Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-23
River N ews.

There was about feet and . inches
OF water last night, and the river was
about stationary.
The Buckeye State went up yesterday
morning and will pass down this even
ing. She put off 90 tons OF iron for the
Crescent Iron Works.
The local packets were all in and out
on time yesterday.
The Graham was a hours behind, but
expects to make it up this trip.
Capt. Sweeney, of the Corona, is i'll
town. The Corona is lying at Cincin-
natl.
Gus. Curtis has taken pilots berth
on the st. Lawrence.
The Star of the West is en- route from
Helena, Ark, TO New Cumberland,
where she will enter her old trade be-
tween that place and Steubenville.
The wrecked steamer, G. b. Church,
is to be sold at auction, Saturday, at
Cincinnati.
The Cherokee will not do anything
until there is water enough in sight to
let her out with full cargo.
Capt. Sam. Montgomery is about to
charter a boat for the Salt river trade, in
place of the sunken Market Boy.
In 1850 or 1851 the calliope was in
vented, and used on several steamers.
At that time most OF the Ohio river
boats carried brass bands, whose mem
bers were mostly German. The Mayor
OF Pittsburgh was one Familiarity known
as "Old Joe Barker" and he had been
elected upon the Know Nothing ticket
Know Nothingism was then the rage.
One of the boats which had tirst-rate
brass band on board was much interfered
with by another boat which had one OF
those noisy muS.Ca. steam instruments
on its roof, and every time the brass
band would begin an air the CalliOpe
would open with its loud-toned music,
ant very etiectually silence the band OF
its riva, The owners OF the calliope
were sued by the other boat, and the
case was brought before old Joe Barker
for his decision. After the facts of the
case pro and con had been given, old
Joe delivered the following very unique
decision: "In the case of the --
against the -, the court decides in
favor OF the defendant, because the cal
Hope is an American institution and
has the right of way over all the Dutch
brass bands in the country. The case is
dismissed. IN o. Picdpme.
by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, May 22.-River 4 feet and
falling Weather clear and cool. The
Buckeye State and Abner O'Neal are
due tonight. Departed-Emma Ora
ham and Clifton.
CINCINNATI, May 22.-River 10 feet 10
inches and rising. Weather clear and
pleasant. Arrived-Andes, Wheeling.
Departed-Katie Stockdale, Pittsburgh.
New ORLEANS, May 22.-Arrived-
Guiding Star, Cincinnati. Departed
Halliday, st. Louis. Weather clear and
windy; thermometer So.
VIcKsBURG, May 22.-Weather clear
Thermometer 50. River fallen inches.
Up-None. Down-None.
LITTLE Rock, May 22.-Riyer falling
slowly with feet below The steamer
Fletcher was compelled 10 store freight
at Webber's Falls, 60 miles above Fort
Smith, and started down stream on the
18th inst.
LOUISVILLE, May 22.-Weather clear
and pleasant Departed-J. d. Parker,
Memphis; Golden Crown, New Orleans.
River rising, with feet inches in the
canal. rr--
CAIRO, May Observation-Disclosures,
Nashville; Desmet, Paduch! James
Howard, New Orleans; Colorado, ST.
Louis. eparted-Desmet, st. Louis;
Howard, ST. Louis. River II feet
inches and falling. Weather fair; Their
mometer 74'.
ST. LOUIS, May 22.-Arrived-Whit-
man, La Crosse; Davis, Cincinnati;
War Eagle, Keokuk; Golddust, Vicks-
burg. Departed-War Eagle, Keokuk.
River risen inch with IL feet inches
by the gauge. Weather clear and
pleasant.