The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-26

The marks last evening indicated 10
feet and rising.
The Chancellor left Saturday evening
for Cincinnati with good trip out.
The Buckeye State passed down Satur-
day morning. Many friends Of the late
Captain Wash Kerr, were passengers on
the State, en- route 10 Ironton to attend
his funeral, which took place yesterday.
The Stockdale passed up yesterday af.
ternoon with good trip.
The Hudson was due down last night
en- route to Cincinnati.
The Andes Is due from Cincinnati TO.
day, and will return at the usual hour to-
morrow evening. Captain Charley Muh.
lemau commands, and Clerk Ed. Muhle-
man presides ct the office.
The local packets are making their usual
trips, including the prompt Bellaire packet
Pres Ellison.
Parkersburg was visited Friday night by
the most terrific thunder and rain storm
Tor many yearS. The storm commenced
about seven o'clock and continued until
near morning. The Little Kanawha
River rose, it Is said, about Ave feet in one
hour, carrying out an immense amount Of
timber, barges, &C., and doing great
amount OF damage. Among tie losers
by the food arc the Parkersburg Mill Com.
pany, which lost eight RATS; shirz, nine
rats; McConaghy { Bros, at least fifty
RATS OF the finest timber ever tied TO-
gether on the Kanawha.
The Courier, on her last trip inlo Park.
ershnrg, had two thousand sacks OF
corn.
Caopt. Thomas, formerly OF the Courier,
will hereafter stand regular watch at the
wheel Of the Diurnal,
One hundred excursionlsts took passage
on the Courier Saturday, and, meeting the
Diurnal at New .Martinsville, returned
home on that steamer. Captains Thomas
and Gamble were presented with gold.
headed canes by their admiring friends.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of yesterday
says: The Sam Roberts and tow arrived
fiom st. Louis yesterday morning, and
proceeded to Wheeling in the afternoon.
Pilots Yves Doss and Oscar Jolly brought
her around. Dan Woodward shipped on
her. here. She left part OF her tow q,
Evansville, and will return for 1t from
Wheeling.
The steamboat men who left last night
on the Bostona for Ironton, to attend
Captain Wash Kerr's funeral, have pro.
yided magnificent floral tribute. The
design comprises cross standing six feet
high, surmounted by 8 white dove carry.
ing an olive branch in its bill. A heart
hangs suspended from the bars OF the
cross, and resting against the base are a
pilots. wheel, anchor and chain. The
words Eat rest" appear on the base. The
emblem must be seen to be fully appreci.
ated.-CiaciRnaf Enquirer.
lRY Telecruph.l
MEMPHIS, April 25.-Riyer rising. De.
parted: Port Eads, Raven, Golddust, for
St. Louis; Golden CITY, ior Cincinnati;
Jno. Maude, Vicksburg. Raining.
CINCINNATI, April 25.-River 10 feet
and rising. Weather cloudy and warm ;
heavy rain this afternoon. Arrived: Bed.
ford, Pittsburgh; Granite State, St. Louis.
Departed: Granite State, Huntington.
LOUISVILLE, April 25.-River o feet in
the canal and Z feet In the chute on falls.
Business fair. Weather, heavy showers.
Arrivals and departures: Clifton, from
Huntington 10 st. Louis; Kyle, from Gin
cinnai to New Orleans; Shinkle, from
Cincinnati to Memphis; CAT, from Mem.
phis to Cincinnati.
EVANSVILLE, April 25.-Weather cloudy
with heavy rain in the morning and noon,
and with violent winds. Mercury IS 10
77o. Barometer 29to. Wind variable.
River II 2.l0 feet and falling. Down:
Golden Rule; John. L. Rhoads; Bowling
Green; Harry Brown, all with good trips.
Business fair.
CAIRo, April 25.-River 50 feet l inch
and falling. Heavy rain in the forenoon.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 70'. Ar
rived: Belle Memphis, St. Louis; Pitts
burgh, from st. Louis; Mitchell, Cincin.
matt; Greyhound, Ohio river; Arrow, St.
Louis; John Gilmore, New Orleans;
Robin, Ohio river; Annie Silver, Arkansas
Belle, Evansville; Rhea, Nashville; Fear.
less, st. Louis; Cons Millar, Memphis;
Champion, st. Louis; ]. D. Parker, Gin
cinnau. Departed: Scudder, New Or
leans; Belle Memphis, Memphis; Pitts.
burgh, for Huntington; Greyhound, Ar.
row, Ohio river; Robin, St. Louis; Annie
Silver, st. Louis; Arkansas Belle, Evans.
vile; Rhea, Nashville; Gilmore, st. Louis;
Fearless, Ohio river; Cons Millar, Cincin-
matt; Champion, Paducah; Robt. Mitchell,
New Orleans.