The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-31
RIVER NEWS.

The marks at tho landing last evening
indicated "a feet 2 inches in the channel
and falling.
The Courier departed for Parkersburg
Saturday at the usual'hour.
The Hudson left for Cincinnati at 4
p. NJ. Saturday with good trip.
The Salt Valley arrived from Ironton
Saturday evening, and departed for Pitts
burgh.
The Carrie Brooks from GAINESVILLE, de-
parted for Pittsburgh yesterday.
The Market Boy will leave fer Pitts
burgh this morning at 8 o'clock.
The Express is the Parkersburg packet
to-day at noon.
The Andes is due from Cincinnati this
afternoon.
OHIO RIVER IMPRovEMENT,-The
latest advices from Washington city,
saws the Pittsburgh Commercial, are that
the project for the improvement OF the
Ohio river by the movable dam system,
as advocated by Colonel Merrell, has
been very favorably considered by
members of the present Congress. 1t Is
stated that the Board of Commissioners
for the improvement of the Ohio river, at
its recent conference with the House
| Committee. on Commerce, arrived at more
important results than have tatended Its
sessions heretofore. All the plans pro-
posed were carefully reviewed, and 1t was
finally determined that the most feasible,
if not the only practicable method, was.
that of adjustable dams, with which our
readers are already familiar. The plan
will be earnestly Endorsed by the Com
merce Committee, and an increased ap-
preparation TO carry on the work already
begun will be recommended at an early
day. 1t is believed by those most
thoroughly conversant with the
subject, that six-foot stage OF
water can be maintained throughout the
entire season of navigation from Wheel
Ing to Cincinnati, and fve-foot stage
from Pittsburgh to Wheeling, by the
plan proposed, 1t will be gratifying to
those interested in this important enter
prise to learn that it has been received
with such marked favor by the commit
tee having 1t in charge, and by leadin g
members of Congress generally. 1t is
to be regretted, however, that the only
parties working against the
improvement are gentlemen
from Pittsburgh. True, these men rep.
resent but a single interest-that Of coal
but they are men of large influence
and wealth, and their arguments in
opposition will be taken, in large
measure, as rejecting The sentiments of
the people of this great manufacturing
and commercial. centre. This impress
sion will be greatly strengthened by the
somewhat singular fact that, while
an influential committee Of
our citizens is present at the national cap
Ital opposing the Improvement, there is
no organized effort being made by our
people in its favor. This phase of the
case is forcibly presented in commune
cation printed in another part Of this
paper from the pen Of MIR. Thurman,
who has taken a deep interest in the snb-
iect, and who now sounds note OF warn
ing which it will be well for our citizens
to heed. "a
lBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, January 30-River IA
feet 6 inches and falling. Weather clear
and coId. At Brownsville the river Is
falling with IL feet inches in tho chan
mel. Weather cold and freezing.
CINCINNATI, January 30-RIver Al
feet inches and falling. Arrived
Emma Graham, Pittsburgh.
CAIRO, January 3O.-Arrivcd-Baum,
Cincinnati; Belle of Memphis, st. Louis;
J. Smell, New Orleans, Peytona, New
Orleans; !. Arkansas Belle, Evansville;
City of Vicksburg, st. Louis; Ed Hobbs,
Wheeling; Colorado, Vicksburg. De-
parted-Turner, New Orleans; Baum,
Memphis; Belle of Memphis, Memphis;
J. S. Nell Ohio river; PeytoDa, Louis.
vile; Ed Hobbs, st. Louis; Arkansas
Belle, Evansville. River AZ feet 6 inches
and rising. Clear; mercury 80.
MEMPHIS, January 90.-The river
rising steadily. Departed-Turner,
Quincy; Susie Silver, New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, January 30.-Weather
mild and clear. Arrived-Parker and
Morgan, Cincinnati. Departed--Morgan,
New Orleans; Parker, Memphis. River
falling with 30 feet in the canal and %
feet on the falls.
EVANSVILLE, January 30.-Weather
cold; mercury % to &c., wind from the
east River 43 feet, rising. Down
Dick johnson, Morning Star, Grey Eagle,