The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-28

The river commenced falling yesterday,
and before evening receded about six
inches. Lust night the marks indicated
81 feet @ inches. II was thought that the
river would commence rising about mid
night, a. some hree or four feet Of water
are expected to-day.
The Express did not leave yesterday,
the river being so high that she could
not pass under the Bellaire bridge.
The O'Neal and Star Of the West were
running yesterday.
The t0wboats have laid up on &C.
count Of the high water.
The departures for to-day arc the
Courier, for ParkCrsburg, and the Andes
for Cincinnati.
The Barnard Is lying at Bellairo with
barge Of ore for Wheeling, and a barge
Of iron for Pittsburgh.
The Nail City Il due here from 81.
Louis, with n tow Of iron ore.
The Ed. Hobbs left 81. Louis on Fri.
day last with n load Of ore for Pitts.
burgh.
The steamer Andes arrived from Gin.
cinnali about 8 o'clock last evening, with
as much freight as she could carry. She
had on board tho following freight: for
Pittsburgh: 3G2 barrels Of molaSses, 20
hOgSheada Of sugar, 1870 barrels Of rice;
for Steubenville IA hogslleads Of sugar,
1862 barrels Of mOlasses, 80 barrels Of rice,
100 bags Of wheat; for Wheeling 200 bar.
reIs Of InolasSes, 20 hogsheads Of sugar
lkn ,t.n kaI In.Uo uiinnIiIv nf mi iunplIa,
neous freight. When slie left Cincinnati
she had 900 tons.
lBy Telegraph
plrnDuRGn, December 27.-RiVOr 20
feet o inches and rising; weather cloudy
and mild. Arrived Salt Valley, Iron.
ton; Carrie Brooks, Zanesville. Depart.
ed-SAlt Valley, lrOnlOn. The Allegheny
at Oil City Is 10 feet 10 inches and
stationary; weather clear and cool. The
MOnOngaliela At BrOwsville Is u feet !
inch aud rising slowly.
CAIRO, ILL.,, December 27.--Arriyed-.-
Ed. Hobbs, City Of Quincy and Clinton,
81. Louis Cherokee, Cincinnati. De-
parted--CIerokee, New Orleans. River
iOteet 8 inches and rising fast. Weather
clear. Thermometer 80 deRa.
CINCINNATI, December 27.-ISiver 3S
feet 10 inches and rising, has risen 10 feet
In the past "a hours. Weather clear and
cool.
MEMPHIS, December 27.--lliycr rose 2
inches. Weather clear and cool. Arriv-
ed-Maty Miller, New Orleans,
EvANsvtLLE, December T.--Weatlet
clear and cold. Mercury from B2 10 40
deRs. River q and $40 feet and rising
fast. Port list: Up--COlR. Millat, Grey
Eagle, George Roberts, Fearless aud tow,
Evansville. Down--Andy baum, Pat
Cobutn aud Silver thorn. Business
light.
LOUISVILLE, December 27.-Wcather
clear and cool. River | feet 0 inches
In theIcanal, o feet 0 inches ON The falls
and rising. Arrived = Mitchell, New
Orleans Glasgow, Eyansville. Departed
Michel, Cincinnati; Glasgow, Gin.
cinhati; II. 8. Turner, New Orleans. ..
NASHVILLE, December 27.-River fall.
Ing; l2 feet on The shoals. DEPARTED
Bermuda.
1,trrLE Rock, December 27.-Rtver
falling again after a slight rise Of 8 feet 9
inches. Katie KountG left for New Or.
leans. The Fontenelle and Nellie Clark
are tied UP above waiting for rise.
New ORLANs, December 27.-Atriyed
Rhodes, Ohio river; X. E, Lee, VickS.
burg. No departures. Warm and
threatening.
sr. Louis, December 27.-Arrived--
Baker, Lower Mississippi river. De.
patted-Chestef, Memphis. River risen
3 inches, but come to stand tonight.
Weather cloudy and cool.