The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-01

The marks last night indicated 8 feet
and rising.
The Dick Fulton arrived ut the wharf
Thursday night and departed for Pitts
burgh yesterday at 0 A. NJ. with tow. Of
empty barges. H.
The Gipsy passed down at noon with
a tow Of oil.
The Heatherington got up steam yes
terday afternoon and left for below.
The Harrison arrived from Pittsburgh
Thursday night. She stuck her tow at
Browns Island and was assisted off by
the Monitor and Iron Valley.
The Science departed for Parkersburg
at 1880 A. NJ.
The Hudson will leave Tor, Cincinnati
this afternoon.
The Hope passed up, en- route for Pitts
burgh, with a tow OF ties ''
The Mallie Ragon will be the regular
Parkersburg boat this morning.
The Abner o'Neal and Jas. Rees are
running as usual. 'g#.
The Hornbrook was expected to arrive
from Pittsburgh last night.
The Phaeton will make her first trip
between Wheeling and Bellaire to-day.
The dry docks have been removed from
the bend above the Top Mill, and are now
lying below the bridge on the Island
shore. ..
The Nail City was to leave Marietta
last night with a tow. Of iron ore for
Wheeling and Steubenyille.
Mr.. J. Alexander is plotting the Hud-
son the present trip.
The old steamer General Buel is offer.
ed for sale at Cincinnati.
The steamer Exchange was atCincinnati
at last accounts. The rise here will prob
ably start her out again.
The Fleetwood reports the y: a.
Woodruff doing good work in the vicinity
OF Huntington, where she will continue
actively engaged for several days to come.
After cleaning the channel Of obstruc-
tions, she win commence on the landing.
THElpEGTH OF JoHa HAMILTON. VI
The sudden demise Of the above named
well known and highly esteemed gentle
man has caused sad and deep regret in
steamboat circles. He left here on the
Lotus No. 3, of which boat he was stew
ard and part owner, on the 14th, and was
then in perfect health, with promise OF 9
long life and career Of usefulness. But
"man proposes and God disposes." He
took severe cold on the up trip, and was
unwell when the boat landed at Shreve-
port. He consulted physician, but ex-
posed himself in the hot sun In doing so,
and returned on board the boat consider
ably worse. Even then he was not
thought seriously i'll, but the best OF med:
ical aid was brought to his assistance, and
one OF the profession came down with him
on the boat but congestion Of the brain
and lungs had. set in, and all his efforts
were unavailing, and Mr.. Hamilton died
Saturday, June "a, at A. NJ, and thus q
good man has been taken from among us.
He was a native Of Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, "a years Of age, and has been living
in the South for q years, and was uni
versally respected by all who knew him,
he leaves several brothers and sisters,
with host Of friends to mourn his I'M
timely death. james Hamilton his
brother, who Is mate and part owner Of
Lue ERA NVs Az WIN Shi By Va tAV ~
mains, and left on the Mobile train last
evening with them, to be buried at his
native place. Peace to his ashes.-Ne,c
Orleans Times, June 25.
[By Telegraph > Y
PrrrsDURdH, June 30.-River 8 feet II
inches and falling weather clear and
warm. u
CncrsSATr, June so.-River 0 feet Q
inces and rising. Arrived Fanchon,
Pittsburgh; Sandy, Evansville.
CA1Ro, June SO.-Arriyed-F ontenelle,
Pittsburgh; Future City, 81. Louis. De-
parted-Hillman, Nashville. River 81
feet and falling. Heavy rain. Mercury
s4o.
MEMPHIS, June 8O.-Riyer rose 4 inches
and now stands q feet 9 inches. Ar
rived-Ruth, White river; Ella, Arkan-
sas river. Departed Capital City,
Yicksburg; Helena, 81, Louis; Belle OF
Shreveport, New Orleans. 80
ST. Lou1s, June S0i-A Arrived Clinton,
St Paul; Grand Tower, Vicksburg; Rob
Roy, Keokuk; Nellie Peck, II. Benton.
Departed Mitchell, st. Paul River
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