Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-18
River NeWS.

River ieet, lncnes ana lalllng.
The w. p. Thompson is down for Gin
cinnati this evening.
The Hornbrook collided with the Coal
Bluff, Yesterday, opposite the docks, but
so lightly that no damage occurred.
The Coal City grounded on the bar at
the head of the Island, yesterday, and
was obliged to call two other boats to
her assistance before she could get OF,
when she laid up at the water works.
The Courier went out in her own trade
yesterday.
The Malie Ragon is to-day's packet
for Parkersburg.
The O'Neal leaves Pittsburgh for this
city at u o'clock every other day.
Some OF the weather wise predictthat
there will be coal boat water before the
close of this month.
Nearly all the coal sent out from Pitts
burgh on the recent freshet, Will be
placed on former contracts, and ut prices
much lower than could have been OBJ
tanned for the same, had it been put on
the Cincinnati market.
The new steel shaft for the big tow
boat Harry Brown, was expected to ar
rive Wednesday at Pittsburgh from
Prussia, where il was cast
The project of Steubenville and East
Liverpool packet has not died ont at
Steubenville, and as soon as the parties
can procure a suitable boat 1t will be-
come fact. A steamer that will make
ten miles an hour, and that is suitable
for excursions is desired. So says the
Herald
The steamer Grand Tower, from st.
Louis, was refused permission to land
at Nicksburg or Delta because she land
ed at Memphis. She was forced To take
her cargo back.
As general business is improving, and
our manufacturers generally are well
supplied with orders, the outlook is law
orable for an increased river trade this
fall. Boats should establish list OF
rates to all points, high enough to afford
living margin for profit, and then adj
here To them. There is no good comes
from Cutting"
Two barges are being built for the
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, at
the works Of the company in Rochester,
Pa, for transferring passengers and
freight cars across the Monongahela
river at Pittsburgh, between the termi-
nus of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads. The
barges are each 2l5 feet long, 22 wide,
and 81 feet hold, and will each be capa-
BILE of transferring five cars at time.
This is the same system OF transfer used
bv the b. d o. Company, at Bellalre,
prior to the building OF the bridge.
Quite large number of fishermen are
encamped along the river between Gar
ington and Bellairc.
The beautiful hull Of Major Adams
Parole will be launched ut Sewlckley
next week, ii nothing goes wrong mean
while. Work is being done by contract
on this boat, and in a thorough style.
The intense heat compels many OF the
men to work during the evening. 1t
seems impossible that boat with the
model Of the Parole shall prove anything
but fast. The machinery OF the old
Phil. Allen is being overhauled Tor the
new Parole by James Rees. The cylin-
ders have, been rebored and the doctor
oyerhauled. Rees' variable cut off will
be attached TO the engines, the first use
of the device upon a side-wheel boat.
The Parole will have four 6-fiue boilers,
while the Phil. Allen had four 2-fiue
boilers.
lBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, July l7.-River 2 feet
and falling slowly. Weather clear and
pleasant.
CINCINNATI, July 17.-River q feet
4 inches and rising. Weather partly
cloudy and cooler.
LOUISVILLE, July 17.-River station
arv with feet 4 inches in the canal.
Weather warm and the indications are
for rain. Arrived and departed-C. w.
Anderson, Henderson TO Henderson;
Dora CObler, Evansville TO Cincinnati.
MEMPHIs, July l7.-River fell 4
inches. Arrived-Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Departed-City OF Helena, without land
ing, Vicksburg; Hattie Knowland, Gin
cinnati. Thunder strom threatened.
New ORLEANS, July 17.-Arrived-
Port Eads and barges, 81. Louis. De-
parted-Port Eads and barges, st. Louis.
Weather partly cloudy, with a light
shower this mOning and evening; Their
mOmeter 80.
VIcKsBURG. July l7.-Weather fair;
thermometer 81. River fallen 4 inches.
No boats up or down.
ST. Louis, July 17.-Arrived-War
Eagle, Keokuk; Durfee, Kansas City;
Maggie and barges, BeardstOwn. De-
parted-Clinton, IT. Paul; War Eagle,
keokuk. Weather cloudy and cool;
mercury 74'.
CAIRO, July IL. -Arrived-Belle OF
Memphis, Silver Cloud, Evansville; j.
d. Parker, Memphis; Hoop Louder,
South City; Greenville, st. Louis. De-
parted-Belle OF Memphis, 1t. Louis;
Parker, CINCINNATI; Silver Cloud, Men,
phis. River ID feet and rising. Wealth
er clear; Thermometer so.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, July l6.-While
the steamer Joe Kinney was unloading
freight at Camden Point, one OF the
negro deck-hands and the first mate be-
came involved in a difficulty, which re-
suited in the mate shooting the negro
dead. The difficulty arose from the
mate ordering the negro 10 do some
work which he refused 10 do, and at
tempted TO draw pistol, when the mate
shot him. The boat proceeded on TO
Lexington where the mate gave himself
up. A Coroner's inquest was held and
a verdict rendered in accordance with
the above facts. The mate underwent
a preliminary examination, the result OF
which is not vet known. The officers
Of the boat testified that the killing was
warranted, while the deck-hands claim
that it was not.