The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-15
RIVER NEWS.

The marks ~ the l2nulnR last evening
indicated II feet 10 inches in the channel.
The Hudson arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday afternoon, with good trip
The Express and Courier have laid up
on account of the ice, and there is no
Parkersburg packet running now.
All the local packets have laid up on
account of the ice, and navigation is abont
suspended.
The Hudson is advertised to leave tor
Cincinnati this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The Board of Supervising Inspectors
of Steamboats, will meet in Washington
next week to hold their an lual session.
The report of the inspection of safety
valves that have been recently made will
be submitted.
Artemus Ward is the author of this:
"Sum of the Captains on the Upper
Ohio river put on heap of airs. To
hear EN- git orr ssler lingo you'd spose
they'd bin on the briny deep for life
time, when the fact is they haint tasted
salt water since they were infants, when
they had to take it for worms. Still they
air good natsred fellers, and when they
drink they take dose big enuf for 8
grown person."
From the Pittsburgh Commercially
STEAMBOATS,. - Steamboating from
Pittsburgh is not what it formerly was,
but still, at the same time, there is no use
in disappearing it. There never is a
meeting held about improving the Ohio
river that certain gentlemen, who may
know considerably about their own bust
ness, but when they branch out on other
subjects show lack Of information
that is astonishing. The other
day, at meeting at the Chamber Of Com
merce, learned individual made the as.
sertion that there were only two freight
add passenger boats running 10 Pitts
burgh, and, what was more astonishing,
this misrepresentation was allowed to 90
uncontradicted. For this information,
as well as that OF others who appear to
be in the same boat, we give the names
Of the boats running to this port regu-
larly:
misunderstanding, Captain shu-
Cincinnati-Emma Graham. Captain
Cooper.
Porsmouth-Granite State, Captain
Kerr.
Zanesville-oarrie Brooks, Captain
Darlington.
Ironton-Salt Valley, Captain Sanford.
Wheeling-Market Boy, Captain Porter.
IT. Louis-Jorn l.. Rhoads, Captain Van
dergrift.
Transient Boats.
Ashland, Captrin VIII y. Kyle
Fannie Tatum, Captain J. A. Williams.
Arlington, Captain ID. Moore.
Big Foot, Captain Poe.
Mallic Ragon, Captain Williamson.
FanchOn, Captain Sweeney.
Laura l.. Davis, Captain Davis.
j.. Ii. DurIee, Captain Maratta.
Freight 7o,0bouts.
The following towboats, which carry
Pittsburgh trade:
Iron Mountain, Captain GRAY.
Ironsides, Captain Mcdonald.
Rover, Captain Greenlee.
Fearless, Captain Bickerstaff.
Wild Duck, Captain Adams.
From the above list il will lie seen
that there ia still some freighting done
from this port ounide the coal business.
The Iron Mountain now on her way 20
New Orleans, has q cargo Of 1900 tons.
composed Largely Of Pittsburgh manu-
features.
On the slackwater we have three daily
packets, between Elizabeth, Brownsville
and Geneva
lBy Telegraph
PITTsBUaGB, January l4.-kiver 6
feet 7 inches and stationary. Weather
cloudy and cold. Departed Granite
State, Portsmouth
EVANSVILLE, January 14.-Weather
clear; mercuary from % 10 A and fall
ing. River IA feet and 2 inches and
falling. Down-5usie Silver. Morning
Star, and Dick johnson. Up-Silver
Thorn.
CINCINNATI, January I4.-River Is
feet and incn. Weather clear and
moderating.
CAIRO, January 14.-Arrived-E. II
Derfee, Pittsburgh, p. NJ; Bismarck'
81. Louis, 2 P. NJ; Petrol, st. Louis, 3R.n:
Shinkle, Memphis, 4 P. NJ; All. Stearps'
81. Louis, 4 P. N. Departed-Turner.
Cincinnati, p NJ; Durfee, Sc Louis, 2 !
?. NJ; Vint. Shinkle, matt, 8 Pm.
River rs feet and falling. Weather clear; |
mercury 3S0
NASHVILLE, January a. River fall !
ing with 8 feet s inches on the shoal.
A rrived-B. II. Coode, Point Isabel: !
Eddyvilie, Cairo. Departcd-Eddyvilie,
Caire.
MEhrHIs January l4.-Arnved-
legal Tender, Arkansas river: Rntb
" hite river; Cherokee, New Orleans;
;ny OF helena, st. Louis. Departed.