The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-27
River News.

at dark was on a stand, with about II!
feet.
The Express will receive freight to-
day for ParkersbuFg and way points, but
will not 60 out before Monday,
The Andes will take her departure for
Cincinnati on Tuesday.
The river was full Of floating ice yes.
terday. The Allegheny ice was expected
down some time last night,
The new Hudson Is being rapidly COM
pleted and furnished, and viii probably
start upon her Grst trip to Cincinnati on
next Saturday,
We understand that the dry docks will
soon change hands, Messrs. Todd, Martin
and others being the purchasers,
The Harrison yesterday pulled tho
new Monitor and barges of the bank,
where they had been thrown by the first
bFeakup,
The steamers Forest City and Market
Boy will resume their trips on Monday,
The Skillinger was expected TO leave
Cincinnati yesterday for Pittsburgh.
Tho Science will be put on the docks
here, and not at Middleport, as we were
informed the other day,
Capt. J. G, Morris last evening return
ed from Pittsburgh, where ho went 10 con.
tract for o new hull for the machinery Of
tho Monitor, which was sunk by the
Ice q few weeks ago. He reports the
Allegheny not broke at PArker's but
gorged, with eighteen inches at Oil City
and rising slowly, The Monopgahela was
broken TO the second pool by towboats,
and tising, with II fest at Brownsville,
No damage had been done,
LAST nights Pittsburgh Telegraph, for o
copy Of which we are indebted to Mr.. ].
g, Morris, says;
The river has been rising here all day,
and at two O'Clock this afternoon there
were ten feet ip the channel aud still ris.
log, at the rate Of about three inches an
hour. The news from all quarters, both
at the head Of the Monong. and Allo-
gheny, and their side streams, speak Off
general breaking up Of the Ice, and We
think In aday or two they will all be
clear Of Ice, The steamers have succeed.
ed In breaking 1t so that there IL but lit.
tic danger Of any harm to the boats from
H.
The Ice in the Yougioghcny river gave
way last night and this morning the
Monogahela succumbed, and both streams
are now running out heavy loo,
lBy TGlGgrsph,1
PITTSBURGH, February 26,-Riyer 10
feet inches and rising. Weather clear
and pleasant,
Brownsville reports the river rising,
with II feet Of water, Weather clear
and cold. Reports from the Upper Allie
gheny say it Is rising slowly, with numer-
Gus heavy gorgeS,
MEMPHIS, February 28.-The river fell
four inches. Departed Helena, St. Louis;
Church, Ohio river.
NASHVILLE, February 28.-River still
rising, with 80 feet OH the shoals, Wealth.
er clear and pleasant, The Silverthorn
arrived from Evansville. The Eddyvllle
departed for the upper Cumberland.
EVANSVILLE, February 26.-Weather
clear; mercury "a to GOo. River rose
3 $40 feet, with l3 9.l0 feet on the guage.
Port list, down-Vint. Shinkle, TaRascon,
Susie Silver, Nashville, and Indiana. Up
Geo. Roberts, Arkansas Belle, Taras.
con, with good trips. Shipments large.
Susie Silver and Vint. shinkle added
largely, and the Indiana received good
engagements ut points below and from the
south.
CAIRO, February 26.-Arrived-Louis.
villa and ChnR. BOdmnn. Cincinnati Bee.
Mt. Vernon; Jas. D. Parker, Memphis.
Departed-Motgan, Cincinnati; Baum,
Memphis; Clebnrne, Evansville. River
19 feet Q inches and rising. Cloudy and
pleasant. r..
CINCINNATI, February 20.-River 81
feet Q inches and rising. Weather fair
and mild. Acknowledgements, Cherokee;
Warner and barges, New Orleans;
Arlington, Memphis; Kite Hogler, Ar.
kansas; Shippers Own, Evansville. De.
parted-R W. skillinger, PittSburg;
Paragon, New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, February 26.-River rising
with 0 feet inches In the canal, and 7
feet 8 inches In the Indiana chute. The
Ice has almost entirely disappeared.
Arrived-United States, hIinneola Grey
Eagle, Morning Star, II. s.. Turner md
Samuel ]. Hale and tow. Departed
United States, Samuel ]. Hale, Thompson
Dean, II. =. Turner, MinneOla and Grey
Eagle.
81. LOUIS, February 20.--The ice that
moved out Of tho harbor yesterday lodged
again at Carondolet and backed up as far
"a Arsenal Island. II Is thought tonight
however, from a sudden ial! Of The river
ss hs Snt II ~ S Rfs 1tsG 2 again SnS ,s sS%%ss osgns
sS evening. o The T SsrbCr S boat 'Y Smith and
two or three tugs have been buttiDg all
day at the Ice above the bridge, and q
large amount Of II has been broken of
and loated out Of sight Weather cooler
tonight, and the indications are that II
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