The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-17

The marks last evening indicated % feet

"a HtYer AeWss
The marks last evening indicated % feet
10 inches and falling.
The Andes arrived yesterday and win
return to Cincinnati this evening. Capt,
Charley Muhleman commands, and CLERK
ed. Muhleman ptesides inithe office.
The Hudson passed down yesterday
morning en- route for Cincinnati.
The Dacotah passed down yesterday
loaded fat takingon5l,00 kegs 81 nails at
thispolnt
The Pres. Ellison broughtu up excursions
from Benwood and Bellaire last evening
to attendt the Parnel meeting atthe Wash.
lington Hall.
The Phaeton, Telegram and 0.Neals q
rived and departed as ssual.
The Enmad Graham ii due up this morn
ling, ..and the salt Valley and Stockdale
are due down.
The Bachelor leaves this morning ior
Pittsburgh t7 O'Clock.
The Diurnal Il tofdays Parkersburg
packet leaving at l0:S0A.M.
The Welcome leaves this morning for
Isl. Marys at 1880 O'clock.
The Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee
have reported back Senator Pollard's
billproviding for the relief OF Captain
John Porter IN the loss OF his plague.
tainted barge Mingo, whichhe voluntarily
destroyed. The committee unanimously
recommended its passage, and the date
fixed for its further consideration was
Wednesday, The bill Ii likely 10 70
Through without opposition, and the gal
liant Captains barge which was set on fire
and cast uponithe waters, is likely 10 re-
turn TO him via the State Treasury.
Supervising Inspector Fehreph&tch says
the amended pilot rules, giving first choice
OF steam Slgnais, on the occasion OF two
boats meeting, IA, the ascending boat, goes
into effect July 1. Hefurther says every
pilot licensed will shortly receiye. pfinted
Instructions plainly stating the nature Of
~Fthechange, Ahdthinks the time given to
become acquainted with II viii certainly
obyiatei the difficulty which seems greatest
in the minds,of those opposed, TO IL.
IBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, February 1G,7-Riyer rs feet
inches and falling, Weather clear and
mild L 3
LOUISVILLE, February i6-Rfyer rising
with27 feet 3 inches in canal, Weather
clear and pleasant,
EyAssyIllE, February 1a.-Weather
partly cloudy; mercury 81. River SO 2.l0
and rising. Passed own-Chas. Morgan,
Q p. m! Idlewild, p. n.
yickspuRa, Mss, February1e.-Weath
,er fair andJccol; Thermometer 90. River
fallen inches. Passed p-EdR Richard.
son. Down-Golden Crown,
CrscIvEATI, February la.-Riyer 52ifeet
Q inches and stationary. Weather clear
and mild. Arrived-Buckeye, State, Pitts.
burg; 81. Lawrence, Wheeling. Departed
Buckeye State, Pittsburgh.
ST. Louis, February le.-Biyer 0 feet
8 inches. Weather clear and pleasant.
Arrived Polar Star, Tennessee river; Dol
phin, Ohio river. Departed: Kinney,
Memphis; Clifton, Huntington.
Mlstplis, February 16.-Ther river rose
2feet, Weather clear and pleasant. Ar
City OF Greensille, Yicksburg.
Departed: Simpson Homer, st. Louis;
Andy Baum, Cincinnati; Golden City,
New Orleans.
NEW oRIRAss, February 6.-Weather
clear and partly cloudy and pleasant.
Thermometer 81. Arrfyed:aJ. d. McKeh.
lor, Cincinnati; Annie p. Silver and John
Dippold and harges, st. Louise j. s. Nc
Donald and barges, Pittsburgh. No de-
pattures. The steamers win. Kyle, for.
Cincinnati, and Annie p. Silver, for st.
Loaiss areloading TO leave tomorrow.
GARo, February 16.-Riyer 81 feet II