The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-02

hNtE NeAhs
The marks last evening indicated II feet
s inches and falling.
Business dull.
Capt. Charley Booth left on the Courier
yesterday for flying business trip to
Marietta.
The Annie Kelly arrived yesterday from
below with barge Of metal for the La
Belle mill and 5000 worth offurniture for
Friend & Son, Of this city.
The Jacob Heatherington loft last even.
ing, with tow Of empty barges, for Hunt
ington.
The Fannie Tatum, who ran through
herself Sunday evening, is lying opposite
the Pittsburgh coal works patching up.
Capt. Seamon has inaugurated improve.
ments already on the Pres Ellison. Her
cabin is to be heightened ten feet, and
otherwise improved. This will not inter.
fere with the regular trips OF the Ellison,
as the work will bepushed forward while
under way,
While the swinging stage OF the Cour.
Ter was being raised Yesterday, one OF the
derrick posts broke, making scampering
among the crew, but doing no serious
damage.
The Pres, Ellison last Saturday made
the round trip to Bellaire in fifty minutes,
including four stops. The Pres. Is jaunty
craft, and is business from the word "go.h
The Emma Graham is due up this morn.
ing, en- route from Cincinnati TO Pitts.
burgh.
The prompt and reliable Bachelor ia
this mornings Pittsburgh packet, leaving
at 7.o'clock.
The stockdale and Salt Valley are due
down to-day, en- route for Cincinnati and
lronton respectively.
The tine passenger steamer Andes,
leaves this evening for Cincinnati. Her
officers are polite and attentive, and de-
servedly popular with the travelling pub.
lie.
The Diurnal will be this mornings Par
kersburg packet, leaving at 1880 o'clock.
The Welcome will depart for st. Marys
at 1880 a. N. to-day.
The Cherokee passed up yesterday,
dropping at the wharf the "bull" rail and
tenders she tore from the st. Lawrence In
q recent collision with that steamer at
Cincinnati.
The Ironsides leaves ST. Louis to-day
with four barges Of ore for Wheeling and
Bellaire mills, namely: Top Mill, Ben
wood, Belmont and Bellaire.
The Fearless and barges, Of Gray's Iron
Line, are loading for st. Louis, and will
get away Saturday without fail.
The following is an official copy OF the
new law recently passed at Washington
City,
DEPARTMENT No. IA, STEAMBOAT ISspRc.
Supervising and Local Inspec.
tors Of Steam Vessels: By an amendment
% Rule AZ, rules and regulations Of the
Board Of Supervising Inspectors, adopted
1t the Twenty.eighth session OF the Board,
recently held in this city, and which was
approved by the Secretary OF the Treasury,
February IS, 1880, and promulgated In
department. circular No. Is, 1880, 1t was
ordered thatall persons applying for either
! renewal Of license, or an original license,
IS pilots on steam vessels, shall be re-.
Iuired 10 undergo visual examination, In
rider that II may be determined whether
uch person can properly distinguish the
;olored lights used as signals on steam YES.
els; and, in future, Inspectors will issue
,ilots' licenses only upon certificates OF
urgeons Of the United States Marine Hos !
'ital service that applicants therefor full.
III oil the referred. In !
pectors will furnish TO each applicant for
'ilots' license copy OF blank form No.
,l5S, signed by themselves, and address I:
d TO the surgeon Of the Marine Hospital.
Said blank form must be J
eturned TO the Inspectors by the sxamip- '