The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-07
River News.

The marks at the landing LAST evening
showed I feet and rising slowly.
The Courier departed for Psrkersourg
at the usual hour yesterday morning.
The ON cal lett for Pittsburgh yester-
day.
The Thanhauser is to-dsy's packet for
Mstsmoras.
The Emma Graham passed down yes
terdsy. en- route to Cincinnati.
The towboat, Sampson No, =, - laying
a: the lower wharibost having her boil
ers repaired.
The towbost Hope passed W with
tow o railroad iron, YESTERDAY L."T! IL.
TIC steamer Exchange passed down
en- route to Cincinnati, last night.
The Hudson will arrive from C.nein-
natl to-day.
The new steamer Ksue Stockdsle
passed up last night on route from On
cinnati to Pittsburgh.
TIE Phaeton, Della and Telegram are
making their usual daily trips IN their
respective trades.
The Laura l.. Davi. is expected to pass
up Tor Pittsburgh tomorrow.
The John L. Rhesds has abandoned
her trip to New Orleans, and will load
at Pittsburgh Tor st. Louis.
The Waule is eE route from ST. Louis
with two. barges OF ore for this city, one
barge of ore for Mingo and barge oil
iron for Pittsburgh.
The Fannie Tatum Is on her way up
from st. Louis en- route for Pittsburgh.
The organization of the Nashville,
Louisville. Cincinnati, Wheeling and
Pittsburgh railroad and steamboat line
was announced on Monday morning.
Connection is made at Henderson be-
tween the 81. Louis and Southeastern
railway and the important points on the
Ohio. Tie Emma Graham, Andes and
Dora Cobler will be the boats employed.
BY Telegraph
OH. CITY, December 6.-Rlver 20 in
ches and rising. Weather cloudy and
rainy
BROWNSVILLE, December 6.-Rivcr D
feet inches and rising. Weather rs'nyi
thermometer as deg.
PITTSBURGH, December 6.-River 10
feet 3 inches and rising fast. Weather
cloudy and showing.
MoRGAsTowN, w. VA, December e.
7:2O p. M.-River 2 feet inches aud rls-
Ing. Weather rainy. Mercury 40 deg.
Mann.
V1CKsBURG, December CIV Gather
clear; Thermometer so. Up-Capital
CITY. Down-Common wealth. Arrived
R. L. Lee.
CAIRO, December 6-Arrived-C. NJ.
Ar derson, Nashville. DEPARTED Kate
Kinney, New Orleans. River q feet
! inches and falling. Weather cloudy
mercury 40.
CINCINNATI, December 6.-Rivtr IA
teet and falling. Weather cloudy and
cold. Arived-Express, Pittsburgh; K
H. Durfee, st. Lcus Depsrted-Ex-
press and Durfee, Pittsburgh.
ST. LOUIS, December 7.-Arrived-
MollIe Moore, New Orleans. Departed
Grand Lake and bsrges, New Orleans
Colorado, Vicks burg. River fallen 2
inches. Weather partly cloudy and
cool.
MEMPHIS, December 6.-River rose 4
inches, and now stands 10 feet inch.
Weather clear Arrived-GsH, Cincin
natl. Departed Belle OF Shreveport
and City of Chester, St. Louis, Shylock,
Cincinnati.
LOUISVILLE, December 6.-Westher
clear and cold Departed Cons Mil
lar, Memphis; A. z. Donnsily, New Or
leans; Charles Morgan, Dora Cobler and
Vint Shlnkle, Cincinnati. River falling
with 8 feet in the canal.
New ORLEANS, December 5.-Ar-
rived--Frank Pargond, GreenvilIe, Cot
ton Valley, Ouschits river, Maria
Louisa, Red river, Departed
Pargond, John A. Scudder, Memphisi
Yszoo Valley, Yazoo river, Louisa, Red
river, Bertha B. Runner, Ouachita river.
Weather clear and cool.
EVANSVILLE, December 5.-Cloudy,
with snow last night AID this morning;
clear and cold tonight. River IA 40
ieet on the gauge and falling fast.
Port List--Up-Charley BOwn and tow,
Maggie Smith, Arkansas Belle. DOWN
Andy Brum, Dick johnson and Evans
vile, all with moderate trlps. Business
dull.