The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-02

The steamers Dick Fulton, Nellie Speer,
Ike Hammitt and Venture passed VI
with empty tows.
The Express departed for Parkersburg
at 1880 A. NJ.
The crew Of the steamer Nail City
went down on the Express after their
boat. She will be here this evening.
The Carrie Brooks was due last night
en- route from Pittsburgh to GAINESVILLE
Tho steamer Abner 0'Neal commenced
running on the 2Sth Of October, 1875, in
the Wheeling and Steubenvllle trade, and
has only lost thirteen trips, including
three for repairs and on account Of low
water and ice. Capt. O'Neal has been
running in this trade and elsewhere twen'
ty -four years.
Ed. Anschutz, of..the steamer Express
who has Just returned from the Centen-
NAL, was yesterday presented with an
elegant walking stick by the crew OF his
boat.
Capt. Booth has taken the big y from
between the chimneys Of the steamer Ex'
press.
The Ironsides is repairing and getting
ready for business.
The Granite State has laid up a
Ironton waiting for more water.
Horsetail bar is still worrying the
boats on the upper Mississippi.
Business at St. Louis is fairly active
among the steamboats, and plenty Of spar
ring to do.
The marks at the wharf last evening
indicated 6 feet l inch, and rising.
The new towboat Josh Cook has gone
to Louisville to bring up an empty tow
She is commanded by Capt. Thoma:
Hamper.
The Iron Mountain has seven barges o.
iron ore and five empties for Pittsburgh
The last number Of the Middleport
(Ohio) Herald contains the following
Upper Ohio news: Captains Ford and
Rogers, Local Inspectors Of Gallipolis
were in town yesterday assisting at the
Roberts investigation. The report will
be published soon. The Condor, Storm
and John Gilmore are at Pomeroy. The
Storm has a tow OF salt ready to 60 out
on the first water. The Liberty got W
as far as Portsmouth with her three
barges Il 400 tons) of ore for Mingo. The
most OF her crew came home on the Hud'
son Thursday morning. Captain Joe
Burnside, who stood watch on the Raven
to Louisville, assisted in bringing the
Liberty up. The Neal and Norton are at
the bank here. Captain Dor DeWolf has
gone to the woods to gather nuts. The
Raven has been having hard trip. They
grounded their barge at Henderson bar
and damaged the barge Nellie, containing
$500 barrels Of salt. They lightened the
rest OF their 'barges over and entered pro-
test on the Nellie at Paducah. The Dock
Company's building is now all right, and
will be finished at once.
IBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, November 1.-River five
feet one inch and stationary. Weather
clear and mild.
VIcKsBURo, November WEATHER
fair. River fallen l inch. Up-James
Howard.
MEMPHIS, November 1.-River risen
Q inches; Z feet 10 inches in the channel.
Weather cloudy; mercury 7So. Departed
Garrett and barges and Thompson
Dean, for New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, November Warm and
clear. Up: J. S. Neal, Pomeroy; Mary
Houston, New Orleans. River falling, I
feet in canal. The water around Orleans,
Ind, is reported recedlng to-day. The
damage is now estimated at $4,000.
CINCINNATI, November 1.-River 9 feet
8 inches and falling. Weather warm.
Arrived.-Andy Baum, Memphis. De-
parted-Fanchon, Pittsburgh; Glasgow,
Evansville; Parker, Memphis; Florence
Myer, New Orleans Rover and tow,
Pittsburgh.
EVANSVILLE, November 1.-Weather
clear; mercury SO to 74'; wind, south.
River stationary, with Is 7.10 feet on the
gauge. Port List: Up-Charles Morgan
and Maggie Smith. Down-Julia No. 9,
Morning Star, @. B. Church and John s.
Bransford. Business very dull.
New ORLEANS, November 1.-Arrived
Fanny Tatum, St. Louis. No departures.
CAIRO, November 1.-City OF Helena,
Vicksburg; Grand Tower, St. Louis;
Greyhound, South; Hillman, Nashville;
Golf, CINCINNATI; Atlanta, New Orleans;
Red Cloud, Evansville. Departed
Greyhound, Ohio; Helena, ST. Louis;
Grand Tower, Vicksburg, River 0 feet.