The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-30
RIVER NEWS.

The marks ut the landing last evening
Indicated feet 2 inches IN the channel
and falling.
The Express left for Psrkersburg at
the usual hour yesterday morning.
The Hudson arrived from Cincinnati
last evening.
The local packets arrived and de
parted on time.
The Granite State from Pitts burgh tor
Portsmouth was due late last night.
The Courier is the Parkersburg
packet this morning at 10! o'clock.
The Express will take the Republi-
can caps and capes to SteubenvliIe this
afternoon at o'clock.
Capt. Mcclure mas sold his Interest in
the Ph@.on to Capt. William Dillon, and
the boat will hereafter run il the " heel
inc and Matamoras trade.
The Hudson will leave for Cincinnati
IT. p. N. 10. day.
The Salt Valley, from lronton en- route
for Pittsburgh, is due this evening.
The Carrie Brooks will arrive from
GAINESVILLE late tonight and leave iol
Pittsburgh Sunday morning.
The Barnard is in the docks.
The new steamer james Rees will sal
under the swift name of Telegram.
cNAG BoAT.-The Government snag
steamer L. \. Woodruff on her way
down the river, stopped at the landing To-
day, and Was visited by quite n uumbe'
OF the curious. She is Stoutly built
slde.whceled craft, her hull constructed
of boiler iron. and drawing 80 inches
OF water. Forward OF the cabin the hui
divides into two sections seven feet
apart this making two stems, held 10
gcther, however, by heavy iron cross
piece ut the bow. Her cabin, wide and
not very long. gives the boat u square ap
u,alulce, which is still further highten
ed bv the smoke stacks and escape pipe,
beng in close proximity in the centre
Her machinery rs might be expected
both for propulsion and for pecuIlai
work, is powerful and of the highest or
dcr.-.NcU6eariUe HsrdM.
By TeIcsrapn.l
PITTSBURGH, September 29.-River ,
feet $ inches and stationery. Weather
cloudy and cool.
CNcINNArI September 30 River y
lect . inches and falling. Weather tai
and cool Arrived-Fanchon, Wheeling
Dcpartcd-Andes Wheeling.
MEMPHIS, September 29.-Thc rive
has risen inches. Mercury G5 :. De
Sherlock, New Orleans; Chero
icc and Nint. Shinkle, Cincinnati; Capt.
tai City, St, Louis.
CAIRO. Sept der 29.-Arrved -
Ncager, New r:!r's; ST. Gcncyicve, 81
Louis. Lepurte.-ochenck, New Or
/ leafs Ycagcr. 81. Louis River 20 fee
. : riches and falling. Weather cloudy
mercury SO :.
EVANSVILLE. September 29.-CIoud
and cold; mercury from 30 TO 90 degrees
grHwiu. colder. River ~ 80 feet AN
mlin. nown-Fawn, Glasgow, fora
| Can, Hard Cash, ! i. Parker. Up
/ Arasnsas Belle, Noon. Bu.incss yer
/ light.
/ LOUISVILLE. september 29.-Wcothc
/ cool and "icar. Up-LiZZic Gardner
/ h.roru, koartz, Cincinnati. Down
( Bolivar Cooke, coast; Minnie Sal
River falling, with feet : inches il
( the canal.
| ST. Louis, September 29.-Arriye
Means, Wheeling; Golden Eagle al
Rob Roy, Kcokuk; City Of Nicksbure
| Vicksbu-g; Arrow, Pcora. Departed
| Golden Eagle and Rob Roy, kcoRub
/ Belle Memphis River fallen inchc
! Weather cloudy and cool.
Capt. ). DeMain has sold the steame
/ Utah to Capt. j. W. Smith on privat
terms. She will be thoroughly repaire
at once and will run in the New Oh
| leans and GaZDo river trade.