The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-25

The marks indicate 3 feet / inch and
swelling slightly.
Weather cloudy and warm.
The Ragon will be to-day's PaEkersburg
boat, leaving at 1880 AN,
The 0'Neal will probably be down to-
day from Steubenville.
The Phaeton and Thanhauser are max
ing their usual daily trips.
The Florence Meyer Is due from Gin
cinnati to-day.
The Science will DO to.morrow's Par.
kersburg packet.
The prospects for q slight rise are favor
able.
A GAINESVILLE, Ohio, telegram Of July
23d says: The State Board OF Public
Works are here making their annual ex-
animation OF the Muskingum river In.
provements. They have examined the
improvements north Of the city, and have
concluded 10 temporarily abandon them.
The Government snagboat Woodruff,
Monday succeeded in removing an OBJ.
struCtiOn In the shape Of sycamore tree
fifty feet long and Ave inches In diameter
from opposite the Cincinnati Marine Rail.
way. where It has been source OF annoy.
anCe for several years.
The sunken barge at New Albany, about
which so much has been written, was
taken out OF the river Monday.
Mrs. Duff, a lady passenger on the vint
Shinkle, gave birth to three fine healthy
boys the other day. They were named
Jim Wise, Jim Parker and Vint. Shinkle
The Steubenville Ga:stte, OF yesterday,
has the following complimentary mention
OF two Of our prominent citizens:
Captain John Devinny, Of this city,
and Captains John Mcclure and Thomas
Wilson, OF Wheeling, all learned their
trades as machinists at Means Foundry
and Machine Works in this city. Can't,
Wilson has held the office OF Boiler Inspec.
tor OF the Wheeling district for q number
OF years, and is considered one OF the
most competent Inspectors in the service,
When in the prime Of life he followed
the river as an engineer, and almost
every new boat that came out in those
days did not consider its crew complete
unless it could secure the services Of
Captain Wilson as head engineer.
Captain John McLure-well, what he
don't know about steamboat isn't worth
knowing. He has superintendent the con-
structlon Of great many fine boats, and
they have nearly all proved successful.
He can take the timber from the stump
and the iron from the furnace and put
steamboat together without making sim
gle mistake, having everything in its ex-
act proportion, going together like piece
OF clock work. Steubenvillei is not ashamed
oil her three mechanics.
The National Board OF Steam Navigation
meets at Cincinnati the first Wednesday
in September, and it is to be hoped that It
will be largely attended. In referring to
the proposed meeting, the Nautical Gazette
says: There are many who seem to think
that the amending Of the existing steam
boat laws is the only thing to be done by
the board. This is great mistake, for the
design and purpose OF these meetings are
to take such action as is proper to protect
the steamboat interests against the COM
bination of interests which are CON.
tinually encroaching upon its rights:
to further promote the welfare Of
steamboatmen oil over the country by
mutual acquaintance and an interchange
OF views; that, By an exchange of ideas
and friendly discussion, they NAV ada
greatly TO the power and influence Of This
great industry. The Western boat men
will turn out in great numbers, and we
are anxious to see large delegation 90
from our sea.coast, lake and river lines
men who will be Of service in the conn.
ellis Of the board, and who will lend the
weight OF their influence and presence to
the assembly.
GBy Telegraph
CINCINNATI, July 24.-River G feet and
falling. Weather cloudy.
NASHVILLE, July 24.-River stationary.
with II inches on shoals.
ST. LOUIS, July 92,-weather clear and
hot River 1G feet Z inches.
MEMPHIS, July 24.-Riyer fell inch
Weather sultry and threatening.
PlrrsBURoH, July 24.-River . feet Q
inches and stationary. Weather cloudy.
EVANSVILLE, July 4.-Weather cloudy
and warm. River rising with A feet !
inches. ''
CAIRO, July 94.-River l5 feet inches
and falling. Weather clear. Thermome.
NV ORLEANS, July 24.-.-weatber
cloudy; heavy rain this morning. Their
VIcKsBuRa, July 24.-Weather cloudv
and warm: Thermometer S9O. River
fallen inch.
LoUrsvILLE, July q. -River falling. with
! leet 8 inches in the canal. Business