The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-13
River NEWS


indicstediS feet inches IN the channel
and rising.
The Msllie Ragon left for Psrkersburg
at the usual hour yesterday morning.
The Fanchon arrived from Cincinnati
at A. N. yesterday and departed for the
same port last evening.
The Fearless and bsrges, which have
been laid up at Capitns, passed ny yes
terdsy morning.
The Tempest left for New Mstamoras
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
The Comfort and Belttie Gilbert are
the Sunfsh packets at present.
The Phaeton is now making regular
trips between this city ana Moundsville.
The Science is the Parkersburg packet
this morning at l0l o'clock.
The Abner O'Neal is making her re-
gular trips in the Steubenville trade.
A telegram received by Ed. Muhle-
man says the Andes will not be ready to
resume her trips for two weeks to come.
The boat used for dredging the gas
pipe ditch is lying on the Island shore
AID is not working on account of the
high water.
The Heatherington arrived from be-
low yesterday morning and returned
with one model barge and two fat boats.
The Ironsides passed down yesterday
morning to help the lren Mountain up
with nine barges,
The Star of the West arrived from
Bellalre and is now lying at the foot of
the wharf, putting in new set of fiues.
The Courier is putting up new chm
neys and getting ready to take the place
of the Msllie Ragon.
Several lows of coal will pass down
during the next twenty-four hours, as
there Is sufficient water reported TO let
all the tow boats out that can get ready.
Business about the landing was good
Yesterday, and the local packets gave
favorable report for good trade during
the present rise.
The Express is beng put in readiness,
and will soon take her place in the Par
kersburg trade.
A barge of tan.bark is lying at the
wharf, and takes up about $50 feet of the
most valuable part of the landing, which
is very annoying to steamboatmen who
have to make landings here.
Mart. Noll, clerk of the Courier, is in
town, and will leave for the Centennial
to-day.
The ferry-boat Rebeccs arrived from
above yesterday, and is lying Al the
wharf
The Coal Valley, Iron Valley and
Hornet passed down with lows of coal.
The Granite State, from Portsmouth
en- route for Pittsburgh, Is due this after
noon.
A dispatch received at G. IL. Booth "
Co.'S yesterday afternoon states that the
Carrie Brooks will resume her trips in
the GAINESVILLE and Wheeling trade this
week.
The Market Boy leaves for Msta-
moras at 1890 A. NJ. to-day.
BY Telegraph.
PITTSBURGH, September l2.-River 9
feet 2 inches and about stationary.
Weather cloudy. The amount OF coal
shipped on this rise, SO far as known, will
be 229 barges, containing 2,5O0,0O0 bush
els to Cincinnati, and 1879 barges, con-
tanning $500 600 bushels. to Louisville.
EVANSVILLE, September Weather
clear since 3 P. NJ. River falling with
feet on gauge. Up-Florence Lee
Arkansas Belle; Maggie Smith, James
Business light.
LOUISVILLE, September Weather
warm and clear. River feet inches
in canal and rising.
MEMPHIS, September l2.-Rlver rose
inches and now stands at IA feet 3
inches. Departed White river;
Grand Tower, Vicksburg; City Ot Vicks-
burg, st. Louis.
CINCINNATI, September l2.-River
: feet and rising. Weather fair and
mild. Arrived-Sslt Valley, Pitts
burgh Glasgow, Evansville. Departed
Exchange and Salt Vally, Pittsburgh.
CAIRO, September 12.-No arrivals or
departures. The Sherlock is laid up here
River 10 feet 2 inches and rising. Wealth.
er clear and cool.
ST Louis, September 12-Arrived-
Arrivcd-War Eagle. Keokuk; Mollie
Moore, New Orleans. Depsrted-W
Eagle and Lake Superior, Keokuk; City
of Helena, Nicksburg: Belle, st. Louis.
River risen 3 inches.
NASHVILLE, September ll.-RIver
falling with 2 feet 2 inches on the shoals,
Go SEE the working pants at Stein
fields, 1858 Main street, above Eleventh,
for 95 cents.
SHELL OYsTERs.-1wo barrels of ex-
ira large and choice on early train this
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