The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-23
River News.


The marks last evening indicated 5
feet 10 inches and falling.
Business at the landing dull.
The local packets arrived and departed
as usual yesterday,
The prompt fres Ellison, Capt. John
Lukens, is making her usual trips TO Bell.
aire. For times Of departure see time
table below. t
The Buckeye State passed up Yesterday
en- route from CINCINNATI TO Pittsburgh.
The Emma Graham passed down Yester.
day for Cincinnati.
The John L. Rhodes passed down yes.
day morning for st. Louis.
The Bedford passed down last evening
with good trip en- route to st. Louis.
The D. S. light house tender Lily pass.
ed up last evening on her tour Of inspec-
ton.
The Chancellor Is due from Cincinnati
to-day, and will return tomorrow evening
The st. Lawrence will probably get out
next week.
The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette Of
yesterday says: Business fair. Freishts
are offering pretty freely, and rates are
steady with b tendency to advance, as
they should, In view OF the fact that boats
are unable. on the present water, TO take
out more than half cargo"
The Iron Age is en- route from st. Louis
with a big tow oil ore Tor Wheeling and
Pittsburgh. y
Owing 70 the death Of Captain W, q.
Kerr, Captain Geo. W. Rowley has again
assumed command CT the Buckeye State.
10y TeleVnPh.l
NASHVILLE, April 22.-River falling with
"a feet on the shoals. Arrived: Rhea,
Cairo.
PIrrsnuRon, April 22.-River 8 feet
5inches and stationary. Weather clear and
pleasant,
LOUISVILLE, April a. River falling
with s feet 8 inches in canal and 6 feet 10
inches In chute on falls. Business good.
Weather clear and warm.
EVANSVILLE, April 22-weather clear.
Mercury So. River 20 feet and falling.
Up: Silver Cloud, Rishard Ford. Down:
Grey Eagle, Robert Mitchell. Business
light.
NEw ORLEANS, April 22.-Thermometer
$50. Weather clear and warm. Arrived:
James Howard, st. Louis. Departed: r.
R. Springer, Cincinnati; Centennial, st,
Louis.
MEMPHIS, April e9.-Riyer rose nine
inches. Weathar warm. Arrived: Cons
Millar, Cincinnati. Departed: Golden
Grown, Cincinnati; Colorado, st. Louis;
Thos. Sherlock, New0rleans; ]. S. Nc
nnnaId 0hin r;yar Hfr
CINCINNATI, April 22.-River IS feet
and falling. Weather clear and warm.
Arrived; Andes, Wheelingi Will Kyle,
New Orleans. Departed: stockdale. Pitts
burgh, Wyoming, st. Louis; Parker,
Memphis Golden Rule, New Orleans.
ST. LOUIS, April, 09.-Riyer fallen one
inch, with Is feet o inches by gauge.
Weather clear and warm. Arrived: Pitts
burgh, Huntington; Chateau, New Or
leans; Polar Star. Ohio river; Belle OF
Memphis, Memphisi Tatum, Pittsburgh.
Departed; Future City and barges and
Scudder, New Orleans; Worth, Lower
Mississippi; Stevens, Dyersburg; Maude,
Vicksburg; Pittsburgh, Huntington.
OAIRo, April 22.-River SO feet 10 inches
and rising. Weather clear. Thermometer
70'. Arrived: Champion, st. Louis;
Grand Lake and Simpson Horner, New
Orleans; Dick Fulton, Ohio river, Harry
Brown, New 0rleansi Alps, St. Louis;
Henry Frank, st. Louis. Departed; Kick.
DRY, Ohio riyer;- Champion, st. Louis;
Grand Lake, ST. Lonis; Dick Fulton,
]. s. Neil, st. Louis; Alps, Mem.
phis; Simpson. Homer, Ohio river.