Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-06
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The Katie Hooper, from Cincinnati
for Pittsburgh, went up at $50 last
evening.
The Stockdale had large trip down
Yesterday, and took on some merchan-
disc here and at Martins Ferry.
4 number of insurance men went
down on the Andes yesterday, en- route
for Volcano, via Parkersburg.
A steamboat making the round "Trip in
the Pittsburgh and st. Louis trade pays
about $50 wharfage tax. The amount
is startling enough to need no comment.
Captains Stockdalc and NOll have no
notion of purchasing the Hudson Tor
the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati trade.
They have given up that idea if such
were ever entertained. The next Gin
cinnati packet will be new one entire,
with guaranteed speed OF eleven to
twelve miles an hour. So says the Dis
patch.
The towboat Dick Fulton, on her way
down, hit an obstruction at Gallipolis
Island and sunk one of her coal barges.
Capt. X. II. Kerr, who for some time
was Superintendent of the Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati Packet Line, will have
command Ofthe new Granite State when
she enters the Pittsburgh and Cincin-
natl trade.
The Pittsburgh Exposition managers
have adopted an interesting feature
Ship builders, marine engineers,
draughtsman or others, having models,
charts or anything else interesting in
the nautical line. and who wish to eX-
hibit them, are invited to address the
Pittsburgh Exposition Society. 1t is
the intention to have strictly nautical
department, the Lighthouse Board
have contributed a complete set of cuts,
drawings, details and charts of the
Lighthouse service Ofthe United States.
The following named boats will ply in
the Pittsburgh and St. Louis trade this
fall. or as soon as navigation is fully re-
sumed: Alice, John l.. RhOads, Fannie
Tatum. Carrier and probably the Mon
tana, Wyoming and Dakotah. 1t was
intimated some time ago that the Pitts
burgh would also be placed in the trade
in question, but the probability now is
that both she and the Clifton will form
a line between Huntington and II.
Louis.
The O'Neal, in the Steubenville trade,
the Bachelor, for Pittsburgh, the Tele-
gram, plying between Wheeling and
Darlington, and the Phaeton, from Sis
tersville, are running on Their regular
times, and have fair trips as a general
thing.
The new steamer Diurnal made very
satisfactory trial trip, yesterday, down
as far as Pipe Creek and back. She did
..,,.r..r.s' concentrations at
her former trials, and some alterations
have been made in her machinery.
IBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, August River feet
inches and rising. Weather cloudy and
warm.
CAIRO, August 5.-River Is feet 10
inches and falling Weather cloudy;mer-
curry 95 Arrived-Port Eads and w.
?. Halliday, st. Louis. Departed-Port
Eads, Grand Tower.
VICEsBGRG, August ). - Weather
cloudy and threatening; thermometer
50. River fallen one inch. Heavy rain
last night. DOwn-Whisper. No boats
up.
New ORLEANS, August 5.-Arrived-
Belle OF Shreveport, It. Louis. Depated
Paris, 4. Brown, CINCINNATI. Gather
clear; heavy shower this evening. Their.
mometer So.
EVANSVILLE. August arrived
]. d. Parker and J. i. Bhoads. De
parted-B. II. Cooke. Cairo; Parker,
Cairo; Rhoads, IT. Louis. Weather
clear and hot. River rising with feet
i'm the channel.
IT. Louis, August 5.-Arrived-Nic-
tory and barges, II. AnthOmp Falls.
eparted-Mitchell and Josie, St Paul;
Hard Cash and Ouachita Belle, Helena.
River fallen inch, with II feet 10
inches by the gauge. Weather cloudy
and intensely warm. uutil between ,
and o'clock when a very refreshing
rain fell.
LOUISVILLE, August 5.-Riyer falling,
with feet II inch in the canal, Bust
ness fair. Weather very warm and
rainy, accompanied by thunder, light
ming and hail. Arrived and Departed
Robin and tow, Ironton; Means and tow,
Ironton; Coal City and tow, Pittsburgh;
Etna and tow, Ironton. The Bigley,
Resolute and Fulton, with tOws Of coal,
leave for Cairo and ST. Louis tonight.