The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-10

The river continues to fall slowly
Last night the marks indicated 10 teel
10 inches.
The Science lett for Parkeraburg at
10! A. NJ, EvArt. Thomas and Win. Sim.
at the wheel, and Alex. Voegtly in com
mand.
The Mollie Moore, Cincinnati to Pitts
bnrgh, pissed up at midnight Sunday
night.
The Kerr left for Pittsburgh at ga. NJ
The Courier arrived from Cincinnati
at 3P. NJ, and will return this afternoon
Rt4.
The Express passed down about
o'clock last night,
The Ragon will be to,day's Parkers.
burg boat.
The Whale and barges are lying here
taking freight for St. Louis.
The Martins Ferry ferryboat Carrie
is being beached at that place.
Several steamboats, have sued the city
Of New Orleans for back wharfage. They
have gained the suits and got their
money. Olher suits will follow with
like results.
The wife Of Pilot W. J. Abrams, Of
the Granite State, died recently at Cap.
tina.
There is no truth in the report Of the
Exchange having been sold.
Capt. Pres. Lodwiek, the veteran com.
mander Of the Cincinnati and "omeroy
packet Ohio No. 4, has retired from that
steamer to engage in the hotel business
at Cincinnati. Capt Dan. Moore .uc.
ceeds Capt Lodwick in the command OF
the Ohio No. 4,
Capt, ]. Il. King, chief clerk Of the
MOllie Moore, has resigned his charge TO
take command OF Commodore KounIz's
new mountain steamer, General Custer,
W. W. ACkley, the present second clerk,
succeeds Capt. King in charge OF the
office OF the Mollie Moore.
Capt. J. n. Williamson has contracted
with Capt, o. Perry Tharp for a new
hull for the Emma Graham, to be com,
pleted by July l. The hull will be 220
feet long, beam 35 feet, hold feet. The
cabin Of the Graham will be used on the
new boat. The cylinders will be new, Of
adiameter oil Is inches, and G! feet stroke
She will have three boilers, 10 inches,
and &c feet long. The new Graham will
be 40 feet longer that the present boat,
BY TceEsPh.I
PITTSBURGH, April 0.-Rivcr : feet a
inches and stationary. Weather clear
and pleasant,
OMAHA, April9.-Thc river has fallen
rapidly since Saturday. The marks in
dictate IL feet 10 inches and still falling
CINCINNATI, April 9.-Riyer % feet
and falling. Weather cloudy; light ram
tonight. Arrived--Hu from Wheel.
ing; Fawn, from Evansville. The Golden
City is due from New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, April 9.-Westhcr rainy.
Departed-Nashville, Thompson Dean
and Golden City, for Cincinnati; Rhosds,
for Pittsburgh. River stationary; . teel
0 inches in the canal.
CAIRO, April 9.-Arrived Barnard.
from ST. Louis; Colorado, from Vicks-
burg. DeparIed-Barnard, for Cincin
natl; Bigley and Colorado, for St. Louis.
River S6 feet G inches and falling. The
rain continues; mercury lSo.
NASHVILLE, April 9-Riyer "a feet on
shoaIi and rising, Arrived-Sliyerthorn,
Evansville.
EVANSVILLE, April 9.-WeathCr cloudy;
mercury $50 to 56'. River 81 feet md
rising. Up-Idlewild, Rover, Grey Eagle,
Red Cloud, Arkansas Belle, and Evans
vile. Down-Golddust, Idlewlld, J. W.
GoE, generally with light trips. Busi
ness dull. The Rover is loading her
cargo to leave on Wednesday. ..
ST. LOUIS, April 9.--Arrivcd-Pe;rel,
from the Illinois river; Belle OF St. Louis,
from Cambridge. Departed - Golden
Eagle, for Ks0kGk; city 6i Cheslcr, for
Memphis. River fallen . inches. Rain
all day and cool.
EVANSVILLE, April g.-Arrivcd-Robt.
Mitchell, from Cincinnati, for New Or.
leans.
New ORLEANS, April .. Weather
clear and warm. Arrived - Morgan,
Cincinnati.
VIcKsBURa, April 9.--weather clear
and cool. Arrrived-City OF Helena. No
boats up or down.
SHREVEPORT, April 9.--Riyer rose
inches. Weather clear and warm. Down
Fulton. Arrived-Lotus, New Or
leans.