The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-11
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River News.
The marks indicate feet s inches and
falling.
All tho local packets arc running with
the exception Of the Phaeton.
The Salt Valley and stockdale passed
down yesterday for Irontoa and Cincin.
natl respectively.
Tho Andes left tor Cincinnati last even
ing with a splendid trip out, including
5000 kegs OF nails and lot Of glassware
and miscellaneous freight.
The Emma Graham passed up last
evening for Pittsburgh. She discharged
eighty barrels OF molasses at this port,
and a lot Of pig iron for the Laughlin
mill.
The Pres. Ellison was on the docks yes.
terday evening for the purpose OF sheeting
her head. She will resume her regular
trips to Bellaire this morning.
The Annie Kelley arrived last evening
from Louisville and departed for Pitts
burgh, having a lot OF pig iron for that
port.
The Coal Valley passed up last evening
with an empty low.
The Hawk laid up at Bellaire Yesterday
with tow OF cross ties and cooper stuff.
The Ionsides and barges, Of Gray's
Iron Line, are receiving for st. Louis and
New Orleans, and will get away the latter
part Of the week.
TheJ. o. FISHER passed up last evening
about Q o'clock with IN empty tow and a
cracked shaft, which her captain thought
would last until they reached Pittsburgh.
John Fehrenbatch, Supervising Inspec-
tor Of Steam Vessels, OF Cincinnati, was in
the city yesterday, en- route home from
Washington, D. O., where the Board OF
Supervising Inspectors have been in ses.
sion for some weeks past.
The Courier will be to-day's Parkers-
burg packet, leaving at 1880 4. NJ.
The Q'Neal, Telegram and Bachelor de.
parted yesterday as usual for their respec-
tive destinations.
The river Is getting rathpr low now and
soon the heavy crafts will have TO lay up
for more water.
Captain Fuckers, who is' engaged in
searching for the government boat sunk
in 1891, at Aardeman's landing, reports
that his men have succeeded in boring in
TO the iron, and is confident that they
have found the boat
The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette OF
yesterday says: j. A. Qale1, second clerk
OF the Alice, writes this paper from Wheel
ing under date oil It'll: 1--WE have struck
right; the freight boom is booming here.
More nails than We can take at good prices
had to refuse freight. We are full OF
people,
The price OF coal to steamboats, at New
Orleans is fifty cents per box for Pitts
burgh, and is sold for thirty-fve cents
when barge load is taken. The rates
are the same at Vicksburg, Gaines Land
ing, Arkansas City, and Terrene as at New
Orleans.
Yesterdays Cincinnati Commercial says;
"The Fred. Wilson No. 2 passed up for
Pittsburgh. She was to have taken tow
south from Louisville, but having col
lapsed flde Is compelled to 60 to- Pitts
burgh for repairs"
The DaOotah Is loading at Pittsburgh for
St. Louis, and expects to get away about
Thursday.
IBy Telegraph.
NASHVILLE, February 10.-River falling
with feet on the shoals. Arrived:
Cooke, Evansville.
PITrsRURsH, February 10.-River 8 feet
10 inches and rising. Weather clear.
Arrived: Granite State.
MEMPHIS. February 10.-Riyer falling.
Weather pleasant. Departed: Virgie Lee,
Cincinnatii Annie P. Silvey, New Orleans
Grand Tower and General Rucker, st.
Louis.
NEW ORLEANS, February 10.-Weather
clear, partly cloudy and warm. Thermom-
eter 72'. Arrived: Port Eads and barges,
st. Louis. No departures. Steamers are
OVERLAPPING until tomorrow to accommo-
date the excursionists.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. 10. = Weather clear;
mercury 54o. River Is feet 8 inches and
falling. Down: Dick Johnson, Sam Roberts
and tow, ]. S. Mercer and tow, James
Guthrie, Golden Grown, Arkansas Belle.
Up: New Mary Houston and Vint Shin
kle.
CINCINNATI, February 10.-Rivor II feet
aud falling. Weather clear and mild.
Arrived: Montana and Pittsburgh, st. |
Louis. Departed: st. Lawrence, Wheel.
ing; Montana, Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, |
Pomeroy; Fashion, Henderson; Andy |
Baum, Memphis Golden City, New Or
leans.
LOUISVILLE, February 1O.-River falling
with Z feet inches in canal and feet
) inches in the chute and on the falls.
Business dull. Weather clear and pleas
mt Alice Brown and tow, Cairo 10 Pitts
1urgh; Dick Fulton and tow, for New
orleans. The ]. D. Parker is due up to-
light.
CAIRO, February 1O.-Riyer 10 feet 8
inches and falling. Thermometer 540.
Arrived: John Kinney, Vicksburg; Cen
enial, st. Louis; John Porter, Louisville;
v. P. Holiday, New Orleans; John W.
Jarrett, New Orleans. Departed: Grey
found, Memphis; Joe Kinney, St. Louis;
'igley, Louisville; Holiday, St. Louis.