The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-22
River NOVA.
The rnafkp last evening Indicated 8

feet.
Bnsineesat the landing dull.
The Dacotah llghtened up yesterday
and proceeded to Pittsburgh.
The local packets arrived and departed
as usual yesterday.
The Pres Ellison is the Bollaire packet,
leaving ut the times specified In her time
table below.
The ohancelloris due from Cincinnati
tomorrow.
The tow boat Barnard is lying at
Browns Island with broken shaft,
Capt. I. O. Sweeney Is en- route TO this
city from New Orleans.
The Cincinnati Commercial OF yesterday
says:
The Chancellor from Wheeling, brought
80 passengers and about 200 tons OF freight,
and reshipped 10 tons on the Gen. Lyle,
10 tons on the Memphis packet, and 80
wagons on the New Orleans packet. She
also had 400 boxes glassware for st. Louis,
which will go on the Eldorado.
A dispatch from Ironton TO yesterdays
Enquirer, in relation to the death OF Capt.
Wash Kerr, says:
Words can not express the feelings OF
deep regret felt by our citizens over the
sudden death to-day OF Captain Wash
Kerr, which occurred at his residence at 2
p. NJ, OF heart disease. Deceased was sixty
seven years old. His life was peculiarly
eventiul one, and It's varied phases will
be recalled by bis hosts OF friends, es-
pecially by steamboatmen in Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati and all intervening localities.
His river career began forty FIVE years ago
at Burlington, this county. when he placed
his clothes upon his back and swan to 4
keelboat and left for New Orleans. He has
possessed pilots license for forty years,
having trod the decks Of the steamers
Messenger, Kenton, the Granite and
Buckeye State in faithful fidelity. AS a
steam6oatman he was eminently success
full. He was one-fourth owner in the
Granite and Buckeye State at the time oil
his death. On the arrival Of the Buckeye
to-day at half.past eleven O'Clock, Captain
Kerr remarked to Captain I. 7. johnson
that he was not feeling well, and scarcely
had the sound OF the Buckeyes bell
ceased to reverberate, as II echoing the
requiem Of the old veteran, as he babe a
lasting farewell to his crew. He leaves O
wife and three daughters, two OF whom
will arrive from st. Louis tomorrow. The
funeral will take place on Friday, the 23d,
with Masonic honors, ]. II. Gardner, oil
Spencer NJ. E. Chapel, officiating.
A gentleman named Minder, OF New
Martinsville, Ohio, identified the body Of
the man found drowned near Shousetown,
on the 14th inst, to be that OF his brother
Charles +. Minder, who was drowned by
falling overheard from the steamboat Belle
Prince, some weeks ago.-Pats. Telegraph,
lBT TeleSraph.l
NASHVILLE, April 2l.-River 20 feet on
the shoals.
EVANSVILLE, April 21-Weather clear
Mercury 2l0. River falling.
4 PITTSBURGH, April 2l.-Riyer feel
inches and stationary. Weather clear and
pleasant.
VIcKsBuRG, April 2l.-Weather cloudy
Thermometer 76o. River fallen ! inch
Down: Mary Houston.
NV ORLEANS, April 21.-Thermometel
S0'. Weather cloudy and warm. Heavy
rain this evening. Arrived: Charles
Morgan.
MEMPnIs, April 2l.-Riyer fallen two
lhSuoo. 0ophitcit W. I. lhiiluhy1 Neh
Orleans; Virgie Lee, Cincinnati. Cleai
and pleasant.
CINCINNATI, April 2l.-Riyer Is feet 10
inches and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant. Arrived: Hudson, Pittsburgh
Departed: Hudson, Pittsburgh; Fashion
Henderson.
LOUISVILLE, April 81. = River fallin,
with feet inches in canal and Z feet !
inches in chute on falls. Business good
Weather clear and warm. Robert Mitchell
Cincinnati TO New Orleans. The Will
Kyle and Shinkle are due up tonight.
ST. LOUIS, April 2l.-River risen two
inches, with 10 feet inches by gauge
Weather clear and warm. Arrived: Lit.
tie Eagle, La Crosse. Departed: Little
Eagle, La Crosse; Clinton, St. Paul; St
Genenieye, Memphis; Champion, Cairo
Duriee, Kansas City; Future City and
barges, New Orleans.
CAIho, April 2l.-River 80 feet 6 inches
and rising. Weather clear. Thermometer
86o. Arrived: Charles P. Chateau, New
Orleans; O. ". Anderson, Nashville;
Guiding Star, Cincinnati; Granite State,
st. Louis; NJ. Norton, St. Louis; Belle Of
Memphis, Memphis; Grand Tower,
Vicksburgh. Departed: Charles P. Chat.
eau, St. Louis; Thomas Sherlock, New
Orleans; Granite State, Huntington; NJ.
Norton, New Orleans.
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