Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-15
River News.


River feet inches and rising, but
with prospects OF an early decline.
The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
saws that Capt. Ed. Hornbrook, the we'll
known Wheeling towboat man, and Mr.:
c. D. List, clerk of the Wheeling and
Cincinnati packet st. Lawrence, were in
that city on Saturday.
Only half as many lives have been
lost on steamboats, during the year end
ing June 30th as were lost last year, and
the odds are still more favorable when
comparison is made with the three pre-
ceding years.
Say, YOU fellows at Pittsburgh, il you
want water in the river so bad, why
don't YOU take shovel, 90 up TO some
of the lakes, cut ditch into the Ale
gheny, and let the water come. They
only use it for pleaSure-boats and bath
ing purposes. We want 1t for business
use. Take your shovel up and tap
lake or two.-LouiSriHf COrier-JornH.
The Cincinnati Marine Journal in a
long article reviewing the situation,
saws: The Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
packets ran very steadily until low
water compelled them 10 quit. They
were all making money until lew
months since, when the low rate mania
seized them, and which the railroads
rubbed in by a still lower reduction OF
rates, which, it is feared, will be difficult
TO increase next fall.
The RAYMOND Coal Works have
passed into the hands of Marmet x Co,
of Cincinnati, the steamer, barses, live
stock and property OF that character by
absolute purchase, and the mines by a
lease of fifteen years. We understand
il is the ir teution of the new company
10 double the number OF barges so that
a greater number of miners may be con-
stantly employed, Mr.. Marnet being
now in Pittsburgh on that business.
Capt. l.. G. George will still have charge,
with Mr.. Smedburg as chief book
keeper Putnam Democrat
The Annie Kelly got in from Wheel
ing this afternoon. Capt Ed. Horn
brook hasn't decided whether he will
take out q tow for Cincinnati, or not
Last Nights Pitts. Telegraph.
1t makes us real sad for the K. +. OF
the Wheeling IntcHigencT to call us
Steubenville paper. "-HTdH.
The Bachelor arrived from Cincin-
natl last evening. She will not 90 into
her own trade at this time, but return
to Cincinnati this afternoon.
The O'Neal runs like clock work in
the Steubenvile and Wheeling trade.
She talks of extending her trips TO New
Cumberland, however.
lBy Telegraph
PITTsBURGH, July l4,-Riyer / feet 3
inches and falling. Weather clear and
warm. 4 number OF coal men have Ia
ken advantage of the present scant sup
plv of water and sent out their light
loaded barges. The rise is an unimport-
ant one, and the shipments will not ex-
coed 5000 bushels.
CIYcINNATI, July l4.-River > feet
and falling. Weather cloudy and warm.
NASHVILLE, July l4.-River falling
with - inches on the shoals.
VICKsBURG, July l4.-Weather clear;
thermometer o.. River fallen > inches.
Down-Pargond Up-City OF Alton.
The steamer Grand Tower, from st
Louis. was refused permission to land
here. because she landed nj Memphis.
She was forced to take her cargo back to
st. Louis.
CAIRO, July II. - Departed John
Means, st. Louis. River ID feet 6 inches
and falling. Weather clear; thermome-
ter SO.
New ORLEANS, July l4.-No arrivals
or departures. Weather clear; Their
mometer 81.
EVANSVILLE, July IA. 49, Arrived -
Johnson and Cobler. Departed-Fawn,
Louisvile; Bowling Green, Cairo.
Weather clear and hot. River rising,
with 3 feet inches on the guage.
LOUISVILLE, July l4.-River falling
with feet inches in the channel. Blu
siness fair. Weather clear and warm.
ST. LOUIS, July II. -Arrived-Diamond
Joe and barges and Belle OF Lacrosse,
st. Paul; Golden Eagle, Keokuk. De-
parted-Helena, Vicksburg; Alice, Kan
sas City; Golden Eagle and Tidal Wave,
Keokuk; Diamond Joe, st. Paul. River
fallen . inches. Weather clear and very
hot mercury 96.
MEMPHIS, July l4.-River fell ,
inches. Departed-Pazza and barges,
and Mercer and barges, Ohio river; j.
h. Maude Vicksburg; Port Eads, New
Orleans. Weather clear and pleasant