The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-22
River News.

The marks st the landing last even
ing showed 9 feet 6 inches and falling
slowly.
Mr.. Gus Young, formerly second clerh
on the Hudson, is running as freight
clerk on the Andes.
The Courier is the Parkersburg boa
this morning at 1890.
The O'Neal leaves for Pittsburgh a.
! O'Clock this morning.
The Emma Graham il due at s O'Clock
this mornig, en- route to Pittsburgh.
Joe Alexander, late pilot of the Ex'
press, is running on the Granite State.
The Express arrived last night, having
made her last trip in the Cincinnati
trade. She will lie up until tomorrow
morning aud then take the Ragon's place
in the Parkersburg trade.
TIE Rsgon Is due this evening from
Psrkersburg. She will take the bank
for the present.
The Andes arrived yesterday morning
and will leave for Cincinnati this even.
ing.
Tho Granite State has entered the Gin.
cinnati and Pittsburgh trade, having
Gmt the Portsmouth and Pittsburgh
trade.
The towbost Hornbrook will arrive
from Pittsburgh to-day, with $50 barrel.
of oil for shipment on the Andes.
On her last trip up, the steamer Msllie
Ragon brought eleven hundred oil
barrels, and roshipped four hundred on
the steamer Express for Pittsburgh. The
balance WAS tor parties in our city.
Workmen were engaged at the land,
ing, yesterday, in repairing the barge be
longing TO Captain John Scaggs, which
had considerable of hole knocked into it
by running on u sunkon tree. The Horn
brook had the barge in tow 81 the time
% the accident.
Pilot Jos. Written OF the steamer
Emma Graham, is confined at his home
with sickness. Pilot SchoonOver will
stand watch during the sickness of Pilot
Written.
The tow boats Dodsworth, Bcngs
Tiger, George lysle, j. A. Blsckmore
Boaz and Panther are en- route for Pitts
burgh with empty tows.
The A. G. DonnslIy brought from
New Orleans to Cincinnati 2ll barrels
molss es and 10 hogshesCs Tor this port
On her last trip, the Andes brought
up 1853 barrels of molssses, Is packages
crackers, 50 packages tobacco, % boxes
soap, IS boxes starch, 20 boxes candles
9 barrels whisky, 6 kegs beer, s sewing
machines, Is bales batting, 20 packages
furniture, 1900 hoop-poles, l03 bags
barley, u bags timothy seed
The Exchange and Fannie Tatum are
en- route from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
The towbost Whale and bsrges are al
St. Louis.
by Telegraph.
PITTsBURGH, January 2l.-Riyer
feet 3 inches and stationary. Weather
mild and rainy.
NASHVILLE, January 2l.--River fall.
ing with & feet on the shoals Arrived
Silverthoru, Evansville.
LITTLE Rock, January 2l.-Weather
clear and pleasant. River ,slling with
IA feet by the gauge. Depsrted-C. X.
Peck, New Orleans.
VIcXsBURG, January 21.-Weather
cloudy; mercury So deg. River fell 4
inches. Up-Chss. Morgan. Down
Mary Houston, Yeager. Arrived -
NstcheZ.
LOUISVILLE, January Weather
cloufy and cool. Depsrted-C. b.
Church, New Orleans; A. q. DonnalIy,
Cincinnati. River rising, with IL feet 3
inches in the canal.
MEMPHIS. January 2l.-River rose
l9 inches and now stands At II feet 7
inches. Weather clear. Arrived Belle
of Texas, Arkansas river; Sam Roberts,
New Orleans. Depsrted--Cherokee, and
City of Alton, New Orleans Belle Mem.
phis, st. Louis.
CINCINNATI, January 2l.-River rs
feet 10 inches. Arrived-kstie Stock.
dale and Exchange, Pittsburgh; Hudson,
Wheeling; Golden Crown and Donnslly,
New Orleans; Fannie Tatum, 81 Louis.
Depsrted-Exchsnge and Fannie Tstum,
Pittsburgh. Raining al day.
CAIRO, January 2l.-Arrived-Whale,
St. Louis Grand LAKE, st. Louis. De-
parted-Alice, New Orleans; Thomas
Sherlock, New Orleans; St. GeneyIeye,
St. Louis; Susie Silver, New Orleans;
Grand Lske, New Orleans. River %
feet inches and rising. Mercury As.
EVANSVILLE, January 2l.-Westher
cloudy and light rain. Mercury ~ 10
43o River Il 4-l0 feet and falling
Down-Bowling Green. John Barton
aud tow, lronsides snd tow, Shinkle,
IdlewiId. N. Smith, Grey Eagle and
Laura l.. DAVIS, generally with good
trips. Business light.
ST. LOUIS, January 2l.-Arriyea-
GoIddus;, New Orleans; Capital City,
Cairo; Victoria, Reokuk; Robin, Ohio
river. Departed-Future City and tow,
New Orleans; City of Chester. Memphis.
The river rose inch, and stands 10 feet
8 inches above low wster mark. Wealth
er cloudy and mild
NEW ORLEANS, January N.-Arriyed
-Schenck, Cincinnsti, Seminole, Ous-
chita river; Garrett and barges, OHIO
river; KslIe, ArkopoIIs; Lee, Vicksburg;
kountz, Red river; Jonn Howard, Oos-
chits river. Depsrted-Kstie, Arkopo.
lis; Aaris Louise, Red river; Port Esds
and bsrges, St. Louis. Westher clear;
mercury CO.