Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

River last night about IL feet anu APP
parently stationary: c.u;,,.,i
The Katie Stockdale, from Cincinnati
to Pittsburgh, passed up Yesterday anu
the Hudson on Saturday.
The Buckeye State, from pittsburgn
to Cincinnati, passed down saturday;
The Salt Valley, from lronton, passed.
up for Pittsburgh Saturday. ~
The st. Lawrence got away ior yin
cinnati on time Saturday, with an extra
good trip Of freight and passengers; III
The Andes is en- route up, ana wiz
arrive to-day and leave Tuesday after
noon at 8 o'clock.
The Bachelor was somewhat late III
leaving for Pittsburgh Saturday.
The Alice Brown and Nellie SPeer
took up empty tows Saturday.
The O'Neal reshipped a lot OF glass
ware on the st. Lawrence.
The big Carrier came down SATURDAY
night from Pittsburgh en- route tn ~;
Louis. She was full OF freight, anu
added some ut S~teubenville n mere
The gigantic Mississippi steamer
Wyoming passed up from st. LOUIS ioI
Pittsburgh yesterday evening" loaded
fiat. ,r
The ~Steubenville Herald says: The
W. n. Chancellor passed down al one
o'clock. ahead Of time. Her captain
John Harrison, intends placing her IN
another trade below. The !. W: Long.
follow, a new ferry.boat, passed Town ~
half past twelve. Constable Conley mas
charge of liz logs living at Staples MIL
attached as the property OF w. Il. John
son. the contractor of the coal tipple:
The large Smith. Porter K Go. barge VIII
be launched shortly, when work on the
three barges Tor the Tuscarawas valley
Railroad, TO be used in conveying freight
from the Ohio side to Wheeling, Will be
commenced"
st. Louis Republican, Saturday: tn,
long Tidal Wave is ut the East st. l.onis
elevator taking on 1000 tons sacked
grain for shipment TO Europe, VIA tht
Ohio river and Richmond, Va. She
will leave here to-day. The sam. koD'
erts left for Huntington yesterday even
ing, towing barges John NJ. Norton
Bill Bannock and Walter Sayrc, loaded
with bulk grain for European shipment
The high.headed Cherokee got away iot
Pittsburgh well supplied, and will stoi
al the ore pile and fill out with iron ah0
ore.
Pilot Joseph Wittcn arrived iron
Wheeling yesterday. He will stand d
watch ut the wheel OF the Granite state
Pittsburgh Commercial. Gd:oHe VI SIftr
day.
The opposition on the part ol the pil'
lots to tho proposed change oil signals
appears to he increasing, and 1t looks
very much as II Supervising Inspector
Fehrenbatch and Col. Merrill would
have TO throw up the sponge. They
can see nothing to he gained by the
change, whereas, il made, It Is con
tended that accidents for a time at least
will he likely 10 result thercirom.
Coal boat tOws must he manned by a
| numerous crew, who see to the ines
and are expected 10 skip around in al
| sorts OF weather aud nj all hours. The
wages paid this class are from $50 to ~
per month, and grub
4 striking illustration of the lniainy
OF the wharfage tax On steamboats, WA
presented yesterday evening III the cast
OF the Golden Star. She landed here e.
| put oil some twelve or fifteen citizens
did not put OF a pound or take on 4
pound OF freight; paid out some 500 on
more for stores, advertising andlumber,
and for the privilege Was required to pay
IS 50.-EpdlsuH Journal.
CISCIsSATI, February 22.-Riyer g
feet I inches and falling. Weather
clear and pleasant. Arrived Andy
Baum, Memphis; Robert Mitchell, New
Orleans. Eleven additional tow-boats
Of the Pittsburgh coal flee, have ar
rived.
EVANSVILLE, February %. Weather
clear and mild; wind south thcrmome'
ter SO To 5S; barometer below 29i inches