Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-27
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
River last night 4 feet Z inches.
Weather cloudy and moderate.

Weather cloudy and moderate.
Business was dull at the levee yester-
day.
The Fearless took on ten thousand
kegs OF nails. She is still lying at the
upper end OF the city.
The Clifton went down at p. NJ, TAX
ing on $500 kegs of nails at the LaBelle.
The Chancellor was delayed by fog,
and did not get down till noon.
The local packets arrived and depart
ed as usual. The Courier was late on
account OF big trip.
All the packets have all the trade they
can handle.
The Hudson sent her passengers on
TO Pittsburgh by rail, and afterwards
concluded to tryto get through, but gave
itup and dropped back to the wharf.
The Whale went down light.
Several empty lows went up.
The steamer NJ. 5. Thanhauser has
gone south for the winter. She took
tow Of produce.
The Grey Hound ran into the burn
ing barges on Little Grave Greek bar
and sunk two of her own. The Wood
ruff yanked them out.
The Diurnal ran from Parkersburg to
Wheeling Friday evening in ) hours,
and attended to her way business
Pittsburgh Commercial. The Diurnal is
pretty fast boat, but to make 81 miles IN
three hours up stream and do large
way business, we think, to speak mod
erately, would rather stretch her capac-
ity.-SieuJenuHe Herald. No wonder
they call her daylight packet
The Andes on her down trip colllded
with the Ella Layman and barges, load
ed with railroad ties, and sunk one OF
the barges. The Andes guard was
also slightly damaged.
The two barges left aground on Little
Grave Greek bar by the towbOat Pam
ther, are still burning brightly. They
have been atre just Il week to-day, and
1000 bushels of coal have been con-
sumed, besides the barges. They caught
bv the Waterman who was left TO take
care OF them building fire on top of the
| coal TO keep himself from freezing. The
coal and barges belonged to Captain
| John Porter, of New Cumberland, and
were fully insured in Pittsburgh.
The government snag boat Woodruff
snatched an ugly sunken barge out OPP
positc the Moundsville flour mill, on
| her down trip.
The Chancellor took on 60 bbls. of
| copperas, and the Clifton l,07l packages
of glass and 100 barrels OF copperas at
| Steubenville.
The Diurnal will take the lIeCla Club
OF Bellaire, and other eXcursiOnists from
there and this city down to-day, leaving
here at 1920 p. NJ. The excursionists
will 20 down until they meet the
Courier on which they will return.
l>Fostcr'S orchestra, of Bellaire, accom-
| panies the excursion. and the partlcl-
pants will no doubt have bang up
| time.
PITTSBURGH, November 26.-River .
feet 1 inches and stationary. Weather
pleasant.
CINCINNATI, November 26.-River 9
feet 9 inches and falling. Arrived
Departed-Andy Baum, Memphis.
EVANSVILLE, November 2G.-Weather
cloudy; mercury 81 to Us. River 6 40
feet rising. Down-IIouston, Cooke
and Rainbow.
MEMPHIS, November 26.-River rose
inches. Capitalization and barges,
Arkansas City. Weather pleasant.
New ORLEANS, November 26.-Arrived
Port Eads and barges, and Belle
Shreveport, st. Louis; Henry Frank,
Memphis. No departures. Weather
clear; thermometer y.
CAIRO, November 26.-Ariyed-
Hickory, Tennessee river; James Lee,
Pittsburgh. Departed - Hickory, st.
Louis; Corona, New Orleans; Parker,
Memphis. River ii feet inches and
stationary. Weather cloudy thermom-
eter 50.
VICKsAURG, November 26.-Weather
cloudy; thermometer y. River rose IL
inches. Down - Paris, Brown and
Chambers. Up-ThOmpson, Dean and
Centennial.
ST. LOUIS, November 26.-Auived-
Arkansas and Annie, Dubuque; Grand
Lake, Cairo. Departed-City OF Nicks-
burg, Nicksburg. River fallen inches,
with IL feet inches in the channel.
Weather rainy and cool. The Armies
barge, Rhodes, is total loss.
LOUISVILLE, November 26.-River fall
ing with feet inches in the canal and
I feet 3 inches on the falls. Business
good. Weather cloudy and pleasant
Arrivals and departures-Charles Nor
gan, Cincinnati to New Orleans; Golden
Crown, greensboro to Cincinnati:
Rhoads, st. Louis Pittsburgh.
NASHVILLE, November 26.-River fall
;r,, with = foot Il inches on the shoals