The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-07

The Star Of the West makes two trips
daily between this city and Moudsville.
The Science left for Parkersburg at 10l
A. NJ, the Market Boy for Matamoras at
lOA. NJ, the Phaeton for Sistcrsville and
the Telegram for Clarington at 3P.M.
The Andes arrived from Cincinnati at
3:l5 and will return this afternoon.
The Courier will be the Parkersburg
packet this morning.
The Ragon arrived from Pittsburgh
last evening.
The towboat Nail City yesterday left
for below and will hereafter operate on
the lower Ohio.
The Ragon will not 30 back to Pitts
burg to-day, owing to the low water.
Last evening the marks indicated 3 feet
7 inches, and falling slowly.
The E. A. Woodruff removed 10 Oh
struCtions between Louisville and Evans.
vile.
The steamer Clara ran through herself
last Saturday at the foot OF Kanawha
Bar, above Gallipolis Island, breaking
her cylinder and wrist and losing her
pitman overheard.
The dredge.boats Oswego and Ohio,
towed by the |. s. Keefer, have been en-
gagged for the last week in removing the
bar at the foot Of Gallipolis Island.
W. D. Blake & Son paid $4,000 for the
Daniel Boone. They will run her be.
tween Huntington and GaIlipolis. Capt.
Blake will command, and WIN. BertheSel
will have charge Of the Office.
tits worthy Of notice that the most OF
the boats owned at Wheeling and built
with the view Of making Wheeling their
base OF operations, have turned their at
tention to Pittsburgh. Since the opening
Of navigation, in January, either the
Mallie Ragon or Express have been ply.
ing regularly between here, Wheeling
and Parkersburg, and it is said that the
Courier will be placed in the trade this
fall in connection with the Express. In
addition to the above we have had the G.
W. Hornbrook, Nail City, Ed. Hobbs, Iron
Valley and Barnard, all owned at Wheel.
ing or in the vicinity. Moreover, the
Wheeling and Cincinnati packets Hudson
and Andes scarcely make a trip up with.
out having more or leSs freight for Pitts.
burgh.-Ihts Com. Gazette.
by TelSBlaRhl
PiTrsDuRoH, Pa, August G.-Riyer
IA inches, falling slowly. Weather cloudy
and warm. Arrived-Mallic Ragon,
Wheeling.
ST. LOUIS, August G.-Arriycd-Belle
St. Louis, Cambridge. Departed-Gold.
en- Eagle, Kcokuk; All. Stevens, Mem.
phis. River falling slowly. Weather
clear and hot,
NEW ORLEANS, August 6.-Arrived--
Glencoe, 81. Louis. Departed-Glencoe,
St. Louis. Weather clear and hot,
MEMPHIS, August G.-River fell five
inches, heavy wind and rain this evening.
Mercury Ole. Arriyed--Baum, Cincin.
natl Departed-AtlNntic and GarrCs,
New Orleans Port EadS, St. Louis.
VTCKsBuRd, August6.-Weathcr clear;
mercury 81. Down-Katie.
CAIRO, August G.-River Is feet. Ar
rived-J. D. Parker and Bee. Departed
Greyhound, Ohio, Bigley and Parker.
Weather cloudy.
EvANevlLIE, August G.-River A 9.1O
feet and falling. Up-Cons. Millar, Mag.
gle Smith, Grey Eagle and Idlewild. No
boats down. Weather clear.
LouIsyILLE, August G.-River A fec. 4
inches. Weather clear.
NASHVILLE, August 6.-River falling,
% inches on the shoals. Arrived-Celi.
M. Departed-HiIlman and Celina.
CINCINNATI, August G.-Rtyer s feet Q
inches and rising slowly. The Hudson 4
due from Wheeling, Weather partly
CLOUDY and warm,