Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-02
River Intelligence.

The river last night was still falling
the marks on the wharf showing D lee
I inches.
Yesterday was bright, clear and pleas
ant-all that could be desired in the wal
Of favorable day Tor river traffic.
Business on the river front yesterday
was unusually lively, and the arrivals
and shipments OF ireighls were larg'
and numerous.
The iayorite little Beliaire and Wheel
iug packet, Pres Ellison, has won ,
place in the public popularity by hel
promptness and speed and the polite
ness aud accommodation OF her officers
Her tune table is printed in our adver
tisiny columns.
The Mcconnell aud Geo. Mathersor
passed down yesterday with coal.
The st. Lawrence arrives from Gin
cinnati to-day, and will depart for thai
city ut 3 4. NJ. tomorrow. The st. Law
renee is deservedly popular with ship
pers and passengers.
The Buckeye State went up and the
Emma Graham down, yesterday.
The Diurnal left Tor Parkersburg ON
litllt WIN kptN iiHs
The &. \. Bachelor departed for Pitts
burgh at I \. NJ. yesterday. The Batch.
elor is prompt and popular.
The Welcome made her regular tri-
week. trip to st. Marys, yesterday, de-
parting at I'D "A. NJ.
The O'Neal in still doing satisfactory
service in the Steubenyille and Wheel
ing trade.
The Telegram maintains her popular.
ity as the Wheeling aud Darlington
packet.
Tho Phaeton makes her daily trips
between this city aud Sisiersvlle with
the regularity OF clock work, and does u
good business.
4 Bellaire correspondent tells the fol-
lowing story; One Of the most singular
thclts that VIZ ever "heard tell on out
side OF private stories OF the ycllow-back
novel stamp, occurred here "Wednesday
night, in the stealing oi our Terry steam.
or, "llimm L." The boat was securely
tied to our shore, just immediately be-
low the &. n L. depot, ut the usual hour
"Wednesday night. About II O'Clock,
Mr.. Fred Muhlcman, the yigilant wharf
man, noticed the absence OF the boat
aud n,iscd an alarm. About ) o'clock
Thomas Durrah and Frank Arnott
launched skiT aud pulled out lively
with the downward current ol the Ohio.
The Pbaeton, yesterday morning,
brought word that the boat was found
afloat at Sunfsh, with steam up, but
nobody on board, The superstition is
TINT the thieves who took charge Of il
landed \ short distance above aud al.
lowed the boat 10 go on nj the entire
mercy of the current. Up 10 this wit.
ing the "llirum Il" has not put IN IN
appearance, and our people have been
greatly inConvenicnccd In consequence
only skiils being employed In oarry
ing passengers 10 and from Benwood.
Those with wagons were less fortunate
and had to 20 to the upper ferry 10 reach
West Virginia shores.
Mr.. James jefferson, who resides in
Marshall county, W Va, while attempt.
ing Ia cross Hog run, after the storm on
last Saturday, was thrown from his
horse aud drowned. W" have been in
formed that the dcceas, d was under the
influence OF liquor at the time. His
body was recovered some time after.
wards on the run bar, where IL had
washed out lie leaves young wife To
mourn his loss. having been married but
four or five weeks Boild,rc Tribune.
Gray's Iron Line barge, IaBelle, is
lying at the Benwood mill loading with
nails.
James Ruttcr. Of the Telegram, was of
al ~ ha us.t.saI II
bran new girl baby at his house,
II Is runored bercabouts that an or.
ganized effort is IN progress on the part
OF steamboat pilots a. strike in July
next Ia case the proposed change Of
signals Is put into effect While there
has not been 10 much said about the
matter recently by she newspapers, the
feeling Of hostility on the part Of the
pilots does not appear to have abated in
the least, claiming. as they do, that the
change will probably result ia collisions,
aud, NOR cover, that there IN nothing 10
be gained by the adoption Of the new
arrangement Whether or not there IL
any foundation for the rumored strike
We are not prepared 10 s,ate-meply
give the runlor for what IL II worth. -
PittsbVryh Commercial GdsotiC.
No class Of craIt probably have made
more out Of the business boom than the
small twboats, engaged In harbor work
aud 10 Sing between here and Wheel
ing, Parkersburg. Huntington. etc.
They have had about all they could do
ever since last fall, and some oi them
have bad 10 refuse business. -CJmmDr-
col GasDftD.
The Cherokee left ST. Louis on Tues
day With foil cargo.
The Wyoming 10 en- route FROM ST
Louis With n big trip.
The ALICE Brown, Bigley, Swift and
Onward passed down with toss Of ooal,
yesterday.
PrrTsBURoH, April River 7 feet
inch and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant
CAIRo, April l.-AIsiyed--John Dip
pold, st. Louis; Ny Cboice, Moore, 81.
Louis; lronsiies. Alice. Pittsburgh. De
parted-My Choice. River ~ feet 8
inches and falling. Weather eloudy;
thermometer IS.
LouIsvfLLE, April River station.
airy with 10 feet 10 inches in the canal.
Business dull weaihe clear and pleas
ant James Gilmore and TOW Cor Pitt.
burgh, Fearless and TOW for Pittsbayh.
Capt.. pugAn will ATTEMPT 10 release de
J. d. Parker In the morning BY pump
Ing bsrges under head and drop her
over the dam.
NEW osixAss. APRIL. - Arriysi--
James Howard. Dcpartsi-Thos. sher-