Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-21
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

River last night Is feet 3 inches aud
almost stationary.
Weather clear and cool.
The lronsides and barges got away ior
st. Louis direct yesterday.
The ST. Lawrence arrived at noon
Yesterday. and will depart for Cincin'
matt as advertised, promptly at 3r N.
this day.
The Pres Ellison took a large excur-
sion party upto the Martins Ferry bean
banquet last nIght.
Among the fleets passing down yes
terday we're the towbOat Storm, with
one boat aud nine barges, containing
10000 bushels OF coal, for Cincinnati,
and the Baltic for Memphis, Cairo aud
st. Louis with eight barges ol steel rails,
five barges Oi coke and two bargcs oi
fire brick.
Bids are open Tor q name Tor the boat
recently begun Tor Gray's Line. The
only condition is that there must be- an
Iron" in the title. We suggest Iron
Duke tWellington's nick namel; or,
how would Flat" Iron do? 1t would
certainly apply when she's loaded. or
"Sad" Iron, when she's empty; or Pig
Iron, latter her hog -Chainsl. No
charge for suggestions, Pittsburgh Tunes.
Call her the ~"lron.tOn.'
Capt. Dunlap, Of Gray's Iron line,
superintended the lrunsides' departure.
The Chancellor will make some
changes in her fire beds at Parkersburg.
The report Of the sinking OF a barge
AT st. Mary's, by the steamer John POr-
tor, is not correct Ii must have been
some other boat, AS the Porter did not
sink any.
The TOW boat John Porter has gone to
1t. Louis to load with ore for the Ohio
river.
The City Solicitor at Wheeling on
tends that his opinion IN regard Ia the
wharfage question was correct. Certain
ly. A party that would give such an
opinion would be- pretty apt TO stick TO
il. There is no other course lett. Tie
reminds us Of an Alderman We have,
who is ready aud always willing to de-
eide questions for the Supreme Court.
Charges moderate PtaIburgh Dtspdtch.
The Dispdtck'J river ender" probably
knows more Law than any attorney in
Q existence, anyhow. This is sarcasm,
PITTSBURGH. February 90.-Riyer y
feet 7 inches and rising. Weather clear
and cold. Departed-Buckeye state.
ClSciSSArI, February 20.-Riysr ~
feet Z inches and falling. Weather
cloudy and warmer. Arriyed-Emma
Graham, Pittsburgh. Departed-Andes,
Wheeling; Aridene, Tennessee river.
ST. LOUIS, February 9O.-Ariyed-
Ny Choice and harges, New Orleans,
Cole, Hickman. Departed-Baker and
barges, Belle Memphis. Memphis, RiV-
eT risen 2 inches, with ii feet I inches
by the gauge. Weather rainy.
E~yASsEuLE, February 20-Weather
cloudy and rainy; Thermometer AZ.
River AZ feet Up-Dck Fulton, Idle
Wild, Clifton, Silver Cloud. Down-New
Mary Houston, James Guthrie.
MEMPHIS, February 20.-Riyer rose
Is inches MISUNDERSTANDING City
Of vicksburg, ST. Louis; Shinkle, Gin
cinnAti. Weather threatening.
NEW ORLEANS, February @-Arived
Jos. Howard, st. Louis. Departed
Charles P. Chateau, Memphis; HenryC @.
Yeager lays over till tomorrow; Red
Cloud turned St. Louis freight over TO
James Howard and will leave to-mor-
ROW for Arkansas river; Golden Crown,
Cincinnati; James Howard, tor St
Louis, leaves tomorrow. Heavy rain
this morning, but now clear; thermom-
eter 55.
vIckssUkG, February 0-Weather
cloudy and cool; thermometer 50 Up
John b. Maude, Will Kyle, Annie z.
Silver. Down-Relo, Springer, Mollie
Moore. Arriyed-Grand Tower.
LoUIsvILLk. February 3.-Riyer fall
ing tast with % ieet in the canal
Weather clear and cool. Yirge Lee,
Cincinnati 10 Memphis; Dacotah, Pitts
buyh 10 St Louis; Active and tow for
Inonton; Annie Kelley and tow, Tor
Wheeling; oakland and tow, for Pitts
buyh. The Robert Mitchell win pass
* uss,sas w-=.smrg-
Ctly u Alton, - LOWS; Bebford. NsW
OrIssna- nsparted-Cfty Of Alton, New
Oricsus; Bedford, Cincinnati. The
Champion returned here 70 rrpair 4
burnt boiler. River 20 teet 4 inches
and rising. Mercury IS