Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The marks on the wharf last evening
indicated the depth of water in the
channel to be feet I inches and still
rising. The river came up rather
rapidly Saturday night.
The Florence Meyer changed her
route, and instead OF stopping here last
night and returning to Cincinnati,
passed on up to Pittsburgh.
The w. n. Chancellor will be up to-
day and return to Cincinnati to.mor-
row, in place of the Andes. Captain +.
=. Chancellor is in command, with Ira
Huntington in the office.
The Mallle Ragon is the Parkersburg
packet this morning.
The Monitor arrived from down the
river, yesterday.
The Diurnal has left the dry docks
and gone back to the wharf at the foot OF
Fourteenth street.
The Sidney, Captain VIM. List in
command, got away on good time Satur
day evening, with as big load as she
cared to carry.
The Michigan passed up with light
tow OF empties, Yesterday afternoon.
River men seemed to be very much
pleased over the rise last night, and pre-
dicted rather brisk business for day
or two
The Nail City has gone TO Pittsburgh.
The G. W. Bachelor left for Pitts
burgh Saturday noon.
The Phaeton, Captain VIM. Dillon's
little Sis,eryille packet, has had her new
cylinder put in and will resume her
pl-ce in the trade to-day, leaving at 3
this afternoon.
The George Strickler, new boat
built for the Parkersburg and st. Mary's
trade, with Captaid Brady Morgan, in
command, was at the wharf Saturday,
und .rgong an inspection. The steamer
has very neat and tasty appearance,
and is provided with machinery OF the
lat ,st pattern.
The Belle Prince is on route to Pitts
burgh.
Brook Dorsey is now acting as first
clerk on the Science, He was formerly
second clerk on the Courier.
The Hudson is on the Cincinnati ma
rine ways being repaired.
The G. w. Hornbrook has succeeded
in IA sing her sunken stave boat.
The Cincinnati Commercial has this to
say: "The Andes will resume her trips
to Wheeling next Friday. She has been
beautifully reprinted, inside and out
side, by Mr.. $. +. Denton, and presents
beautiful appearance. Her interior
cabin has been beautifully grained and
gilded with the pure zinc white, and also
handsomely refurnished."
In speaking Of the present rise in the
river the Cincinnati Enqtiaer says: The
Wheeling and Pitttburgh packets all fell
in line in their regular orier. The En-.
ma Graham left last night. the Buckeye
State follows Monday. the st. Lawrence
Tuesday, Hudson Wednesday, Katie
Stockdale Thursday, Andes Friday and
Graham next Saturday. Captain Neils
new steamer, Scotia, will probably take
Sunday as her day from here in the
same line.
The captain of the Scotia is reported
as saying that the damage to the Scotia
will not exceed $40. The reporter who
said 500 was little of.
CIScrSSArI, August 2l.-River IL feet
III inches and rising. Weather clear
and pleasant.
Mr.. Z. Lorillard's horses arrived at
New York, yesterday, on the steamship
Helvetia, from LIVERPOOL. They are
five in number, and include Parole,
False to and Walienstein.
Hon. Levi Bartholomew, Of Schuylkill
county, Pa, dropped dead at Atlantic
City, n. j. yesterday afternoon.
The large paper mill OF +. W. Bird
Hollingsworth, at East Walpole, Mass,
was destroyed by fire at an early hour
yesterday morning. Loss on building,
machinery, stock, ETC., estimated at $751;
900.
ST. Louis, August 22-Arrived-
Msude, Vicksburg; Clinton and Conger,
St. Paul; Durfee, Kansas City. De-
parted-Clinton and Conger, st. Paul
River 10 feet II inches BY gauge, and
falling; weather clear and warmer.
EVANSVILLE, August 22.-Port List
Evansville, from Bowling Green. $50
Pm. Clear and warm, wind northeast
to southeast; mercury. ~ to IS; barom-
eter. 29l; the river rising with 8 7-l0
fs { in the chute.
CAIRo, August 22.-Arrived-Com-
monwealth, vicksburg; Ste. Genevieve.
st. Louis; Cook, Evansville; Hickory,
Ohio river; Jno. Dippold, St. Louis. De.
parted-Commonwealth, st. Louis; Ste.
Genevieve, Memphis; Hickory. St.
Louis; Oakland, New Orleans River
8 feet 4 inches and falling. Weather
clear; Thermometer 81