The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-18
RIVER NEWS.

The Market Boy left for Pittsburgh
yesterday morning.
The Express departed for Parkersbarg
at the usual hour
The Ashland arrived from Cincinnati
and took her departure for Pittsburgh
The Hudson arrived from Cincinnati
at SPIN.
The Catteragus has laid u? at Bellsirc
in consequence OF the ice.
The local packets arrived and depart
ed on time
The Courier Is the Parkersburg packet
to-day at noon.
The Salt Valley, from Portsmouth en-
route for Pittsburgh, is due this evening.
The Hudson will leave for Cincinnati
at 8 p NJ. to-day.
The Carrie Brooks, from GAINESVILLE, i,
due this evening. She will leave for
Sunday morning.
col. MERRILL's REpoRT.-IOProremcH Of
the ohio and MoHongahela RirerS.
From the Pittsburgh Commercial.
We are indebted to Col w. T. Mer-
rill, in charge of the improvement of the
Ohio, MonOngahela and Wabash rivers,
for copy of his annual report to the
Chief Engineers. Alter detailing the
operations. on the lower Ohio, the report
states that dredging has been carried on
in the upper river rs follows: AT Brunots
island, Line island, Captina island, at
| the mouth of Muskingum and ut Butiing-
ton island-thc total number of yards cx
cavated being $3.50. During the fiscal
year, over 100 snags, 10 wrecks of barges,
| 6 wrecks of steamboats, and l04 large
stones were removed from the channel.
Col. Morrill, renews his recommends,
! ton for the simultaneous commencement
o. thirteen locks between Pittsburgh and
/ Wheeling, with view to making
sackwator improvement by means of
movable dams, and estimates the cost of
these .orks at $2,0O00OO
For completing the lock and movable
dam. for which the sum of 100000 was
authorized, Sl30OOO will be required for
next year, and $4,000 for wing.dams,
dredging and removing snags.
The site for the movable dam was Sc
Icctcd and approved, but Operations had
to be suspended II. the State of Pcnnsyl-
vania had no law by which the site could
be condemned and coded to the United
States. \ bill had been prepared for
this purpose, and passed, but the Cover /
nor vetoed it. The report then pro.
ceedS: During the session OF 1919, a |
new bill was INTRODUCED, drawn up So as /
to obyiate the Governors objections, and |
this bill passed lower House and was sent /
to the Senate Unfortunately the |
bill was mislaid and could not be- .
found when called in its order. The .
Legislature adjourned without act
ing on it, bat the bill will come up again
at the next session - unfinished business
The non-pas,nge of the bill, together
with the enormous prices set on their
property by the riparian owners, caused |
you 10 order me to postpone all opera |
tiuns on the dam until the bill was pas |
scd. 1t contained clause giving the /,
same right OF condemnation usually |
granted t. railroads, and when it does |
pass we will be able to get the necessary !
land at II fair price. This state OF affairs |.
i, very annoying, but | reel that did all |
that | could to guard against it, and that |
it did not occur through any neglect or
cur,lossncss on nay part
The bill alluded TO was presented five
days before the adjournment, was refer
red to the Committee on Federal Rela-
tions, and was not rcproted from that
committee 1t could not have been mis-
laik because all bill are printed and
placed on file. Colonel Merrill is also
mistaken in saying that the bill will
come up again as unfinished business, nj
next session" Under rule adopted
last session, all business terminated with
the session. and: Of course, the bill must
be offered as new business
by Telegraph.
PITTSBURGH December l7.-Riveo 4
feet 10 inches and falling. Weather
clear and very cold. Dcparted-Granite
State, Portsmouth.
MEMPHIS, December l7.-Rivcr about
stat. onarv. Weather clear and cold
Arrived-Ruth Augusta, White river;
y |
Andy johnson, New Orleans; Mary Ann,
Pittsburgh; Church, Cincinnati; Capital
City and Colossal, st. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, December 17.-W Weather
clear and very cold. Arrivcd-Min-
nicola, Memphis; Mary Houston Cincn-
mats Departed Minnco a. Cincinnati.
River falling. with 9 feet inches IN the 6
canal; 7 feet inches on the sails.
CMRo December 17.-Arrived-S
Joseph and Andy Baum, Memphis, at
=. NJ, City Of Quincy and Thomas Shcr-
lcck, New Orleans, q. Departed Hill
man, Nashville, Pm; Belle Memphis,
Memphis, /; Baum, Cincinnati, 3; Susie
Silver. New Orleans, g; Sherlock. Gin
cnnaii, u. River ~ feet 9 inches and
falling. Cloudy; mercury IA. Boats
bound up the Mississippi are laying up
here to await warmer weather.
NASHVILLE, December l7.-Riycr fall
ing. Arrvci-J. H. Cook, Point
Isabella. Departcd-Eddyytllc, Cairo.
CIyCIyNATI, December lG.-Riycr 10
feet iuchr, and failing. Weather fair.
Mercury li'
EVANSVILLE, December IL Storming
during the night with light snow; clear
and very cold to-day; mercury g 10 l6'
above zero. RIVER 10 feet and falling.
Wind sharp and fresh from northwest.
Up-Silvcr Thorn, midnight; Pat Gle
burnc, 6 \. NJ; Cherokee, 10 a. NJ; Geo
Roberts, noon. Down-Aggie. noon;
Cons Miller, = =. NJ; John Il. Rhoades