The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-07
River News.

The marks last night indicated 3 feet
I inches and falling.
The Express departed for Parkersburg
at 1880 A. NJ.
The Emma Graham arrived from Gin
cinnati yesterday morning. On account
Of the heavy ice she did not proceed to
Pittsburgh, but turned bnck from here
and returned to Cincinnati.
The Telegram yesterday took down to
Hea,heringtons the hull Of the old steam.
er Rees, which is 10 be used as coal
barge. The hull has just been taken from
the ways.
The lerryboat Eureka, which has been
on the docks for some time past, was
towCd to Martins Ferry on Tuesday.
The towbOat Rover passed up on Tues.
day night with three 6arges.
The Courier will be this morning Par
kerSburg pocket.
The Josh Cook and Nellie Walton
passedup Tuesday evening with empty
bargcs.
The Hornbrook left Pittsburgh yester-
day for this city.
The Granite State was due yesterday
from Portsmouth, en- route to Pittsburgh.
Tie little steamer Star OF the West has
laid up at Bellaire.
The Harrison left for Pittsburgh yes
terday morning. s
The Memphis .AraIanehe: Our local
packet main river pilots now receive 500
per month, wages having dropped to that
figure within the past ten days. The trib.
utary packets pay about the same, one or
two only give little over the amount
named. Deck.hands and rousters' wages
have declined TO $50 per month. None Of
the packets that went out this week paid
over that. This is fall Oslo per month
since last week. Hands are plenty at this
reduced rate.
The wharfage receipts al Portsmouth
for the month Of November were $3.50 oS.
The supply Of coal in the Memphis
market is reported light.
The following il an extract from the
Revised Statutes Of the United States, ap-
proved June %, 1874; Title, SO, Merchant
Seamen. Chapter 3, page, SIS; Section
1886. No wages due or accrulng TO any
seaman or apprentice shall be subject to
attachment or arrestment from any
Court and every payment OF wages to
seaman or apprentice shall be valid in
law, notwithstanding any previous sale
Tor assignment OF wages, OF any attach
ment, incumbrance or arrestment there
on, and no assignment or sale Of wages,
or OF salvage, made prior TO the accruer
tkn,nnf shnil htuJ Ika T,nrtt, m Oly inc thu
same, except such advance securities us
are authorized by this title.
by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, December G.-River 8
feet inches and about stationary.
Weather clear and cool.
NEw ORLEANS, December CARVED
Grand Republic, Memphis. Departed
Sherlock, Ohio river; Susie Silver,
St. Louis. Weather-clear and cool.
CINCINNATI, Dember c. River II feet
7 inches and falling. l..-1 III.
LOUISVILLE, December G.--Weather
clear. Arrived-Chas. Morgan, Cincin.
natl. River falling, G feet : inches.
MEMPHIS, December G.-River fell .
inches; stands at feet. Weather cloudy;
mercury 530. Departed-Maumellc, Ar
kansas; Cons Millar. Cincinnati; Caron.
delet, Jas. Howard, New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, December G.-Weather
cloudy. River nine feet and falling. Up
Maggie Smith, Lookout, Idlewild, Pey.
tona and tow, Shinkle. Down-Dtck
Johnson. Little business,
CAIRO, December G.-Arrivcd-Don-
nelly and Cot, Cincinnati; Alice Brown,
Pittsburgh. Departed-Donnelly, New
Orleans; Goa, Memphis. River 9 feet s
inches and falling, Weather cloudy;
mercury ~ dogs.