The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-04
RiVer News.

The marks at the landing last evening
showed Z feet inches.
The Rsgon left fer Parkersburg yes
terdsy morning.
The Hudson is due up to-day from
Cincinnati.
The Emma Graham passed down yes
dav morning.
The Science is to.days Petersburg
packet
The Market Boy leaves for Matsmoras
at 1890 A. NJ. TO day.
The Nellie Walton passed up last
evening, with empty tow.
The Express, from Pittsburgh for Park
ersburg passed down last night.
Business about the landing yesterday
was exceedingly dull.
Some days ago Pilot John Stafford, OF
the towboat Samuel Miller, appealed
from the decision OF the local board ot
inspectors OF Gin Gin natl, IN the case OF
the recent collision between the passen-
ger steamer Bostons and the towboat
Samuel Milar This morning SupervI
sor Inspector Davenney modified the de-
cision OF the Cincinnati Local Board,
making Pilot Staford's suspension only
30 DAYS, instead OF 90. II viii DO re-
mem bered that the Cincinnati Board sus-
pended Stafford 70 days, while the pilot
of the Bostona WAS suspended Tor the
period of so days.
The steamer Emma Graham brought
up rs q passenger, AL old sailor named
Barney Connell, who goes hence to
Phlisdelphis to enter the Home for In
digent Sailors. He is from New Or
leans, from which post the United states
authorities have forwarded HIM free OF
charge. Notwithstanding his advanced
age, SO years, he is rs laxative as p
youth, and smokes his pipe with the
vigor and relish of young man. air.
Connell SAWS that his wife died IN Pm n
delphia some two year ago, ahc no i
anxious to end his days IN the City OF
Brotherly Love.-Pitts Chronicle.
BY Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, May d RIVER 4 feet 6
inches and falling. Weather clear and
cool.
CAIRO, May 3.-Arrived-Biglcy, IT.
Louis; Anderson, Nashville. River 81
feet. Weather cool.
LITTLE Rock, May 3.-Weather
cloudy. River falling with l3 feet on
the gusge. Departed City of Augusta,
New Orleans; Shannon, Fort Smith.
LOUISVILLE, May 3.-Departed-
Dram, New Orleans; Parker, Memphis;
N,lI,r fir nirputE Kiynr
9 feet in the canal. Weather rainy.
CINcINNATI, May 3.--Rivcr 10 lee.
inches and falling. Weather cloudy
all day. but clear tonight. Arrived
Courier Wheeling. Passed Down
Black Hills from Pittsburgh to s.. Louis.
EVANSVILLE, May 3.--Rain all day
hard; mercury Az to 81 degrees; barome
ter below 20. River IL $40 Ieet and TAIL
ing slowly, Down-SImpsOn Horne,
Dick johnson, Evansville, Grey Eagl"
SilverthorD Nashville. Up-ShIuE!r,
Maggie Smith, Arkansas Belle, general
ly pretty light. Business very dull
MEMPHIS, May 3.-River fell inch
es; stands 81 teet 6 inches. Weather
clear during the day; mercury 20 Gcg;
indications OF storm this evening". Ar
rived kellogg, IIlInoi, river; Cons Mil
lar, Cincinnati; Capital City, Flcks.
burg. Departed Future City and HoIs-
tor, New Orleans; Golden City and John
Means and tow, Ohio river.
ST. LOUIS, May 3.-Arrived--Golden
Eagle, Keokuk; Polar Star, lower bends;
Belle Memphis, Memphis; Davis. Tin
cinnati; Bismarck, New Dreams. Joe
Kinney, Kansas City; Iron Mountain,
Pittsburgh. Depar.et-Belie Shreveport,
New Orleans Golden Eagle, keokuki
st. GenegIeve, Vicksburg; Rhodes, Pitts
burgh River rising slowly. Weather
cold and raIned nearly ali day.