Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

River 5 feet, 9inches and rising slowly.
The Eldorado is almost high and dry
at Goose Island She has $500 kegs of
nails from this city for st. Louis.
The towboat George Lysle is to receive
new steel shalt.
The Golden City, Bedford and Carrier
are below Caseyville, awaiting water.
The Alice is aground on Walkers and
the Fannie Tatum on Pryor's Island bar,
and will all have to wait for rise.
OF the S9,j00,000 appropriated by the
River and Harbor bill, the following
amounts 90 to rivers possessing interest
10 the trade hereabouts: Monongahela,
$4,000; Big Sandy, $4,000; Muskin-
gum, so, 900: Great kanawha, $50, NJ;
Little Kanawha, $4,000; Ohio, Si65, 900.
The steamboats, libeled on the Missis-
sippi river for the transportation OF
more deck passengers than the law al
lows, will probably he released from pay.
ment of a fine on recommendation OF
the L. ). Treasury Solicitor. who holds
that the action of the vessels was an act
OF humanity, and Il technical violation
of the laws was justified by the exigen-
cies of the case. Action against the YES
sells, il will be remembered, was insti-
tuted by Southern planters because the
steamers aided the exodus OF negroes by
giving them transportation nOrthward.
The Abner O'Neal has for some time
been running up rs far as New Cum
berland.
The w. p. Thompson passed up yes
tcrday with a good load.
The Fearless took up a tow of model
barges loaded with pig iron. The Annie
Kelly and Nellie Speers were also up.
The Nail City took up several OF Gray S
Iron Line barges. Charlie Brown had a
big tow, and had difficulty in making 1t
over the Island bar.
The Katie Hooper is due down to-
day, and the Thompson tonight.
The Bachelor had big trip for Pitts
burgh yesterday morning.
The Florence Meyer is due up for
Pittsburgh this evening, and down
again tomorrow. The Meyer is a COM
modous and iast-sailing boat, and has
accommodating officials.
Cru Il Dorsey and lIornbrook d Work
man, manufacturing firms OF Powhattan,
have been making large shipments OF
wheat the past week.
On the last trip down OF the steamer
Andes, largenumber OF Webster wagons
was shipped from the factory in Mounds
vile.
Bcnson's ferry boat got its "doctor
out OF order Wednesday night, and had
to lie up at o'clock. She was out
again on time yesterday morning.
Davis Alexander, pilot Of the Buckeye
State, was in the city yesterday.
James Ruttcr, OF the steamer Tele-
gram, is candidate for Justice of the
Peace over in Monroe county. Jim is a
boss man of sufficient size and ability Ia
honor his constituents in that position.
lBy Telegraph
PIrrsBURGm, August River ; feet 4
inches and stationary. Weather cloudy
and showery. Dcparted-katic Hooper
l.. NJ.
CINCINNATI, August River feet 1
inches and rising. Weather pleasant.
Dcpartcd-Stockdalc, Pittsburgh.
CAIRO, August River Is feet 10
inches and rising. Weather cloudy;
mercury ST. Arrived-Polar Star, st.
Louis; City of Alton, New Orleans
Dcsmct, Paducah; Silver Cloud, Evans
vile. Departcd-Polar Star and South
Norton, New Orleans; Alton and Des-
met, st. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, August River rising
slowly, with feet in the canal, and 1
feet on the falls. Business good. Weather
warm and cloudy all day, turning
cooler at dark. Arrived and departed
Anderson Henderson to Henderson
Robin and tow, lronton.
ST. LOUIS, August 7.-Arrived-Mol-
lie Moore, quarantine. Departed
Belle of La Crosse, st. Louis. River
risen > inches, with Ii feet by the
gauge. Weather cloudy and cooler.
NASHVILLE, August River rising
with - inches on the shoals.
New ORLEANS, August NO arri-
walls or departures. Weather partly
cloudy. Thermometer 81. Heavy rain
this morning.
EVANSVILLE. August Arrived
Arkansas Belle, Evansville, Bigley, Por-
ter, Resolute, Fulton, Carrier and John
Means. Dcparted-Evansviile, Bowling
Green; Arkansas Belle, Cairo. Raining
with warm south winds. River rising
with q feet inches in the channel.