The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-08
RIVER NEWS.

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indicated Z feet 5 inches In the channel
and falling.
The Hudson arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday, with big trip.
The Express departed for. Parkersburg
at the usual hour yesterday.
The Market Boy will not have her re-
pairs completed until next Thursday,
The Granite State from Pittsburgh en-
route for Portsmouth, will pass down
early this morning.
The Courier will be the Parkersburg
packet to-day at noon.
The Salt Valley from 1ronton to Pitts
burgh is due this evening.
The Hudson will leave for Cincinnati
this afternoon at 8 o'clock,
The Carrie Brooks from GAINESVILLE
will arrive tonight and depart for
Pittsburgh Sunday morning.
MIR. w. NJ. Brown, who was clerk of the
burned John Kyle and received such Sc
we're injuries in trying to save the boats
books and papers, writes to the New Or
leans Bulletin that he has been An invalid
ever since. He writes that his condition
is bad, and he will soon have to have an
operation performed on his eyes and
hands, as they are almost useless to him
as they now are.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
A man named Charles Earn died on
board the steamer Charles Morgan, yes
terday about noon. He came down
deck passenger on the steamer Andes
from Wheeling, and went on board the
Charles Morgan to inquire the passage
to New Orleans, but as he looked quite
i'll Captain Stein advised him to go the
hospital, and not attempt trip to New
Orleans. He consented to the arrange
ment, and sat down by the hall stove to
await the return OF messenger sent by
the officers of the Morgan after an eI-
press for the purpose of conveying him
to the hospital. While awaiting the re-
turn of the express, he was suddenly taken
with what was supposed to be an epilep-
tic fit, and died within few minutes, rs
he sat in his chair. On inquiry his name
was learned from the officers of the
Andes, who stated that his passage to this
city had been paid by some citizens of
Wheeling; that he was endeavoring to
reach New Orleans where he represent
ed that he had friend that void assist
him, and that he had no friends in this
country, but that he has brother living
IN Berlin. The coroner held an inquest
and took charge of the body.
by Telegraph.)
OINCISNATI, January River 81
feet 8 inches and falling. Weather fair
and cool. Arrived-Andy Baum, Mem
phis. Departed-Andes, Wheeling.
EVANSVILLE, January Weather
clear; murcury 800 to 520. The river is
falling with 81 2.l0 feet on the gauge.
Port List-Up-John A. Wood, Pat
Cleburn, George Roberts. Down-Sam
Brown and tow, Glasgey, Aggie. Taras-
con, Red Cloud and Vint Shinkle. Bust
ness light.
NAShN
ing with 10 feet on the shoals. Departed
Alexander Kendall, Point isabelle
Eddyvllle, Cairo
CAIRO, January 7.-Departed-Mo-
bile, New Orleans, ! p. NJ; Pcytonia,
New Orleans, and Nail City, to st.
Louis, passed early this morning The
river is 1S feet inches and rising. The
weather is clear, mercury $40
MEMPHIS, January The river rose
FIVE inches. Arrived-Ruth, White
river. Departed-Rhoda, Pittsburgh;
Cons Miller, Cincinnati.
ST. LOUIS, January 7.-Arrived-
Julia, Vicks burg; Savannah, Davenport.
Departed eager, New Orleans; Belle
Memphis, Memphis; johnson, New Or
leans. The river has risen i've inches.
Weather warm.
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