The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-28

Inc marks indicate ) feet and stationary.
Weather warm and showery. The rains
OF yesterday were welcome, but will not
affect the present stage Of the river,
The RagOn departed for Parkersburg on
time yesterday morning.
The Science will be to.day's Parkers.
burg packet, leaving at 1880 4. NJ.
The Florence Meyer will arrive this
morning, and return to Cincinnati at her
usual hour for departure this evening.
The Tempest and Phaeton are the only
local packets running; the former to Sun.
fish and the latter to Sistersvllle,
Capt. Geo. 0'Neal left the city wee. er,,av
for steubenville. ''''iuA'
The Island! sand bar doesn't show as
rr:Slniy during low water since the Ninth
street wash-out. The current has been
turned toward that shore and is gradually
digging the bar away.
The following boats were in port yester-
day evening: 1ronsides, Nail City, Hud-
son, O'Neal, Bachelor, Coal Bluff, Iron
Valley, Thanhauser, Annie Kelly and
Jacob Heatherington. The Baltic is living
at Benson's Ferry, while the Courier and
the new Parkersburg packet, in process Of
completion, arc above the Water Works.
The Andes will layu when she reaches
Cincinnati, to wait for more water,
The following Is list of distractions
removed by the snag boat E. A. Woodruff
during the week ending June 81:
June l0.-0ne snag at Jackson's Salt
Furnace Landing, W. Va; two at Hart.
ford City Landing, w. Va; five at Mail
Landing and two at Salt Furnace Land
ing, New Haven, W. Va; one opposite
Coalport and one at the head OF Eight
Mile Island. The wreck Of amodel barge
at Sehon's Landing, W. Va, above Cam
paign Creek, Ohio, was completely re-
moved. A large snag was taken out lust
above this wreck.
June 17-Three snags one mile above
wharfboat at Point Pleasant; one at stern
Of docks in mouth Of Big Kanawha river;
four midway between Kanawha bar and
Gallipolis Island; one in front OF Gallipolis
Island, and two from channel at foot OF
Island. Commenced work on wreck Of
steamer Brilliant.
June 1S-Removed the wreck of coal
barge below mouth Of Chickamauga
Creek, which belonged to the tow of the
Brilliant, and was sunk at the time of her
explosion. Resumed work on the Bril-
liant.
June 10 and 20 Completed the removal
OF the Brilliant. This wreck is all remov-
ed, except part OF the bottom, which is
covered by gravel. There is now more
water over what remains Of the wreck
than there is on the bar either above or be-
low it, Removed three snags from chan
mel opposite Smither's Landing above Gal
lipolis Island; two at Jim Beales' Landing,
and one in front OF Wootten's Landing.
June 2l.-0ne snag at Caldwell's Land
ing, W. Va, and one from the middle Of
the river opposite; one from Parker's
Landing, Ohio; three at Bush's Landing,
Ohio; one from channel opposite landing,
and three large stumps from just below
Ham. Browns Landing, Ohio. A large
rock, containing $50 cubic feet, and esti-
mated to weigh, II tons, was blown 10
pieces and removed from the lower end of
Dick Bowen's Landing. Itlay.some IL or
10 feet from the waters edge, with about
one square yard Of It's TOP surface exposed
above the water.
by Telegraph
CINCINNATI, June 27,-River 8 feet |
nch and falling.
New ORLEANS, June 27.-Weather clear
Thermometer 00'.
:. EvASsylLLE, June Weather warm.
River 5 feet 0 inches,
NASHVILLE, June 27.-River falling with
IL inches on the shoals.
VlcEsnuRo, June Weather clear.
Thermometer OF, River risen inch.
ST. Louis, June 27.-Riyer risen 9 |
nchesi II feet by the gauge. Weather
cloudy.
PlrrsBuRau, June 27.-Riyer 8 inches
md stationary. Weather cloudy and
Ihowery.
CAIRO, June 27.-River 10 feet and fall.
ng, Heavy rain this afternoon, Their
LOUISVILLE, June 27.-weather clear
md warm. River falling with 3 feet 10