The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-15
River News,

The river continued to rise on Saturday
and yesterday, and last evening the marks
ut tie wharf indicated Is feet inches,
and rising slowly.
The toWbOats Diamond and John Gil.
more passed down yesterday, with coal,
The Hercules passed up at 5 =. NJ with
empty barges.
The Juniata arrived from Pittsburgh
about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
left for Cincinnati an hour later.
The Courier departed for ParkerSburg
upon time Saturday morning. The Ex-
press will bG to.day's packet.
The Ed. Hobbs departed for St. Louis
with good trip Of miscellaneous freight,
The Mallie RNgOn left for Pittsburgh
at O A. NJ. Saturday.
The new Hudson left for Cincinnati
Saturday afternoon, upon her first trip,
She Is commanded by Captain Vim. List,
Charlie List presidcs in the office, assisted
by J. +. IIornbroOk and X. Il. List. Lee
Petit stands behind the bar. The llud.
son took MI excellent trip, both Of freight
and passengers. Besides several thousand
kegs Of mills, she carries considerable
miscellaneous freight.
The steamer Granite State arrived
about 5 y. NJ. yesterday from Portsmouth,
and shortly afterward departed for Pitts
hurgh.
The tow.boat Iron Valley yesterday ai-
ternoDn came down from New Cnmber-
land.
The Carrie Brooks, GAINESVILLE to Pitts.
burgh, passed up yesterday.
There is Il very fine stage Of water IN
the river just now, and mony steamers are
passing.
by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, March Electromagnetic
10 feet and rising slowly. Weather clear
and pleasant. Reports from Greensboro,
Pa, show II feet and falling slowly. The
Allegheny at Oil City is 3 feet iinclcs
and rising slowly.
EVANSVILLE, March H. Weather
cloudy tonight, with signs Of rain. Wind
from the southeast. Mercury j2o to 7b0
River stationary, with &I feet on the
gauge. up-Charlcs BOdman, Pat Gle.
burne, IdlGwild, Laura l.. Davis, Mime.
ola. DOwn-kCystonc, Bowling Green
Morning Star. The Morning Star re.
lievcd the Grey Eagle from her pcrilou'
position this afternoon, and tho Eagle
proceeded to Louisville tonight. Little
business.
LOUISVILLE, March li.-Rivcr falling
with l3 feet 3 inches in the canal. Ar
rivcd-Arlington and Nick Longworth
from Cincinnati. Dcpartcd-ArlingtOn
for Memphis; Longworth, for New Or
leans. The Ben Franklin came down
from Cincinnati, and left for Henderson
to take the place Of the Grey Eagle ii
the LouisviUG and Henderson packet
line.
Sr. Louis, March ll.-Arrived-City
Of Quincy, from New Orleans; Julia
from ViCkSburg; Nail City, from the Ohio
river. Dcparted-CilencOe, for New Or
leans. River rising fast. Weather warm
and cloudyi heavy rain this afternoon
and tonight.
CAIRO, March l4.--Arrivcd-Arkansal
Belle, from Evansville; Commonwealth
from 81. IIouis; Belle Memphis, from 81
Louis, Thomas W. Means, IRON 81. Louis
Bismarck, from 81. Louis; vint Shinklo
from Cincinnati; Katie V. Kount1, from
New Orleans. De partcd-ArkansaS Belle
for Evansville; Commonwealth, for New
Orleans; Bee, for New Orleans; Belle
Memphis, for Memphis Thomas Means
for the Ohio; Charles Brown, for 81
Louis; Belle Shreveport, for New Or
leans; Shinkle, for Memphis; Katie V
Konntz, for 81. Louis. River 4 feet
inches, aud rising. Weather cloudy ant
warm; mercury 10 nt dark.
CtSCiNNAri, March l4.-Rivcr 81 fee
8 inches, aud stationary. Weather fail
and warm. Arrived-Cherokcc, from
l'ittsbnrgh.
MENFnls, March i4.-Dcpartcd-
Utah, above; ". j. Lewis, vicksburg
Capital City, 81. IOuis; Ycagcr, Garrett
and bargcS; Grand Lake, No, 2, md con
tow, New Orleans; 81. GCncvievC aud 81.
Joseph, 81. Louis. The river rose ont
inch, anil il four feet below high watel
mark.