Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

River last night IL feet 10 inches and
stationary.
Yesterday was on "ofI day for river
business at this port.
The W. n. Chancellor, which has
been lying up at ParkersbuTg for some
time, passed up for Pittsburgh yostcr-
day. She will make weekly trips from
there in the Cincinnati trade, leaving to-
day for the first time. Capt +. T..
Chancellor commands.
The Boaz went up yesterday with u
tow OF emptics. Several other lows
also passed both ways.
The Fearless arrived, and after lcay-
ing three barges Of ore, passed on up.
Two model bargcs are having their
cabins enlarged and the shape altered at
the Island docks. They are two OF the
four to be used by John Robinson's cir
Gus. The Heatherington will tow them.
They leave Tor Cincinnati in few days,
from which city the show starts out on
the 10Th inst.
st. Louis people are signing petition
TO Hon. Erastus Wells, the object OF
which movement is to secure u sufficient
appropriation OF money TO enable the
signal service 10 give more extended and
complete reports OF the condition OF the
Western rivers A thorough and reliable
signal service report OF this kind won III
prove Of incalculable value to commerce.
Capt John Shouse steers the Willie
Austen in the Stcubonville and Liver.
pool trade.
Mrs. Annie Bragan, chambcrmaid OF
the towboat Samuel Brown, was found
dead in her statcroom below Wellsyillc,
Saturday night. An investigation show
cd she died from natural causes.
Some Reliable Information" for the
Cincinnati Times
The National Gdsttic denounces the
stultifying character OF our United
States laws as administered in the Office
OF Steamboat Inspector, and cites 1t al
"A disgrace that evidence taken before a
Local Inspector is not admissible in
courts OF law. Neither is certificate
OF inspection OF hull or boilers, or the
testimony OF Local Inspector as an
official permitted. so lar as this ~ con-
cerned we have nothing 10 say, but
commenting on this the Cincinnati
Times has tho following: "Apropos OF
all this, we may remark that as n result
OF the recent collision between the st.
Lawrence and the Cherokee an inyesti-
CATION into the cause was begun at
Wheeling. This investigation, We
have been reliably informed,
has been quietly dropped, aud
il not likely TO be renewed. This
is the latest case Of administering
Justice in the office OF an Inspector.
OF this case we may have more to say
in the future"
II the Tms wants something more
to say in the future, it may find 1t in
the following facts At the time OF the
collision the St. Lawrence was on rs
way from this city 10 Cincinnati, and
! the Cherokee en- route from 81. Louis Ia
Pittsburgh. Upon the Cherokee'a re-
turn trip an investigation was set on
foot, and the disposition Of Barney
Given, the pilot at the wheel Of the
| Cherokee when the collision
occurred, was taken. James Como
yer, pilot on watch on
the st. Lawrence, also testified on hi,
return to this city. On next Saturday
the deposition OF James Moore, en-
gineer OF the 81 Lawrence, will be taken
at this place, and the only other testi
mony obtainable, that of the engineer o.
the Cherokee, will Ice taken when thai
boat returns from St Louis The in
yestigation has not been quietly drop
/ ped by any means, and We have NJ
doubt the TmeJ will DO the fair thing
and start q correction on the rounds
| after its unjust structures on the inspec
tors at this port.
PITTSBURGH, April River feet, {
inches and falling. Weather clear and
cool.
CINCINNATI, April River 10 feel
and falling. Weather clear and cool
Eldorado, Huntington: Stock
dale, Pittsburgh; Bedford, st. Louis
Departed-Hudson, Pittsburgh; Bel
ford, Wheeling; Eldorado, st. Louis.
EyASsviLLE. April WEATHER cloud,
this evening; mercury 30. River p
feet and falling. Down-Kainbow, Sill
yer Cloud.
CAIRo, April ARRIVED - Gsand
Tower, Vicksbuug. Departed - Bell,
Memphis, G. X. Peck and Grand Tow
er, st. Louis. River 80 feet and rising
Weather cloudy. Thermometer "A.
ST. LoUIs, April 7.-Arriyed--Gene'
We've, Memphis. Observation-Disclosures
New Orleans: Ny Choice, Cairo: Dia
mond Joe, Dubuque; Genevieye, Mem
Phis. River Id feet Weather cleal
and fresh.
LOUISVILLE, April River station
airy, IL ieet In the canal. Weather cool
Arriysd-Calsb Cecil and tow from
Ironton, Cherokee from &C. Louis &c
Rittshnryh. The ]. d. Parker was go,
ten afoat at ! ?. n. and win lesys to
morrow for Cincinnati.