The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-08
RIVER NEWS.
The marks at the landing indicated
9 fleet Q inches in the channel.

1 7 ] Z
8 feet 0 inches in the channel. '
The Market Boy left for Pittsburgh 1t
the usual hour. i4 F' az. 10 . =. /
The Express departed for Parkersburg.
The Courier is the Parkersburg packet
to-day at noon.
The Andes will leave for Cincinnati
this afternoon at s o'clock.
The local packets are making their
regular trips.
The Carrie Brooks, from Pittsburgh
On route for GAINESVILLE, is due tonight, Z
Saturday piers for the new bridge over
the Ohio river for the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie railroad were located. The
bridge begins immediately below Phil
Hpsburg, on the left bank, and crosses
about one hundred yards below the
mouth of Beaver river. River men want
five hundred feet span and ninety fett
high. These terms will probably be &C.
cepted by the railroad company.
Judge McCandless, of the United States
District Court of Pittsburgh, has render
ed decision in the case of Solomon Ma
euire IS. The Steamboat Emma Graham,
the decree to be entered in favor OF the
libelant, and referring the matter to John
A. Bailey to assess damages. The CIR
cumstsnces of the case are these: On
December 1s, 1875, the libelant shipped
on the Emma Graham, they ly nga Gin
cinnati, and purchased q ticket lor Pitts
.burgh. When the boat reached Mariet-
Ia, the libelant was informed that she
would 90 no further, and he was or
dered to go ashore, which ne did, takir 8
bach from the clerk of the boat
under protest, one-hslf Of the amount he
had paid for his passage. The action WIS
brought to recover damage for the IN
convenience and injury arising from be-
ing forced ashore. 1t was held BY libel
ants counsel, and supported by the Court,
that the acceptance Of q pro rata OF his
passage money did not operate as re-
session Of the contract, and that the
libelsnt was entitled to recover damages
for whatever loss he may have sustained
from being compelled to leave the boat.
Ono RIVER IMPRovEMENT.-We
have already called attention to the
fact that meeting will be held this Al
ternoon, at the Chamber OF Commerce,
commencing at l'SO. of those interested
in the improvement of the Ohio river.
As the important subject OF adjustable
dams will be brought up for discussion
ard action, every business man OF this
community should attend.
The following memorial 10 Congress
will. be presented for signatures:
To the Honorable Senate and House Of
Representatives:
WHEREAS, In view of the radical I'M
provement OF the Ohio river by the Gov
eminent an appropriation was made by
| Congress, at its last session, to begin the
construction of the first adjustable dam,
as decided upon by the United States
engineers in charge Of the Ohio river
aud recommended by General Humph.
res, Engineeer-in-Chef the United
| States, and
WHEREAS, Opposition is being made
to the building of the first dam bys sin
gle interest OF the many industries OF
Pittsburgh, to- wit the shippers Of coal
by river, and by those only
and not all Of these, and
WHEREAS, That entire interest is in
fuenced by the desire of feto heavy
operators to control the trade in coal ut
the cities and towns on the OHIO and
Mississippi rivers, and to SO do represent
that the dam will prove an obstruction
to the free Shipment Of coal, and
WHEREAS, This opposing interest
only run coal when there is over eight
| feet of water in the river, at which time
the dam Is lowered fiat with the bottom
of the river, presenting then no obstacle
to free navigation, rs has been proven
on other rivers, and
WHEREAS, The impression has been
sought TO be created in Congress that the
sentiment Of the people of Pittsburgh is
adverse to the construction Of this first
dam, therefore
We, the undersigned manufacturers,
bankers, mechanics and business men of
the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny,
emphanically deny that there is any such
sentiment or feeling among the people of
Allegheny county, but that all classes,
with the exception Of few coal opera
tors. are not only DESTROYS but anxious to
have the work on the FIRST dam begun,
and work completed at the earnest posi-
BILE day, and to that end most earnestly
petition Congress TO grant such addition
al appropriations as will enable the Uni
ted States Engineers to proceed rapidly
and finally W tn the work.-Ptttsturgh
Commercial.
by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, February River 7
feet inch and rising. Weather cloudy
and mild. The Salt Valley, from Iron
ton, arrived and departed.
CINCINNATI, February 7.-River 2s
feet inches and falling. Weather
foggy. Arrived-Hudson, Wheeling.
ST. LOUIS, February 7.-Arrived-
Chester, Memphis; Iron Mountain Pitts
burgh; Helena, Vicksburg; Bismarck,
New Orleans. Depsrtea-Chester,
Memphis. River fallen 5inches. Weather
NASHVILLE, February River sta.
tionsry with IA feet on the shouts. Ar
rived-T. T. Hillman, Cairo; Silver.
thorne, Evansville; Abe Mcdonald, Pop
lar Mountain. Dsparted-Bermuds,
Cairo.
EVANSVILLE, February 6.-Weatber
clear this morning; cloudy tonight.
River 38 8 10 feet and falling. Port list
up-Florence Lee, Grey Eagle George
Roberts, Evansville. Down = johnson,
vint Shinkle, Pat Cleburn, Cherokee,
j. ID Parker.
LOUISVILLE, February 7.-Westher
warm. Departed - Eureka, Kentucky
river; Glasgow, Cincinnati; Common
wealth, New Orleans; John Means, st.
Louis. River 8 feet G inches.
MEMPHIS, February River rose
inch since yesterday; now stationary, and
| 4 l.. Al ~ 4.