Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-29
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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The river stopped falling at this point
! sometime saturday night, and last night
at had risen about a loot, at that hour
showing feet, l0IuchCs on the gauge.
Boats arriving from below report the
river rising at all points, ami the small
streams generally swollen and muddy.
Our dispatches also indicate general
rise ui good proportions.
The Hudson passed up nj u =. VI. Sat
urday, putting oil 50 tons OF old iron Tor
John Wells. She passed down again
last night
The Salt Valley and Stockdale passed
up On time yesterday.
The Fannie Iatum, eli route from 1t.
Louis to Pittsburgh, was due last night.
She had a lot OF lime and other freight
Tor THIS port.
The Dakota and Alice, Pittsburgh to
81. Louis, passed yesterday, the former
at 9 4. ~, and the latter at noon.
Neither added anything to its cargo
here.
The Andes will arrive from Cincin-
natl to-day, and return at her usual
time. See advertisement. She Is Il de
serveily ilyorite packet with passengers
and shippers.
The Courier brought up a large lot OF
chairs from Marietta Tor rcshlpment To
II GAINESVILLE
The Mallic Rayon is still lying idle at
the F., W. " h. depot.
Buckeye State down Saturday morn
ing,
The handsome little Pres Ellison still
makes her trips IN the Wheeling and
Bclairc trade on time, rs published III
our advertising columns
The Nail City took the Iron Noun
tain, Gruy'S model barge, down To- the
Bcluire mill Saturday evening, where
she was loaded with nails to be added 10
the tow OF the Iron Age.
The Nellie Walton took up big fleet
OF cmptius Saturday.
\ great many wild geese and wild
ducks are dying up the river.
The hull OF the new Cincinnati and
Pittsburgh packet, being built at liarmcr
10y Knox 4 Son Tor Captain StOckdale
and Mari Noil, will be launched this
week.
The Granite State on her last down
trip, made the run from Gallipolis to
Huntington. distance 10 miles, in .!
hours, loaded down.
Ten cents per 0Opounls is the ruling
rate Tor sccond-Cass freight from Pitts
burgh to st. Louis.
Cspt. Young Of Mason City, w. Va,
has another contract for two model bar
gcs
Vine Gardner is engaged in putting
the cabin on the Pcnnywails new pro-
pcllcr, nj Mason City.
The 81 Louis Post Dip1trh says: The
Ike lIammitt left last night, towing con
siderable. namely: Two bargcs bulk
grain Tor Huntington, one barge iron ore
for Ironton The Tom Means will leave
tomorrow with one barge bulk grain
Tor Huntington and two haryCs iron ore
for Ashland
The Iron Age, the new iuwboat OF the
Uiray's Iron Line, arrived last evening
about O'Clock, and is lying at thcTup
Mill. She will lie here till noon to-day,
and persons interested will have an OPP
portuuity To visit and inspect her. She
is a magnificent boat, lighted with the
electric light, aud fitted up with all the
latest improvements.
MEMPHIS, March 2S.--Rlver station
airy. Departed-tiolden City, Cincin- |
natl, James Howard, New Orleans;
Goldiust, st. Louis. Weather clear
and pleasant,
CIxcISNArI, March IL River q feet
Il inches and falling. Arrived and de-
parted-None. Weather clear and cool
CAIRO. March STANDARDIZATION.
do. Cincinnati, City Of Helena, Nicks-
burg, Greyhound, Ohio river, Ike Ham
NETT, 81. Louis. Departed-Eldorado,
st. Louis. Golden Crown, CincinnatI,
City of Helena, -. Louis, Guiding Star,
New Orleans Ike Iiammett, Pittsburgh.
River II icct inches and iallings
Weather cloudy; thermometer ~.
EVANSVILLE, March %. Weather
cloudy, with light rain in the morning,
clear tonight; violent tlIl daylight,
moderate to-day and yeered to north
this evening; mercury " to -; barom-
aier below 20! aud rising. River q 6-l0
Icet and falling.
ST. Louis, March 2s.--Arriyed-Bed.
lord, Pittsburgh. City Of Alton, New
Orleans. DepMtei-Dippold and har-
yes, New Orleans. River rises inches,
with 9 feet inch by the gauge. Wealth
,loudy and cool
LOUISVILLE, March 2S-Riyer sta
.ionary with l0ieet in the canal and 5
ect on the tails Business lair. Weather
,louiy aud cool. Arrivals and depar-
lures -Gan, Memphis TO Cincinnati,
NinI Shinkle, Cincinnati 10 Memphis.
Golden Rule. Cincinnati 10 New Or
leans; Clifton. ~ Louis. Granite State,
81 Louis 10 Huntington.