The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-24
River News.

River News.
Tie marks last evening indicated IA
feet 8 inches and stationary.
There were no particular movements at
the leyee yesterday, business being only
ordinary.
The Wyoming passed up yesterday,
after disrharging a lot ofore at Bellaire.
The Alice still remains at that point put.
ting of the same kind OF cargo.
The Belle Prince left yesterday for Pitts
burgh with miscellaneous tow.
The Annie Kelly Is receiving for st,
Louis, and expects 10 get away tonight.
She takes a lot OF sheet iron from the
Whitaker MILL
Fifteen couples excurted to Moundsville
yesterday OH the Courier.
Capt. Q. II. Booth arrived last evening
OH the Diurnal from Parkersburg, where
he has been on short business trip.
Captain Henry Shaw, OF Gray's Iron
Line, is in the city.
Tho Diurnal arrived last evening from
Parkershurg at 600 o'clock. She will be
the Parkersburg packet, leaving at 1890
a. NJ. to-day.
Capt. Dillon says the Phaeton made n
mile in six minutes yesterday, and didn't
try overly hard 10 do 1t, either.
The prompt Pittsburgh packet Bachelor
leaves at O'Clock this morning.
The st. Lawrence leaves for Cincinnati
al 3 o'clock this afternoon. The st. Law.
renee is Differed by accommodating and
polite gentlemen, and is altogether most
pleasant steamer TO travel on.
The Iron City and two barges OF Gray's
Iron Line, in command OF Captain Henry
Shaw. arrived yesterday and commenced
receiving freight for Sc. Louis and New
Orleans Capt. Shaw reports having
passed the Belle McGown and tow at
Black Coon, aud tho Geo. Lysle and tow
at Smiths Ferry, yesterday.
The Willie Austin, be ii remembered
by those concerned, makes three trips to
Bellaire on Sunday. For times oil depart
ure see card below.
The Buckeye State was duo down last
night en- route for Cincinnati
The Salt Valley is due up this evening
en- route from 1ronton to Pittsburgh.
The Andes is due from Cincinnati Mon.
day.
The Welcome leaves this morning for St.
Mary at lU:SU O'Clock.
The report OF the Local Inspectors
ofthis port for 1870, will DO found in
our local columns. Fiity-nine vessels,
aggregating SS7,747 tons, were in-
spected. Ten new steamers have
been added to the service, measuring
2l0,577 tons. while four have withdrawn,
measuring 1892 tons. The number OF
passengers carried aggregated II 600.
General J. X. Moorhead has been inter-
viewed in regard TO the plan OF General
Herman Houpt for river improvement,
which, il was stated in the Washington
dispatches few days ago, he, the Gen.
eral, had examined and approved. Gem
eral Moorhead stated that the inventor OF
the new system had made very careful
examination OF the Ohio and had come 10
the conclusion that navigation could be
maintained between Pittsburgh and Lou
isville for about Sl0,0O0,000. The chan
mel being 800 feet wide and six feet deep
I at the lowest stage, and freq from locks or
distractions OF any kind. General Moor
head does not feel certain OF the success
Of Houpts plan, but seems 10 be very
favorably impressed v it'll It as a means
for improving our water ways.
The Cincinnati Commercial OF yesterday
says: The Andes arrived from Wheeling
with fine trip; she reshipped her Lou
isviIle freight on the United States, and
Ohio River and Memphis freight on the
Virgie Lee.
The total receipts OF Pittsburgh coal at
Louisville, since the recent coal famine,
in December, have been l3,5O0,0O0 bush.
els, the bulk Of which has been shipped
1South.
10y Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, January 23.-River . feet
aud stationary. Weather clear.
VIcEsDuRG, January 9s.-Weather clear.
Thermometer 69". River risen inches.
Up! Coahoma. Down: Golden City and
City Of Yszoo Arrived: Grand Tower.
ST. LOUIS, January 2S.-Anlyed: Big.
ley and barges, Pittsburgh; Petrol and
ing. Departed: Bigey and barges, Cairo (;
ratum, Pittsburgh st. Geneyiove,
MEMPHIS, January 2s.-Riyer fallen 8
inches. Departed: John D. Maude, Port
Eads, st. Louie; R. R. Springer, New
Orleans; Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati; j. S.
Mel and baIges, Ohio. Weather clear.
Il sNEW ORLEANS January Z3.-Arrtved-
Centennial, st. Louis Departed: Ii. G.
Yaeger, St. Louis. The Annie ?. Silver,
ofSt Louis, is loading to leave tomorrow.
Weather clear and cool. Thermometer
52o.
LOUISVILLE, January 2a.-Rivcr station.
airy, with 10 feet inches in tho canal.
Weather cloudy and chilly. virgie Lee,
from Cincinnati 10 Memphis; Houston,
Cincinnati TO New Orleans; Carrier, St.
Louis to Pittsburgh.
CAIRO, January 49, Arrived :. Coal
City, New Orleans; James Howard, st.
Lous; Sam. Roberts, st. Louis; Gold Dust,
St. Louis. Departed: Sharp Mcdonald,
Ohio; S. W. Grrrctt, New Orleans; Coal
City, Pittsburgh; Sam. Roberts, Ohio.
River So feet inches and falling. Weather
clear. Mercury 440.