Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
River last night 10 feet 3 inches an

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commencing to fall.
Weather cloudy and cold.
The Telegram and Phaeton came In
and departed on time, yesterday.
The Abner O'Neal left at noon for
Pittsburgh. The Diurnal left for Parkers-
burg.
The Hope passed up with a tow OF
empty oil barrels.
The Jacob Heatherington came in fly
ing light.
The following tow boats passed down
Yesterday with coal fleets: Coal City,
Diamond, Harry Brown, Tom Rees No.
>, Relief, Storm, Hornet No y, Nail City,
Tom Dodsworth, Dick Fulton, Boaz, En-
terpriSe, Dauntless, Joseph w. Gould,
Ark. Nellie Speer, Alice Brown, B. d.
Wood, and W. ;. Stone.
The W. c. Gutfey, Iron Mountain,
Alex. Swift and South Side went up
light.
The Veteran No. >, Belle McGowan,
Venture and Ike Keefer, coming down,
laid up above the water works over
night.
Tie Abner O'Neal, from Wheeling,
arrived and departed. George Poe, one
of O'NeaPs pilots, reports barges OF
coal aground or sunk at Horsetall, ana
one at Merriman; also, that the Smoky
city had two barges, apparently in a
sinking condition when she passed her.
- VcStSrdays Pittsburgh COm-Gdsette.
The Commercial Gazette says: Our lat
est reports last evening were to the Ell
feet that the several towboats that have
departed with lows of coal for Cincin-
natl and Louisville are all safe with the
exception of the Dexter, Browns with
three barges, and two OF Lysle's barges.
The latter ran aground at Horse Tail
Rifle, a short distance below Davis
Island dam, on Saturday evening, and
at three o'clock Yesterday afternoon the
Dexter's tow struck one OF the grounded
barges and two of the DeXters barges
were sunk.
Shortly after o'clock Sunday after
noon Il collision occurred between the
tug boats Layman and Monitor, IN the
Ohio river, opposite the mouth OF Saw
Mill Run, which resulted in disabling
the former boat. At the time mentioned
the I4ayman was going down the river
with tow of coal barges, and the Mon
itor was coming up with several empty
barges The usual signals were ex'
changed, but the Monitor for some rea-
son ran into the rear end OF the Lay
man, breaking the shaft and some other
parts OF the boats, and throwing the
wheel entirely out OF position, so that
the boat was unmanageable. A little
steam ting that was near at the time
lowed the damaged boat, with its coal
fleet, to the shore. The Monitor es-
capped with slight damage. The cause
was not learned.
At one O'Clock Sunday afternoon, OPP
posite Manchester, the Smoky City ran
into the Nixon's tow, damaging two
of the barges about the ends. They
were not leaking, however, at last ac-
counts, and proceeded on their way
down the river.
The amount OF coal now on its way
down is 1867 900 bushels.
The river has raised considerably,
boats OF the larger size begin to run
again. 1t is about time to change rs the
Ed. Pope was becoming decidedly mon
otonous. 49, IId-d Messenger.
The John l.. Rhodes is ci route for
Pittsburgh from It. Louis. The Clifton
left Cincinnati Sunday flying light. The
James Lee will pass down to-day from
Pittsburgh for Memphis. The w. y.
Chancellor, according to the latest ru-
NOR, is to enter the Pittsburgh and IRON
ton trade, and the Granite State is to be
a regular Pittsburgh and Louisville
packet
PnTsBrRGH, November lS.-River u
feet ) inches and falling. Weather
cloudy and cool.
CINCINNATI, November lS.-River ;
feet inches and stationary. Weather
clear and cool Arrived-Wash q. Ben
chain, Evansville. Departed - Emma
Graham, Pittsburgh.
LOUISVILLE, November lS.-River sta
tionary, with feet inches in the
canal; , feet inches on the falls.
Weather clear and cold. Arrived and
departed-Regular packets on time.
Bigcy and tow left for Pittsburgh.
CAIRO, November lS.-Arrived-John
Il. Scudder, New Orleans. Departed
Port Eads and Carrie, New Orleans;
John Dippold New Madrid; Cali, Mem
rhis. River Il feet inches and rising
fast Weather clear; thermometer -.
MEMPHIS, November lS.-lIoward,
New Orleans; Colorado, ST. Louis. De-
partcd-John b. Maud, st. Louis.
Weather clear and cold. River rose 3
inches,
New ORLEANS, November lS.-No
arrivals. Weather cloudy and windy