Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-22
River News.

clnnatl to-day AT noon, sharp, III place
of the Andes. Ed. Muhleman, of the
Andes. will be chief clerk. See adver-
tisement in another column.
Louisville, according to the sc. j.,
wants its harbOr dredged and reduc-
ton in the rates of wharfage.
The new Diurnal ran from Captina
to Lockwood's Landing, a distance OF
3 miles, in l5l minutes, on Sunday.
The steamers leaving New Orleans
and other Southern ports are crowded
with passengers fleeing from the yellow
fever.
At Cincinnati the General Pike re-
shipped go sacks wheat and lot OF
furniture on the c. W. Bachelor, for
Pittsbur.. 1t was again reshipped ut
Bellaire by rail.
Tie Thanhauser Is running in place
OF the Telegram from this city TO Clar-
ingtOn.
The Phaeton is making daily trips
from SistcrSville and back.
The Science is again in the Couriers
place.
The Katie Hooper and Bachelor ar
rived from Cincinnati, yesterday.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Captain Ed.
Nowland's family were passengers on
the Katie Hooper last evening to Wheel
Ing, where they will be met by Captain
James Rces, and accompany him to
Pittsburgh.
Those of our coal men having con-
tracts. are, as might be expected, feel
inc very restless, and il is feared some
of them, if we dOnI have Il coalbOat rise
soon. may have to ship some bv rail, as
the parties with whom they have con-
tracts are about out Of cOal.-Pits. Conn
mrrcjdl-Gd:die
The O'Neil is running in the Wheel
inc anu Steubenville trade again.
The Wayne .idrOcdtr says the report
that all the fish were migrating from
the Big Sandy is false.
The Big Sandy is almost dried up
now, in which particular II resembles
other streams We might name.
The low water makes the stave bust
ness dull down the river. The railroad
tie men are also idle.
East Liverpool Is 10 have new water
works. They will, at starting, have a
capacity OF Il million gallons OF water
per day. According To contract they
should be i'm running order by the first
of October. The work as yet, however,
has hardly gotten fairly started, but
will commence next week.
The timber for repairing the dam ut
Beaver, and raising it one loot higher is
ready 10 be placed into position rs soon
rs the water becomes low enough 10
permit working. This will certainly he
an advantage TO those works there de-
pending on II water supply when the
river again gets low.
During the past week the Red river
has fallen seven inches at Shreveport.
The Missouri has fallen eighteen inches
at GanktOn, sixteen ut Omaha and nj
teen at Lcavenworth. The Mississippi
has fallen twcuty-scvcn inches at 81.
Paul. Memphis and Nicksburg, and
risen twenty-one at La Crosse and
twentv-SiN al keokuk. the Ohio rose
about four icet at Pittsburgh, Friday 10
Sunday, but has since fallen three feet;
il has risen eighteen inches AT Cincin-
natl. The Tennessee, at Chattanooga,
the Cumberland at Nashville and the
Savannah at Augusta continue low and
nearly stationary.
The Wheeling htsHigUcG continues
to announce the departure Of the O'Neal
for Pittsburgh with unyarying regular
itv. Notwithstanding she is running IN
the Steubenvillc trade, and has not been
above this city since last Friday.-Ne"-
JsprWr HraH.
1t is stated that there are enough
loaded boats and bargcs at Pittsburgh to
make mp fleets for one hundred and
fifty steamers, which wonld form pro-
ccssion two hundred miles in length.
by Telegraph.
Prrr,nrGGu, July 2I.-Rivcr inches
and falling. Weather clear and warm.
New ORLEANS, July 2l.--Arrived-
Golden City, Cincinnati. No dcpar-
lures. Weather cloudy; thermometer
IS. Heavy rain last night.
CIxCrYNArI, July 2l.-River 7 feet
/ inches and falling. Weather clear
and warmer. Departcd-Alice, It.
Louis.
CAIRO, July 2l.-Arriyed-Future
CITY. i. Louis: II. Gencvievc, Mem
phis: Standard, -. Louis; Hickory, Ohio
river. lItDdIlN'l -sNl. ''NllfNlNN', -
Louis. River j. feet s inches and fall
ing Weather fair; thermometer s..
Sr. Lorrs, July p. --Arrivcd-Golden
Eagle, Kcokuk; City OF Nicksburg,
VIcksbur-. Dcpartod-Go!dcn Eagle,
Keokuk. Kinney, Kansas City; Courier,
Omaha; GoIddust, Nicksburg. River
FIJI inch with Ii feet / inches on tn"
gugc. Weather cloudy and cool.
Mmrms. July 2l.-Rivcr rose
i ,rh Departed kchior Mollic Moore,
Coahoma, st. Louis; Colorado, Nicks-
burg. " Gather suIrry and threatening.
VIcKsBrRG, July 2l.-Wcather fair;
thermometer 50. River fell : inches.
Up-Citv Of Nicksbury.
EVANSVILLE, July n. - Arrived
Dora Cabler. Coal Bluff and b. IL.
Cooke. Dcparted-Buckham, Paducah /;
Bowlins Green. Weather fair and
warm. River stationary with , feet $
inches on the gauge. 4 quarantine has
been established against all boats as
cending the Ohio from below Cairo.