The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-18
River News.
me marks last evening indicated 4 feet

AANer AeWus
The marks last evening indicated 4 feet
sinches and falling slowly.
Business dull.
The local packets arrived and departed
as usual yesterday.
The Pres Ellison continues her regular
trips TO Bellaire, according to her time ta-
BILE below.
The Graham Is due up this morning,
and the stockdale and Salt Valley down.
The Andes leaves this evening for Gin,
cinnad, taking large number OF excur-
sionists to the May Festival. The accom-.
modations ofthis steamer are frst.class,
her officers are polite and attentive, and
are sure TO make every exertion that will
add TO the comfort and pleasure Of her
passengers.
AppTehensions exist that navigation
will be temporarily suspended Of the upper
end OF the river for want OF water. Il Is
too early in the year, however, for the
permanent low water season 10 set in.
The Pittsburgh Dipdteh Of yesterday
says: About the marks at the foot oil
Market street: The old ones are more
than foot out Of the way; that Is, they
don't tell the truth. Here Is the proof:
The Buckeye State, $40 feet long, SO feet
beam, left on Friday afternoon, drawing
| 10 inches more water than the old marks
called for. She went right on and expe.
rienced no trouble. The towboat N. j.
Bigley No. 9, Capt. VIM. Baker, arrived
on Friday evening with q tow Of empties,
Capt. Baker says on landing he went 10
the marks, on which there two feet four
inches. The Bigley was drawing three
feet seven inches. This goes to show that
the new marks, which showed three feet
four, were considerably nearer correct
than the old ones. We have given both {:
you can take your choice.
The Pittsburgh Commercial. Gdtette says
that the hull OF Captain Armstrong; new
tow boat is about ready TO be launched.
Matt. Altman is back at his post in the
Annie Kelly's pilot house, having relieved
Captain W. 81. Dorsey.
The down river markets are all pretty
we'll supplied with coal, hence the coal
men as rule are not anxious for a rise
soon. Usually there is June rise, and
there will probably be rise next month,
II not before.-PiHs. Com. Gas.
The Cincinnati TiMes says: The steamer
Courier, OF Wheeling, is paying wharfage
for lying at the public landing to accom-.
MEDIATE party Of excursionists who came
TO the city on her. Two trains Of cars load
passengers on the wharf every day, and
don't pay cent for being allowed to do
It, and to-day four cars are being loaded
with lumber there, and no charge is made
for 1t. Charge the railroad companies
wharfage.
The Cincinnati Ga;eae Of yesterday says:
The J. W. Garrett grounded one Of her
barses at Cincinnati bar Saturday, and
had to come back to Shawneetown for q
lighter and laborers.
10y Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, May l7.-River foot II
inches and falling. Weather clear and
warm.
CINCINNATI, May 17.-Riyer 10 feet !
inches and falling. Weather clear and
warm. Arrived: Eldorado, st. Louis
Departed: Buckeye State, Pittsburgh.
EVANSVILLE, May l7.-Riyer falling, with
Q feet inches in the canal and 4 feet
inches in the chute on falls. Weather
clear and warm. Business good. Down
ST. LOUIS, May 17.-Riyer stationary,
10 feet 9inches by gauge. Weather clear
and warm. Arrived: Hickory, Tennessee
river. Departed: Granite State, Hunt.
ington; Colorado, Memphis.
CA1Ro, May 17.-Riyer % feet 8 inches
and falling. Weather clear. Thermom-
eter s0'. Arrived: Greyhound, Ohio,
Guiding Star, Cincinnati; Annie Silver,
New Orleans. Departed: Annie Silver,
New Orleans.