The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-31
River News.

The river was rising slowly last even
ing, with four feet ten inches in the chan
mel.
The Florina, small trading boat,
passed down yesterday. She reconstruct.
ed in such.a way that wheel can be put
on her, transferring her into q steamboat.
The Express departed for Parkersburg
at 1030A. NJ.
The Scout left for Pittsburgh with a
barge OF freight in tow,
The G. W. Hornbrook and barges de.
parted for Pittsburgh yesterday morning.
The Courier will be the Parkersburg
packet to-day.
The Ande; will leave for Cincinnati at
3d. to-day: i,
The Memphis wharf is being graded
and paved.
Cincinnati wharfage collections for the
week, S94 G5.
The steamer Luella has resumed her
trips between Pomeroy and Gallipolis.
Pilot Peter Boughner, Of the Bostona,
reports a dangerous snag in the river,
Just below Augusta, which should be re-
moved.
The Hsteamerl Granite State, Captain
Kerr, is laid up at lronton. AS soon as
there Is rise she will resume her place
in the Pittsburgh and Portsmouth trade.
The United States beacon light-tender
Lily arrived from Pittsburgh at p. NJ. on
Friday, and landed at the foot oil Vine
street. The following comprise the new
lights located and changes made during
the trip of inspection to Pittsburgh and
return. =,
Buena Vista-Light on tho Ohio side,
at Buena Vista landing.
Furgeson's, Bar-Light on the Ohio side,
at Union Furnace landing.
Blennerhassett's 1sland-Light on the
Ohio side, foot Of the island, in point oil
orchard below the yellow house.
Witten's Tow-head-Light on the Ohio
side, abreast the head Of Witten's Tow
head, about seventy.fve yards above the
old postofiice landing.
Fishing Creek Bar-Light on the Ohio
side, at the mouth OF the little run.
Georgetown 1sland-The light at The
coal tip was moved down the river about
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[By Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, October 3O.-River feet
and rising. Weather cloudy and mild.
CrSctNNATr, October 30.-River 1C
feet 5 inches and rising. Weather warm
and clear. Arrived j Hudson, from
Wheeling. Departed-Julia No. ., FOL
Evansville.
CAIRO, October SO.-Arrived-St. Gen
evieye, from Memphis. The St. Gene
We've broke her doctor engine below
Cairo, and will repair here. River Q feet
G inches and rising, Weather clear anC
warm.
EVANSVILLE, October 3O.-River : fee
and about stationary. Up-Silver
thorn, Baum, Maggie Smith, Grey Eagle
Red Cloud, and Coal Hill. Down
Evansville, Thos. Sherlock, and Florence
Lee.
LITTLE Rock, October SO.-River 1;
inches by gauge. :.
LOUISVILLE, October SO.-River rising
with feet G inches in the canal. Wealth
er warm and clear. Up: Glasgow, FOL
Cincinnati. Down: Fawn and Hender
son.
MEMPHIS, October SO.-River rose
inch. Thermometer 100. Arriyed-llli
nois, from Vicksburg; Cons. Millar, from
Cincinnati. Departed-Garland, Tor Ar
kansas river; Belle Of Memphis, for 81
Louis; Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati
New ORLEANS, October 30.-Arrived-
Leopold and barges, St. Louis. Departed
james Howard, Memphis. Clear ant
warm.
V1cKsBuRo, October S0.--Warm ant
fair. River fell one inch. Down-Cu
rondolet and Era No.9. Arriyed-Cit
Of Vicksburg.
ST. LOUIS, October S0.-Arrived-Cc
lossal and Clinton, Keokuk; Grand Tow
er, VickSburg. Departed-Savannah an
War Eagle, Keokuk; City Of Chester
Memphis. River falling slowly, and tn
channel cutting out. Weather clear an
very warm.