Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-24
RIVER ISTELLIGENCE.

River last night 10 feet and falling,
The wind was blowing Il perfect gale
from To 10 last evening, and navigation
was considerably embarrassed.
The Katie Stockdalc and Salt Valley
passed down yesterday.
The Andes got away ~ time Tor Gin
cinnati.
The ironsidcs had not arrived at mid.
night, but was expected 10 put IN an'ap-
pcarauCr before morning. She has hIg
tow Of ore for our mills.
The shut down Of the nail mills al.
ready makes a pcrccptiblc decrease III
river lreights.
Cant. Mcconnell Secretary oil the
Gray Iron Line, arrived III the city yes
torday aud ~ quartcrcd at thc Mcclure.
Several hats were lost from the suS-
pension bridge yesterday evening dur
Ing the high wind. Some boys IN II
skill recovered them.
The Monitor came in last night with
three barsrs Of ties, DC.
The O'Ncal brought down little
la ella Of freight for rcshipmcnt on the
Andes.
Booths "Old Reliable" whariboat
broke her chain Yesterday and swung
out in the river, but they got her caught
up before she got clear away from her
mOOrings.
The towboat lIornbrook arrived at
Pittsburgh Sunday night with barge
loaded with straw.
The Onward went down yesterday al.
ternoon with big tow OF coal.
l., 4 =. | Ilu4A.
tab, one OF the largest, substantial and
most complete ternwheelers ever built,
is announced for st. Louis and is adj
vertised 10 take her departure to-nOr-
row.
Capt Geo. w. Rowley, temporarily in
command Of the Buckeye State, is one
OF our oldest and most accomplished
steamboat captains and pilots. Capt.
L. was for considerable time in com
mand Of the snagbOat +. A. Woodruff.
Chattanooga Tim,s Among the yisi.
tors to Cincinnati will he barrel Of Sa.
vannah river water, sent by Mr.. Estill,
OF the Morning NGrs, to he emptied into
the Ohio river at Cincinnati. Upon each
end OF the barrel is inscribed, Only
water. Water taken out Of the Savan-
nah river at Savannah, Ga, which fi1ated
700, G67 bales Of cotton, 233, OPS barrels OF
naval stores, %, 5000 feet OF lumber
this season. 1t is good for trade and
good to drink sp"le carcIessly."
The amended pilot rule No. reads as
follows: when steamers are passing
each other, the signal Tor passing shall
be one sound OF the steam histle 10
keep to the right, and two sounds Of the
steam whistle 10 keep TO the left. These
signals to he made first by the descend
steamer.
Rule three changed TO read as follows:
"Whcn two boats are about 10 enter
a narrow channel at the same time, the
ascending boat shall be stopped below
such channel until the descending boat
shall have passed through it; but should
two boats unavoidably meet in such
channel, then it shall be the duty OF
the descending boat 10 make the proper
signals, and, when answered, the as
cending boat shall lie A. close as posi-
bic 10 the side Of the channel the ex-
change OF signals may have determined,
as allowed by Rule one, and either stop
the engines or move them 10 as to only
give the boat sleeragc way, and the pi-
lot OF the descending boat shall cause
his boat to be worked slowly until lie
has passed the ascending boat"
The Wyoming and Granite State ar
rived at 81. Louis on Sunday.
PITTSBURGH, March 23-Riyer 8 feet
8 inches and falling. Weather clear and
and high winds,
CAIRO, March 23.-Arriyei- John
Dippold, New Orleans; Grafton, New