The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-05

The marks last evening indicated s feet
8 inches and falling.
The Courier, Telegram, Phaeton and
o'Neal departed on time yesterday for
their respective points.
The Chancellor passed up yesterday, dis.
charging some freight at the "old Reliable
Wharfboat."
The Bachelor will be this mornings
packet for Pittsburgh, leaving at o'clock.
The Graham is due down to-day, en-
route for Cincinnati.
The Buckeye State will pass up this
morning from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh.
The Heatherington passed up yesterday
with tow Of cihder for Steubenville.
The Barnard passed up yesterday with
a tow Of railroad ties and oil barrels.
The Diurnal will be to.day's Pafkers.
burg packet for Parkersburg.
Yesterdays Cincinnati papers report
that the Wheeling and BellaiIe Packet
Company have bought the Press Ellison
for their trade.
1t is said that Clerk Mart F. Noll, OF
the Katie Stockdale, formerly Of the NAL
lie Ragon, will command the new Pitts.
burgh and Cincinnati packet.
The Cincinnati Enquirer OF yesterday
says: "The new and elegant viii Kyle
had fine trip out for New Orleans last
night. Her handsome cabins presented a
grand scene after the lighting Of the chan.
deliers, being crowded, with guests and
their friends. She had over fifty passen.
gers, the majority Of whom were for the
round trip, among whom were Mrs. L. S.
Delaplain, Mrs. Hull Quarter and nurse,
Mrs. Jacob W. Grub and Miss Mary vii.
son, OF Wheeling.
Capt. StoCkdale's new boat, building for
the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati trade, will
be 235 feet on deck, IS feet beam, 5 feet
hold, with full length cabin and long
texas TO accommodate crew and colored
passengers. The cabin will be finely
finished and will be furnished elegantly.
The hull will be OF the most approved
model and built with view TO speed.
She will be furnished with two 19l.inch
cylinders, with 8 feet s inches stroke.
-Four steel boilers, IS inches in diameter
and "a feet long; niger engine and all the
improvements OF the times, Steel water
wheel shaft, wheel % feet in diameter and
2S feet length OF bucket. She will have
double acting steam pump, carrying her
escapemant to the aft end Of the boilers,
and pumping through the exhaust steam
to reach the water before entering the
boilers, thus saving pumping and heating
any more water than will be necessary TO
supply the boilers.
LBy Telegraph
GREESvILLE, Miss, February 4.-Clear
and cold. River fell IA inches. Up: Ed
Richardson.
NASHVILLE, February 4.-Riyer rising
with s feet on the shoals. departed;
Cooke, Evansville.
PITTSBURGH, February 4.-River 5 feet
inch and falling. Weather clear and
cold. Departed: Emma Graham.
CINCINNATI, February 4.-River II feel
inches and falling. Arrived: Golden
Grown, New Orleans. Departed: Hudson
Pittsburgh; Wyoming, ST. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, February 4.-Riyer falling
with s feet Q inches scantin canal O feel
6inches scant in the chute on the falls
Business good. Weather clear and cold
Will Kyle, from Cincinnati 10 New Or
leans. :
Sr. LOUIS, February ARRIVED: My
Choice and barges, Cairo; Belle Memphis
Memphis; Golddust, Vicksburg; Etna
and barges, Pomeroy. Departed: Petrol
Illinois River; Belle Memphis, Memphis
Cole, Hickman. River falling, feet
inches by gauge. Weather clear anC
warmer.
CAIRO, February ARRIVED: Springer
New Orleans; Champion, Nashville; CITY
Of Greenville, Vicksburg; ALI Stevens
st. Louis. Departed: Vint Shinkle, Mem
phis; St. Genevieye and Champion, st
Louis; Springer, Cincinnati; Greenville
st. Louis. River 81 feet inches and fall
ing. Weather clear. Thermometer 32'
NEw ORLEANS, February 4.-Arrived
]. B. Williams, coaltow, Louisville; Chas
P. Chateau, Memphis; Simpson Horner
coal tow, Louisville. Departed: w. P
Halliday, John Gilmore, barges, st. Louis
Stevens, Chas. P. Chateau, Memphis
Schenck, Cincinnati, loading, leave to
morrow. Weather clear and cold. Their.