The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-18
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% ~ II River News. s't7 H4
Q The marks last evening indicated l9. 9.ieet
and falling. = .ai ss' iHa
The Ironsides and ibarges will not get
away before Thursday. The Iropsldes is
detainedin Pittsburgh on account Of being
unable TO load lot Of iron under water.
The Nellie speer and Onward passed
down yesterday with tows ofcoal.
. The Andes left last evening with good
trip for Cincinnati. 5s55,,.
Captain sholes, Of Gray's Iron Line, Is
in the city. He expresses himself as
not in favor OF the recent change in the
pilots, rulesaa ~ s,ri, pss4ra
The Emma Graham passed up for Pitts
burgh yesterday.
The Pres Ellison departed as usual yes.
terday for Bellaire, and Is daily gaining
in favor. .lfa .t S5sI1I.5 4. hfs
The local packets are running as usual.
The CiucinnaG Engtiirer says: Captain
John A. Bonner Is coming over to the
Ohio to look at the Diurnal for Grafton
and Alton packet, y ~ 4 .il.i elj
Grain still goes to Europe via the Ohio.
els corn, the Clifton about one-third as
much, and, bother steamers are offered con-
siderable. Between iron, ore, iron and
grain st. Louis is a pretty good place for
Ohio river boats TO load at
How is this? The Kentucky river rose
80 feet in As hours. Si
The Louisville pilots and captains arc
circulating petitions to demonstrate against
the changing Of signals on our western
waters. They think It will prove disad-
vantageous to navigation. iEt}s
The, many friends Of B, D. Moore, the
barrel and staye. broker, well known in
river circles will sympathize with him in
the death Of q daughter, who was married
about o year ago. " g.f ils $50
The Cincinnati Go1ctte furnishes the fol-
lowing information for the benellt, OF the
Wheeling Solicitor. II would seem the
party who made the decision against the
steamboats, did not Nook inthe right place:
.'The City Solicitor Of Wheeling has ex-
pressed the opinion that the recent wharf
ago ordinance OF that city is constitutional,
basing his opinion entirely on the decis-
ions Of Judges Dillon and Taft, OF the
United, States Circuit Court. Can II be
possible that he has never seen the decis-
ion Of the United States Supreme Court
on that subjectl II fnot, he can borrow a
copy Of Col, d. 5. Hounshell, attorney,
Newport, KY" "a.
lBy Telegraph
PirTsBuRon, February 17.-Rives 10 feet
2inches and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant. n j. ct es
NASHVILLE, February ls.-Riyer. rose
% inches. Departed: City Of Green
vile.
GREESylLLE, MISS, February 17.-Riyer
rose is inches. Weather cloudy. Down:
James Howard, Henry Frank and Ed.
Richardson. q iri fgi
AsYIoKsBuRe, Miss, February INV Wealth
or cloudy and warm. Thermometer CO:
River fallen 6 inches. Down: White and
NatChez. Up: Commonwealth and Gold
en- Rule. ftf
LOUISVILLE, February 17.-River rising
slowly, with 20 feet In canal; will come
TO o. stand tonight. Weather clear and
warm. Business dull. Yirgie Lee, Mem
lphis TO Cincinnati. Hi% 2
CAIRO, February 17.-Riyer 80 feet 2
inches and rising. Weather cloudy; inet-
cnry 60. Arrived: Springer, Cincinnati I;
E. W. Cole, Hickman. Departed: Grand
Lake and Springer, New Orleans; +. ".
Cole, st. Louis. E"
CIsciHsATI, February 17.-RiSer 81 feet
and. stationary. Weather cloudy and
mild. Arrived: Pittsburgh, Pomeroy; n.
P. Schwick, New Orleans; Departed: 81.
4 Lawrence, Wheeling; w. GaG, Memphis;
Fashion, Evansville.
81. LOUIS, February 17.-Riyer rising.
4 Weather cloudy and pleasant. No arriy
ais. Departed: Helena, Vicksburg; Sam
Roberts and three barges, Huntington
Cherokee, Pittsburgh. The Kendall, Of
the Keoknk- Northern Line, while landing
at Capaughirs last night struck snsl
and sunk in ten feet OF water. The pas
sengers and cargo were saved. The boa
was valued ut Ss, 900; no insurance. The
towboat John Means, which sunk al
Daniel's Island, two or three days ago, hai
been raised and towed here for repairs.