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

The river commenced reCeedlng yes
terday and the marks last evening
showing Is feet 6 inches.
The Rsgon for Parkersburg and Than
hauser for Matamoras departed on time
Yesterday morning.
The following boats passed up yester-
day with empty tows: John PIuny,
Coal Valley, Jos. w. Gsuld and Charles
Brown.
The Hudson arrived from Cincinnati
Yesterday morning, She leaves on her
return this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
Hudson Is number one packet, the
office is in charge of the Prince Of good
fellows G.. d. List, who will see that pas
sengers receive the best of attention.
The Abner O'Nesl takes her depart
ure this morning for Pittsburgh, at I
o'clock.
The Courier is the mail packet leaving
for ParRersburg and landing at all way
points, at 1890 A. VI. to-day,
The local packets arrived and depart
ed on time yesterday.
The Granite State will pass down
| early this morning icr Cincinnati.
TIE Salt Valley will pass up tonight,
and the Katie Stockds!e Sunday morn
ing, both for Pittsburgh.
The John l.. RhoadS was due last
night from St. Louis to Pittsburgh.
The Della brought down sn excursion
party from SleubenvilIc. They arrived
here about II o'clock last night, and at
ter roaming about for half an hour, re-
turned home. Dancing was the pro-
! gramme for the evening. Come again.
The Hope passed down with tow last
evening.
Capt julie Wehrman returned from
Pittsburgh yesterday.
The Fashion leaves Pittsburgh for st.
Louis to-day.
Owing to q good wind the river was
full of sail boats all day yesterday.
1t is reported that Capt. Frank Hicks
has purchased the tow boat Ajax, at
Louisville for $1,000 and will use her
machinery on new boat.
The tow boat Dauntless was sold at
Pittsburgh, Thursday, by the U. 5. Mar
shall to Uspts. Nsnhook and BOUCHER for
$500.
The Cincinnati Times is responsible for
the following: Captain Wash Kerr, Of
the Granite State, contempla.es an action
! for defslcation ofcharscter agains. Capts.
James Fisher, Abe Bushkirk and others.
Heavy rstsiners are out. Blood will tell
Last Tuesday morning q difficulty &C.
Cured in a New Orleans saloon, over q
game OF cards, between William A. Glib
son and j. K, Lswless, in which Gibson
was stabbed by Lswless. from the effects
of which he died in half an hour. Law.
less is imprisoned, charged with murder.
They were both pilots on the steamboat
| FsnChon.
by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, May 3.-River 8 feet
> inches and falling. Weather fair and
warm.
New ORLEANS, May ARRIVED
Nstchez, Vicksburg; Thomas Sherlock,
Cincinnati. Departed MollIe Moore,
St. Louis. Weather cloudy; light rain
this evening; thermometer 81.
CINCINNATI, May 3-River 30 feet
inches and rising. Weather, raining
all day. Arrlved-Emma Grsmam, Pitts
burgb, Vlnt Shinkle, Memphis. De-
psrted-Andes Wheeling; DAVIS, Ten
nessee river.
LOUISVILLE May 3.-Weather cloudy
and cool Depsrted-COns Millsr, Mem
phis; Robert Mitchell, New Orleans; a.
| {. Donnelly and Vint Shinkle, Cincin-
natl. River rising, with IL feet 2 inches
| in the canal.
NASHVILLE, May 3.-River falling
with feet on the shoals. Arrived o..
! SilverthorD, Evansville, cks5urg,
Raining lightly. Thermometer y de-
grees. River rose inches. Down
| Schenck, Gold Dust, Lee, Illinois
ST. LOUIS, May 3.-Arrived-Golden
Esgle and Cricket, Keokuk; City Of
ViCksburg, YiGksburg. Departed -
Golden Eagle and Cricket, Keosuk; Mil
Ter, Cincinnati; Polar Star, Tennessee
river. River has risen 4 inches, with y
feet 6 inches above low wster marx.
Weather clear and cool.
EVANSVILLE, Msy Sit rsined al
night and nearly sll day. Weather clear
to night and cooler Mercury 81 to rs
d .grees. Winds from the northwest.
River Is 40 feet scsnt and rising.
Port List-Up-Idlewild, Maggie Smith,
7. D. Parker. Down-Jsmes Guthrie.
Charles B. Church, preparing to leave.
/ Business dull.
CAIRO, May 3.-Arrived-Bsum snd
Cherokee, Cincinnati; Polar STAT, St.
Louis; Commonwealth sLd Katy, New
Orleans. Depsrted-Andy Baum, Mem
phis; Cherokee, St. Louis; Polar Star,
Ohio river; Anderson, Nashville; Com
mon wealth, St. Louis; Katy, Louisville.
River 81 feet g inches and falling.
Weather fair and pleasant.