Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-01
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river rose about . foot between
midnight Saturday and O'Clock last
night, and then came 10 q stand still
with IL feet on the gauge. Il 10 proba.
bly falling this morning.
Lots Of freight on the wharf yester-
The Courier 10 to-day's Parksrsburg
The Katie stoctdale passed up yes.
terday.
The Wyoming. from st. Louia Tor
Pittsburgh, passed up yesterday morn.
ing with 400 tons aboard.
The Joseph Walton touched for sup
plies last evening, and did not have 10
pay wharfage. The Pittsburgh Dispaid
will take notice.
The Cherokee passed up from ST.
Louis for Pittsburgh ct 8 p. n. yesterday.
Clerk Keytes was acting In Capt VOLS
stead pro TEN.
The Cherokee, st. Louis TO Pittsburgh.
and the st. Lawrence, Wheeling to Gin.
cinnsti, collided while under full head.
way at daylight yesterday morning, Al
Marietta. The st. Lawrence's stern
struck the Cherokee q ylaDcing stroke
few feet from the bow, knocking one Of
the latter's stsaings In two, and throw.
ing II into the river. The damage TO
the Cherokee will cost about 500 for
repairs. The nature and extent Of the
ST. Lawrence's injuries could not
be authenticity learned, but she
il damaged somewhat more than the
other boat. The st. Lawrence was
heavily loaded, and the Cherokee bu,
lightly.
The Mallie Rsgon Is lying at the p,
w. & Ky. freight depot.
The queer little junk boat King, load.
| ed with empty oil barrels and having in
tow fiat OF old iron, il lying at the Is.
land landing.
The Bachelor did not get down Sat.
urday until time TO return, having been
DELAYED 8 hours ut Rochester by iog
She returned at one.
The Mount Glare up at O'Clock Sat.
urday morning, Tom Dodsworth at y
and Tom Reese ut r. ~, all with empty
lows.
James Reese, OF Pittsburgh, has con.
tacted to build an iron stern.wheeler
and three steam launches for the Ma.
tional Board Of Health, TO be completed
by June 10, 1880.
The Hudson passed up Saturday even
ing and the Salt Valley yesterday. The
Hudson was due down last evening
Capt. Coulson, OF the Wyoming, said
TO REGISTER reporter yesterday that be-
proposed to leave Pittsburgh for st.
Louis next after the Montana, and he
proposed to 10 with full trip. and"
he added, 1T doesn't make any differ.
ence what the rates are"
CINCINNATI, February 29.-Riyer q
feet 4 inches and rising. Weather cloudy
and colder. Arrived-Granite State,
Pittsburgh; Parist. Brown, New Or.
leans. Departed-Granite State. st.
Louis.
EVANSVILLE, February 2).-Wea
cloudy and cold; mercury 30 10 81.
River % $40 feet and falling. Up
Virgie Lee. Down-Parkcr, Pittsburgh.
Mitchell, Clifton, Bowling Green aud
Eagle.
MEMPHIS, February 29.-Riyer rose
inches. Arrived Andy Baum, Cincin.
natl. Departed-Belle Of Shreveport.
Golddust, st. Louis; J. Is. Mande, Vicks
burg.
ST. LOUIS, February 29.-Arrived-
Howard, New Orleans; Carrier, Pitts
burgh; Bigley and barges, Ohio river
Degradation Mountain, New Orleans
River risen 2 inches, with II feet q inch
es by the gauge.
| NEW ORLEANS, February 29.-Arived
John Gilmore and barges, st. Louis,
Thos. Sherlock, Cincinnati. No dcpar.
lures. Weather clear aud warm this
morning; cloudy. cool aud shosery this
evening.
| CAIRO, February ~ Arrived My
Choice, st. Louis; City Of Helena, Vicks-
burg; Golden Crown, New Orleans;
Guiding Star, Cincinnati; Polar Star
Annie 7. Silver and Grand Tower; ST.
Louis. Departcd-My Choice, tI.ouis;
Belle Memphis, Memphis; Golden
Crown, Cincinnali: Guiding Star, New
Orleans; Helena, 81. Louis; Polar Star,
Ohio river; Annie =. Silver, New Or.
leans. River feet 10 inches aud falling.
Weather cloudy.