The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-04
WELIsBuRo, June 3.

cortspOulOucsO Of the IutsllIseucer.
There is scarcely anything in the way
Of news worth reporting. The late rains
and warm days have forwarded veseta.
,ion very much. Everything that grows
out Of the ground looks well. There is
promise Of a bountiful crop Of every
thing. Strawberries are plenty and sell.
ing at the rate Of three boxes for a quar-.
ter.
Mrs. Wolcott, OF Washington, D. c.,
and sister Of the late E. NJ. Stanton, the
great War Secretary, is visiting here, the
guest Of Mrs. a. W. Crothers.
The Misses Doddridge, Of your city,
are spending few days with their aunt,
Mrs. Samuel Jacob.
Bishop Peterkin, OF the Episcopal
Church, Is to preach in the Episcopal
Church In this place this evening.
The ladies Of the NJ. L. Church held a
strawberry festival on Saturday evening.
Gross receipts $50, to be used in cleaning
the church.
As requested herewith furnish you
with some extracts from a diary kept
by my father, who was a pilot on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, which may be Of
interest to river men, merchants and 9th.
ers. 1 turn back TO the first entry, June,
1887.
aRiyer in boatable order all summer.
Flour sold from Eve to six dollars per
barrel: wheat one dollar per bushel.
January, 1888. Weather very cold,
Ice In the Ohio river broke March 10TH
Speculation high, money plenty; Hour
Eve TO six dollars per barrel; wheat one
twenty-five. Started for New Orleans
April1lth; fine weather in the river; land.
ed at the city 18Th Of May. Flour worth
from seven 70 nine dollars; weather warm
and healthy. This WA 4 line trip, attend.
ed with hard work and line company.
Wages low. Arrived at Wellsbnrg June
lat.
The fall Of 1888 the river was low;
Al one time there was only ten inches in
channel. The boats did not get started
from Wellsburg until the middle Of Octo.
Der with sixteen inches in the channel.
Flour was S. %; Pork 81, 63a7 eta.
Great speculahons In flour and pork.
The market opened at Sll and gradually
sunk to So. Greatdeal Of money lost by
high prices aud low water which preven-
ted produce being got into the markets.
The water continued low until December.
nam WINTER AND RARLY SPRING,
Left wellsburg for New Orleans 18th
Of April 1889, and landed at Vicksburgh
sth Of May. Business dull; Van Buren,.
isism beginning TO operate; arrived at
Wellsburg 10Th May; started 22d for
New Orleans; five feet OF water in the
channel; business dull; landed in New
Orleans 10th June; money scarce. Flour
81 rs to SIS %; whisky 81 cts; produce
plenty. Returned home in July.
The summer has been fine; good wheat
crops, and every kind Of produce in
abundance. It has been healthy here.
yellow fever commences in the South in
September and continues until the last Of
October. Politics beginning TO run high;
banks suspend specie payment; General
Harrison nominated by the Wings for
President; started for New Orleans Goth
Of September, 1889; three feet OF water.
There was a fne rise Of s feet about the
lat OF September, and receded in October
10 IA inches between Pittsburgh and Gin.
cinnati, and 10 inches between Louisville
and the mouth Of the Ohio. Landed in
Louisville 10 October and remained there
Tor SIX weeks, waiting for the river to rise
to get started.
November %. Started on a rise Of
three feet and landed in New Orleans
January 9, 1910. Business dull; flour
IS so and falling; produce Of all kinds
low; money scarce; General Jackson visit.
ed the city for the last time; arrived at
home latter part Of February winter cold
and stormy; early Spring; politics run.
ming high; each party holding meet.
ingS; some OF the Wings wear blue rib.
bOns as a badge Of distinction.
July. 1910. Business dull; labor scarce,
wages low; steamboat navigation stopp.
ed on account Of low water; great politi.
cal meeting at Steubenyille, Ohio, by
both parties on the 10Th Of July.
August, 1910. Very cold; fires In the
houses feels very comfortable; harvest
collected; average crops; -four selling at
s. rs, wheat 80 cents per bushel; river
ioW;9O inches in the channel.
September, 1910. Flour bought at
s. %; money scarce; rise Of three feet in
the Ohio; great Wing meeting at Wheel
ing; Mormon religion takes . start here.
September 90. Started to-day for New
Orleans; water low and times hard; had
TO lift over every bar 10. Marietta; eight
boatsin company,river began to rise slow.
"; got along by lifting OF one boat . day
70 Cincinnati; left one Of my beat triends
and never expect to see him againi left
him at The foot Of Darlington Island
with Mrs. Wells; arrived At Cincinnati
on the 18th OF October, 1910; iour s. 80;
whisky 10 cents; four feet in the channel.
Gotto Wabash tolerable well and there
got agood rise Of twelve feet aud at
Cumberland q few feet more, which
maksathe river ina ine stage. Found