Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The marks on the wharf, last evening,
showed the channel to contain 10 feet
and 9 inches.
The local packets arrived and de-
parted rs usual.
The st. Lawrence broke her cylinder
on her up trip and will probably not be
here to-day. The Chancellor was ex-
pected down last night, and will take
her place in the Cincinnati trade.
The Veteran No. > passed down with
bargcs of coal aud coke.
The Mary Ann took up a tow OF
empties yesterday.
The sam Miller passed down with
coal. Sam sunk Il barge OF coal at Pike
| Island.
The Alice Brown went up with mis-.
| Cclaueous tow.
The Pres Ellison took the Comique
people to Belaire.
The Iron City took out tow Tor
Rates Rock.
Yesterday afternoon horse backed
of OF Benson's ferry and was drowned
The kauawha river is in excellent
navigahlc order.
Business on the landing was fair yes
tcrday.
The steamer Bedford, en- route from
st. Louis. has $50 tons of iron ore Tor
Wheeling.
The steamer Andes reshipped $4,000
hoop poles via the C.. x p. for Pittsburgh
on Monday at Bellaire.
The steamer Telegram delivered at
this point during the week ending to-
| day as follows. l35 sacks OF wheat, ll3
bales Of hav, j0i bags of corn, 10 cases Of
eggs, II cases Of butter, 3S2 dozens oil
brooms, 10 sacks OF meal, boxes oil
cheese, p bags OF oats, 10 bales of fruit
| trees, COW and calf, 10 bales OF straw
and barrels oi flour BeIldtrs Tribune.
A drowned man was caught in tho
river near losts landing on the 9th
instant, but from the best information
We could get, there was nothing on his
person by which he could be identified,
and from all appearance he had been in
he water for some time.
The Pittsburgh Stave Company has
been receiving a large amount Of staye
wood at Cresap's landing the past two
weeks.
PITTSBURGH, April s.-kiver feet, 1
inches and falling. Weather clear and
cool.
CINCISSATI, April S.--River % feet
10 inches and falling. Weather clear
and cool. Arrivcd-Andes, Wheeling.
Departed - Stockdalc, Pittsburgh; X.
K. Springer, New Orleans.
MEMPHIS, April S.-River fallen
inches. Arrivcd-Cons. Millar, Cincin-
natl Departed-Colorada, st. Louis.
Weather clear and cool.
EVANSVILLE, April s. Weather cloudy
mercury ji. River % feet @ inches
and falling. Down - Bowling, Grey
Eagle. Up-Arkansas Belle, Ironsides,
NEW ORLEANS, April S.-Arrived -
Simpson Ilorner, coal tow, Louisville.
Departed - Rob,. Mitchell, Cincinnati
W. 7. Holiday, st. Louis. Weather
cloudy and cool; thermometer SO. Light
rain all day.
LOUISVILLE, April S.-Riycr falling
slowly, with 10 feet inches IN the
canal. Weather cool and windy. Por,
List--Etna and tow, for st. Louis; y. j.
Bigley and tow, from Pittsburgh; James
ID. Parker, for Cincinnati.
CAIRO, April S.-Arriyed - John Gil.
more, ST. Louis; Ny Choice, st. Louis
Champion, Paducah; Commonwealth,
st. Louis; St. Geneyieve, St. Louis
COLLEEN Crown, Cincinnati. Departed
Champion and My Choice, st. Louis,
q. Genevieve, Memphis; Common
wealth, New Orleans. River "a feet
inches and rising. Weather clear; ther.
mUmeter Is.
ST. Louis, April s. Arrived - Iron
Mountain and barges Departed-Sil.
YER, New Orleans. Petrol and barges,
Memphis; Pittsburgh, Huntington
Maude, Nicksburg River IA! feet by
the gauge. Weather clear and cold.
VTcEsBURG, April s.-weather clear
and cold; thermometer 81. River sta.
tionary. Up - Golddust. No boat,
down.