Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-31
March 2ah, 1850
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER lNIELLtGENSE
The river had reached a depth OF II
| feet on tie gauge last night, and was
apparently at 4 stSn0s;lll.
The Joseph 4. stone, Beawooi, 4,
| J. BlaCkmore and Nellie SPcer took
| down tows Of coal yesterday, in addition
| 10 those mentioned below.
The Graham went up yesterday.
The Andes got away iur Cincinnati on
good time.
Business is rather dull with packets
on this part Of the river.
The local packets make their regular
trips as usual.
SteubpnNille has new daily packet,
| the ;. L. Wells, which has been put III
the trade between here aud New Cum
| heyland 10y Captain Greer. She leii to-
| dav on her first trip. Our city now has
/ three daily packets which make this
their terminal poiut-Hcraid.
The steamer James ". Gait from
/ Memphis To Cincinnati, has Tor Wheel
| ius L. hhlS spar
\ dispatch dated at CatlettShurc, Nv,
| March -, SAYS: Ii IalUcd steadily, and
at times very hard. from Yesterday noon
| until daylight this morning. The big
/ SANDY began rising this morning AMI
/ has risen three icet to-day, rising faster
/ than the Ohio. The current in the
| Sandy is now, and has been since noon.
very swift. Timber men have had much
trouble, but the hulk OF timber is now
safe in the Ohio river. The boom. in
TWclvr.Poir Creek above here IN West
Virginia broke about II O'Clock, aud
! soon the OAlo river was full ot hundreds
of thousands nj slaves Fortunately
| the wind blew them on tho Ohio shore,
and all except few hundred were
save. Tonight 1t is clear with high
wind
The towbOat Samuel Brown sunk q
fuel boat at BlaunprhaSSctt'S Island, on
her down trip.
The iowh0St samuel CLARK made the
run from Wheeling to Pittsburgh IN II
hours. with tow OF u boats,
Rates from Pittsburgh % ST. Louis
have been advanced TO IL aud ~ cents
on heavy and light freight.
Capt; ". {. Gray, of the Fearless, tel
egraphs irom Evansville that his boat,
with her tow. vas detained twenty hours
by the wind storm which prevailed on
the Lower Ohio, Saturday.
Cap, K {. GRAY, President OF Gray's
Iron Line. who came down on the new
Iron Age. returned To Pittsburgh, YES
tCrday. The tow Of the Iron Age con.
SistS OF nine hargps. As follows: iour Of
rails, three OF coke, one OF coal and one
Of miscellaneous freight, with an sggrr-
gate of +,0N tons, The new boat is Il
credit To- the GrayS. She is OF easy
model and great power, having tive
high pressure boilers. double riySted,
made OF the hes, BLACK Diamond steel;
they are - lC,t long, 10 inches in diam
etCr, with ten dues each. Engines,
22-iuCh cylinders, : irCt stroke, with all
modern improvements, niger eng nes,
steam capstSnS. Niger boiler, steam
pumps, and is completely fitted out IN
all the machinery department, She Is
also supplied With an electric hight, be-
ing the first introduced in a rIuShugh
boat. Her cabin Tor officers and crew l.
decidedly the hapdSumest on any tow.
boat aiiuSt. and right here We must take
OCCASION to say that Com. Gray looks cut
ior the comfort and convenience Of
those employed on his boats the rooms
are fitted ont equal 81 those OF the best
passenger steamers with every Cuuycu-
fence for the crew. She is commanded
hy Capt Charles lieyius. aud Mr.. W.
Il Dunlap, her first clerk MesSrs. Story
aud Marks, engineers; Armstrong aud
Wilson, mates; and Robert Laughlin.
Steward. "Gmy's Iron Line is the
1,V,
from Pittsburgh. and is we'll and very
iayurably known throughout the West
aud South, aud this last addition GER
iainly reflects great credit on this pop.
ular line, as neither pains nor expense
have been spared 10 make the Iron
Age what she is-a credit 10 the build.
ers and artisans Of Pittsburgh The
towing capacity OF the Iron Agc' is
10000 tons.
Tue irOuSides, with a tow Of Wheel
ing manufactures, bound Tor 81. Louis,
passed Cincinnati Monday.
The Carrier will lie the next ST. LOUIS
packet
The Nellie Walton with 10 barg,s,
10000 bushels al coal Tor 81 Louis.
Coal City, with boats and barse-,
l7l,e0 bushels. BoaI, boats and 2
harges, 10000 bushels, Tor 81. Louis:
Jas. \. Stone, $4,000 bushels iur Gin.
cinuati: sam Clark with $4,000 bushels
for Cincinnati, passed down trOm Pitts.
burgh yesterday.
nTTSBURGR, MarCh Solver ' feet
| inch and stationary. Weather clear
and cool. ArriYei-Montana and Ia
tum. Coal Shipments Louisville. ~
banSrs, As go bushels; Cincinnati. II
harses, l6S,O00 bushels.
CINcINSArI. March 30.-River 26 feet
; inches and rising. Weather clear and
cool. Arriv,d-liuisOn. Pittsburgh;
Pittsburgh. - Louis neparted-St.
lawrence, Wheeling; Pittsburgh, Hunt.
ington, Ariaine, Tennessee river. GafI,
Memphis, Kyle, New Orleans.
MEnTHIs, March 3o-Riyer station
AIRY. Departed - Belle Of Memphis.
City OF Greoaville. II. Louis: Belle Of
Shreveport, 4. J Baker and barscs.
New Orleans. Weather elouding up.
NICEAURG. March 80 Weather clear
aud pleasant. Thermometer 6s. River
stationary. Down 49, NaicheA Up -
City Of Nicksburg and Common wealth.
IT. Lotus. March SO.-Auive4-Con.
ser, la Crosse; Ny Choice, Cairo.
DepArted-AnHie, La Crosse. City OF
Alton, New Orleans; City Of Helena,
vicksbun; Eldorado, Huntington. Riy-
sr ieei inches by gpase Weather
slsAr and pleasant.
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