The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-03
River News.

The Courier left for Parkersburg yes.
terday morning at her usual hour.
The Mallie Ragon departed for Pitts.
burgh at II A. NJ.
The Nail City arrived from Louisville,
and departed for Pittsburgh. She had
two model barges Of miscellaneous freight.
The Hornbrook assisted her as far as
Mingo, where she will leave her and take
two barges OF pig iron to Pittsburgh.
The Thompson passed down ut 81 r. NJ,
en- route Tor Cincinnati, with good trip.
The Science will be to'day's Parkers-
burg boat.
The G, H. Mcconnell, towboat built
out Of the old Mountain No. 2, arrived
from below yesterday with barge load.
ened with flour and grain.
Tho Hudson is due from Cincinnati
to-day.
The NJ. s. Thanhouser arrived from be-
low yesterday with q tow Of salt.
Last night the marks indicated 8 feet
and falling rapidly.
It is expected that the new Emma Ora.
ham will be ready TO leave Cincinnati for
Pittsburgh next week.
The Daniel Boone has been sold to W.
D. Blake for $500, and will run from
Gallipolis to Huntington, daily trip and
return.
The Ashland, Fanchon and Savannah left
Fort Buford on the Goth for Tongue river,
taking the last of the Yellowstone's
freight for that point.
The new steamer Telegraph, Just com.
pleted at Cincinnati for TO ply between
there and Pittsburgh, it is believed, will
DO very fast. The Cincinnati Times
claims that she will be able to knock off
II miles au hour. II SO, she will be able
to make the weekly trips with ease and
take all the business that oifers.
There appears TO be disposition on
the part OF some river men 10 find fault
with the snagboat L. A. Woodruff when
there is no occasion for it. The state
ment was made the other day that she
left the wrecked boat at Portland bar in
worse condition than if she had not
touched it. Col. Merrill wrote to Capt.
A. T. Gilmore, Superintendent OF the
Louisville & Henderson Packet Co., in
regard 10 the matter, 10 which Capt. G.
replies that there is nothing in the way
Of boats and that the Woodruff did all
that could be done.
IBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, August 2.-River, 9 feet
inches and falling very slowly. Wealth
er cloudy and hot. Departed-W. P.
Thompson, Cincinnati.
LITTLE Rock, August 2.-Weatber
clear and warm. River falling, with
feet in the channel.
MEMPHIs, August 2.-River fell I
inches; stands 10 feet 8 inches. Weather
clear. Mercury,,,900. Arrived-Parker,
Cincinnati. Departed-Dounally, Gin.
cinnati; Cherokee, New Orleans.
CAIRO, August 2.-Arrived-Virgie
Lee, and Norton, st. Louis. Dep.-Vir-
Lee, Cincinnati. River II feet, falling.
Weather clear. Mercury $40
New ORLEANS, August -2.-Weather
clear this morning; rain this evening;
mercury 94'. No arrivals or departures.
VIcKsBuRs, August 2.--Weather clear;
mercury 960. River fell four inches.
up-Capital City. Down-Glercoe and
Maude.
CINCINNATI, August 2.-River 9 feet 3,
about stationary. Weather fair and hot.
Arrived--Andes from Wheeling, and.
Laura Davis due from St. Louis.
EVANSVILLE, August 2.-Weather clear
and hot; mercury 92'. River 6 feet and
falling. Up-Smith, Arkansas Belle,
Dick johnson. Down-Evansville, Co.
lima, Schenk, Grey Eagle. Business
rather active.
LOUISVILLE, August 2.-Weather clear
and warm. Departed-Laura Davis, ST.
Louis; Belle Madison, Hattie Rowland,
Pittsburgh. River falling.
NASHVILLE, August 2.-River falling
slowly, now S0inches on the shoals. Ar.
rived-Stahlman, Cairo.
ST. Louis, August 2.-Arrived--Hor-
ton, Pomeroy; Golden Eagle, Keokuk;
Colossal, Weston; Allen Stevens, Dyers.
burg. Departed-Golden Eagle, Keokuk,
Belleof Memphis, Vicksburg; Polar Star,
Tennessee river; Northwestern, St. Paul,
River fallen A inches. Weather clear
and very warm.