The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-15
RIVER GaKA.


The marks at the landing showed 10
feet 2 inches and rising at the wharf last
evening. The river was filled with driit
wood and ice.
Q The Rsgon left on time for Psrkers-
burg yesterday morning. >,
The Della and Thsnhsuser departed
on time.
The Courier will leave for Psrkersburg
at 1890 o'clock this morning.
The Andes arrived last night, and will
leave for Cincinnati this evening.
The Abner O'Neal is this mornings
Pittsburgh packet.
Captain Asa Booth starts the Express
from Cincinnati to this port next Thurs
day.
The Hudson leaves Cincinnati to-day
and will be here TO return next Satur-
day.
The Emma Graham is due up this
morning en- route foy Pittsburgh.
Captain Abner ONesl is still confined
to his room at Steubenville.
The Hornbrook left yesterday morn
ing for Pittsburgh, with tow.
The following tow boats passed down
Yesterday with coal tows: b. ID. Wood,
10 A. NJ; Joseph Wslton 2 P. NJ; Charles
Mcdonald, Mary Ann, Baltic, 3 P. M;
Sam Miller and Sampson No. 2.
Engineer George ketchum has gone
to Charleston TO take charge of the en-
gines of the OIL Valley.
The coal feet that will have about
finished passing here by tomorrow even
ing, Is composed of 81 towbosts, 4O coal
boats and 493 bsrges. The amount OF
coal shipped will amount to 6,725,Ooo
bushels.
Pilot James Prsther is in the Marine
department of the Good Samaritan Hos
pital at Pittsburgh. Nothing serious.
Cincinnati Enquirer: The coal men
have formed Ill organization for the pur.
pose OF regulating the price OF coal at
Cincinnati and Louisville. 1t Is intended
TO have all the coal owned by those IN
this arrangement put under the control
of one man ut each point, which will OBJ
viate the necessity OF agents, and keep
the market more uniform.
The Exchange lett Cincinnati for Pitts
burgh Saturday, with \ fair passenger list,
600 barrels mola>ses, 20 hogsheads sugar,
II tons old shafts and cranks, and other
freight ST. ticient to make up III aggre-
gate OF 800.
Photograph
CAIRO, January l4.-Depsrted--J. b.
MaLde, VcKsburg. River 10 feet
inches.
LITTLE Rock, January l4.-Weather
cloudy and cold. River rising with III
feet 10 inches by the gauge.
VICKsBURG, January l4.-Riyer fell .
inches. Downtown A. Scudder and
Choutesu Arrived -Nstrhez.
CINCINNATI. January l4.-River %
feet inches and about stationary.
Weather cloudy and cooler. Arrived
Mary Miller, St. Louis.
NASHVILLE January l4.-Riyer rising
with 8 feet on the shoals. Arrived
Anderson, Cairo; Silver Thorn, Evans
vile. Dspsrted-Sllver Thorn, Evans
vile.
LOUISVILLE, January Weather
cloudy and cool Depsrted-Mary Hous-
ton, New Orleans; Andy Baum, Cincin-
natl River rising with feet inches in
the canal.
ST Louis, January l4.-Arrived-
Stevens, Tennessee river. Departed
City OF Chester, Memphis. The river
has fallen one inch and now stands 8
feet inches above low water mark.
Weather cIesr and pleasant.
NEW ORLEANS. January IA Arrived
Katie, Arkapois; Cotton Valley,
Ouachta river; Centennial, st. Louis;
Lee, VIcks burg. Departed-Kstie, Ark
spolis; Shannon, OuschIts rive Sam
Roberts and tow, Ohio river. Weather
clear.
EVANSVILLE, January II. Weather
cloudy and cool. River $40 feet and
falling. Up-Idlewild Mary Smith,
Grey Eagle. Bowling Green. Down
Schenck. The Cbss. b. Church has been
aground At Henderson Bar since ten
o'clock last evening; drawing feet 9
inches, all the water 10 the river. She is
lighting on Inc barge Minnie, and is mo-
mentsrily expected. Business very dull.
PITTSBURGH, January l4.-River 9
feet inches and stationary. Weather
cloudy and rainy.
The following additional coal ship.
ments are reported; For Cincinnati
the Joseph Nixon, with IA bsrges, 1861
600 bushels; Charley Mcdonald. with II
bsrges 10000 bushels, total. 20 bsrges,
$4,000 bushels. For Louisville
Transit, Tom Dodsworth, Grand Lake
and Tom Rees, each with Il barges,
10000 bushels; n. J.. Bigley. 10 bsrges,
10000 bushels, and Jos. II. Cooke, IA
barges l68, coo bushels; total for Louis
VILE, 988, 600 bushels. Total on this wa.
ter: For Cincinnati, 1881 900 bushels;
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