The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-21
River News.

The marks at the landing last evening
indicated feet and fraction over
inches in the channel.
The Courier departed for Parkersburg
Yesterday. She VIII be followed by the
Ragon to day.
The Express, en- route for Cincinnati
passed down early yesterday morning,
The Salt Valley passed down yester-
day, en- route for lronton, loaded TO the
guards.
The Granite State is due up and tht
Emma Graham is due down to-day.
The ONeal departed for Pittsburgh
yesterday morning.
The Carrie Brooks, en- route to Zsnes,
vile, passed down las. night.
The Market Boy leaves for Mstsmoras
at 1920 A. NJ. to-day.
The Andes left for Cincinnati last
evening, portion of her cargo consist
ing of 5000 kegs OF nails, % tons OF
sheet iron, 70 tons of merchant iron, 100
barrels OF oil, and large number OF
stoves.
1t was rumDrcd or the streets yester-
day that several bsrges had been sunk at
point short distance below Suutish, but
inquiry among river men fails TO confirm
the report.
Pilot Nick Written, of the Emma
Graham, reports a sunken barge OF coaI
lying almost across the channel O.
Needs Island. Boats will find the best
water between the barge and the Island.
They are moving in solid and power.
full column at Washington city 10 pre-
vent the confirmation of FerenbsLch, Of
Cleveland, rs inspector for the Upper
Ohio district in place OF old man Devln-
ney. 1t is claimed that he is lGCOmpe-
tent, that he did not control the labor
vote, and carry it to the Republican par
ty in Ohio, as he promised, and that the
public service will receive no benefit by
his confirmation. On the other hand, It
is asserted that though DevlnLey Is very
old, yet he is as spry rs q man OF forty,
and that he knows his business.-Me0s-
phis Aratdnche.
BY Telegraph
NASHVILLE, November 2O.-RIver
rising with 81 feet on the shoals.
PlTTsBURGH, November 2O.-River 3
feet and y half inches and falling SOW
". Weather clear and cold.
LITTLE Rock, November Weather
clouiy and rainy. River rising with 6
feet by the gauge. Ar-ived-aattle
Nowlsnd, Memphis. DeParted-Msu-
melIe.
CISCINSATI, November 2O.-RIyer !
feet and falling. Weather clear and cool.
Arrived-Hudson, Wheeling; Golden
City, New Orleans. DeParted-Hud-
son, Wheeling.
LOUISVILLE, November 70 Weather
cloudy and cool. Depsrted-Goiden City
and james d. Parker Nashville; Con
doy and tow and Lookout and tow, Pome-
row. River falling with = feet : inches
in the canal.
NEW ORLEANS November 20.-Ar-
rived-A. j. Baker and bsrgcs, St.
Louis; Fanchon, Pittsburgh Cherokee,
Cincinnati. Departed - Dawn, Red
river; Schenek, Cincinnati. Weather
rsIny and warm.
MEMPHIS, November 2O.-Riyer fell
3 inches and stands 5 feet ii inches.
Weather rainy; mercury 81. Arrived
Katie Hooper, Little Rock. DEPARTED
Maude Allen, Vicksburg; City Ct Vicks-
burg, St. Louis; Dean Church, Shreve-
port.
CAIRO, November 20.-Arri7ed-
Robin, Louisville; City of Chester. ST..
Louis; Goddust, New Orleans; Grand
Lake, New Orleans. Departed-GoId-
dust, ST. Louis; Barnard, New Orleans.
River Is feet 9 inches and rising.
Weather rainy: mercury So.
ST. LOUIS, November 2O.-Arrived-
Ironsides and bsrges, Pittsburgh; Means,
Cairo; Golden Eagle, Keokuk; Lewis,
Missourio river. DEPARTED Golden
Eagle, Keokuk; Grand Tower, Memphis;
My Choice and barges, New Orleans.
River risen ! inch. Weather coudy, cool
and wet.
EVANSVILLE, November 20.-Weather
cloudy with signs OF rain; wind east;
mercury 50. River Ito feet and tsli-
ing. Up-Msggie Smith, Andy Baum
and Arkansas Belle Down-Laura L..
DAVIS, Joseph Gsf, Thomas Sherl chf
Hope, Florence Lee and Fashion. Bust
ness sctive,