The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-09

The marks last evening indicated 8 feet
3 inches, and falling.
The Hudson has laid up a! Cincinnati
on account OF the low water.
Tho Science left for ParkerSburg at l09
A. N.
The Thompson arrived from Cincin.
natl Tuesday night, and returned yester.
day morning at 10 o'clock, being unable
to get up any further on account Of the
low water.
The Ragon passed ,,Wellsvillc at noon
yesterday, and was due here last evening,
She will take the place Of the Courier in
the Parkersburg trade this morning,
The smaller packets are making their
regular trips, as usual.
Business is rather sluggish about the
landing just now, but few Of the larger
craft being able to navigate.
Items from the Pittsburgh Commercial
Gasette:
A number Of pilots went down as pas
rengers on the Katie Hooper 10 Wheeling
10 look at the river. Among them were
Capt. Wash. Gray Of the Fred. Wilson,
Capt. Cunningham Of the Samson No. 9,
W. NJ. Blackmore and Sam. Dean, jr.
Capt. A, McCarty, clerk OF the Fearless,
got home on Monday. He reports having
left the Fearless with three barges Of ore,
ono Of slaves and five empty barges laid
up at Wheeling. Capt. Nee also reports
the Coal Hill laid up at Pomeroy and j.
b. Williams near Huntington.
The Wheeling packet, Mallie Ragon,
struck an obstruction in the channel near
the foot Of Crows Island, Monday, caus-
ing her TO spring some Of her timbers
and in backing of, some distance below,
she struck a rock, making hole, and
causing her take sufficient water to sink
in about 80 inches. The Riphon pumps
Of the steamer Iron Mountain, laid up
near where the accident occurred, were
obtained, and Captain Booth, who came
up to the city yesterday, thought he would
get her aloat last Iovening. She had no
freight in the hold, hence none OF her
freight was damaged. After being raised
she will proceed to Wheeling for repairs.
by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, Pa, August S.-River 0
inches.
VIoKsDuRG, August S.-River fell I
inches. Up-GlencOe. Arrived-Bslle
Of Memphis. Weather cloudy; rain last
evening.
CINCINNATI, August S.-River7 feet !
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
warm. Departed-Virgie Lee and Goff,
Memphis. The Hudson went to Madison
tonight to be locked.
CAIRO, August S.-RivCr falling. Ar
riyed-City OF Helena, ST. Louis. De.
parted-Alice and Yaeger, New Orleans.
Mercury $40.
EVANSVILLE, August S.-River 4 and
Clio feet and falling. Weather clear; mer.
curry 500 TO $40. Up-Morgan and Smith.
Down-Silverthorn and Morning Star;
business moderate.
NASHVILLE, August S.-Riyer falling.
with % inches on the shoals.
memphis, August S.-River II feet and
falling. Weather clear; mercury $50,
Departed-Hard Cash, White river; Belle
Of Texas aud Maumclle, Paducah; Phil
Allen, Vicksburg; Baum, Cincinnati; Cen.
tennial, St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, August S.-Arrived- Rob
Roy, Keokuk, Capital City, Vicksburg
War Eagle, Kcokuk, Slannard, Belle Of
Shreveport, New Orleans. Departed
War ESgle, Keokuk, Gold Dust, Kansas
City Falls, New Orleans. River falling
Weather clear and hot.
NV ORLEANS, August S.-No arrivals
Departcd-Cherokee, Ohio River. Wea-
Their rainy and warm.
LITTLE Rock, August S.-River
inches and.Stutionary.
LOUISVILLE, August S.-Wealher clear
and warm. Departed-Alyin, New Or.
leans. River-Stationary, with 8 feet in
the canal.
SHREVEPORT, August 8.-River fell
inches. Weather clear and pleasant.