The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-14


The marks last evening indicated 2
feet 3 inches and about stationary. -,
There were no important movements
yesterday, excepting the departure Of The
Andes for Cincinnati with a fair trip out.
The Emma Graham passed up yester.
day from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh, and
the stockdale and Salt Valley down.
The local packets arrived and departed
IS usual yesterday, including the Bellaire
packet Pres Ellison. ~
The Monitor and Relief passed up yes.
terday with lows, ~
The Fannie Tatnm was still hard
aground at Davis Island dam yesterday.
Her cargo Is being lightened into. the
barge Rover, and she may possibly be
aloat to-day. II
The steamer Scotia, building for the
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Packet Line, by
VIM. Knox 4 Son, Port Harmer, Ohio, fol
Capt. Stookdale and others, 10 all set up,
inside iastenings all In, beams and outrig.
gers on and three stacks Of plank on the
bottom; cylinder timbers ready and will
be put on this week; boiler deck frame all
ready TO put mp. The forwardness OF the
work will insure her being ready for
launching by May 10. All the work Is
Of the beat, aud the material used canno,
be excelled, being the best white oak OBJ
tainshle In West Virginia. Is
Coal harges average u 900 bushels; coal
boats, 1880 and 5000 bushels; model
boats, 5000 and $1,000 bushels, fuel
boats, 1000 and 5000 bushels; fats, 5000
bushels. hGl5io -ssl RI 4 d
The beacon light steamer Lily Is on
her way up the Ohio on tour OF in
spection. y ~ SO
The Annie Kelly is en- route 10 this port
with q tow OF cinders. --i
At Evansville. Saturday, John McCoo
filed suit in the Circuit Court against the
Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Com
pany, for $4,000 damages for injuries re-
ceived by him at that port, on March 2lst.
His petition recites that he had paid his
passage to Cincinnati on the ]. D. Parker,
and was standing at the foot Of the stair.
way, when some Of the handslet a bale Of
cotton goods roll down on him, crushing
him to tho deck. His side was crushed ; his
ribs were broken two Of them driven into
bis liver; his right leg was crushed, the
knee-cap fractured, andlhe suffered other
bruises and injuries, altdisabling him for
life. ~ : - = a. ~ n.
10y Telegriph.l E rs III
LouisyIELE, April lS-Riyer 9 feet and
falling in canal. Weather cloudy and
warm. w eEI5s &s sl
PITTSBURGH, April ls,-River A feet Q
inches and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant. Sff III
VIcEsDURo, 13.-Weather clear. Their
mometef 7Oo. River fell, ] inch.i Down {:
Natchez and Kehlor. Up: City Of picks-
burg and Golden Rule.
NEW ORLEANS, April1S.-Weather clear.
Thermometer-76'. Arrived: Raven, ST.
Louis. Departed: Will Kyle, Cincinnati;
]. A. Scudder, St. Louis. - "a
MEMPhls, April IS.-Weather pleasant.
River ielr7l inch. Departed n City OF
Greenville, st. HLouis; r. r. Springer,
Centennial and Future City and barges,
New Orleans. "
CAIRO, April 1S.-River SO feet z inches
and falling. Weather clear. Thermometer
7O'. Arrived: Shreveport, New Orleans;
Colorado, St. Louis, Departed: shreye.
port, 81. Louis. = 4
CIscIssATl, April lS.-Riyer 10 feet
/ inch and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant. Arrived: Hudson, Pittsburgh /;
Pittsburgh, st. LouiS. Departed: Chan
cellor, Wheeling; Pittsburgh, Hunting
ton; CAT, Memphis, Mary Houston, New
Orleans. 20
ST. LOUIS, April lS.-Riyer IS feet 8
inches by gauge. Weather clear, warm
and windy. Arrived: Clifton and Etna,
Huntington; Gold Dust, Vicksburg,
Genevieye, Memphis; Josie, New Or.
leans. Departed; City Of Helena, Yicks.
burgf HowardI New Orleans; Psckfort,
Benton.