The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-14
GLASS SHADES OF every size and style al
reduced rates, at Hutohins' Aart Store.
River News.

The incessant rain Of the past two days
has served to bring the river up at a lively
rate, the marks last evening indicating IA
feet and rising. Reports from above in
dictate about a 20 feet stage Of water.
The local packets arrived and departed
as usual yesterday.
The Bachelor will leave for Pittsburgh
at 7 o'clock this morning.
The st. Lawrence will leave for Gin
cinnati at the usual hour for departure
this evening. Capt. William List is in
command and Clerk @. d. List presides at
the Office.
The Diurnal will be this mornings
Parkersburg packet leaving at 1880
o'clock.
The Heatherington passed up yesterday
with an empty tow for Steubenville.
The Chancellor passed down yesterday
for Portsmouth, where she connects for
Cincinnati.
The Buckeye State was due down last
night en- route for Cincinnati.
The Salt Valley is due this evening, en-
route from tronton 10 Pittsburgh.
The Stockdale will pass up tomorrow
from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh.
The Ironsides and barges will get away
this evening or tomorrow for st. Louis
and New Orleans, taking about 10000 kegs
Of nails, besides a lot Of miscellaneous
freight.
The Andes is due from Cincinnati Mon
day.
The Dacotah will leave Pittsburgh, Sun.
day, for st, Louis.
The Tatum has left Steubenville for
Pittsburgh, where she will load for st.
Louis.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of yesterday
says:
From q private letter received yesterday
we learn OF the death OF Captain Charles
Y. Wells, which occurred on his farm on
the Usage River, in Missouri. Captain
Wells will be remembered by all old boat
men as the builder and commander Of the
famous Wheeling and Louisville packet
Virginia. He afterward built and COM
manded two steamers called the Planter.
The last one he built and took South in
1851. Captain Wells cast his fortune with
the "lost cause" his steamer being used
during the wal principally in the vicinity
Of Mobile.
Boatmen almost generally are in favor
Of the new rule giving the descending
boats the right OF way.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch dishes up the
action OF the city council OF this city on
the wharfage question as follows: 1.-THE
Wharfage question at Wheeling was decid-
ed against steamboats,. Nothing else wa
expected. The town ought to be fenced
in, anyway. The railroads and the bridge
company can obtain all they want, but
then 1t Is OF no consequence. They will
soon succeed in doing away with what
steamboat interest yet remains, II will
not take long"
The st. Louis Poa- Dispatch says: There
is quite a large trade between st. Louis
and the ports Of the Ohio. Last week the
Montana left st. Louis with 500 tons, In.
Guiding 919 sacks OF corn and 600 tons OF
ore; Pittsburgh with $50 tons, including
,S2S sacks OF corn, $4,000 bushels OF corn ;
Victory, 2 99S sacks OF corn, $4,000 bush.
els Of corn. There is q steady supply OF
iron ore for all the steamers and barges
that want 1t.
Capt. Asa Booth, Of the Diurnal, arrived
last night, and reports all the creeks and
runs between here and Parkersburg boom.
Ing. He says Armstrong; boom, at the
mouth Of Middle Island Greek broke yes
terday, and that the Nail City was there
all day tryingt TO s~traighten matters up.
IBy Telegraph
PIrTsBURGu, February 13.-River IA feet
and rising. Weather cloudy raining.
CINCINNATI, February la.-Riyer 25 feet
and rising rapidly. Raining since 0 o'clock
yesterday evening. Advices from up the
river indicates high water. Departed
Andes, Wheeling.
ST. LOUIS, February 1a.-Riyer s feet
9 inches. About 4 inches OF snow fell to-
day. Arrived-Grand Tower, Vicksburg,
Observation-Disclosures, Memphisi Matte
Moore, 0uachita.
Special Dispatch TO the IntellIgeneer.
FAIRMoNT, February 1879 r. M.-The
Monongahela river Is fifteen feet and
Weather, clear,
Special Dispatch to the IntelIigeuoer.
GRAFTON, February 1S.-4 +. I.-The
creeks are very high, the river Is coming
up rapidly and every indication points to
q big food. Logs 7 coming into the
booms rapidly, It Is now raining hard,
with nc prospect Of ceasing soon. 1.-THE
Cheat and Allegheny rivers are as full as
T:ygarts Valley river, there will be q food
In tha Ohin