The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-04
RIVER NEWS.

The marks at the landing last evening
indicated feet / inches in the channel
aud falling.
The Hudson is due from Cincinnati
this afternoon.
The Courier left for Psrkersburg atthe
usual hour yesterday morning.
The Abner O'Neal has been off duty
on pic mic excursions. She will be here
to-day.
The Science will be the Parkersburg
packet this morning at l03 o'clock.
Business about the landing was dull
yesterday.
GOOD News FOR BoATMEN.-The Gin
cinnatl Enquirer of Tuesday says: The
Mayor has signed the new wharf ordi.
nance, but as 1t requires ten days notice
by publication, 1t will not take effect I'M
til Friday week.
The ordinance reads as follows:
An ordinance to amend Sections II and
II of "An ordinance to establish a gen.
eueral system of wsrfage for thu pub
lie landings" Sc, passed March IL;
$50. and amended April l, 1864, Feb
ruary 4, 1870, and January u, 1871.
BE it ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil of the city of Cincinnati rs follows:
SEC. /. That Section IL of the above
entitled ordinance, as amended Janu-
ary u, 1871, be so amended as to read as
follows: "Section IL. That, hereafter,
each and every steamboat, barge, or other
water craft, which may land or anchor
in front, within 100 feet of the landing
belonging to the city shall pay the city
for wharfage at the following rates, to-
wit: One and half cents per ton for
each and every ton said boat, barge or
water craft may register Custom House
measule) except such boats, barges or
water crafts rs may measure less than
100 tons, each of which shall pay the
SUN of S5, and in consideration OF the
payment of the above, the boat, barge or
Draft so paying, shall be entitled
TO remain ut the public landing twelve
days without further charge, provided
any steamboat may have the privilege OF
making landing within the city limits to
distribute and take on cargoes within
that time without further charges, but
nothing in this ordinance shsll be con-
strued as to entitle any boat, barge or
water.craft to any immunities, after leav-
ing said landing"
SEC. . That Section IL of the aforesaid
ordinance, as amended January q, 1871,
be and the same is hereby amended to
read rs follows:
SIC. u That if any boat, barge or
water-craft shall remain longer ut the
public landing than twelve days, such
vessel shall pay an additional charge OF
two sents per ton for each and every day
it shall so remain, and any boat, barge or
wster-crsit lying ut the public landing
less than twenty four hours or more than
two hours shall lie charged the sum OF
81 so Tor each landing. -A
SIC. 2, That said Sections II and II,
of the said ordinance. of March IL, 1859.
rs amended April l, 1864, February 4,
1870, and January q, 1871, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
TBy Telegraph.
PITTSBURGH, August 3.-River feet
l inch and about stationary. Weather
cloudy and warm.
MEMrHIs August S.-Riyer fell 6
inches; stands Is feet inches. Weather
rally; mercury 81 degrees. Arrived
Batesville, White river; Parker, Cincin-
natl.
CAIRO, August 3,-Arrived-John n.
Tale ST Louis. River Is feet ii inches
and falling. Light rain this afternoon
and weather cloudy; mercury S00.
CINCINNATI, August S.-River feet
= inches and rising. Weather warm and
clear. Arrived-Glasgow, Evansville;
Yint Shinklc, Memphis; Andes, Wheel
Ing. Disqualification, Pittsburgh.