The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-30
RIVER NEWS.

The river commenced rising yesterday
and last evening the marks at the landing
indicated feet in the channel
The Mallie Ragon left for Parkers-
burg at the usual hour yesterday morn
ing.
The j. l.. Rhoads, from Cincinnati for
Pittsburgh, passed up yesterday at
noon.
The Ashland en- route for Cincinnati,
passed down yesterday morning.
The Etna and Hornbrook departed
for below yesterday.
The Hudson, from Cincinnati, is due
here this afternoon.
The Science will leave for Parkersburg
this morning at II o'clock
The following is letter to the Cncin-
tatl Cmnaerciai:
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, July 2G.-Boat
building is not brisk at this place. There
is one hull on stocks (at Pringles yard
for Captain Z. c. Sweeney. Invent with
two old steamboatmen to-day 10 see it.
They are delighted with the timber and
proportions, and say this boat can make
money anywhere, rs she is iirst-class,
and Judging from her shape and capaci-
tv, would suit the Kountz Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati weekly line she,had Hartupce
engines. Captain O'Neal contracted to-
day with Mr.. Pringle for new hull to
take the Forest Citv's place in the fall.
She is to be done and delivered in Pitts
burgh in five or six weeks, and rs Mr.
Pringle has no superior in boat building,
he will give these men irst-cass boats.
\. G.
From the Pittsburgh Chronicle:
ave learn from Pilot w. II. Hall who
recently reported the situation of the Va
rious signal lights between Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati, and the necessary
changes to be made in their location, that
the work will be done so soon as Leu
tenant &. II. Rockwell, in command OF
the new light house steamer Lilo, returns
from his trip to New Orleans. Lieuten-
ant X. will leave Cincinnati in n few DAYS,
and proceed to New Orleans in the inter-
est of the signal light service, supplying
the various stations with OIL. and paying
oil employees. The light already in posi-
ton between this port and Cincinnati
were located by "short trade pilots,
which accounts for the necessity of the
changes recommended, a. they are not
supposed to be rs well yerscd in the pro-
per location of the lights as those pilots
who make long trips. The improvement
recommended by the Coal Exchange at
a recent meeting, may be expected TO be-
fore the close of navigation this fall.
lBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, July 29.-River $ feet i
inches and rising fast. Weather cloudy.
Arrived-Granite State, Portsmouth. \
telegram from Brownsville at $50 p. m,
reports u feet and rising. Weather
| clear and warm.
PITTSBURGH July 80, 1890 A. M.-The
Monongahela river has risen - feet, and
is rising nearly inches an hour.
CAIRO, July 29.-Arrived-H Hickory,
| St. Louis; Grand Tower, st. Louis. De-
parted-Robcrt Mitchell, Cincinnati;
Hickory, Ohio river; Grand Tower, Mem
phis. River 10 feet and rising slowly.
Mercury SO.
MEMPHIS, July 29.-River ha, risen
inch Weather hot and stormy. Arrived
-Illiaois, Vicisburg, Parker, Cincin-
natl. Departed Nicksburg;
Chester,St Louis; Indiana, New Orleans.
NASHVILLE, July 29-Rivcr still fall
ing with q feet II inches on the shoals.
Weather showery and mild.
CINCINNATI, July 29.-Thc river rose
rapidly during the forenoon, but more
slowly this afternoon, reaching 30 feet 5
inches aud is about stationary tonight
and will probably fall again tomorrow.
Weather cloudy. Arriyed-Andrs, from
Wheeling.
EVANSVILLE, July % Weather cloudy
and rained until after midnight. River
SO 4-lG feet and rising fast; mercury -
to 81 degrees. Down-Dck johnson.
Bowling Green, Morning Star, kauawha
No. =. Up-Arkan-aS Belle and George
Roberts. Business dull. Great damage,
is being done the crops by high water.
ST. LOUIS, July 29.-Arrivcd--Tatum
Pittsburgh; Roy Roy, Keokuk; Belle Of
Memphis, Dugan, Jefferson City, De-
parted-RoD Roy, Keokuk; City of
Vicksburg, Vicksburg. River has risen
, feet ard is still rising rapidly. Wealth
er cloudy and sultry.
EVANSVILLE, July 29.-River rising
slowly with II feet in the canal and II
feet in Indian chute. Several more Of
the coal fleet came in to-day. The other
arrivals were Cons Millar and Fawn,
Cincinnati; Cobb Cecil, lronton. De-
parted-Fawn, EVANSVILLE Mlllar, Mem
phis. There was another heavy rain to-