Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-25
River N ews.

River 8 feet | inch and rising very
slowly, last night.
The river is rising above, and the
prospects are that we will have feet or
so at this point.
The Tempest did not go out yester-
day.
The O'Neal will be down from Steu-
benville to-day.
The Science and Mallie Ragon are
making regular time in the Parkersburg
trade.
The Florence Meyer is due from Gin
cinnati, this evening.
Carrie, the Steubenvillc ferry boat, is
on the Island docks, being dock-tered.
MTDDLEPoRT, o., July 22.-The steam
err Salt Valley was sold to-day at Mar
shal's sale for $1,000 to Samuel Brad
bury, of this place, and others. Her liza
bilities were about 1000.
The river at Pittsburgh is so low that
tadpole can't wiggle his tail for throw
ing dust in his eyes.-LOuisrile Courier
Journal.
George w. Clark and George Clark
have engaged to pilot the Pittsburgh in
the st. Louis trade the coming season.
and are now running on her between
Pittsburgh and Huntington to post
themselves on the upper end OF the
track.
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 Nint
Shinkle.
\ Steubenville correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer, writing OF the new
coal enterprise, says: Contracts have
been made for the erection Of coal
chute on large scale just below the
Pan Handle bridge at this point. After
the completion OF the works, coal
can be shipped from Pittsburgh
by the Pan Handle short across
the neck of West Virginia, and dumped
into barges and floated down the river
at stage OF water much lower than
that which justiiies the dispatch of n
coal fleet from the neighborhood of the
Iron City. \ moderate increase OF
water in the river will then be "a coal
boat rise" Mines will be developed
along the Pan Handle line between
Pittsburgh and the Ohio river bridge,
and Steubenville is expected to become
practically the head OF the coal boat
navigation. Employment will be given
to a great many men, and this city will
reap large benefits in trade"
The new Parkersburg packet, Diurn-
al, made 3! miles down stream in
l5l minutes.-PWs. COm-Gdrdte. Up
stream, Mr.. G0zotte, ii you please
Hteliiqmccr. What's the difference
which way she was headed? There
was no current where she made the
above run. Besides little squirt OF -
miles is no fair test of boats speed any
how. The question is will she hold out
and make steam sufficient for a long
run--sav from Parkersburg 10 Wheel
ing? The Cincinnati line boats used
to make an average Of ID miles an hour
against heavy current all the way from
Cincinnati to Pittsburgh with big trips
and do large way business besides.--
.NrubcuriUc GdcCttC.
The little steamer Tempest has not
met with very good luck in the Stcubcn-
Vile and Wheeling trade. She is rig
ged to run with belt, and on her first
trip up her belt parted, and not having
shoemaker on board 10 fix IT, she did
not arrive here until late in the night.
Then she left here yesterday morning
and run aground somewhere on the way
down, not arriving at Wheeling until
dark last evening. Just where she is at
this writing we are unable to say, un-
less she has gone up Short Creek-at
least she has not put in her appearance
at this port yet. We would advise her
owners TO take her down to Sunfsh and
start saw mill.-SetbenrHe Herald.
lBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, July 24.-River . feet 2
inches and stationary. Weather cloudy.
CIxcINNATI, July 24.-River q feet
and falling Weather warm and cloudy.
Arrived-Shinkle, Memphis.
MEMPHIS, July 24.-River fell inch.
Departed-Port Eads and Ouachlta
Belle, 81. Louis; Golddust, Iicksburg.
Weather sultry and threatening.
EVANSVILLE, July 24.-River rising,
with feet , inches in the canal.
Weather cloudy and warm. Arrived
Nirgie Lee and b. ;. Rhca, Evansville.
VIcKsBuRG, July Weather cloudy
and warm; thermometer 50. River fell
| inch. Arrived-COlOradO. No boats
down.
New ORLEANS, July 24.-No arrivals.
The Halliday, on account Of the rain on
Wednesday, deferred her departure for
st. Louis until this evening. She went
out with big trip Of passengers and
freight. Weather cloudy and heavy rain;
thermometer IS.
CAIRO. Julv24.-Arrived-Belle Mem
phis. Memphis; Mollie Moore, Mem
phis: Silver Cloud, Evansville; Centen-
NAL, New Orleans; City OF Nicksburg,
1t. Louis. Departed-Belle Memphis,
II. Louis; Mollie Moore, II. Louis; Sil-
yer Cloud, Evansville. The passengers
and crews on the boats from below are
reported all well. River - feet inches
and falling. Weather clear; thermome-
ter So.
ST. LOUIS, July 24.-Arrived--Con-
ger st. Paul; Alice and Lewis, Kansas
City; War Eagle, Keakuk. The Con-
homa and Maule are at quarantine.
Departed-Polar Star aud barges, Hick-
man; Mitchell, St Paul; War Eagle,
KeOkuk. River fallen inches, with 10
feet inches on the gauge.
LOUISVILLE, July 24-River falling
slowly with feet inches in the canal.
Business fair. Weather cloudy and
warm. Arrived and departed-Dora
Cobler, Evansville to Cincinnati; Robert
Mitchell, Paducah to Cincinnati; Etna
and tow, 10 Ironton; c. W. Anderson,
Henderson TO Henderson.
New Wheat