The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-26

Last evening the marks indicated feet
S inches aud falling.
The Salt Valley passed down al "a. NJ,
en- route for Portsmouth.
The Ragon departed for Pittsburgh at
Am. a. sa,---.---.
The Courier departed for Pittsburgh at
noon. A tlNt. l.ilf III;
The steamer Andes departed for Gin.
cinnati at 8 7. N.
The Express will bc the Parker.burg
boat at noon to-day.
The Carrie Brooks passed down last
night, en- ronte for Ilanesville. ! u
The Granite State is due to-day, en-
route for Pittsburgh.
The Exchange passed down yesterday
afternoon, en- route for Portsmouth.
The Fearless and barges passed mp at
noon yesterday. She has Two model
barges OF ore, one square barge Of metal
one square barge slaves and eight empty
barges.
The towboat San Brown is en- route for
Pittsburgh.
The hull Of the steamer Mary Belle is
sunk in about forty feet OF water.
The steamer lronsides ia 10 receive q
new pair Of chimneys.
IBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH. April 25.-River feet 8
inches and about stationary. Weather
clear and cool.
MEMPHIS, April 25.-The river has
risen ! inch and il now 81 feet l04 inches.
Weather clear. Mercury 670. Departed
GRAND Tower, vicksburg; Idlewild.
Gaines Landing; Baum, Cincinnati
Vicksburg, ST. Louis; James Howard and
Thompson Dean, New Orlean-, the for.
mer last night. ...m
EVANSVILLE, April 25.-Wcather clear
and mild. Mercury 50' to GSo. River
81 feet and swelling slowly. Up-Ar'
kansas Belle, Red Cloud, Maggie Smith,
Sandy No. ., Vint shinkle, Chas. Church
Down-Thos. W. Means and tow, Taras.
con. Business light.
NEw ORLEANS, April 25.--Arrived-
Golden Rule, from the Ohio river. De
parted--U. ?. Schenck aud Robert Mitch
ell, for the Ohio river. Weather clear
and warm.
NASHVILLE, April 2j.-Nver falling
4 feet 9 inches on the shoals. Departed
B. II. Cooke, for Celina.
LOUISVILLE, April 25.-We atler clear
Departed-Nail City, for ST. Louie; Ar.
lington, for St, Louis. Canal 0 f'ct .
inches and falling. Z, ; Z
CAIRO, April o5.-Arriyed-Mi. Ste
yens, St. Louis;J. D. Parker, Cincinnati
Departed-Alf. Stevens, Ohio river; Chas
Morgan, New Orleans. River 40 feet
inches; weather clear; NJ ercur! Coz.
CINCINNATI, April 257Rivcr 10 feel
8 inches and falling. Weather partly
cloudy aud cool. Z Arriyed-Glasgow
Evansville; Cons. Mtllar, Memphis. DE.
parted-Hudson, Wheeling; Nashville,
Tennessee river.
ST. LouI., April 95.-Arrived-Hobbs
aud !Etna, Pittsburgh; johnson, Keokuk
Maggie, Illinois river. Dspartcd-MOllie
Moore, New Orleans; City Helena,
Vicksburg; Belle Of St, Louis, Cambridge
johnson, Reokuk. River stationary;
weather clear and warmer.
LITTLE Rock, April 25.-WCather
clear aud pleasant; river falling al I feet
BY the gauge. ArTivch-Rosa Miller
Memphis; Era No. 0, Fl. Smith.
JEPPERsoNvILLE, IND, April 25.-Ten
thousand people Witnessed the successful
launching Of tho new steamer Robert Z,
Lee, at lloward's ship yards, to-day. Her
entire length is 800 feet. She will carry
eight thousand bales ofcotton. Her cab.
in Is to be a dazzling palace, which will
DEFY The competition Of all predecessors
or rivals Tor public favor on the grea.
Mississippi. She has nine monstrOus
steel boilers, and her engines will be
models Of mechanical skill, and will rank
with the largest high pressure engines
ever built in the West. She is built for
the Mississippi river by J. W. Cannon,
Of New Orleans, and when completely
finished willcost over q quarter OF mil
lion dollars. .....-.. .--..... ...