The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-04

The marks last evening indicated ii
feet 6 inches and falling.
The Andes is loading for Cincinnati,
and will leave this afternoon at O'Clock,
leaving Bellaire after the arrival Of the
evening train from Pittsburgh.
The M. s. rhanhouser came up from
below yesterday, and will leave to-day in
place Of the Welcome, which boat goes on
The docks for repairs.
The elegant, swift and popular Diurnal,
the boss packet on the Upper Ohio, leaves
this forenoon for Parkersburg. Go on the
Diurnal-make no mistake.
The big Carrier Is expected down to-day
en- route from Pitts burgh to st. Louis.
She will receive largely hero.
The Chancellor Is trying to make an ar.
rangement to enter the combination with
the weekly Cincinnati packets, leaving
Thursday.
The rumor now is that the Mallie Ra.
gon, instead OF the Courier, will take the
excursion OF Methodists to the General
Conference at Cincinnati next Monday.
The Emma Graham Is due up to-day.
The Written brothers, we'll known Up.
per Ohio pilots, live on a place 90 miles
from Wheeling It has been the family
homestead since 1903, when their grand
parents settled there. Nick, one OF the
brother, has beer In the city several days.
He goes out at the wheel OF the Carrier.
|-Pihsburgh Commercial Gotette.
The trestle works near Steubenville Q!
the Keystone coal tipple over the river Is
all up, and matters are assuming shape.
Capt. ]. A.. Parish Is endeavoring to Sc.
cure the steamer Thanhauser to Jake the
place Of the Willie Austin in the Steuben.
vile and East liverpool trade.
The little steamer Phaeton, Capt. Dillon,
is the very fastest boat on the Upper Ohio
river. Capt. Dillon says, "The Diurnal
Captain can beat me Boosting, but tell
you, young man, can beat him running,
and II we come together l propose to
carry of those deer horns" An lsTELLI-
aKScER man game UP from Bellaire the
other day on this little flyer, and thinks
the Captain was not eNaggerating. The
Telegram, which runs in the same trade
as the Phaeton, stands no chance in the
frequent contests Of speed between the
two.
The Bachelor arrived, and the Katie
stockdale and Salt Valley passed down
last night late.
icy Telegraph,l
NASHVILLE, May 3.-River fallen IS feet
on the shoals. Arrived: Anderson, Cairo.
Departed: Anderson, Cairo.
PITTSBURGH, May S.-River Z feet 2inche,
and falling. Weather clear and pleasant.
Salt Valley arrived and departed.
NEW ORLEANS, May S.-Three creyasses
are reported, two on Duplessis' place, near
Point Alahache, and one at Sarah planta.
ton, Planquimine parish.
CMRo, May 3.-Arriyed: Centennial,
from st. Louis, l P. NJ; John B. Maude,
from st. Louis, @ i. N. Departed: Cen.
tennial, for Yicksburg; Maude, for st.
Louis. River 81 feet inches and rising.
Light rain. Thermometer 70'.
NEW ORLEANS, May 3.-Arrived: Chas.
P. Choteau, from st. Louis; Golden Rule,
from Cincinnati. No departures. The
steamer Robert Mitchell Is receiving, and
will leave tomorrow for Cincinnati.
Weather clear. Thermometer 7So.
MRMrnIs, May S-River Stationary. Ar.
rived: Grand Tower, from Vicksburg.
Departed: ]. W. Gatf and Thomas Sher.
lock, for Cincinnati; Annie P. Silver, for
New Orleans; Belle Of Memphis, for St.
Louis. Weather clear and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, May 3.-Riyer IS lilo feet
and stationary. Weather clear and warm;
mercury 74o. Port list-Up: Joe B. vii.
liams, Bowling Green, Dick johnson.
Down: Cons Millar, Idlewild, and Silver
Cloud.
CINCINNATI, May 3.-River So feet 0 in.
ches and falling. Weather clear and
warm. Arrived: Buckeye State, Pitts.
burgh; st. Lawrence, Wheeling; Eldorado,
St. Louis. Departed: Buckeye State,
Pittsburgh; Eldorado, Huntington.
ST. LOUIS, May S.-Riyer about stationa.
ry, with 10 feet inches by gauge. Wealth.
er clear and pleasant. Arrived: 0ctavia,
Mound City; Whitmore, Reeds Landing;
St. Genevieve, Memphis. Departed: Col.
orado, Memphis; Granite State, Hunting.
ton.
LOUISVILLE, May 3.-River falling, with
10 feet 0 inches in the canal, and Is feet
0 inches in the chute on the falls. Business
good. Weather clear and pleasant. Ar.
rived: Wyoming, st. Louis to Pittsburgh;
Tom Rees and tow, 10 New Orleans; Pan.
Their, John Penny, Reindeer, Coal City
and Lioness, with tows, from Pittsburgh.
The Charles Morgan gave bond this alter
noon and leaves tonight for Cincinnati.