Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-05
River Intelligence.

River last night feet > inches and
falling.
The Carrier passed down at noon yes
tcrday, for st. Louis from Pittsburgh.
She added no freight here, but was al
ready heavily loaded.
The Salt Valley went up before day.
light yesterday, the Stockdale at I'D a.
NJ, and the Hudson down last night.
The Courier put a new sheet In her
boiler last evening.
The Andes is due from Cincinnati to-
day, ana will leave on her return trip as
advertised in another column.
The little Pres Ellison Is still
making her trips in the Wheeling and
Bellairc trade with the regularity oil
clock work. Size is a deseryedly popu-
lar little boat, and her time table will
be found in our advertising columns.
The Diurnal is at Sweeney's having u
new cylinder put in. The Mallie Ragon
will run in her place in the Parkersburg
trade until the repairs are completed.
The Buckeye State passed down and
the Hudson up Saturday. $500.
The Stcnbenylle factory shipped 1000
packages OF glassware by river in March.
The 81. Lawrence was somewhat de-
lawed Saturday by big business. She
had a good start, and added a small lot
Of nails at Benwood and good ship
ment OF glass at Bellaire.
The Montana is the next st. LOUIS
packet. ~
River business is active between Pitts
burgh and Parkersburg.
II is with pleasure that We give place
to the following letter from Capt. VIM.
List, OF the St. Lawrence. The item re-
ierred to was clipped by us from Cin-
cinnati paper and credited properly;
River Editor Of the Register.
WHEELING, April 3D..
In publishing the report that the
steamer st. Lawrence was likely to be
sold has caused great many persons
to think that she is too large and moi
suited for the trade for which she
was built. Now want to correct this
report by saying that ! never saw OF
heard anything Of the man that was re-.
ported rs the purchaser, and that
never offered her for sale, do not want
to sell her at all, was never asked to put
a price on the boat, and will say further
that she suits her owner exactly, IL
lust the boat for the trade
and has never failed yet "a
prove Il good investment for the stock
| holders, and We expect TO wear her out
in the Cincinnati trade. We are build
ing light boat 10 take the place OF the
st. Lawrence during low water. She
will be launched at Murrayville IN two
weeks and ready for business by July LIST
BY publishing this letter il may relieve
the minds Of great many.
Respectfully,
w. NJ. LIST, Captain.
PITTSBURGH, April River Q feet
inches and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant. Arrivals-C. w. Bachelor
and Hudson. Departed-iudson.
CNcISNATI, April 3.-River Is feet s
inches and rising Weather clear and
pleasant. Arrived-Eldorado, st. Luis
Departed--Eldorado, Huntington.
CAIRO, April i.-Arriyed-Belle Mem
phis, st. Louis; City OF Vicksburg
Nicksburg; Granite State, Huntington
Greyhound, Ohio river; Kyle. Cincin.
natl Grafton, Ohio river; Vint Shinkle
Memphis; Champion and Lioness, st.
Louis. Departed - Belle Memphis,
Memphis; City Of Vicksburg, st. Louis
Scudder, New Orleans; Granite State, st.
Louis; Greyhound, Memphis; Kyle,
New Orleans; Grafton, Ohio river; Vim,
Shinkle, Cincinnati; Champion, st.
Louis. River "a feet inches and fall.
ing Weather clear; thermometer "a.