Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-10
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river ceased falling some time dur
ing night before last, and yesterday
morning again began to rise slowly. Last
night it had reached 10 feet inches
and was still advancing.
The Andes departed on time yester-
day afternoon for Cincinnati.
The Stockdale and Salt Valley passed
down and the Emma Graham up yes
terday.
The Dacotah, st. Louis TO Pittsburgh,
passed up yesterday afternoon, loaded
To the guards.
The Joseph w. Gould passed up with
empties.
The Annie Kelly, with tow OF Wheel
ing manufactures, passed Cincinnati on
Monday.
The Iron City, with three flats of coal,
and the Josh Cook with IL barges, A..
600 bushels, went down yesterday.
The Raven is q towboat owned by the
Ohio River Transportation Company OF
st. Louis. She left st. Louis on We'd
nesday for New Orleans with four
bargcs loaded with 100000 bushels OF
corn. Julius Wehrman, OF Wheeling,
attends to the business OF this line
CINCINNATI COnHleTctGt.
The Diurnal, Parkersburg, 0'Neal,
Steubenville, Welcome, st. Mary's, Tel
egram, Darlington, and Phaeton, Sisters
vile, all left yesterday.
The Pres Ellison will be a boss little
boat when her repairs, ETC., are CON-
pleted.
Argus Dean, OF Otto, Indiana, has our
thanks for copy OF his treatise on
''The Natural Laws that Govern River
Currents"
The Willie Austin arrived from
Wheeling Saturday night and left at 2 z.
". to day for East Liverpool. She will
be the regular daily packet for that
point, and as she will be a great con-
venienre TO shippers and passengers, she
deserves liberal patronage at the hands
Of our citizens. Captain Parrish. and
Clerk Shouse are men who understand
their business, and will give all matters
under their charge prompt attention.
!Sclibenriie Herald.
PILoT JOSEPH ALEXANDER, one OF the
best pilots in the Pittsburgh and Gin
cinnati trade, was refused renewal OF
his license on account Ut his failure 10
pass the color blind test.
BES COVERT, steward OF the Alice, has
resigned his position on that steamer,
and left for Cincinnati last night, 10 ac-
cept a similar position on the Wheeling
and Cincinnati packet St Lawrence.
Pittsburgh Commercial Gaseit<.
PITTSBURGH, March 9.-Riyer IL feet
and falling. Weather clear and pleas
ant.
ST. Louis, March .. - Arrived -
Ironsides and barges, Cairo. Departed
Champion, Paducah, City OF Vicks-
burg, Vicksburg. River fallen 4inches,
with 10 feet 5 inches by the gauge.
Weather cloudy, cold aud windy.
CINCINNATI, March9.-River AZ feet 10
inches and rising. Weather clear and
pleasant. Arrived-Clifton, St Louis.
Departed-St Lawrence, Wheeling;
Clifton, Huntington.
MEMPHIS, March 9.-Riyer fell inch.
Weather clear and cool. Arriyed-Vir-
gie lee, Cincinnati. Departed-Thomas
Sherlock, Cincinnati; Paris G. Brown,
New Orleans; Grand Tower, st Louis.
EyAs syILLK, March 8. = Weather
cloudy tonight. River rising, with 80
feet on the sGage. Port List-Down-
Dick Johnson, j. w. Guthrie, samp-
son and tow. Up-Shinkle and Hous-
ton.
NEW ORLEANS, March CARVED
Golden Rule, Cincinnati; +. o. STAN
nard, 81 Louis Departed - Annie p.
Silver, Guiding Star, Cincinnati. The
S.annard viii leave tomorrow. Weather
clear and cool.
LoUIsvnLE, March e.-River rising
with Is feet in the canal. Weather
cleur and chilly. Arrivals Sam Brown
and two from Pittsburgh.
CAIEo, March 2--Auiyed-Eya
vile, Ohio; Fannie Tatuni, Ohio; Nab,
s. Louis. Departed-Evsnssille and
Fannie Tatum. St Louis; W. n. Holi-
day, New 0rieana Weather clear.
Thermometer 81. River - isst IL
inches and rising
VIZ have the lsfgsst stoek Of esyiish