The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-23
River News.

The marks last evening indicated II ieet
and falling.
Business only moderately fair.
The Jacob Heatherington passed up
yesterday with three barges Of ore.
The Iron City passed down yesterday
with three barges Of Gray's Iron Line, en-
route for Hates Rock, where they will
await the Ironsides.
The Andes leaves this evening for Gin
cinnad and all way points. The Andes Is
Justly popular, as she Is officered'by polite
and attentive gentlemen, and offers sup
erior accommodations TO passengers and
shippers.
roustabout was engaged in scrubbing on
the Andes the rope holding him broke and
striking his head upon the guards he was
precipitated into the river, and was
drowned. We could not learn his name,
but understand he shipped at Cincinnati.
Capt. Jack Parrish, at present one oil the
pilots OF the Salt Valley, was in command
Of the tow boat ]. n. Camden when she
exploded her boilers some years ago with
fatal results.
A pilot writes: The pilots would like TO
know why 1t Is that they are subjected TO
an examination Of so many different
shades OF color? There are only four
different shades OF lights which they
come across in their business, viz: Red.
green, yellow and white, and II they can
distinguish that they are surely capable as
far as that requirement. Is concerned.
A Washington special TO the Cincinnati
Gdtetts says: Major Merrill has been re-
lieyed OF experimenting REINFORCEMENT
OF the rivers Of West Virginia and Ken
lucky. This is solely 70 give him the
needed time for more extensive works
pertaining to improvements Of the Ohio,
and which are expected by the engineers
Office 10 increase in magnitude and i'm
portance for some time 10 come. Capt j.
w. Cuyler, who is ordered to take charge
OF the Little Kanawha, Guyandotte, Big
Sandy and Kentucky rivers, is one of the
best officers OF his corps.
The Cincinnati Commercial, OF yesterday,
says: eve have been placed In posses
sion OF the following memoranda OF work
done by part OF Gray's Iron Line: The
Fearless left Wheeling January 2S, with
800 tons OF freight; arrived at st. Louis
February 9, with 800 tons, nine days out
Started back with 2,470 tons ore and pig
metal. Left Wheeling March with s, 200
tons freight; arrived at st. Louis March
II, with 100 tons, ten days out from
Wheeling. Now as to the 1ronsides.. She
left Wheeling February 20,with 4, 700tons
arrived at st. Louis March /, with 1,70C
tons, ten days out. Left for Pittsburgh
with 1000 tons Of ore for Wheeling and
Pittsburgh"
lBy Telegraph
NASHVILLE, March 22.-Riyer falling
with 43 feet on shoals.
PITTSBURGH, March 22.-River7 feet
inches and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant.
CINCINNATI, March 22.-Riyer 80 feet Il
inches and falling. Clear and cool. Ar
rived: St. Lawrence, Wheeling. Departed
Buckeye State, Pittsburgh; Chrokee, St
i'L0lis:
ST. LOUIS, March 22.-weather cleai
and pleasant. Arrived: My Choice ant
barges and Baker, Cairo. Departed: Nor
ton and barges, New Orleans. River 8 fee
4 inches,
OAIao, March 22.-Arriyed: James Hob
son, Ohio river; ]. B. Maude, Vicksburg;
Centennial, st. Louis. Departed: Lioness
St. Louis; James Hobson, New Orleans.
River A feet. Mercury 660.
EVANSVILLE, March 22.-Weather cleal
and milder. Mercury 69o. River 81 fee
6 inches and falling. Down: Thomas w
Means and tow, Schenck, Cons. Millar
Idlewild, Vigo. Up: Bowling Green.
MEMPHIS, March 22.-River rose one
inch. Arrived: Grand Tower, Vicksburg
Departed: J.W. Gatf, CINCINNATI W. p
Holiday and Belle Memphis, st. Louis
and ]. B. Williams and barges, Ohio
River.
LOUISVILLE, March 22.-River falling
with 10 feet 9 inches in canal and u feet
on the chute. Weather clear and windy
Port list: B. D. Wood, Pittsburgh and re-
turn; Mary Ann and tow, Pittsburgh ant
return.
NEW ORLEANS, March 22.-Rained al
night and showing now. Cloudy. Their
mometer 62o. Arrived: John A. Scudder
St. Louis. No departures. The steamer
Golden City for Cincinnati; John A. Seud
der and Henry O. Yeager for st. Louis, ar,
receiving to leave tomorrow.