Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

River last night II feet inches and
falling slowly.
Yesterday was bright and clear and
the air balmy as spring, but about .
o'clock thunder storm came on.
Business along the river 'front.' was
booming" yesterday.
Ben Lauehlin, Pittsburgh weather
prophet, predicts that the river WIZ con-
tinue navigable until the close OF June.
II is to be hoped that his predictions
will be realized.
A daughter of pilot George Littleeton,
of the Emma Graham, came up from
Wheeling on the Graham to look at the
millinery display in Pittsburgh, as she Is
engaged in the same business al "heei'
Pittsburgh Commercial Gd'eite.
The work OF putting pilots through
the color test has been commenced, anu
up to the present writing none have
failed that We are aware OF. Inc
pilots, as might be expected, are very
indignant at the Enforcement OF TINS
last edict of the supervising inspectors,
regarding it rs nonsensical as Wen Us
useless.
The Pittsburgh Times says: There is
still war between Gray's line and the
ST. Louis boats, rates being down 10
ten and twelve cents per one hundred
pounds, fourth class freight. A proni-
nent coal shipper asks this question
through this column Why don ! Vol
Merrill, who is supposed to be paid Tor
doing such things, remove certain OBJ
structions from the channel oil the ohio
These are as follows, and have been IN
the way since last fall. Sunken barges
OF Panther's tow, Little Grave Greek;
sunken barge OF Grand Lakes tow, Mari
eta Island. Respectfully submitted.
The strike on the kahawha sends
coal barges here. Monongahela rlver
dggers, Il was yesterday learned, Ge-
fused to load the barges OF Manuel, a
Kanawha shipper. The men at that
point are out for 81 cents. Hence the
sympathy here.
The statement that the Granite State
enters the st. Louis and Huntington
trade lacks confirmation. She may anu
she may not.
Ore at st. Louis for tho Ohio river is
plenty.
The towboat Joseph Walton is under
going repairs at Pittsburgh.
The Ed. Hobbs aud Gypscy went up
yesterday with empiies.
The Buckeye State passed up yestei-
day.
The ST. Lawrence will arrive to-day,
and leave on the return trip to Cincin.
natl ut ) a.. NJ. tomorrow. BY the time
she reaches here the damages received
by her in the COLLISION with the Chero.
kce will not be perceptible, repairs hav-
ing been made while she Was under
way.
The following signatures were yester-
day appended to the protest against tho
proposed alteration OF signals, which We
printed in our local columns yesterday
morning. The paper is at Booths, and
any pilot or practical boatman who
wishes should sign it before II is sent 10
Secretary Sherman: .-
Mastersand Pilots-Gcorgo T.. O'Neal,
Stephen Tho son, Thomas +. Duff,
William Dill, James ii. Cats, ID. A.
Davis, J. q. Morris, w. i. b. Dillon,
Henry Conant, A. u. Booth, Ben. vii.
liams and James y. Davis.
Pilots VIM. &. Ollom, j. T.. Kline, ID.
G.. Keller, T.. Hornbrook, J. +. Horn.
brook, Win s. Sims and Joseph u.
Alexander.
PITTSBURGH, March River feet .
inches and falling slowly. Weather
cloudy and warm. Aniycd-John l..
Rhoads.
CNcISNATI, March i.-Rivcr - feet l
inches and falling Weather warm. Ar
rived-kntic Stocklale and Fannie Ia
tum, Pttsburgh. Andes, Wheeling;
Ariadnc, Tennessee river. Departed
Stockdale, Pittsburgh; Tatum, II. Louis {;
Lee. Memphis; Brown, New Orleans
LOUISVILLE, March 4.--Rivcr falling
with II feet q inches in the canal, and
10 feet inches in the chute on the falls.
Weather clear and warm. Golden City
from New Orleans TO Cincinnati; Lily.
from Cincinnati 10 ~. Louis.
MEMPHIS, March i.--River station.
airy. Departed-St. Genevicye,St. Louis.
Weather sultry
EvAssvIILE, March 1. - Weather
cloudy and rainy: mercury 20. River
30 $40 feet and rising Port List
Down---Fashion, Fred. Wilson and tow,
Grey Eagle, Will Kyle, james w. Cad.
Up-Andy Baum. business active.
CAIRO, March i.-Arriycd--C Charles
Morgan, New Orleans. Departed
Means Ohio; Arkansas, 81. Louis; Nor.
gan, Cincinnati. River 30 feet and fall
ing. G.. 7. Miller, n well known river
clerk, died here to-day.
VIcEsBuRG, March I Weather
clear; thermometer 80. River risen 3
inches. Up-Maude. Moilie Moore,
Norton. Arrived-R. T.. lee.
NEw ORLEANS. March ARRIVED
Commonwealth, 81. Louis. Departed -
Port Eads and hargcs, IT. Louis; Thos
Sherlock, Cincinnati. The Charles T..
Chautcau lies over until tomorrow.
Weather partly cloudy and warm; mcr-
curry 50.
MERCHANTS lunch in line style every
morning at the New Mcclure House
Sample Room.