The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-07
RIVER NEWS.

The marks at the lar ding last evening
indicated l6 feet 2 inches in the channel.
The Mallie Rsgon left for Pittsburgh
at O'Clock yesterday morning.
The Courier departed for Parkersburg
at the usual hour yesterday.
The Mary Ann passed down at II A.
NJ. yesterday.
The Emma Graham passed down yes
terday afternoon, en- route for Cincinnati.
The Express is the Parkersburg packet
to-day at noon.
The Tempest departed for Matamopas
at 1920 yesterday morning.
The Star OF the West lost two trips
yesterday, but will be running regularly
to-day.
The local packets are running regular
ly.
The Hudson will arrive this afternoon
from CINCINNATI.
Several towooats passed up yesterday
Captain Slant. j. Bachelor, an old,
time stcamboatman, and now running
the river department of the Pittsburgh
Telegraph, thus reviews the Wharfage
question:
As retrenchment in all matters per-
tanning to steamboats, is IN order, we
would suggest that the owners of boats
item of wharfage investigated by men OF
good legal ability, and In our opinion
they will tell you that it is a tax on com
merce that no city has the right to i'm
pose without authority from Congress o.
the United States. The Councils of thi:
city had, and we believe it is still in
existence an ordinance compelling
boats to pay II certain amount per ton
for all railroad iron taken from the cars
at the foot of Liberty street and loaded
on board of boats. If that is not clear
violation Of the constitutional laws Of the
United States, which forbid any State
taxing the products of another passing
through the State, then we confess We
arc not conversant with the English
language. We do not wish to be under
stood as being in favor of aboiishing all
wharfage, for We think that boats should
pay reasonable whar. license to Do
business .or one year, the same Us all
business firms pay for their Legitimate
business license, the proceeds Of which
should be applied to repairing and keep
ing IN order the wharf. The writer very
well remembers hearing the late Hon
Edwin NJ. Stanton tell one OF
our Old packet captains, during
the fight between the Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati Packet Company and the
Wheeling Bridge Company (Which he
gained in all the Courts, and had not
Congress interlerred and declared it q
post road that bridge would long since
have ceased to interfere with navigation
that if the boatmcn would raise him two
twothousand dollars he would agree to
free them from ever after paying any
warlage Let the river men and others
that are interested raise sufficient sum
to get some good lawyers opinion on the
| constitutionality Of the wariage question
and find OUT whether it Is Il just or unjust
tax. Hero is Il section OF United States
law on the subject Nv harves and dock.
must be So constructed a mot to impair
but to facilitate navigation and com
merce, and as such be- free TO all, with.
out tax or import duty" brightly:
Federal Digest for l7S9-lS69, Section
5S2, Page SO2.
BY Telegraph.
PITTSBURGH, April Driver 10 feet
s inches and failing. Weather clear
and mild. Arrvcd-Granite State
Portsmouth.
LOUISVILLE, April G.-Westher cain,
and clear. Departed-Charch, New
Orleans; John y. Parker, Della aud
Andy Baum, Cincinnati. River ! feet
in the canal.
MEMPHIS, april 6-The river hs,
risen little over one-half Of an inch
Weather clear and pleasant. Arrived
Legal Tender. Arkansas river. Departed
hlICt, &Npb'b'S, lbuiS ivy anu NhNohNi
st. Louis; City Of Vieksburg, Vicksburg'
Ella, Madison.
EVANSVILLE, April Weather
clear; mercury &c TO Coz wind from the
south. River 30 and 10 feet and fall
Ing. Port list up-Alice Brown and
tow. Coal Hill and tow, Liberty No. 4
and tow, Arkansas Belle, Silver Thorn
George Roberts. Schenck. Down.. l.
Rhoads, Coal dill, George Lysle AND
tow, Grey Eagle. Business flush.
CrScINNArI. April 6.-River 20 feet s
inches and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant. Arriyed-Andes, Wheeling.
CAIRO, ILLS, April 6.-Arrived-
Greyhound. Ohio; Scudder, St. Louis;
Sherlock, No. ), Colorado, Vicksburgi
Grand Tower, ST. Louis; Cons MiIlar
Memphis. Departed-Bermuds, Nash.
VILE; All, Stereus, Dye7sburg; Shealock
Cincinnati; Colorado, st. Louis; Grand
Tower, Memphis; Cons Mi.lar, Clncin.
natl; Scutder. No. :. River-4G feet
inches. rising. Weathcr-Clear: mer.