The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-11
OUR WELLsBURG LETTER.
commencement at the High
sehool-Extraets from the Dia.
~ Of an Old River Pilot

sebooI-Extrnets from the Dia-
ry Of an Old River Pilot.
WEL1SBuRo, June 10.
Correspondence Of the IutslllsSneat
TIE 6rstC Commencement Of the Wells
burg high School took place IN Friday
evening last. The exercises consisted oil
opening Prayer, by Rev. S. s. Fleming.
s.luiatory By Mis- MAhInI Jleah
IVclamItion-CEed Of the Bells. Nils Lucy Sauey
Esy-Old ocoln...., ........-=Ai Mamie Jones
Select on,Sn-SSPolOop, the Exile. 1884,.
E.ny-squow. Growing Sorrow, Is Remember.
ing Happier ThinyS.-..".;T,a1S LA MoSIe
Distribution Oh D'Pi'''wvS v. il. Anderson, Principal
". K. PsndlSlOO, Stats suP't
All the pupils acquitted themselves in
manne showing the excellent training
OF their instructors, Mr.. and Mrs. Ander-
son.
OLD TINES ON THE RIVER.
We continue TO quote from the diary
a, promised. In our first quotations We
closed with February II, 1871. The next
sntry Is March l2, ls4l. "six inche. Of
snow: March Il, rnoW about Is inches;
fourS 12t, firm and an unusual quantity
shipping; high water expected when the
snow goes Of; farmers complaining ABOUT
March Isl. Start for New Orleans on
The old snag boats, loaded with four; riv.
er hish: bad weather; -four 50 and plenty:
New Orleans, April Is, lsil. Landed
this day, being sixteen days out from
port TO port-the quickest time ever
made with nan power, flour is worth
81 25 and 81 80; whisky lsa2O cents; ba'
cou'4a5 cents and dull and plenty; warm
and dry weather; -four all shipping, none
Of any account going to store.
Lett the city on the 2lst oil April, lS4li
had A pleasant voyage home; landed At
home on the 4th OF May, lS4l; find the
weather very cold, for the time OF year;
farmers behind with spring work.
May 80, 1871. Prospect for corn and
prass very poor; river down to three ieet;
aour advancing, s. so and some excite.
ment; wheat crop reported a partial
failure.
June 1, 1871. Weather dry and warm;
start for New Orleans on three feet OF
water, with 1000 barrels OF -four in two
pine boats; both boats sprung a leak and
had 10 ship -four on u steamboat at Gin.
%cinpati: -four s. 81; whisky II cenB and
dull sale: the river has risen four feet;
business looking up; fne rains; corn looks
we'll: the wheat Is short and thin, well
headed, which may make a tWo-!hirds
crop. Here (CincinnatI) the people an
t~ieipate that -four will be high this fall.
July 3, ls4l. (Wellsburg) came up the
river on the fine steamer Tioga; pleasant
trip; find the crops very much improved;
harvest commenced; -four "a.
July l2. River 8 feet.
July 20. Two feet in the channel.
August 1st, lS4l.-River IS inches in
channel; -four 81 75a5 90; wheat 81 cents
and scarce. Prospect for making money
on the river this season very dull. Wheat
crop short beyond a doubt.
August 10Th, 1sil.-Fine rain; pros.
pect Of a rise in the river; Is inches in
the channel. Flour 81 25a6 90; farmers
holding wheat, expecting to realize 81 %
per bushel.
September lat, ls4l.-We bad two very
fine rains in August, but no rise In the
river; about 16 inches In the channel.
Flour So 25; last accounts from Cincin-
natl ii was 81 50a4 90 and on the fall.
Everything in the produce line is high.
Oats 40 cents, corn 623, potatoes 30.
Reported that there Is general
failure Of the crops. President Tyler
vetoed the United States Bank bill,
which has caused a great excitement.
The Van Buren, party rejoice at the dis
satisfaction Of the Whigs. They had a
great celebration on the arrival Of the
Presidents veto message; preparing 10
leave for New Orleans; water low and
times hard.
September u. Leave for New Orleans;
water low; IA inches in the channel; ar
rived at Cincinnati October ], lS4l: -four
So %; whisky IS cents. At Louisville we
got news OF The yellow fever o N the riv-
er: arrived at the mouth Of the Ohio on
the 10Th without much trouble, and have
taken il easy ever since. Landed every
night and here we are the 10Th Of October
at Hooks Bar; went a hunting and got
lost, and had 10 wade.
October Is, 1S4l.-Landed at Memphis;
business dull; fonr Q cents, whisky 20
cents, cheese s cents, apples and potatoes
from 81 rs 10 50 90. Yellow fever raging
al Vicksburg and New Orleans; about 10
feet Of water in the Mississippi; great
many snags 10 encounter; taking times
easy; run none at night, and not much Of
late in day time, on account OF high
winds. We will not go to Vicksburg IN.
Ill the fever is over; there is no trade
there on account Of the fever. No rise at
Pittsburgh yet; only 10 inches at Point
Pleasant at last accounts.
November Q, 1S4l-Vicksburg-Busi-
ness dull; yellow fever still raging; bust
ness men all gone; planters afraid 10 come
10 the place for what they WANT the
country merchants staying away also.
On the night OF the 10th about
one-fourth Of the city was destroy.
ed by FIRE; supposed work Of an
incendiary. The poor people suffer
greatly from loss by the ERE; -four by the
quantity, Sc rs; whisky 81 and 90 cents;
cheese, 81 cents; butter, 12a cents; lard,
I cents; bacon hams, s cents; sweet cider,
Sc 90; spplesS2 90; potatoes,S2 90; onions,
s. %. The Mississippians look blue, 10.
cofocoi,m reviving; Mississippi money
improving.
V~icksbIrg, Nov. 18th, 1871. Weather
warm; -four So 90 in New Orleans, and
in demand; has been sold here for So 80.
There is yet some yellow fever here. II
has broke out again in New orleanl. So
says the last report.
I shall close the diary for the present,
leaving the bOatmen on their way 10 Nat.