The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-21


The marks indicate feet inches and
falling.
Weather clear and warm.
wharf.
The Annie Kelly arrived from Pomeroy
yesterday with tow OF salt.
The Florence Meyer will arrive this
morning and return to Cincinnati this
evening, in place OF the St. Lawrence.
The Thanhauser Is at the upper wharf
having her shafts put in.
The Phaet0n, Telegram and O'Neal are
making their usual daily trips.
The prospect at present indicates that
We will have lower water still.
The new Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
packet Granite State, It is expected, will be
completed in a couple OF weeks.
The indications, at the present writing,
are anything but favorable for steamboat
excursions on the Fourth OF july.
The nails on the Whales sunken barge
at Cairo will all have been recovered This
week. The barge in question, if we mis-.
take not, was cut down by the leo last
winter.
The Pittsburgh CO,nmercial. Gasat, saws
there Sre more towboats ir port now than
there has been at sny one time for good
while, the great majority Of which have
lows OF coal engaged, and are anxiously
waiting for water.
The Improvement Of the Little Kama.
wha, above Burning Springs, and as far up
as Glenville, will be rapidly pushed. The
new snag boat to be used on this improve.
ment will be ready BY July 18th. James
O'Brlen has obtained the contract for
building this boat.
4 Washington special 10 the PITTSBURGH
Commercial Gazette Of Yesterday saws. Cen,
erai pumont, Supervising Inspector Gen.
erai oil Steamboats,, in abiding to his tour
OF inspection through the steamboat dis.
tricts OF the Western rivers and North.
ern lakes, says that the service is in excel.
eent condition, that both supervisors and
inspectors have exercised unusual yigi.
lance In seeing that steamboats, engaged
In freight and passenger traffic, or used ior
excursions, are equipped according to tbe
requirements OF the statutes and The re.
y!Ised regulations. During his trip he Wis.
tied Pittsburgh, CINCINNATI, Wheeling,
Louisville, Evansville, Chicago, Detroit'
st. 1;ouis and other points, He iound The
service IN better condition than 1t has been
ior years. Supervisors Burnett, at St. Louis,
Eahrenbatch, at Cincinnati, and Carr, at
Louisville, were especially referred to as
having brought the service up to excep.
t'onal efficiency. The steamboats, plying
on the rivers were reported in good condi.
ton, and their owners as generally satis.
fed with the law as it now exists.
The W. P. Thompson passed dawn last
evening at six O'clock, en- route for Gin.
cinnati with all the freight she could
carry on this water.
Tbs Andes left Cincinnati for this port
and Is due Monday, ''' fO''
The Cincinnati Commercial OF Yesterday
says Capt. w. N. List and CleyE q X
LIST o. me St Lawrence would leave that
citE ior wheeling in few days.
=, Inc W. T. Thompson, after reaching
Cincinnati, will return to Middleport and
20 on the docks. "'N
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NASHVILLE, June 2O.-Riyer falling with
Z leet inches on the shoals.
es. Weather clear and pleasant. N
m VlcEsBuRo, June 2o.-Weather cloudy.
So. River fallen I inches.
PIrFsBuRon, June 9O.-Riyer / foot o
inches and stationary. Weather clear and
-, EVANSVILLE, June 9O.-.AYeather clear.
Nv la iaillng' with 8 feet 0 inches by
GA!ao, June so,-River 10 feet 7 inches
ter 50 deg. $50 D'O''
toulsyrLrE, June 9o.-weather clear
and warm. River falling with i feet :
inches in the canal. ''
. s.. LOUIS, June 2O.-River risen n
Weather clear and warm.
CIScISS4rr, June 2O.-Riyer feet n
inches and falling. Weather clear and
warm. Departed-Tidal Wave, ST. Louis.