS, July 2.--Arrived-Magge,
Illinois river; John Means, Ohio river;
Dubuque, st. Paul; Johnson, Keokuk;
st. Genevieve VickSburgh. Departed
DUBUQUE, st. Paul; johnson, keokuk;
Belle Memphis, Memphis. River risen
! inches. There was a very heavy rain
this morning; cloudy and showery since.
MEMPHIS, June River rose four
inches. Weather generally clear; mer-
curv 90 degrees. Arrlyed-Qulck Step,
White river; Grand Tower, st. Louis.
Donarted-Future City and barges. New
Orleans; Illinois, Nicksburgj City OF
! Vicksburg. st. Louis,
LOUISVILLE, July River rising
with 3 feet 3 inches in the canal and .
feet 3 inches in IndiaR Chute. Arrived
Minneola, Memphis Departed-Nin-
nicola, Cincinnati. There we've heavy
rains to-day, but the weather Is now
dear and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, July Rain all logc-
noon. but clear this evenings mercury
20 to So. River falling with 10 feet on
the gauge. Port list up-Idlewild, Geo.
! Roberts. Down-Fawn, Grey Eagle,
Dick johnson, Thompson Dean. Bnsi-
ness very light.
CrxclXxATI, July River l2feet and
nine inches and rising. Weather show
erv. Arrived-Robert Hitchell, New
Orleans; Thomas ". Means. st. Louis.
Departed-Andes, Wheelingi Utah, St.
Louis.
CAIRO, July l.--Arrived-Nail City
Burnard, Julia, St. Louis; Cons Millar
Memphis. Departed-Nail City, Bur
nard. Ohio; Cons Millar, Gin cinnati
ulia. Vicksburg. River 80 feet 2 inche
nd rising. Weather clear; mercury 81