The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-17

The marks last evening indicated 10 feet
2inches and rising.
The local packets arrived and departed
as usual yesterday.
The Adde's got away last evening with
good trip out.
The Graham passed up, and the Stock
dale and Salt Valley down, yesterday.
The Bachelor will be to-morrow's Pitts
burgh packet, leaving at Jam.
Capt. Jack Parrish, formerly Of the j
n. Camden, Ella Layman and other tow,
boats. is standing watch at the wheel
OF the Salt Valley, with Aaron McLaugh'
lin as his partner.
The Cincinnati Enquirer oil yesterday
says: "The many friends OF Henry Bunch
will 10 panied to learn that he Is at hi
mothers home In Williamstown, W. Va.
sick beyond all hope OF recovery. The
crew OF the Buckeye State, last trip, made
upa purse Of $40 Is and sent him. Henry't
friends must always remember him o.
sober, honest aud gentlemanly in every
position OF honor and trust that he SC
faithfully performed,
The bill to make the Louisville and
Portland Canal q free highway, and dc
away with all tolls, passed the House Of
Representatives unanimously on Monday
The following is taken from yesterdays
Cincinnati Enquirer;
Please give place In your columns 10
republish the following from the edition
OF Saturdays Enquirer, with the accom-.
pany proposition from pilots OF this city:
"a Whefling paper says: "A rumor il
current here that all the Ohio river pilots
will strike ON the 10th OF April, and refuse
to resume their duties until the regula-
tons prescribing medical examinations
for color.blindness Is rescinded, and the
nonsense done away with. Several river
men who were catechised on the subject
last night credited the report, although
no one could be found to corroborate It. ~
II the Pittsburgh and Wheeling pilots
will, in reference to the above, appoint q
day, say some time in April, the Cincin.
natl pilots, and pilots below will meet
them and take action in regard to ceasing
TO ply their vocation until the obnoxious
law Is repealed, We not believing 1t to be
at all requisite for men In our business 10
be able to distinguish every shade Of
color. PlloFs.
lBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, March\l6-Riyer feet
inches and rising. Weather cloudy and
cool.
NASHVILLE, March 16.-River rising
with 40 feet on the shoals. The highest
rise since 1874.
EyANsvILlR, March 10. = Weather
cloudy and cold. River Ss feet inches.
Down: Arkansas Belle and James Guthrie.
Up: Dick johnson and.Cons Millar.
MEMPHIS, March 16.-Riyer rose
inches. Departed: City Of Greenville,
Red Cloud, and Centennial, St. Louis;
Robt. Mitchell, Cincinnati. Weather cloudy;
turning cold. ..1
LOUISVILLE, March 18.-Rivet rising, II
feet 8 inches in canal. Weather cloudy
and cool, Arrived: Virgie Lee, from
Memphis to Cincinnati; Sam Brown, from
Evansville 10 Cairo; sIronsides and tow,
st Louis to Pittsburgh.
CINCINNATI, March 16.-River SO feet and
stationary. Weather cloudy and cool,
Arrived: Pittsbury, st. Louis. Departed;
st. Lawrence, Wheeling; Pittsbury,
Pomeroy; CAT, Memphis; Fashion,
Henderson; Houston, New Orleans
NEw ORLEANS, March 18.-Arrived:
W. P. Holiday, ]. B. NJ. Kehlor and U. s.
light house steamer LILLY, st. Louis. De-
parted: Belle OF Shreveport, St. Louis;
viii Kyle, Cincinnati. Weather partly
cloudy and cold. Thermometer $50.
ST. LOUIS, March 16.-Weather clear
and milder. Arrived: Roberts, Pomeroy,
Porter, Ohio river; Golddgst aud Kinney,
Yicksburgi St, Genevieye, Memphis;
Champion, Paducah. Departed: Arrow,
Ohio river; Tatum, PittsbIrghi Common.
wealth, New orleans,
cAIRo, March la.-Arriyed: Guiding
Star, New Orleans; Plaza, South; Clinton,
ouacbita; Polar Star, St. Louis. De-
parted; Guiding Star, Cincinnati; John
Gilmore, New Orleans; Plaza, Ohio river;
Clinton, st. Louis; Polar Star, Ohio river.
River 43 ieets inches aud rising. Weather
clear. Thermometer S9o.