The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-17
River Sews.


The marks at the landing showed Ia
feet inches last evening, having risen
two inches since day light.
The Courier will be the Parkersburg
packet at 1890 o'clock this morning.
The local packets arrived and departed
on time Yesterday with fair trips.
The Exchange passed up yesterday
with good trip and will pass down
from Pittsburgh en- route to Cincinnati
tomorrow morning.
The Granite State will run in the
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati trade here
after, leaving Pittsburgh on Friday even
ing of every week.
The Slockdsle Is due up this morning.
The Hudson will arrive o.morrow
evening from Cincinnati, and return on
Saturday evening, as advertised.
The tow boat John Harmon passed up
with coal tow yesterday evening.
The Ark passed up with an empty tow
yesterday.
The Thanhauser lett on time for Mat
amOras.
The John Z. Rhoads will pass down
this morning, en- route for st. Louis.
The O'Nesl Will be the Pittsburgh
boat this morning.
The Emma Graham will pass down
this morning.
The Express leaves Cincinnati for
Pittsburgh this evening.
BOATS COMING UP Fearless, Ex-
change, Iron Mountain, j. B. William,
Ike Hamnett, Fannie Tstum, W. G.
GdGev, j. Sharp Mcdonald, Simpson
Homer, Lioncss No. 2 Oakland, John
Dippold.
Tie steamers Hudson and Andes are
again advertising their bosts TO leave
Cincinnati Tor Pittsburgh. THIS is all a
humbug, and about time it was done
away with. They only come TO Wheel
ing. The Pittsburgh packet line Is COM
posed of the Katie StOckdsle, Emms
Graham and Express, with others 10 be
added in the Spring. How this world
is given to lying.--PittsJmrgh Dispatch.
The Dispatch man must re ember that
the Hudson and Andes do not advertise
to 20 TO Pittsburgh, but takes at Cincin-
nali through freight tor Pitts burgh. The
lying of the world is not a grain OF sand
by the side of the reckless way in which
the river man of the DiSDGtch talks.
lByTelegraph.l
PITTSBURGH, January 1G.--Ryer 10
feet | | inches and falling. Weather fair
and cool.
NASHVILLE, January lG.-River risisg
10 feet on the shoals. Arrived-Hill-
man and Cook, Ohio.
LOUISVILLE, January l2.-W Weather
clear and cool. Departed-Chcrokee,
New Orleans; Church, Mary, Elizabeth,
Cincinnati. River rising with II feet IN
the canal.
CINcGNNATI. January l6.-River u
feet 7 inches and rising. Weather cool
and clear. Depsrted-Kstie Stockds!e,
Pitt. bprgh; james w. CAT, Memphis;
Alice, New Orleans.
VICKsBURG, January I6-N Weather
clear; mercury 10 degrees The river
has fallen inches. Up-Kstie. Down
Common wealth and City of Augusta.
Arrived City OF Helena.
MEMPHIS, January 10. - Weather
clear and pleasant River has fallen 10
inches. Arrived-GoIden Crown, New
Orleans. Departed-ShinkIe and Gold
en- Crown, Cincinnati; Thompson, Dean
snd Howard, ST. Lousis.
CAIRO, January l6.-Arrived- Belle
Memphis, Memphis; Grand Tower, 81,
Louie; Tatum. S.. Louis. Departed
Parker, Memphis; Belle Memphis. St.
Louis; Grand Tower, Memphis. River
Is feet IL inches and rising. Weather
clear.
EVANSVILLE, January Low Gather
clear and cool. River IL 90 feet and
rising fast, rose feet the last "a hours.
Down-HoUs,on Star, Ed. HOBBS, Idle.
wild, Cons Miller. All with good Lrips,
The Hobbs leaves tonight with full
load in sought. Business dull.
ST. Louis, January l6.-Arrived-
Colorado, Vicksbu-g; Whale and bsrges,
Pittsburgh; Arkansas, KeoEuk. Depart
ed-Clty of Alton, New Orleans; Gene e.
we've Memphis. River has risen inches,
with S feet IL inches above low wster.
Weather clear, colder and very pleas
ant.
NEW ORLEANS. January 10 Arrived
John a. Scudder and Charles Z. Chou
tesu, Memphis; John Wilson and Bsst-
rop, Ouschita river; Ny Choice and
barges, St. Louis. Departed-WIlson,
Ouachits river; Golden Rule, Cincinnati;
Durfee, Red river; Ny Choice and tow,
st. LOUIS. Weather clear; mercury 81.