The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-08
kiycr News.
The marks last evening indicated
feet 9 inches and falling.
The O'Nesl departed for Pittsburgh
Yesterday or time, with good trip.

The O'Nesl departed for Pittsburgh
Yesterday or time, with good trip.
The Courier left for Psrkersburg yes
terdav morning st 1920 o'clock.
The Andes took her departure yester-
day afternoon for Cincinnati st 4:SU
o'clock, with fair trip.
The Emma Graham passed up yeFter-
dsv mo-nIug for Pittsburgh.
The local packets arrived and departed
on time Yesterday.
The Maiie RsgoD Is the Psrkersourg
packet TO day, leaving a. 1880 A. NJ.
sharp.
The Thsnhouser leaves for Mstamora5
this morning at 1880, Her pilot h I.
Cline hes stopped for = week 10 rest. Mr..
Thad Thomss is a. the wheel in his place.
Plot VIM. Sims, is in town waiting Tor
something TO turn uP.
The Cherokee leaves ST. Louis to-day
for Pittsburgh.
Capt. Ad. Ebert OF the Steamer =. W.
Hornorook and Engineer White, bought
q horse IN Mingo yesterday, the animal Is
considered one OF the finest in the city,
and as likely to create y sensation. lie
looks something like hobby horse, snd
the Captain calls him Gen. Jackson.
Price paid $500
The Memphis Aralancs says: Dick
Kennel, the lost pilot OF the Warner
learned the river under Capt lssish Sell
lers when he was pilot Of the Aleck
Scott The latter died at the Gayosc
House in this city in 1868 lie was the
original of Mulberry Sellers in Mark
Twan's Gilded Age. Besides the AlecB
Scott, M Kennel, pIloted on the Auto
crst Noble Able, Clara Dolson, Great
Republic and other boats. He command
ed the highest wages, and Capt. L
LaveilIe used to pay hun $3.50 month
He was big, whole-souled men, and one
VITO was brave and fearless in the dis
charge OF his duties. He could always
command berth and the highest wages
paid to pilot.
by Telegraph
LOUISVILLE, May 7.-Rsining. River
falling with 10 feet inches on the canal
SHREVEPORT, La, May 7-Westher
cloudy and pleasant. River rose five
inches
PITTsBURGH, May River five fee
II inches and falling slowly. Weat9eI
cloudy and warm.
NEW ORLEANS, May River 8:
fee. ? inches aud rising. Weather
cloudy mercury CO.
VICKsBURG, May Z. Weather cloudy
Thermometer 70 degrees. River rose
inches. Down-Scudder, Natchez; Crane
Tower, Mollie Moore.
NASHVILLE, May River falling
with 5 feet on the shoals. Arrived
Hl.msn, Cairo; Hot Spur, Wabash river
/ Departed Anderson, Cairo.
NASHVILLE, May River falling
with feet on the shoals. Arrived
Hillman, Cairo; Hotspur, Wsbssh river
Depsrted-Anderson, Cairo,
NEW ORLEANS, NAV 7.-ArrIved-J
B. Kehlor, St. Louis; Bastrsp, John II
Hanna, Ouachra River. Deparled-R
| f Lee, Vicks burg; Schenck, Cincinnati
Weather clear. Thermometer So dc
grees.
CNcINNATL MAY River % fee! II
inches and falling. Weather warm aRc
cloudy. Arrived Fashion, Pittsburgh
Franklin, Memphis. Departed uud
sor, Wheeling; Fashion, St. Louis
Parker, Memphis; Donally, New Or
leans.
MEMPHIS, May 7-Riven falIer
| 5 inches, and now stands - feet 3Inches
| ShowerY. Arrived Hard Cash, White
river; Cons MiIlsr, CincIaGati. Depart
ed-HsLtie Rowland, Little Rock; City
of Vicksburg, Vlcksburg; Capital City
St. Louis; Church, New Orleans.
CAIRO, May Arrived -Vint Shin
kle, Cincinnati; Mary Houston, New
Orleans; Simpson Homer, Ohio river
Departed Mary Houston, Cincinnati
Shinkle, Memphisi Simpson Horner
New Orleans. River 81 feet inches and
rising. Light rsjn this afternoon
Weather cloudy; mercury &C..
EVANSVILLE, May 7.-Westher chiefly
cloudy, with heavy rain this evening
wind south; mercury 81 to so degrees
River falling, with u 40 feet on the
gauge. Up-Fawn, Golden City, Mary
Miller, Maggie Smith, James w. CAT
and Arkansas Belle. Down-Josept
Guthrie, Golden Crown. Business ralh,l
active
ST LOUIS, May 7.-Arrived-Rot
Roy, Heokuk; Future City New Or
leans, Lady Lee, Peoria. Departed
Lady Lee, Peoria; Rob Roy, Keokuk
Minnesota, st. Paul; City Of Helena
Vicksburs; Belle st. Louis, Missouri
river NauzauCt, Reeds landing; Stan,
dsrd, New Orleans. The river rose
inches, and now stands u inch above
low water mark. Weather clear and
pleasant.