The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-21


The marks last evening indicated IL feet
9 inches and rising.
The local packets arrived and departed
as usual yesterday.
The Pres Ellison, the lively little Bell
ARE packet, is doinga thriving business.
The company now have an express wagon
running between the B. rs. w. R, R. de-
not and the wharf, conveying freight to
TanttreRthe points named for a moder-
ate rate!
The st. Lawrence will leave for Cincin-
natl atthe usual hour for departure this
evening. Capt. Billy List is in command,
and clerk @. D. List presides at the Office.
The big steamer Carrier is due down to
down to-day en- route TO Cincinnati and
st. Louis.
The Buckeye State will pass down this
morning en- route for Cincinnati.
The Hudson is due up to-day on route
from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh.
The Salt Valley will pass up this even
ing from 1ronton, and the Stockdale to-
morrow from Cincinnati.
Thepromptand reliable Bachelor leaves
this morning at I o'clock for Pittsburgh
and way points.
The Diurnal will be to.day's Parkers-
burg packet, leaving at 1920 a. NJ.
The Welcome leaves this morning at
1890 o'clock for st. Mary's.
The City Solicitor at Wheeling contends
that his opinion In regard to the wharfage
question was correct. Certainly. A party
that would give such an opinion would be
pretty apt to stick to it. There is no other
course left. He reminds us OF an Alder
rnEu we have, who is ready and always
willingto decide questions for the Supreme
Court. Charges MISUNDERSTANDING
Dispatch.
Isn't It about time to let up on that.
The City Solicitor knew perfectly well
what he was doing, and If the eminent
.blockheads Of the press who are minding
so much about "whys" and "wherefores"
can't see through his explanation, they
will be furnished on application with COM
plete drawings and charts, giving all the
bearings Of the case.
The Cincinnati Commercial OF yesterday
says that the Andes arrived with a fine
trip, reshipping one hundred tons for New
Orleans on the Thos. Sherlock.
Jos. W. Spears, aged forty-two, a well
steamboat clork, diod Tuesday
night in st. Louis, OF consumption. The
deceased was born in Wheeling, in 1888,
and commenced his steamboat career as
clerk OF the Baltimore in 1875, and has
followed the river in various capacities,
with but few interruptions, ever since.
He was also clerk Of the Magenta, Henry
Frank and Illinois, but OF late, on account
Of declining health, he was engaged in
business with A. @. Dunleyy & Co., st.
Louis. Upon the breaking out OF the late
SafSh he Joined a regiment Of Louisiana
hoops and served with distinction until
sfeClose. During the prevalence Of the
GLOW fever in Memphis IN 1878 Mr..
Spears was Secretary oil the Howard AS
ISOLATION there, aud rendered efficient
in that position and as nurse. He
caves a widow and three children.-S.
Louis Republican,.
General Herman Haupt, whose proposed
OF improving the Ohio Riyen was
described several weeks ago In the INTRLL-
tGENcER, has been granted q patent, and
9 about to push his idea into public no..
ice. This week he presented a memorial
Congress containing a description OF
lis method OF improvement, and asked to
1t considered. 1t was referred 10 the
Committee Of the House, be-
ore which Haupt will appear Monday to
and argue its merits. ,
my Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, February 20.-Riyer q feet