Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-02
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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The regular packets left on time yes
terday.
The Florence Meyer was expected up
last night.
The Stockdale will pass up, as usual,
on Sunday morning.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh at
I O'Clock this morning.
The Iron Valley brought down a tow
from Pittsburgh, yesterday, including a
barge of oil for Warren. She unloaded
and returned.
A rise is expected here soon, from
Pittsburgh.
If the boys don't stop jumping about
on the wharf boats some of them will
find themselves unexpectedly in the
cooler.
Rivermen will mourn the death OF
Will Stephenson, OF the st. Lawrence,
who was always a great favorite.
The Katie StOckdale resumed her
trips to Pittsburgh yesterday. Captain
j. 4. Stockdale left for Pittsburgh 10y
rail, and Captain Mart Noll, her chief
clerk, will have command this trip up.
Pilots Sam Spencer and James Sanford
arrived by rail yesterday and took
charge OF the wheel. Lew Moore
shipped as clerk of the Stockdale and
Frank Young is making the trip in the
Office as Mart Nol's acknowledgements.
James Rees, of the Duquesne Engine
Works, has contracted with the Central
Railroad Company, Savannah, Ga, Tor
a sidewheel steamer, l75 feet long, 80
feat beam, Z foot hold, 2engines, "A inch
cylinder, foot stroke.
To-day the Nail City will receive a
new shaft from Rees' shop. The tow
boat Joseph w. Gould also has new
shaft making at Rees' shop, which will
probably be put in on Saturday.
The G. w. Bachelor arrived on We'd
nesday night and returned yesterday al
noon 10 Wheeling with good supply
of freight Pits. Papers.
must answer for this: As the Buckeye
State was coming down the river early
Yesterday morning and passing at a
point below Ripley, large meteor fell
from the heavens and narrowly missed
striking the boat. The mass exploded
within few feet of the water, and form
ed a beautiful sight of but a moments
duration. Eph Talbot was on watch III
the pilot house at the time, and says the
meteor came down without any appar-
ent warning to the vision, the first sign
of its presence being sudden whizzing
sound and the explosion above the sur
face OF the water.
Listen to the Steubenville Gazette;
WHY don't the famous st. Lawrence
come out on this water if she can carry
500 tons on 3 feet? Well bet eleven
dollars she can't do it on feet. BY the
way, wasn't the Wheeling line boats to
run all summer in order To "accommo-
date their many patrons" in the trade?
The Katie Hooper leaves Wheeling in
the place of the 1t. Lawrence this even
ing on the arrival of the 4:40 train.
The steamer Abner O'Neal, recently
plying between this port and Wheeling,
now that the river has risen sufiicl emily,
will probably resume her trips immcdi-
ately. Ii there is sufficient water on
Monday she will be here to leave for
Wheeling at noon on that day.-Pitts-
burqh Post. The Abner O'Neal will do
no such thing. She is a permanent in
stitution in the Steubenville and Wheel
ing taade, and proposes to take care OF
her trade, whether other boats do so or
not.-SeibenrilL Gu:otte.
by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, August River 3 feet 3
inches and falling. Weather clear and
warm.
CINCINNATI, August 3l.-River 10 feet
s inches and rising. Weather clear and
warm. Arrived-Katie Hooper, Pitts
burgh. Departed - Andes, Wheeling
Coal fleet have been arriving all day.
CAIRO, August l.-Arrived-Gold-
dust, Vicksburgh; City of Greenville,
st. Louis; Polar Star, south. Depart ted
-Golddust, st. Louis; Polar Star, St.
Louis. River ID feet inches and fall
ing. Weather clear; thermometer 90.
NASHVILLE, August River falling
with feet of water on the shoals.
VICKsBuRG, August |. - Weather
cloudy; light rain this morning; Their
mometer so. River fallen | inch. Up
-Maude. Down-Thompson, Dean.
Sr. LOUIS, August l-Arrived-NOrth-
western, st. Paul; Golden Eagle, heo-
kuk; Joe Kenney, Kansas City. De-
parted-Golden Eagle, Keokuk. River
stationary with Is ieet . inches by the
gauge. Clear and warm.
New ORLEANS, August l.-Arrived-
Future City and barges, st. LOUIS. De
parted-Future City and barges, ST..
Louis. Clear and partly cloudy weather;
thermometer 81.
EVANSVILLE, August River falling
with 2 feet : inches on the gauge.
Weather clear and warm. No arrivals.
Departed-Evansville, Louisville; Ii. a.
Cooke, Cairo,
LOUISVILLE, August River station.
airy with feet in the canal. Weather
clear and warm. Business dull. Ar
rived-Fashion Henderson, Hender-
son; Randolph, Vevay, Vevay.
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