The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-15
River NEWS.

The marks at the landing last evening
indicated 9 feet 10 inches IN the channel
and falling fast.
The Mallie Ragon did not leave for
Parkersburg, yesterday, on account of n
burnt boiler"
The Tempest left for New Msrtinsville
at 10 A. NJ. yesterday.
The Granite State, from Portsmouth
en- route for Pittsburgh, passed up yes
terday afternoon.
A lot of coalboats with heavy lows Of
coal passed down yesterday.
The Science is the ParkerSburg packet
this morning at l03 o'clock.
The Exchange will arrive from Gin
cinnati this evening in place of the Hud-
son.
We are indebted to b. Umensetter,
pilot of the Market Boy, for the follow
ing:
Met towboat Hawk, Boaz and George
Lysle, nj Matamoras; Charles Brown,
Joseph A. Stone, Bengal Tiger and
Joseph Walton, Mill Greek: Jonn PEN,
ny, John Dippold, Charles Mcdonald
and Nellie Speer, Cochrsnsville;
Scout. Sistersvillc; Fred Wilson, Alice
Brown ana Monitor, Fishing Creek;
Nellie Walton and Sam Brown, Proctor;
Gypsy, Samson and Hyena, Postum;
Reindeer, Tom Rees, Grand Lake and
John Gilmor, Sunfsh; William M. Hsr.
rison, ClIne's Bar; Oakland, Resolute,
n. }. Higle, Cresaps Grove Tom Rees,
Dick Fulton, Powhsttsn; Tiger, Panther,
Grave Greek; Coal Hill, Hates Rock;
j. II. BigIey, Mary Ann, Lion, Joseph
Warne, Bellsire.
Who INVENTED THE STNAMBOAT?-
Mrs. Rebeccs Camield, who died recent
ly in Georgia, WAS an aunt Of Gen. Long
street, who, the Augusta Chronicle says,
ran a miniature steamboat of his own con:
struction up and down the Savannah
river, opposite Augusta, ten years before
Fulton's invention was heard of. 1t is
known, in addition, that James Ramsey
invented and operated a steamboat on
the Potomac river, at the mouth of st.
Johns run the point where pas .engers
leave the Baltimore and Ohio railroad TO
go to Berkeley Springs, long before
Fulton'S "invention" was brought out.
Ramsey subsequently went to London
with view of promoting and uti-
izing his invention, and suddenly died
there He and Fulton had become &C.
quainted in that city.
.. by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, September 14.-River 5
feet 6inches and falling. Weather cloudy.
EVANSVILLE, September l4.-W Weather
cloudy and cool; mercury GO TO SO de-
grees. River and 2.l0 feet and SWELL
ing. Up-Maggie SIN tn, Dick johnson.
charlottesville, Grey Eagle, Silver
thorn, which broke its shaft at West
Franklin and the Grey Eagle went TO
tow her up.
CAIRO, September l4.-Arrived-City
OF Helena, St. Louis; City of VIcksburg,
Vicksburg; Hilman, Nashville; Arkan-
sas Belle, Evansville; Greyhound, ST.
LOUIS. Departed Helena, Vicksburg;
City of Vicksburg, st. Louis; Helena,
Nashville; Arkansas Belle, Evansville.
River 19 feet 10 inches and risings
Weather clear.
MEMPHIS, September l4.-Rrver rose
6 inches and now stands at Is tee. )
inches. Clear weather; mercury 70. De
parted-Archie Green, White river.
CINCINNATI, September l4.-River
% feet inches and stationary. Weather
fair and cold. Arrived-Jas. w. Gaff, !
Memphis; Fsnchon, Wheeling. Depart
ed-Emma Graham, Pittsburgh. Passed
up-Whsle and tow, St. Louis to " heel /
ing. -
LOUISVILLE, September l4.-Weather !
cloudy and cool. Down-Glasgow, for |
Evansville. River feet 6 inches in the |
canal and rising.
ST. LOUIS, September IA Arrived /
Arrow and bsrges, lower bends, John I
son and War Eagle, Keokuk. Depart
ed-War Eagle and johnson, Keokuk; /
Paul and barges.