Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-07
River Intelligence.

River last night IL feet 10 inches and
about stationary.
The Andes left on time yesterday.
The st. Lawrence is en- route from
Cincinnati.
The Fearless was due last night with
three barges Of iron ore for Wheeling
mills.
The Graham passed up on time yes
teraay.
The Hudson on her upward trip had
les passengers registered.
The local packets are still running
with their old regularity. Their BUSH
ness remains fair.
The Ironsides and barges reached bt.
Louis on Saturday.
The Pittsburgh Post saws that "a letter
was received bya prominent business
man OF that city stating that the Ohio
River Commission will meet in WASH
ington in two weeks toconsider business
in connection with the Davis Island
dam
The Ella Layman and John Tenny
went down yesterday with tows.
The government signal light box at
the head OF Browns Island, on the
Ohio side, was broken open Saturday
night by some unknown parties and the
lamp carried away. Arthur Moore, the
signal man. discovered the loss IN the
morning when he went down TO take
the lamp home for the day. A skif
was missed from the Ohio side OF the
river at the same time, and il is sup
posed the same thief or thieves got both.
There is no clue TO their identity, or to
the direction in which they went after
the robbery.
The light house tender, Lily, will he
nj in this section OF the country about
the last OF this month.
Local Inspectors Hiram Young and
Thos. ID. Wilson are up from Wheeling
this afternoon inspectiong the boiler
and hull OF the ;. i. Wells. The boiler
was tested up To $50 pounds with salts
factory results, and the boat allowed TO
carry 100.
The following item was inadvertently
delayed from Mondays issue The late
contest between the steamers Diurnal,
Courier, Welcome and West Virginia,
for n handsome set OF colors, closed on
March 3lst. IL resulted in favor Of the
steamer Diurnal, and she will be made
the recipient Of handsome set OF colors,
consisting OF a twenty-ioot streamer
with the name "Diurna' set in, also an
American flag OF suitable dimensions,
with two small steamers for the wheel
HOUSES, with the name Wheeling on one
and Parkersburg on the other, all of
which she has won with honor and will
wear with pride. The steamer Diurnal
extends thanks 10 the travelling public,
statesmen and business houses Of Wheel
ing and Parkersburg, who have 30 earn
estly worked in'her behalf.
PITTSBURGH, April 6.-River S feet and
stationary. Weather clear and cool.
CISCISSATI, April 6.-River % feet
aud falling. Weather cloudy and cold.
Arrived - Hudson, Pittsburgh. De-
parted-St. Lawrence. Wheeling; Andy
Baum, Memphis; Golden City, New
Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, April 6. - Weather
cloudy and cooler; wind northwest:
mercury 80 and falling. River - feet.
Down-Dick johnson, James Guthrie,
Golden Crown, New Houston.
Louisville, April 5-Riyer rising. II
feet in the canal. Weather cool, cloudy
and windy. Arived-.Ftna and tow
from IrontOn. The Andy Fulton has
been working all afternoon ut the J. II.
Parker and has her nearly of the dam.
MINrHIs, Apnl 6.-The river has
fallen IL inches. Arriyed-vergi Lee.
Cincinnati; Departed-C. =. Chateau,
New Orleans, Grand Tower. J. W. Gar
reti and large, 81 Louis; Grey Hound
and harges, P-asa and barges, Ohio
river. Weather cloudy.
NV 0RLKANs. April 6.-Arrived-
Golden Rule, Cincinnati; Mare Louise
survived from the Ohio river and goes
on dock Tor repairs Departei-Guiding
Star, Cincinnati: Belle Shreveport,
Future City and barges, - Louis.
Weather clear and very warm. Tier
mometer IS.
~. LorTs, April s.-Arrivei-Gene-
We've, Memphis; Ny Choice. CaIro;
IrOnsisles, Bird's Point: Steph.ns,
Dyersburg: Diamond Jo. Dubuque.
DepArted-Champion, Paducah: City
al Vieksburg. Virksburg: Alice, Pitts
buV; Commonwealth and Raven, New
Orleans. River about stationary, wiih
Il feet inches on the gauge. Weather