The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-11
River News.


The Courier left for Parkersburg at
her usual hour.
The Salt Valley passed down at 0 A. NJ,
en- route for Ironton.
The W. p. Thompson passed up at 10
A. NJ, en- route for Pittsburgh.
The Andes left for Cincinnati at 4 r. W.,
with fair trip.
The Granite State is due up to-day.
en- route from Portsmouth 10 Pittsburgh.
The Science will be the regular Par.
kersburg packet this morning.
The smaller local packets are running
as usual, upon time.
The steamer Comfort has entered the
Wheeling and Bellaire trade.
10 Norton, the well.known steamboat
clerk, is now ensconced on the Katie p.
Kountz, whariboat at New Madrid, Mo.
The Nirgie Lee is due down to-day, en-
route for Cincinnati, Louisville, Cairo
and ST. Louis.
Tho new Gallipolis and Kanawha
packet Boone is eighteen feet longer and
eightieet wider than the old Boone. She
has tTenty.eight state rooms, n roomy and
elegant cabin, and makes eight miles an
honr up stream.
The St. Louis Republican says: The
Barnard's barges load for Wheeling and
Pittsburgh. Capt. Cramer SAYS, that the
report Of his having fred a pistol at
Martin Eagin, the contractor, is IA mis-
take; that Eagin retired to the guard Of
the Barnard and fired ball into the hall
at him, and that the ball entered box.
Eagin retired hurriedly and fred another
shot from the barge. Cramer secured
pistol but did not use it.
lBy TelcSraPh.l
PITTSBURGH, July lU.-Riyer 4 feet 1
inches and rising. Weather cloudy. De.
parted-VIrgie Lee, ST. Louis.
EVANSVILLE, July l0.-Clear and hot;
light wind from the west. River s feet
and rising. Up-Arkansas Belle, Smith,
Mary Miller. DoWn-Cons. Miller, Laura
Davis, Florence Lee. Generally good
trips.
LOUISVILLE, July lO.-Riyer rising, S
feet in canal. Warm and clear.
NEW ORLEANS, July l0.-Arrived-
Robert Mitchell, Ohio river. No depart.
ures. Weather clear and hot.
CAIRO, July l0.-Arrived-Donnally,
New Orleans. Departed - Donnally,
Cincinnati. River 25 feet and falling.
Weather clear.
MEMPHIS TESS., July lO.-Rjyer fell
8 inches; stands at % feet 9inches.
Weather clear and hot. Arrived-Hard
Cash, White River, Gof, Cincinnati.
Departed-CapitAl City, Vicksburg,
Maude, St. Louis.
LlTTLE Rock, July lO.-River falling
slowly, 81 feet. Weather clear and warm.
The Steamer Granger, the property Of
Captain Herkes and Col. J. NJ. Blacher
Of this city, was burned last evening, 4
miles above this place. The Granger
was a small boat valued at 5000, and
piled between here and Fort Smith. The
boat is total loss; the books, papers and
about $500 in money were burned. She
had big cargo Of wheat and corn aboard.
NICKsBURG, July l0.-Weather fair;
mercury SO'. The river has fallen 8
inches.
SHREVEPORT, July l0.-Weather rainy
and pleasant. River fell . inches.
ST. LOUIS, July l0.-Arrived-Golden
Eagle, Keokuki Dubuque, St. Paul; Bay.
less, Quincy. Departed-Golden Eagle,
keokuk; City oil Helena, Vicksburg;
Raven, Ore Dump and Bayless, Quincy.
River fallen II inches. Weather clear
and cool
NASHVILLE, July lO.-River falling; 2S
inches. Departed-Anderson.
CINCINNATI, July l0.-River II feet 10
inches and falling. Arrived-lIudson.
Departed-Hudson. Weather clear and
warm.